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//! Traits for abstracting away frame allocation and deallocation.
use crate::structures::paging::{PageSize, PhysFrame};
/// A trait for types that can allocate a frame of memory.
///
/// This trait is unsafe to implement because the implementer must guarantee that
/// the `allocate_frame` method returns only unique unused frames.
pub unsafe trait FrameAllocator<S: PageSize> {
/// Allocate a frame of the appropriate size and return it if possible.
fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PhysFrame<S>>;
}
/// A trait for types that can deallocate a frame of memory.
pub trait FrameDeallocator<S: PageSize> {
/// Deallocate the given unused frame.
///
/// ## Safety
///
/// The caller must ensure that the passed frame is unused.
unsafe fn deallocate_frame(&mut self, frame: PhysFrame<S>);
}