HostMemoryAllocator#

public interface HostMemoryAllocator#

An allocator of host memory buffers.

See DefaultHostMemoryAllocator for the default implementation.

Method Summary

`allocate(long bytes)`	Allocate memory, but be sure to close the returned buffer to avoid memory leaks.
`allocate(long bytes, boolean preferPinned)`	Allocate memory, but be sure to close the returned buffer to avoid memory leaks.

Methods

public HostMemoryBuffer allocate(long bytes, boolean preferPinned)#

Allocate memory, but be sure to close the returned buffer to avoid memory leaks.

Parameters:

bytes – size in bytes to allocate
preferPinned – If set to true, the pinned memory pool will be used if possible with a fallback to off-heap memory. If set to false, the allocation will always be from off-heap memory.

Returns:

the newly created buffer

public HostMemoryBuffer allocate(long bytes)#

Allocate memory, but be sure to close the returned buffer to avoid memory leaks.

Pinned memory for allocations preference is up to the implementor