// Package mmap implements a large block memory allocator using // anonymous memory maps. //go:build windows package mmap import ( "fmt" "reflect" "unsafe" "golang.org/x/sys/windows" ) // Alloc allocates size bytes and returns a slice containing them. If // the allocation fails it will return with an error. This is best // used for allocations which are a multiple of the PageSize. func Alloc(size int) ([]byte, error) { p, err := windows.VirtualAlloc(0, uintptr(size), windows.MEM_COMMIT, windows.PAGE_READWRITE) if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("mmap: failed to allocate memory for buffer: %w", err) } // SliceHeader is deprecated... var mem []byte sh := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&mem)) // nolint:staticcheck sh.Data = p sh.Len = size sh.Cap = size return mem, nil // ...However the correct code gives a go vet warning // "possible misuse of unsafe.Pointer" // // Maybe there is a different way of writing this, but none of // the allowed uses of unsafe.Pointer seemed to cover it other // than using SliceHeader (use 6 of unsafe.Pointer). // // return unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(p)), size), nil } // Free frees buffers allocated by Alloc. Note it should be passed // the same slice (not a derived slice) that Alloc returned. If the // free fails it will return with an error. func Free(mem []byte) error { p := unsafe.SliceData(mem) err := windows.VirtualFree(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p)), 0, windows.MEM_RELEASE) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("mmap: failed to unmap memory: %w", err) } return nil }