/* 
 * Memory arena ADT
 * 
 * $Id$
 *
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 * 
 * Memory arena's are commonly used when the program
 * needs to quickly allocate lots of little bits of
 * data, which are all freed at the same moment.
 * 
 */

#ifndef BLI_MEMARENA_H
#define BLI_MEMARENA_H

	/* A reasonable standard buffer size, big
	 * enough to not cause much internal fragmentation, 
	 * small enough not to waste resources
	 */
#define BLI_MEMARENA_STD_BUFSIZE	4096

struct MemArena;
typedef struct MemArena MemArena;


struct MemArena*	BLI_memarena_new	(int bufsize);
void				BLI_memarena_free	(struct MemArena *ma);

void*				BLI_memarena_alloc	(struct MemArena *ma, int size);

#endif