#ifndef _GL_MEMPOOL_H_
#define _GL_MEMPOOL_H_

#include "gl_types.h"


/******************************************************************************/
/*!
 * @brief	To create a variable size memory pool which is for allocating blocks of any size.
 *
 * @param	szName String identifier for the Mempool.
 * @param	pos The memory base of Mempool
 * @param	size The max size of Mempool
 * @param	pMempool Mempool object identifier returned by the API (on success)
 *
 * @return	@a GL_SUCCESS on success
 * @return	@a GL_FAILURE on failure
 *
 * @note	None
 *******************************************************************************/
GL_Status_t GL_MempoolVarCreate(char *szName, void *pos, GL_UINT32 size,
								GL_MEMPOOL_t *pMempool);

/******************************************************************************/
/*!
 * @brief	To delete a Mempool. Regarding tasks waiting on a deleted, the behavior depends on the underlying OS; the GSL does not guarantee a default behavior (hence, applications should avoid this scenario). Typically, an error is returned to the waiting tasks.
 *
 * @param	pMempool Mempool object identifier returned by the API
 *
 * @return	@a GL_SUCCESS on success
 * @return	@a GL_FAILURE on failure
 *
 * @note	None
 *******************************************************************************/
void GL_MempoolVarDestroy(GL_MEMPOOL_t pMempool);

/******************************************************************************/
/*!
 * @brief	To allocate a buffer in mempool and if empty, it blocks until memory allocation is successful.
 *
 * @param	pMempool Mempool object identifier returned by the API
 * @param	dSize Size of buffer to allocatedFlags: Supported flags can be ORed together.
 * @param	sdTimeout Timeout period to wait for memory allocation. Measured in milliseconds. Set to:
 *			@li @a GL_INFINITE_WAIT for inifinite waiting
 *			@li @a GL_NO_WAIT (Any value between 1-2147483647 for finite wait)
 *
 * @return	Data pointer on SUCCESS. @a NULL (null pointer) on failure
 *
 * @note	None
 *******************************************************************************/
void * GL_MempoolVarAlloc(GL_MEMPOOL_t pMempool, GL_UINT32 dSize, GL_UINT32 sdTimeout);

/******************************************************************************/
/*!
 * @brief	To release a buffer which is allocated by GL_MempoolVarAlloc
 *
 * @param	pMempool Mempool object identifier returned by the API
 * @param	p Pointor to mem alloced in mempool
 *
 * @return	void
 *
 * @note	None
 *******************************************************************************/
void GL_MempoolVarFree(GL_MEMPOOL_t pMempool, void *p);

#endif //_GL_MEMPOOL_H_