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     with System.Storage_Elements;
     
     package System.Secondary_Stack is
     
  40    package SSE renames System.Storage_Elements;
     
        Default_Secondary_Stack_Size : constant := 10 * 1024;
        --  Default size of a secondary stack
     
  45    procedure SS_Init
          (Stk : in out System.Address;
           Size : Natural := Default_Secondary_Stack_Size);
        --  Initialize the secondary stack with a main stack of the given Size.
        --
  50    --  If System.Parameters.Sec_Stack_Ratio equals Dynamic, Stk is really an
        --  "out" parameter that will be allocated on the heap. Then all further
        --  allocations which do not overflow the main stack will not generate
        --  dynamic (de)allocation calls. If the main Stack overflows, a new
        --  chuck of at least the same size will be allocated and linked to the
  55    --  previous chunk.
        --
        --  Otherwise (Sec_Stack_Ratio between 0 and 100), Stk is an "in" parameter
        --  that is already pointing to a Stack_Id. The secondary stack in this case
        --  is fixed, and any attempt to allocated more than the initial size will
  60    --  result in a Storage_Error being raised.
        --
        --  Note: the reason that Stk is passed is that SS_Init is called before
        --  the proper interface is established to obtain the address of the
        --  stack using System.Soft_Links.Get_Sec_Stack_Addr.
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        procedure SS_Allocate
          (Address      : out System.Address;
           Storage_Size : SSE.Storage_Count);
        --  Allocate enough space for a 'Storage_Size' bytes object with Maximum
  70    --  alignment. The address of the allocated space is returned in 'Address'
     
        procedure SS_Free (Stk : in out System.Address);
        --  Release the memory allocated for the Secondary Stack. That is to say,
        --  all the allocated chuncks.
  75    --  Upon return, Stk will be set to System.Null_Address
     
        type Mark_Id is private;
        --  Type used to mark the stack.
     
  80    function SS_Mark return Mark_Id;
        --  Return the Mark corresponding to the current state of the stack
     
        procedure SS_Release (M : Mark_Id);
        --  Restore the state of the stack corresponding to the mark M. If an
  85    --  additional chunk have been allocated, it will never be freed during a
     
        generic
           with procedure Put_Line (S : String);
        procedure SS_Info;
  90    --  Debugging procedure used to print out secondary Stack allocation
        --  information. This procedure is generic in order to avoid a direct
        --  dependance on a particular IO package.
     
     private
  95 
        SS_Pool : Integer;
        --  Unused entity that is just present to ease the sharing of the pool
        --  mechanism for specific allocation/deallocation in the compiler
     
 100    type Mark_Id is new SSE.Integer_Address;
     
     end System.Secondary_Stack;