use crate::alloc::Layout; use crate::cmp; use crate::ptr; /// A memory allocator that can be registered as the standard library’s default /// through the `#[global_allocator]` attribute. /// /// Some of the methods require that a memory block be *currently /// allocated* via an allocator. This means that: /// /// * the starting address for that memory block was previously /// returned by a previous call to an allocation method /// such as `alloc`, and /// /// * the memory block has not been subsequently deallocated, where /// blocks are deallocated either by being passed to a deallocation /// method such as `dealloc` or by being /// passed to a reallocation method that returns a non-null pointer. /// /// /// # Example /// /// ```no_run /// use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout, alloc}; /// use std::ptr::null_mut; /// /// struct MyAllocator; /// /// unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for MyAllocator { /// unsafe fn alloc(&self, _layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 { null_mut() } /// unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {} /// } /// /// #[global_allocator] /// static A: MyAllocator = MyAllocator; /// /// fn main() { /// unsafe { /// assert!(alloc(Layout::new::()).is_null()) /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// # Safety /// /// The `GlobalAlloc` trait is an `unsafe` trait for a number of reasons, and /// implementors must ensure that they adhere to these contracts: /// /// * It's undefined behavior if global allocators unwind. This restriction may /// be lifted in the future, but currently a panic from any of these /// functions may lead to memory unsafety. /// /// * `Layout` queries and calculations in general must be correct. Callers of /// this trait are allowed to rely on the contracts defined on each method, /// and implementors must ensure such contracts remain true. #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")] pub unsafe trait GlobalAlloc { /// Allocate memory as described by the given `layout`. /// /// Returns a pointer to newly-allocated memory, /// or null to indicate allocation failure. /// /// # Safety /// /// This function is unsafe because undefined behavior can result /// if the caller does not ensure that `layout` has non-zero size. /// /// (Extension subtraits might provide more specific bounds on /// behavior, e.g., guarantee a sentinel address or a null pointer /// in response to a zero-size allocation request.) /// /// The allocated block of memory may or may not be initialized. /// /// # Errors /// /// Returning a null pointer indicates that either memory is exhausted /// or `layout` does not meet this allocator's size or alignment constraints. /// /// Implementations are encouraged to return null on memory /// exhaustion rather than aborting, but this is not /// a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to /// implement this trait atop an underlying native allocation /// library that aborts on memory exhaustion.) /// /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an /// allocation error are encouraged to call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, /// rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar. /// /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")] unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8; /// Deallocate the block of memory at the given `ptr` pointer with the given `layout`. /// /// # Safety /// /// This function is unsafe because undefined behavior can result /// if the caller does not ensure all of the following: /// /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory currently allocated via /// this allocator, /// /// * `layout` must be the same layout that was used /// to allocate that block of memory, #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")] unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout); /// Behaves like `alloc`, but also ensures that the contents /// are set to zero before being returned. /// /// # Safety /// /// This function is unsafe for the same reasons that `alloc` is. /// However the allocated block of memory is guaranteed to be initialized. /// /// # Errors /// /// Returning a null pointer indicates that either memory is exhausted /// or `layout` does not meet allocator's size or alignment constraints, /// just as in `alloc`. /// /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an /// allocation error are encouraged to call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, /// rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar. /// /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")] unsafe fn alloc_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 { let size = layout.size(); let ptr = self.alloc(layout); if !ptr.is_null() { ptr::write_bytes(ptr, 0, size); } ptr } /// Shrink or grow a block of memory to the given `new_size`. /// The block is described by the given `ptr` pointer and `layout`. /// /// If this returns a non-null pointer, then ownership of the memory block /// referenced by `ptr` has been transferred to this allocator. /// The memory may or may not have been deallocated, /// and should be considered unusable (unless of course it was /// transferred back to the caller again via the return value of /// this method). The new memory block is allocated with `layout`, but /// with the `size` updated to `new_size`. /// /// If this method returns null, then ownership of the memory /// block has not been transferred to this allocator, and the /// contents of the memory block are unaltered. /// /// # Safety /// /// This function is unsafe because undefined behavior can result /// if the caller does not ensure all of the following: /// /// * `ptr` must be currently allocated via this allocator, /// /// * `layout` must be the same layout that was used /// to allocate that block of memory, /// /// * `new_size` must be greater than zero. /// /// * `new_size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `layout.align()`, /// must not overflow (i.e., the rounded value must be less than `usize::MAX`). /// /// (Extension subtraits might provide more specific bounds on /// behavior, e.g., guarantee a sentinel address or a null pointer /// in response to a zero-size allocation request.) /// /// # Errors /// /// Returns null if the new layout does not meet the size /// and alignment constraints of the allocator, or if reallocation /// otherwise fails. /// /// Implementations are encouraged to return null on memory /// exhaustion rather than panicking or aborting, but this is not /// a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to /// implement this trait atop an underlying native allocation /// library that aborts on memory exhaustion.) /// /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to a /// reallocation error are encouraged to call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, /// rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar. /// /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")] unsafe fn realloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout, new_size: usize) -> *mut u8 { let new_layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(new_size, layout.align()); let new_ptr = self.alloc(new_layout); if !new_ptr.is_null() { ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr, new_ptr, cmp::min(layout.size(), new_size)); self.dealloc(ptr, layout); } new_ptr } }