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Co-authored-by: Roland Reichwein <Roland.Reichwein@bmw.de>
Co-authored-by: John Wellbelove <john.wellbelove@etlcpp.com>
Co-authored-by: John Wellbelove <john.wellbelove@etlcpp.co.uk>
2026-06-06 13:12:44 +01:00

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bip_buffer_spsc_atomic

{{< callout >}} Header: bip_buffer_spsc_atomic.h
Since: tbc {{< /callout >}}

A fixed capacity bipartite buffer.

A bipartite buffer is a memory buffer design that uses two contiguous halves of the same underlying memory block to create a seamless, wraparound-free view of a circular/ring buffer's contents.

The Problem It Solves
Ring buffers are efficient for streaming data, but when data wraps around the end of the buffer back to the beginning, reading a contiguous chunk across that boundary normally requires two separate reads or a temporary copy.

How It Works
A bipartite buffer allocates a backing array that is twice the needed capacity. The two halves (the "bipartite" part) are mapped to the same physical memory, so:

The first region covers indices 0 to N-1 The second region covers indices N to 2N-1, but maps to the same memory as the first

This means any contiguous slice of up to N bytes can always be read as a single, linear pointer — no wraparound, no copying, no splitting.

etl::bip_buffer_spsc_atomic<typename T, 
                            size_t SIZE, 
                            size_t MEMORY_MODEL = etl::memory_model::MEMORY_MODEL_LARGE>

Inherits from etl::ibip_buffer_spsc_atomic<T>.

etl::ibip_buffer_spsc_atomic may be used as a size independent pointer or reference type for any etl::bip_buffer_spsc_atomic instance.

Member types

value_type
size_type
reference
const_reference
rvalue_reference

Static Constants

MAX_SIZE The maximum size of the circular_buffer.

Constructor

etl::bip_buffer_spsc_atomic<typename T, 
                            size_t SIZE, 
                            size_t MEMORY_MODEL = etl::memory_model::MEMORY_MODEL_LARGE>();

Capacity

bool empty() const

Description
Returns true if the size of the circular buffer is zero, otherwise false.


bool full() const

Description
Returns true if the size of the circular buffer is SIZE, otherwise false.


size_t size() const

Description
Returns the size of the circular buffer.


size_t max_size() const

Description
Returns the maximum possible size of the circular buffer.


size_t capacity() const

Description
Returns the maximum possible size of the circular buffer.


size_t available() const

Description
Returns the remaining available capacity in the circular buffer.

Modifiers

etl::span<T> read_reserve(size_type max_reserve_size = numeric_limits<size_type>::max())

Description
Reserves a memory area for reading (up to the max_reserve_size).

void read_commit(const etl::span<T> &reserve)

Description
Commits the previously reserved read memory area the reserve can be trimmed at the end before committing. Throws bip_buffer_reserve_invalid.


etl::span<T> write_reserve(size_type max_reserve_size)

Description
Reserves a memory area for writing up to the max_reserve_size.


etl::span<T> write_reserve_optimal(size_type min_reserve_size = 1U)

Description
Reserves an optimal memory area for writing. The buffer will only wrap around if the available forward space is less than min_reserve_size.


void write_commit(const etl::span<T> &reserve)

Description
Commits the previously reserved write memory area the reserve can be trimmed at the end before committing. Throws bip_buffer_reserve_invalid


void clear()

Description
Clears the buffer, destructing any elements that haven't been read.