+/*#*
+ *#* $Log$
+ *#* Revision 1.7 2006/07/19 12:56:27 bernie
+ *#* Convert to new Doxygen style.
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.6 2005/11/27 23:36:19 bernie
+ *#* Use appconfig.h instead of cfg/config.h.
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.5 2005/11/04 16:20:02 bernie
+ *#* Fix reference to README.devlib in header.
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.4 2005/04/11 19:10:28 bernie
+ *#* Include top-level headers from cfg/ subdir.
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.3 2004/08/25 14:12:09 rasky
+ *#* Aggiornato il comment block dei log RCS
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.2 2004/08/04 15:54:18 rasky
+ *#* Merge da SC: prima versione veramente funzionante
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.1 2004/07/31 16:33:58 rasky
+ *#* Spostato lo heap da kern/ a mware/
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.2 2004/06/03 11:27:09 bernie
+ *#* Add dual-license information.
+ *#*
+ *#* Revision 1.1 2004/05/23 17:27:00 bernie
+ *#* Import kern/ subdirectory.
+ *#*
+ *#*/
+
+#ifndef MWARE_HEAP_H
+#define MWARE_HEAP_H
+
+#include <cfg/compiler.h>
+#include <appconfig.h>
+
+struct _MemChunk;
+
+/// A heap
+struct Heap
+{
+ struct _MemChunk *FreeList; ///< Head of the free list
+};
+
+
+/// Initialize \a heap within the buffer pointed by \a memory which is of \a size bytes
+void heap_init(struct Heap* heap, void* memory, size_t size);
+
+/// Allocate a chunk of memory of \a size bytes from the heap
+void *heap_allocmem(struct Heap* heap, size_t size);
+
+/// Free a chunk of memory of \a size bytes from the heap
+void heap_freemem(struct Heap* heap, void *mem, size_t size);
+
+
+#define HNEW(heap, type) \
+ (type*)heap_allocmem(heap, sizeof(type))
+
+#define HNEWVEC(heap, type, nelem) \
+ (type*)heap_allocmem(heap, sizeof(type) * (nelem))
+
+#define HDELETE(heap, type, mem) \
+ heap_freemem(heap, mem, sizeof(type))