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malloc for reserved memory banks
Diff: main.cpp
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/main.cpp Sun Jun 03 04:06:57 2012 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ +#include "mbed.h" + +#include <stdio.h> +#include <string.h> + +// Found on the web @ +// http://simplestcodings.blogspot.com.au/2010/08/custom-malloc-function-implementation.html + +extern "C" void HardFault_Handler() { + printf("Hard Fault!\n"); +} + +Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX); // tx, rx + +char extmem[0x4000] __attribute__((section("AHBSRAM1"))); + +typedef +struct +{ + int is_available; + int size; +} MCB, *MCB_P; + + +char *mem_start_p; +int max_mem; +int allocated_mem; /* this is the memory in use. */ +int mcb_count; + +char *heap_end; + +MCB_P memallocate(MCB_P ,int ); + +enum {NEW_MCB=0,NO_MCB,REUSE_MCB}; +enum {FREE,IN_USE}; + + +void * myalloc(int elem_size) { + /* check whether any chunk (allocated before) is free first */ + + MCB_P p_mcb; + int flag = NO_MCB; + int sz; + + p_mcb = (MCB_P)mem_start_p; + + + sz = sizeof(MCB); + + if ( (elem_size + sz) > (max_mem - (allocated_mem + mcb_count * sz ) ) ) { + return NULL; + } + while ( heap_end > ( (char *)p_mcb + elem_size + sz) ) { //<<-- problem here doesnt iterate the first block + + if ( p_mcb->is_available == 0) { + + if ( p_mcb->size == 0) { + // printf("\NEW mem: %d ",p_mcb->size); + flag = NEW_MCB; + break; + } + if ( p_mcb->size >= (elem_size + sz) ) { + // printf("\REUSE mem: %d ",p_mcb->size); + flag = REUSE_MCB; + break; + } + } + p_mcb = (MCB_P) ( (char *)p_mcb + p_mcb->size); + + + } + + if ( flag != NO_MCB) { + p_mcb->is_available = 1; + + if ( flag == NEW_MCB) { + p_mcb->size = elem_size + sizeof(MCB); + } else if ( flag == REUSE_MCB) { + elem_size = p_mcb->size - sizeof(MCB); + } + mcb_count++; + allocated_mem += elem_size; + return ( (char *) p_mcb + sz); + } + + return NULL; + + + /* if size of the available chunk is equal to greater than required size, use that chunk */ + + +} + +void myfree(void *p) { + /* Mark in MCB that this chunk is free */ + + MCB_P ptr = (MCB_P)p; + ptr--; + + if (ptr->is_available != FREE) { + mcb_count--; + ptr->is_available = FREE; + allocated_mem -= (ptr->size - sizeof(MCB)); + } + + /* Mark in MCB that this chunk is free */ + /* + MCB_P ptr = (MCB_P)p; + ptr--; + + mcb_count--; + ptr->is_available = FREE; + printf("\nAllocated mem: %d ",ptr->size); + allocated_mem -= (ptr->size - sizeof(MCB)); + printf("\nAllocated mem: %d ",allocated_mem); + printf("\nMemory Freed..."); + */ +} + +void * myrealloc(void *p) { + //I would like to implement this + return NULL; +} + +void InitMem(char *ptr, int size_in_bytes) { + /* store the ptr and size_in_bytes in global variable */ + + max_mem = size_in_bytes; + mem_start_p = ptr; + mcb_count = 0; + allocated_mem = 0; + heap_end = mem_start_p + size_in_bytes; + memset(mem_start_p,0x00,max_mem); + myalloc(2); //<<-- myalloc doesnt iterate the first block, added as temporary fix + /* This function is complete :-) */ + +} + + +int main() { + + pc.baud(57600); + InitMem(extmem,sizeof(extmem)); + + int blockSize = 256; + int i = 1; + + printf("Checking extmem memory with blocksize %d char ...\n", blockSize); + while (true) { + char *p = (char *) myalloc(i * blockSize); + printf("%d @ 0x%08X\n", i * blockSize, p); + // printf("\nMCB count: %-3d \tAllocated Memory: %-10d",mcb_count,allocated_mem); + if (p == NULL) + break; + myfree(p); + ++i; + } + printf("%d\n\r",(i - 1) * blockSize); + +/* + printf("Checking main memory with blocksize %d char ...\n", blockSize); + while (true) { + char *p = (char *) malloc(i * blockSize); + printf("%d @ 0x%08X\n", i * blockSize, p); + if (p == NULL) + break; + free(p); + ++i; + } + printf("%d\n\r",(i - 1) * blockSize); +*/ +} +