Platform Package reference: Function EwGetHeapInfo()

Description of the function EwGetHeapInfo() available in all Platform Packages for C compatible target systems. This function is intended to be used when integrating the Embedded Wizard created GUI application with the underlying graphics subsystem, graphics hardware or other external GUI applications coexisting on the same system.

Declaration

void EwGetHeapInfo

(

  long*          aNoOfMemoryPools,

  long*          aTotalSize, 

  long*          aFreeSize,

  long*          aNoOfUsedBlocks,

  long*          aNoOfFreeBlocks,

  long*          aSmallestFreeBlock,

  long*          aLargestFreeBlock,

  unsigned long* aSmallAllocCounter, 

  unsigned long* aLargeAllocCounter,

  unsigned long* aFreeCounter

)

Parameters

aNoOfMemoryPools

Receives the number of managed memory pools. Memory pools are added to the heap by using the function EwAddHeapMemoryPool().

aTotalSize

Receives the size in bytes of the entire memory (used and free).

aFreeSize

Receives the size in bytes of the free memory.

aNoOfUsedBlocks

Receives the number of allocated memory blocks.

aNoOfFreeBlocks

Receives the number of free blocks.

aSmallestFreeBlock

Receives the size in bytes of the smallest free block.

aLargestFreeBlock

Receives the size in bytes of the largest free block.

aSmallAllocCounter

Receives the total number of performed alloc operations with small blocks.

aLargeAllocCounter

Receives the total number of performed alloc operations with large blocks.

aFreeCounter

Receives the total number of performed free operations.

Discussion

The function EwGetHeapInfo() returns few information reflecting the actual state of the heap manager. As such it is useful for debugging purpose and tests. The functions copies the values into variables referred by the function parameters. If a parameter is NULL, the value is ignored.