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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();
}