/* $Id: allocex.h 46739 2013-06-23 16:10:25Z vboxsync $ */
/** @file
 * IPRT - Memory Allocation, Extended Alloc and Free Functions for Ring-3.
 */

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 */


#ifndef ___r3_allocex_h
#define ___r3_allocex_h

#include <iprt/types.h>

/**
 * Heading for extended memory allocations in ring-3.
 */
typedef struct RTMEMHDRR3
{
    /** Magic (RTMEMHDR_MAGIC). */
    uint32_t    u32Magic;
    /** Block flags (RTMEMALLOCEX_FLAGS_*). */
    uint32_t    fFlags;
    /** The actual size of the block, header not included. */
    uint32_t    cb;
    /** The requested allocation size. */
    uint32_t    cbReq;
} RTMEMHDRR3;
/** Pointer to a ring-3 extended memory header. */
typedef RTMEMHDRR3 *PRTMEMHDRR3;


/**
 * Allocate memory in below 64KB.
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code.
 * @param   cbAlloc             Number of bytes to allocate (including the
 *                              header if the caller needs one).
 * @param   fFlags              Allocation flags.
 * @param   ppv                 Where to return the pointer to the memory.
 */
DECLHIDDEN(int) rtMemAllocEx16BitReach(size_t cbAlloc, uint32_t fFlags, void **ppv);

/**
 * Allocate memory in below 4GB.
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code.
 * @param   cbAlloc             Number of bytes to allocate (including the
 *                              header if the caller needs one).
 * @param   fFlags              Allocation flags.
 * @param   ppv                 Where to return the pointer to the memory.
 */
DECLHIDDEN(int) rtMemAllocEx32BitReach(size_t cbAlloc, uint32_t fFlags, void **ppv);


/**
 * Frees memory allocated by rtMemAllocEx16BitReach and rtMemAllocEx32BitReach.
 *
 * @param   pv                  Start of allocation.
 * @param   cb                  Allocation size.
 * @param   fFlags              Allocation flags.
 */
DECLHIDDEN(void) rtMemFreeExYyBitReach(void *pv, size_t cb, uint32_t fFlags);

#endif