io/mem_file.cpp

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/***************************************************************************
 *  io/mem_file.cpp
 *
 *  Part of the STXXL. See http://stxxl.sourceforge.net
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2008 Andreas Beckmann <beckmann@cs.uni-frankfurt.de>
 *
 *  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 *  (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
 *  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 **************************************************************************/

#include <cstring>

#include <stxxl/bits/io/mem_file.h>
#include <stxxl/bits/io/iostats.h>


__STXXL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE


void mem_file::serve(const request * req) throw (io_error)
{
    assert(req->get_file() == this);
    offset_type offset = req->get_offset();
    void * buffer = req->get_buffer();
    size_type bytes = req->get_size();
    request::request_type type = req->get_type();

    if (type == request::READ)
    {
        stats::scoped_read_timer read_timer(bytes);
        memcpy(buffer, ptr + offset, bytes);
    }
    else
    {
        stats::scoped_write_timer write_timer(bytes);
        memcpy(ptr + offset, buffer, bytes);
    }
}

const char * mem_file::io_type() const
{
    return "memory";
}

mem_file::~mem_file()
{
    delete[] ptr;
    ptr = NULL;
}

void mem_file::lock()
{
    // nothing to do
}

file::offset_type mem_file::size()
{
    return sz;
}

void mem_file::set_size(offset_type newsize)
{
    assert(ptr == NULL); // no resizing
    if (ptr == NULL)
        ptr = new char[sz = newsize];
}

void mem_file::discard(offset_type offset, offset_type size)
{
#ifndef STXXL_MEMFILE_DONT_CLEAR_FREED_MEMORY
    // overwrite the freed region with uninitialized memory
    STXXL_VERBOSE("discard at " << offset << " len " << size);
    void * uninitialized = malloc(BLOCK_ALIGN);
    while (size >= BLOCK_ALIGN) {
        memcpy(ptr + offset, uninitialized, BLOCK_ALIGN);
        offset += BLOCK_ALIGN;
        size -= BLOCK_ALIGN;
    }
    if (size > 0)
        memcpy(ptr + offset, uninitialized, size);
    free(uninitialized);
#else
    STXXL_UNUSED(offset);
    STXXL_UNUSED(size);
#endif
}

__STXXL_END_NAMESPACE