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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--                                                                          --
--                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
--                                                                          --
--               S Y S T E M . S E C O N D A R Y _ S T A C K                --
--                                                                          --
--                                 S p e c                                  --
--                                                                          --
--                                                                          --
--          Copyright (C) 1992-1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.          --
--                                                                          --
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-- this  unit  does not  by itself cause  the resulting  executable  to  be --
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--                                                                          --
-- GNAT was originally developed  by the GNAT team at  New York University. --
-- Extensive contributions were provided by Ada Core Technologies Inc.      --
--                                                                          --
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

with System.Storage_Elements;

package System.Secondary_Stack is

   package SSE renames System.Storage_Elements;

   Default_Secondary_Stack_Size : constant := 10 * 1024;
   --  Default size of a secondary stack

   procedure SS_Init
     (Stk : in out System.Address;
      Size : Natural := Default_Secondary_Stack_Size);
   --  Initialize the secondary stack with a main stack of the given Size.
   --
   --  If System.Parameters.Sec_Stack_Ratio equals Dynamic, Stk is really an
   --  "out" parameter that will be allocated on the heap. Then all further
   --  allocations which do not overflow the main stack will not generate
   --  dynamic (de)allocation calls. If the main Stack overflows, a new
   --  chuck of at least the same size will be allocated and linked to the
   --  previous chunk.
   --
   --  Otherwise (Sec_Stack_Ratio between 0 and 100), Stk is an "in" parameter
   --  that is already pointing to a Stack_Id. The secondary stack in this case
   --  is fixed, and any attempt to allocated more than the initial size will
   --  result in a Storage_Error being raised.
   --
   --  Note: the reason that Stk is passed is that SS_Init is called before
   --  the proper interface is established to obtain the address of the
   --  stack using System.Soft_Links.Get_Sec_Stack_Addr.

   procedure SS_Allocate
     (Address      : out System.Address;
      Storage_Size : SSE.Storage_Count);
   --  Allocate enough space for a 'Storage_Size' bytes object with Maximum
   --  alignment. The address of the allocated space is returned in 'Address'

   procedure SS_Free (Stk : in out System.Address);
   --  Release the memory allocated for the Secondary Stack. That is to say,
   --  all the allocated chuncks.
   --  Upon return, Stk will be set to System.Null_Address

   type Mark_Id is private;
   --  Type used to mark the stack.

   function SS_Mark return Mark_Id;
   --  Return the Mark corresponding to the current state of the stack

   procedure SS_Release (M : Mark_Id);
   --  Restore the state of the stack corresponding to the mark M. If an
   --  additional chunk have been allocated, it will never be freed during a

   generic
      with procedure Put_Line (S : String);
   procedure SS_Info;
   --  Debugging procedure used to print out secondary Stack allocation
   --  information. This procedure is generic in order to avoid a direct
   --  dependence on a particular IO package.

private

   SS_Pool : Integer;
   --  Unused entity that is just present to ease the sharing of the pool
   --  mechanism for specific allocation/deallocation in the compiler

   type Mark_Id is new SSE.Integer_Address;

end System.Secondary_Stack;