Function to calculate the memory available for malloc

Dependents:   AvailableMemory_HelloWorld MCBBThermostat helloaabbc SP14P1_skeleton

Revision:
11:0f5d5918761a
Parent:
10:7474d5df69c2
Child:
12:3004855925ff
--- a/AvailableMemory.h	Sun Nov 07 21:52:34 2010 +0000
+++ b/AvailableMemory.h	Mon Nov 08 12:42:34 2010 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /** @file
- * Return the memory available for a malloc call
+ * @brief Return the memory available for a malloc call
  * This is done by a binary search approach
  * calling malloc/free starting with a maximum
  */
@@ -16,19 +16,14 @@
 namespace Utilities {
 
 /** Return the memory available for a malloc call
- * @return AvailableMemory(256, 0x8000, true)
+ * @param resolution Resolution in number of bytes,
+ * 1 will return the exact value,
+ * default is 256 which will return the available memory to the nearest 256 bytes
+ * @param maximum Maximum amount of memory to check, default is 32K
+ * @param disableInterrupts Disable interrupts whilst checking, default is true
+ * @return Available memory in bytes accurate to within resolution
  */
-int AvailableMemory();
-
-/** Return the memory available for a malloc call
- * @param resolution Resolution in number of bytes
- * 1 will return the exact value
- * 256 will return the available memory to the nearest 256 bytes
- * @param maximum Maximum amount of memory to check
- * @param disableInterrupts Disable interrupts whilst checking
- * @return Available memory in bytes
- */
-int AvailableMemory(int resolution, int maximum, bool disableInterrupts);
+int AvailableMemory(int resolution = 256, int maximum = 0x8000, bool disableInterrupts = true);
 
 } // namespace Utilities
 } // namespace segundo