VarSize.hxx

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 * Copyright (C) 2008-2014 Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org>
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#ifndef MPD_VAR_SIZE_HXX
#define MPD_VAR_SIZE_HXX

#include "Alloc.hxx"
#include "Compiler.h"

#include <type_traits>
#include <utility>
#include <new>

/**
 * Allocate and construct a variable-size object.  That is useful for
 * example when you want to store a variable-length string as the last
 * attribute without the overhead of a second allocation.
 *
 * @param T a struct/class with a variable-size last attribute
 * @param declared_tail_size the declared size of the last element in
 * #T
 * @param real_tail_size the real required size of the last element in
 * #T
 */
template<class T, typename... Args>
gcc_malloc
T *
NewVarSize(size_t declared_tail_size, size_t real_tail_size, Args&&... args)
{
	static_assert(std::is_standard_layout<T>::value,
		      "Not standard-layout");

	/* determine the total size of this instance */
	size_t size = sizeof(T) - declared_tail_size + real_tail_size;

	/* allocate memory */
	T *instance = (T *)xalloc(size);

	/* call the constructor */
	new(instance) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);

	return instance;
}

template<typename T>
gcc_nonnull_all
void
DeleteVarSize(T *instance)
{
	/* call the destructor */
	instance->T::~T();

	/* free memory */
	free(instance);
}

#endif