CGenericMemoryPool.h

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#pragma once

#include <list>
#include <mutex>
#include <utility>  // std::pair

namespace mrpt::system
{
/** A generic system for versatile memory pooling.
 *   This class implements the singleton pattern so a unique instance exists
 *for each combination of template parameters.
 *   All methods are thread-safe.
 *
 *   Basic usage:
 *     - When needed, call \a request_memory() to check the availability of
 *memory in the pool.
 *      - At your class destructor, donate the memory to the pool with \a
 *dump_to_pool().
 *
 *   Notice that memory requests are checked against memory blocks in the pool
 *via a user-defined function:
 *
 *    bool POOLABLE_DATA::isSuitable(const POOLABLE_DATA & req) const { ... }
 *
 *   For an example of how to handle a memory pool, see the class
 *mrpt::obs::CObservation3DRangeScan
 *
 *  \tparam POOLABLE_DATA A struct with user-defined objects which actually
 *contain the memory blocks (e.g. one or more std::vector).
 *  \tparam DATA_PARAMS A struct with user information about each memory block
 *(e.g. size of a std::vector)
 * \ingroup mrpt_memory
 */
template <class DATA_PARAMS, class POOLABLE_DATA>
class CGenericMemoryPool
{
   private:
    using TList = std::list<std::pair<DATA_PARAMS, POOLABLE_DATA*>>;
    TList m_pool;
    std::mutex m_pool_cs;
    size_t m_maxPoolEntries;
    /** With this trick we get rid of the "global destruction order fiasco" ;-)
     */
    bool& m_was_destroyed;

    CGenericMemoryPool(const size_t max_pool_entries, bool& was_destroyed)
        : m_maxPoolEntries(max_pool_entries), m_was_destroyed(was_destroyed)
    {
        m_was_destroyed = false;
    }

   public:
    inline size_t getMemoryPoolMaxSize() const { return m_maxPoolEntries; }
    inline void setMemoryPoolMaxSize(const size_t maxNumEntries)
    {
        m_maxPoolEntries = maxNumEntries;
    }

    /** Construct-on-first-use (~singleton) pattern: Return the unique instance
     * of this class for a given template arguments,
     *  or nullptr if it was once created but it's been destroyed (which means
     * we're in the program global destruction phase).
     */
    static CGenericMemoryPool<DATA_PARAMS, POOLABLE_DATA>* getInstance(
        const size_t max_pool_entries = 5)
    {
        static bool was_destroyed = false;
        static CGenericMemoryPool<DATA_PARAMS, POOLABLE_DATA> inst(
            max_pool_entries, was_destroyed);
        return was_destroyed ? nullptr : &inst;
    }

    /** Request a block of data which fulfils the size requirements stated in \a
     * params.
     *  Notice that the decision on the suitability of each pool'ed block is
     * done by DATA_PARAMS::isSuitable().
     *  \return The block of data, or nullptr if none suitable was found in the
     * pool.
     *  \note It is a responsibility of the user to free with "delete" the
     * "POOLABLE_DATA" object itself once the memory has been extracted from its
     * elements.
     */
    POOLABLE_DATA* request_memory(const DATA_PARAMS& params)
    {
        // A quick check first:
        if (m_pool.empty()) return nullptr;

        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_pool_cs);
        for (typename TList::iterator it = m_pool.begin(); it != m_pool.end();
             ++it)
        {
            if (it->first.isSuitable(params))
            {
                POOLABLE_DATA* ret = it->second;
                m_pool.erase(it);
                return ret;
            }
        }
        return nullptr;
    }

    /** Saves the passed data block (characterized by \a params) to the pool.
     *  If the overall size of the pool is above the limit, the oldest entry is
     * removed.
     *  \note It is a responsibility of the user to allocate in dynamic memory
     * the "POOLABLE_DATA" object with "new".
     */
    void dump_to_pool(const DATA_PARAMS& params, POOLABLE_DATA* block)
    {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_pool_cs);

        while (m_pool.size() >= m_maxPoolEntries)  // Free old data if needed
        {
            if (m_pool.begin()->second) delete m_pool.begin()->second;
            m_pool.erase(m_pool.begin());
        }

        m_pool.push_back(typename TList::value_type(params, block));
    }

    ~CGenericMemoryPool()
    {
        m_was_destroyed = true;
        // Free remaining memory blocks:
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_pool_cs);
        for (typename TList::iterator it = m_pool.begin(); it != m_pool.end();
             ++it)
            delete it->second;
        m_pool.clear();
    }
};

}