py/gc.h

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#ifndef __MICROPY_INCLUDED_PY_GC_H__
#define __MICROPY_INCLUDED_PY_GC_H__

#include <stdint.h>

#include "py/mpconfig.h"
#include "py/misc.h"

void gc_init(void *start, void *end);

// These lock/unlock functions can be nested.
// They can be used to prevent the GC from allocating/freeing.
void gc_lock(void);
void gc_unlock(void);
bool gc_is_locked(void);

// This variable controls auto garbage collection.  If set to 0 then the
// GC won't automatically run when gc_alloc can't find enough blocks.  But
// you can still allocate/free memory and also explicitly call gc_collect.
extern uint16_t gc_auto_collect_enabled;

// A given port must implement gc_collect by using the other collect functions.
void gc_collect(void);
void gc_collect_start(void);
void gc_collect_root(void **ptrs, mp_uint_t len);
void gc_collect_end(void);

void *gc_alloc(mp_uint_t n_bytes, bool has_finaliser);
void gc_free(void *ptr);
mp_uint_t gc_nbytes(const void *ptr);
void *gc_realloc(void *ptr, mp_uint_t n_bytes);

typedef struct _gc_info_t {
    mp_uint_t total;
    mp_uint_t used;
    mp_uint_t free;
    mp_uint_t num_1block;
    mp_uint_t num_2block;
    mp_uint_t max_block;
} gc_info_t;

void gc_info(gc_info_t *info);
void gc_dump_info(void);
void gc_dump_alloc_table(void);

#endif // __MICROPY_INCLUDED_PY_GC_H__