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package org.apache.drill.exec.memory;


/**
 * Child allocator class. Only slightly different from the {@see RootAllocator},
 * in that these can't be created directly, but must be obtained from
 * {@see BufferAllocator#newChildAllocator(AllocatorOwner, long, long, int)}.

 * <p>Child allocators can only be created by the root, or other children, so
 * this class is package private.</p>
 */
class ChildAllocator extends BaseAllocator {
  /**
   * Constructor.
   *
   * @param parentAllocator parent allocator -- the one creating this child
   * @param allocatorOwner a handle to the object making the request
   * @param allocationPolicy the allocation policy to use; the policy for all
   *   allocators must match for each invocation of a drillbit
   * @param initReservation initial amount of space to reserve (obtained from the parent)
   * @param maxAllocation maximum amount of space that can be obtained from this allocator;
   *   note this includes direct allocations (via {@see BufferAllocator#buffer(int, int)}
   *   et al) and requests from descendant allocators. Depending on the allocation policy in
   *   force, even less memory may be available
   * @param flags one or more of BaseAllocator.F_* flags
   */
  ChildAllocator(
      BaseAllocator parentAllocator,
      String name,
      long initReservation,
      long maxAllocation) {
    super(parentAllocator, name, initReservation, maxAllocation);
  }


}