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## Class template segment_manager_base

boost::interprocess::segment_manager_base

## Synopsis

    // In header: <boost/interprocess/segment_manager.hpp>

    template<typename MemoryAlgorithm>
    class segment_manager_base : private MemoryAlgorithm {
    public:
      // types
      typedef segment_manager_base< MemoryAlgorithm > segment_manager_base_type;
      typedef MemoryAlgorithm::void_pointer           void_pointer;
      typedef MemoryAlgorithm::mutex_family           mutex_family;
      typedef MemoryAlgorithm                         memory_algorithm;

      // construct/copy/destruct
      segment_manager_base(size_type, size_type);

      // public member functions
      size_type get_size() const;
      size_type get_free_memory() const;
      void * allocate(size_type, std::nothrow_t);
      void * allocate(size_type);
      void * allocate_aligned(size_type, size_type, std::nothrow_t);
      void * allocate_aligned(size_type, size_type);
      void deallocate(void *);
      void grow(size_type);
      void shrink_to_fit();
      bool all_memory_deallocated();
      bool check_sanity();
      void zero_free_memory();
      size_type size(const void *) const;

      // public static functions
      static size_type get_min_size(size_type);

      // public data members
      static const size_type PayloadPerAllocation;
    };

## Description

This object is the public base class of segment manager. This class only depends on the memory allocation algorithm and implements all the allocation features not related to named or unique objects.

Storing a reference to segment_manager forces the holder class to be dependent on index types and character types. When such dependence is not desirable and only anonymous and raw allocations are needed, segment_manager_base is the correct answer.

### `segment_manager_base` public construct/copy/destruct

1.     segment_manager_base(size_type sz, size_type reserved_bytes);

   Constructor of the `segment_manager_base`

   "size" is the size of the memory segment where the basic segment manager is being constructed.

   "reserved_bytes" is the number of bytes after the end of the memory algorithm object itself that the memory algorithm will exclude from dynamic allocation

   Can throw

### `segment_manager_base` public member functions

1.     size_type get_size() const;

   Returns the size of the memory segment

2.     size_type get_free_memory() const;

   Returns the number of free bytes of the memory segment

3.     void * allocate(size_type nbytes, std::nothrow_t);

   Allocates nbytes bytes. This function is only used in single-segment management. Never throws

4.     void * allocate(size_type nbytes);

   Allocates nbytes bytes. Throws `boost::interprocess::bad_alloc` on failure

5.     void * allocate_aligned(size_type nbytes, size_type alignment, std::nothrow_t);

   Allocates nbytes bytes. This function is only used in single-segment management. Never throws

6.     void * allocate_aligned(size_type nbytes, size_type alignment);

   Allocates nbytes bytes. This function is only used in single-segment management. Throws `bad_alloc` when fails

7.     void deallocate(void * addr);

   Deallocates the bytes allocated with allocate/allocate_many() pointed by addr

8.     void grow(size_type extra_size);

   Increases managed memory in extra_size bytes more. This only works with single-segment management.

9.     void shrink_to_fit();

   Decreases managed memory to the minimum. This only works with single-segment management.

10.     bool all_memory_deallocated();

    Returns the result of "all_memory_deallocated()" function of the used memory algorithm

11.     bool check_sanity();

    Returns the result of "check_sanity()" function of the used memory algorithm

12.     void zero_free_memory();

    Writes to zero free memory (memory not yet allocated) of the memory algorithm

13.     size_type size(const void * ptr) const;

    Returns the size of the buffer previously allocated pointed by ptr.

### `segment_manager_base` public static functions

1.     static size_type get_min_size(size_type size);

   Obtains the minimum size needed by the segment manager

### `segment_manager_base` public public data members

1.     static const size_type PayloadPerAllocation;

   This constant indicates the payload size associated with each allocation of the memory algorithm