/* -*- c++ -*- */
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 * This file is part of GNU Radio
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#ifndef INCLUDED_GC_ALIGNED_ALLOC_H
#define INCLUDED_GC_ALIGNED_ALLOC_H

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

/*!
 * \brief Return pointer to chunk of storage of size size bytes.
 * The allocation will be aligned to an \p alignment boundary.
 *
 * \param size is the number of bytes to allocate
 * \param alignment is the minimum storage alignment in bytes; must be a power of 2.
 *
 * Throws if can't allocate memory.  The storage should be freed
 * with "free" when done.  The memory is initialized to zero.
 */
void *
gc_aligned_alloc(size_t size, size_t alignment = 128);

/*!
 * \brief Return boost::shared_ptr to chunk of storage of size size bytes.
 * The allocation will be aligned to an \p alignment boundary.
 *
 * \param size is the number of bytes to allocate
 * \param alignment is the minimum storage alignment in bytes; must be a power of 2.
 *
 * Throws if can't allocate memory.  The storage should be freed
 * with "free" when done.  The memory is initialized to zero.
 */
boost::shared_ptr<void>
gc_aligned_alloc_sptr(size_t size, size_t alignment = 128);

#endif /* INCLUDED_GC_ALIGNED_ALLOC_H */