com.sun.squawk.peripheral
Interface INorFlashSectorAllocator

All Superinterfaces:

IPeripheral

All Known Implementing Classes:

NorFlashSectorAllocator, SimulatedNorFlashSectorAllocator

public interface INorFlashSectorAllocator
extends IPeripheral

INorFlashSectorAllocator is part of the implementation of the Record Management Store (see RecordStore). It should not be used for other purposes.

Method Summary

INorFlashSector	getExtraSector(int purpose)
INorFlashSector[]	getInitialSectors(int purpose)
void	releaseSector(INorFlashSector sector, int purpose) Notify the allocator that a previously allocated sector is no longer required

Method Detail

getExtraSector

INorFlashSector getExtraSector(int purpose)
                               throws InsufficientFlashMemoryException

Parameters:

purpose - code (defined in INorFlashSector) indicating purpose of sector

Returns:

a free sector

Throws:

InsufficientFlashMemoryException

getInitialSectors

INorFlashSector[] getInitialSectors(int purpose)
                                    throws IOException

Parameters:

purpose - code (defined in INorFlashSector) indicating purpose of sectors

Returns:

the sectors that were in use for this purpose at the time of the last VM exit

Throws:

InsufficientFlashMemoryException

IOException

releaseSector

void releaseSector(INorFlashSector sector,
                   int purpose)

Notify the allocator that a previously allocated sector is no longer required

Parameters:

sector - the sector to free

purpose - code (defined in INorFlashSector) indicating purpose of sector