Java example source code file (NativeBuffer.java)

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The NativeBuffer.java Java example source code

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package sun.nio.fs;

import sun.misc.Unsafe;
import sun.misc.Cleaner;

/**
 * A light-weight buffer in native memory.
 */

class NativeBuffer {
    private static final Unsafe unsafe = Unsafe.getUnsafe();

    private final long address;
    private final int size;
    private final Cleaner cleaner;

    // optional "owner" to avoid copying
    // (only safe for use by thread-local caches)
    private Object owner;

    private static class Deallocator implements Runnable {
        private final long address;
        Deallocator(long address) {
            this.address = address;
        }
        public void run() {
            unsafe.freeMemory(address);
        }
    }

    NativeBuffer(int size) {
        this.address = unsafe.allocateMemory(size);
        this.size = size;
        this.cleaner = Cleaner.create(this, new Deallocator(address));
    }

    void release() {
        NativeBuffers.releaseNativeBuffer(this);
    }

    long address() {
        return address;
    }

    int size() {
        return size;
    }

    Cleaner cleaner() {
        return cleaner;
    }

    // not synchronized; only safe for use by thread-local caches
    void setOwner(Object owner) {
        this.owner = owner;
    }

    // not synchronized; only safe for use by thread-local caches
    Object owner() {
        return owner;
    }
}