std.experimental.allocator.mallocator

struct Mallocator;

The C heap allocator.

Examples:

auto buffer = Mallocator.instance.allocate(1024 * 1024 * 4);
scope(exit) Mallocator.instance.deallocate(buffer);
//...

enum uint alignment;

The alignment is a static constant equal to platformAlignment, which ensures proper alignment for any D data type.

shared @trusted void[] allocate(size_t bytes);

shared @system bool deallocate(void[] b);

shared @system bool reallocate(ref void[] b, size_t s);

Standard allocator methods per the semantics defined above. The deallocate and reallocate methods are @system because they may move memory around, leaving dangling pointers in user code. Somewhat paradoxically, malloc is @safe but that's only useful to safe programs that can afford to leak memory allocated.

static Mallocator instance;

Returns the global instance of this allocator type. The C heap allocator is thread-safe, therefore all of its methods and it itself are shared.

struct AlignedMallocator;

Aligned allocator using OS-specific primitives, under a uniform API.

Examples:

auto buffer = AlignedMallocator.instance.alignedAllocate(1024 * 1024 * 4,
    128);
scope(exit) AlignedMallocator.instance.deallocate(buffer);
//...

enum uint alignment;

The default alignment is platformAlignment.

shared @trusted void[] allocate(size_t bytes);

Forwards to alignedAllocate(bytes, platformAlignment).

shared @trusted void[] alignedAllocate(size_t bytes, uint a);

Uses posix_memalign on Posix and _aligned_malloc on Windows.

shared @system bool deallocate(void[] b);

Calls free(b.ptr) on Posix and _aligned_free(b.ptr) on Windows.

shared @system bool reallocate(ref void[] b, size_t newSize);

On Posix, forwards to realloc. On Windows, forwards to alignedReallocate(b, newSize, platformAlignment).

static AlignedMallocator instance;

Returns the global instance of this allocator type. The C heap allocator is thread-safe, therefore all of its methods and instance itself are shared.