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### Class segmented_stack_allocator

Boost.Coroutine supports usage of a segmented-stack, e. g. the size of the stack grows on demand. The coroutine is created with a minimal stack size and will be increased as required. Class segmented_stack_allocator models the stack-allocator concept. In contrast to protected_stack_allocator and standard_stack_allocator it creates a stack which grows on demand.

| Note
Segmented stacks are currently only supported by gcc from version 4.7 and clang from version 3.4 onwards. In order to use a segmented-stack Boost.Coroutine must be built with toolset=gcc segmented-stacks=on at b2/bjam command-line. Applications must be compiled with compiler-flags -fsplit-stack -DBOOST_USE_SEGMENTED_STACKS.

    #include <boost/coroutine/segmented_stack_allocator.hpp>

    template< typename traitsT >
    struct basic_segmented_stack_allocator
    {
        typedef traitT  traits_type;

        void allocate( stack_context &, std::size_t size);

        void deallocate( stack_context &);
    }

    typedef basic_segmented_stack_allocator< stack_traits > segmented_stack_allocator;

##### `void allocate( stack_context & sctx, std::size_t size)`

Preconditions:

  `traits_type::minimum_size() <= size` and `! traits_type::is_unbounded() && ( traits_type::maximum_size() >= size)`.

Effects:

  Allocates memory of at least `size` bytes and stores a pointer to the stack and its actual size in `sctx`. Depending on the architecture (the stack grows downwards/upwards) the stored address is the highest/lowest address of the stack.

##### `void deallocate( stack_context & sctx)`

Preconditions:

  `sctx.sp` is valid, `traits_type::minimum_size() <= sctx.size` and `! traits_type::is_unbounded() && ( traits_type::maximum_size() >= sctx.size)`.

Effects:

  Deallocates the stack space.