Module alloc

Support for virtual memory management, including memory protections.

Structs

MemoryError

An error which may result from a memory operation such as locking.

SecureAlloc

An allocator which obtains a discrete number of virtual memory pages.

Enums

ProtectionMode

Enumeration of options for setting the memory protection mode.

Constants

UNINIT_ALLOC_BYTE

Indicator value to help detect uninitialized protected data.

Functions

alloc_pages

Allocate a page-aligned buffer. The alignment will be rounded up to a multiple of the platform pointer size if necessary.

dealloc_pages

Release a buffer allocated by alloc_aligned.

default_page_size

Fetch the system-specific page size.

lock_pages

Prevent swapping for the given memory range. On supported platforms, avoid including the memory in core dumps.

page_rounded_length

Round up a length of bytes to a multiple of the page size.

set_page_protection

Adjust the protection mode for a given memory range.

unlock_pages

Resume normal swapping behavior for the given memory range.