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package org.apache.geode.internal.offheap;

/**
 * A "slab" of memory. Slabs can be created by calling
 * {@link AddressableMemoryManager#allocateSlab(int)}. Slabs have an address, a size, and can be
 * freed.
 */
public interface Slab {
  /**
   * Return the address of the memory of this slab.
   */
  public long getMemoryAddress();

  /**
   * Returns the size of this memory chunk in bytes.
   */
  public int getSize();

  /**
   * Returns any memory allocated for this slab. Note that after free is called the address of this
   * slab should no longer be used.
   */
  public void free();
}
