2 * default memory allocator for libavcodec
3 * Copyright (c) 2002 Fabrice Bellard.
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22 * default memory allocator for libavcodec.
27 /* here we can use OS dependant allocation functions */
36 /* you can redefine av_malloc and av_free in your project to use your
37 memory allocator. You do not need to suppress this file because the
38 linker will do it automatically */
41 * Memory allocation of size byte with alignment suitable for all
42 * memory accesses (including vectors if available on the
43 * CPU). av_malloc(0) must return a non NULL pointer.
45 void *av_malloc(unsigned int size)
49 #if defined (HAVE_MEMALIGN)
50 ptr = memalign(16,size);
52 Indeed, we should align it:
55 on 32 for 586, PPro - k6-III
56 on 64 for K7 (maybe for P3 too).
57 Because L1 and L2 caches are aligned on those values.
58 But I don't want to code such logic here!
61 because some cpus need alignment, for example SSE2 on P4, & most RISC cpus
62 it will just trigger an exception and the unaligned load will be done in the
63 exception handler or it will just segfault (SSE2 on P4)
64 Why not larger? because i didnt see a difference in benchmarks ...
67 memalign(64)+1 3071,3051,3032
68 memalign(64)+2 3051,3032,3041
69 memalign(64)+4 2911,2896,2915
70 memalign(64)+8 2545,2554,2550
71 memalign(64)+16 2543,2572,2563
72 memalign(64)+32 2546,2545,2571
73 memalign(64)+64 2570,2533,2558
75 btw, malloc seems to do 8 byte alignment by default here
84 * av_realloc semantics (same as glibc): if ptr is NULL and size > 0,
85 * identical to malloc(size). If size is zero, it is identical to
86 * free(ptr) and NULL is returned.
88 void *av_realloc(void *ptr, unsigned int size)
90 return realloc(ptr, size);
93 /* NOTE: ptr = NULL is explicetly allowed */
94 void av_free(void *ptr)
96 /* XXX: this test should not be needed on most libcs */