di_mem_area Struct Reference
[Memory chunk allocer]

a mem area More...

Data Fields
di_mem_area *	next
di_mem_area *	prev
size_t	index
size_t	free
size_t	allocated
char	mem [MEM_AREA_SIZE]

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Detailed Description

a mem area

For internal use only.

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Field Documentation

size_t allocated

the number of atoms allocated from this area

size_t free

the number of free bytes in this mem area

size_t index

the current index into the "mem" array

char mem[MEM_AREA_SIZE]

the mem array from which atoms get allocated the actual size of this array is determined by the mem chunk "area_size". ANSI says that it must be declared to be the maximum size it can possibly be (even though the actual size may be less).

di_mem_area* next

the next mem area

di_mem_area* prev

the previous mem area

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