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cbase/includes/cbase/allocator_protocol/c_nt_shm_allocator.h

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+#ifndef AP_SHM_C_NT_SHM_ALLOCATOR_H
+#define AP_SHM_C_NT_SHM_ALLOCATOR_H
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#error "c_nt_shm_allocator.h is intended for Windows builds only"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#endif
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include "cbase/nt/pthread_nt_compat.h"
+
+// ========== Configuration ==========
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_CAPACITY
+#define AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_CAPACITY (64 * 1024) /* 64 KiB */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_CAPACITY_MAX
+#define AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_CAPACITY_MAX (16 * 1024 * 1024) /* 16 MiB */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_ALIGNMENT
+#define AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_ALIGNMENT (4 * 1024) /* 4 KiB */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX
+#define AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX "/c_cbase_shm"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_NAME_LEN
+#define AP_SHM_NAME_LEN 256
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX
+#define AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX 64
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_DEFAULT_REGION_SIZE
+#define AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_DEFAULT_REGION_SIZE (128ULL << 30) /* 128 GiB */
+#endif
+
+// ========== Structs ==========
+
+typedef struct nt_shm_page {
+    size_t                      capacity;
+    size_t                      occupied;
+    size_t                      offset;
+    struct nt_shm_allocator*    allocator;
+    struct nt_shm_memory_block* allocated;
+    char                        shm_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    char                        prev_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+} nt_shm_page;
+
+typedef struct nt_shm_page_ctx {
+    nt_shm_page*            shm_page;
+    HANDLE                  handle;
+    char*                   buffer;
+    struct nt_shm_page_ctx* prev;
+} nt_shm_page_ctx;
+
+typedef struct nt_shm_memory_block {
+    size_t                      capacity;
+    size_t                      size;
+    struct nt_shm_memory_block* next_free;
+    struct nt_shm_memory_block* next_allocated;
+    nt_shm_page*                parent_page;
+    char                        buffer[];
+} nt_shm_memory_block;
+
+typedef struct nt_shm_allocator {
+    char                 shm_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    size_t               pid;
+    char                 lock_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    size_t               mapped_size;
+    char                 active_page[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    size_t               mapped_pages;
+    nt_shm_memory_block* free_list;
+    size_t               autopage_capacity;
+    size_t               autopage_capacity_max;
+    size_t               autopage_alignment;
+    char                 shm_prefix[AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX];
+    pthread_mutex_t      lock;  // dummy; present for c_allocator_protocol.h compat
+} nt_shm_allocator;
+
+typedef struct nt_shm_allocator_ctx {
+    nt_shm_allocator* shm_allocator;
+    HANDLE            shm_handle;
+    HANDLE            lock_handle;
+    nt_shm_page_ctx*  active_page;
+} nt_shm_allocator_ctx;
+
+// ========== Internal Helpers ==========
+
+static const size_t c_nt_shm_page_overhead = (sizeof(nt_shm_page) + sizeof(void*) - 1) & ~(sizeof(void*) - 1);
+static const size_t c_nt_shm_block_overhead = (sizeof(nt_shm_memory_block) + sizeof(void*) - 1) & ~(sizeof(void*) - 1);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Convert a UTF-8 name to a wide-char name with "Global\\" prefix.
+ * @param utf8_name UTF-8 input name (e.g. "/c_cbase_shm_ac_1234_7f...").
+ * @param wide_out Output buffer for wide-char name (must be at least AP_SHM_NAME_LEN WCHARs).
+ * @return Number of WCHARs written (excluding null terminator), or 0 on error.
+ */
+static inline int c_nt_shm_to_wide(const char* utf8_name, wchar_t* wide_out) {
+    if (!utf8_name || !wide_out) return 0;
+
+    // Skip leading '/' in POSIX-style names
+    const char* src = utf8_name;
+    if (src[0] == '/') src++;
+
+    // Prepend "Global\\"
+    wchar_t* dst = wide_out;
+    wcscpy(dst, L"Global\\");
+    dst += 7;
+
+    // Convert ASCII to wide chars
+    int count = 7;
+    while (*src && count < AP_SHM_NAME_LEN - 1) {
+        *dst++ = (wchar_t) (unsigned char) *src++;
+        count++;
+    }
+    *dst = L'\0';
+    return count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Lock the allocator via the cached named mutex handle.
+ */
+static inline int c_nt_shm_lock(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx) {
+    if (!ctx || !ctx->lock_handle) return -1;
+    DWORD result = WaitForSingleObject(ctx->lock_handle, INFINITE);
+    return (result == WAIT_OBJECT_0) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Unlock the allocator via the cached named mutex handle.
+ */
+static inline void c_nt_shm_unlock(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx) {
+    if (ctx && ctx->lock_handle) {
+        ReleaseMutex(ctx->lock_handle);
+    }
+}
+
+// ========== Utility Functions ==========
+
+static inline size_t c_nt_shm_page_roundup(nt_shm_allocator* allocator, size_t size) {
+    return (size + allocator->autopage_alignment - 1) & ~(allocator->autopage_alignment - 1);
+}
+
+static inline size_t c_nt_shm_block_roundup(size_t size) {
+    return (size + sizeof(void*) - 1) & ~(sizeof(void*) - 1);
+}
+
+static inline void c_nt_shm_allocator_name(const char* shm_prefix, char* out) {
+    DWORD pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
+    snprintf(out, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, "%s_ac_%lx", shm_prefix, (unsigned long) pid);
+}
+
+static inline void c_nt_shm_page_name(nt_shm_allocator* allocator, char* out) {
+    DWORD  pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
+    size_t page_idx = allocator->mapped_pages;
+    snprintf(out, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, "%s_pg_%lx_%lx_%zx", allocator->shm_prefix, (unsigned long) pid, (unsigned long) (uintptr_t) allocator, page_idx);
+}
+
+static inline void c_nt_shm_mutex_name(const char* shm_prefix, char* out) {
+    DWORD pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
+    snprintf(out, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, "%s_mtx_%lx", shm_prefix, (unsigned long) pid);
+}
+
+// ========== Scan / Dangling ==========
+
+/**
+ * @brief Try to open a file mapping with the given name pattern.
+ *
+ * Iterates through candidate PIDs to find a matching file mapping.
+ * Uses the naming convention: {prefix}_{suffix}_{pid}
+ *
+ * @param prefix UTF-8 prefix (e.g. "/c_cbase_shm_ac").
+ * @param out Output buffer to receive the found UTF-8 name.
+ * @param out_len Size of output buffer.
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 with errno set otherwise.
+ */
+static inline int c_nt_shm_scan(const char* prefix, const char* suffix, char* out, size_t out_len) {
+    if (!prefix || !out || !out_len) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Skip leading '/'
+    const char* pfx = prefix;
+    if (pfx[0] == '/') pfx++;
+
+    // The full prefix is {prefix}_{suffix}
+    char full_prefix[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    if (suffix) {
+        snprintf(full_prefix, sizeof(full_prefix), "%s_%s", pfx, suffix);
+    }
+    else {
+        strncpy(full_prefix, pfx, sizeof(full_prefix) - 1);
+        full_prefix[sizeof(full_prefix) - 1] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    // Build wide prefix: "Global\\{full_prefix}_"
+    wchar_t wide_prefix[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    int     prefix_len = swprintf(wide_prefix, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, L"Global\\%hs_", full_prefix);
+    if (prefix_len < 0) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Try current process and a range of nearby PIDs
+    DWORD current_pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
+    for (DWORD offset = 0; offset < 65536; offset++) {
+        DWORD try_pid = (current_pid + offset) % 65536;
+        if (try_pid == 0) continue;
+
+        wchar_t wide_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+        swprintf(wide_name, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, L"Global\\%hs_%lx", full_prefix, (unsigned long) try_pid);
+
+        HANDLE h = OpenFileMappingW(FILE_MAP_READ, FALSE, wide_name);
+        if (h != NULL) {
+            CloseHandle(h);
+            // Convert back to UTF-8
+            int ret = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wide_name, -1, out, (int) out_len, NULL, NULL);
+            if (ret > 0) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    errno = ENOENT;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Scan for an allocator SHM name (appends "_ac" to prefix).
+ */
+static inline int c_nt_shm_scan_allocator(const char* shm_prefix, char* out) {
+    if (!shm_prefix) shm_prefix = AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX;
+    return c_nt_shm_scan(shm_prefix, "ac", out, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Scan for a page SHM name (appends "_pg" to prefix).
+ */
+static inline int c_nt_shm_scan_page(const char* shm_prefix, char* out) {
+    if (!shm_prefix) shm_prefix = AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX;
+    return c_nt_shm_scan(shm_prefix, "pg", out, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extract pid embedded in allocator/page SHM name.
+ */
+static inline DWORD c_nt_shm_pid(const char* shm_name) {
+    if (!shm_name) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    const char* base = shm_name;
+    // Skip "Global\" prefix if present
+    if (strncmp(base, "Global\\", 7) == 0) base += 7;
+    if (base[0] == '/') base++;
+
+    // Name format: {prefix}_{pid_hex}_{suffix} or {prefix}_{pid_hex}
+    const char* suffix_us = strrchr(base, '_');
+    if (!suffix_us) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    const char* pid_us = NULL;
+    for (const char* p = base; p < suffix_us; p++) {
+        if (*p == '_') pid_us = p;
+    }
+    if (!pid_us) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    const char* pid_start = pid_us + 1;
+    size_t      pid_len = (size_t) (suffix_us - pid_start);
+    if (pid_len == 0 || pid_len >= 32) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    char pidbuf[32];
+    memcpy(pidbuf, pid_start, pid_len);
+    pidbuf[pid_len] = '\0';
+
+    errno = 0;
+    char*         endptr = NULL;
+    unsigned long v = strtoul(pidbuf, &endptr, 16);
+    if (errno != 0 || endptr == pidbuf || *endptr != '\0') {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return (DWORD) v;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check if a process is still running.
+ */
+static inline int c_nt_shm_process_alive(DWORD pid) {
+    if (pid == 0) return 0;
+    HANDLE h = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, FALSE, pid);
+    if (!h) return 0;
+    DWORD exit_code;
+    BOOL  ok = GetExitCodeProcess(h, &exit_code);
+    CloseHandle(h);
+    return ok && exit_code == STILL_ACTIVE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Find and map a dangling allocator (whose creator pid is gone).
+ */
+static inline nt_shm_allocator* c_nt_shm_allocator_dangling(const char* shm_prefix, char* shm_name) {
+    if (!shm_name) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!shm_prefix) shm_prefix = AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX;
+
+    // Build wide prefix: "Global\\{shm_prefix}_ac_"
+    const char* pfx = shm_prefix;
+    if (pfx[0] == '/') pfx++;
+
+    wchar_t wide_prefix[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    swprintf(wide_prefix, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, L"Global\\%hs_ac_", pfx);
+
+    // Scan PIDs
+    DWORD current_pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
+    for (DWORD offset = 0; offset < 65536; offset++) {
+        DWORD try_pid = (current_pid + offset) % 65536;
+        if (try_pid == 0) continue;
+
+        wchar_t wide_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+        swprintf(wide_name, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, L"Global\\%hs_ac_%lx", pfx, (unsigned long) try_pid);
+
+        if (c_nt_shm_process_alive(try_pid)) continue;
+
+        HANDLE h = OpenFileMappingW(FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, FALSE, wide_name);
+        if (!h) continue;
+
+        void* map = MapViewOfFile(h, FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, sizeof(nt_shm_allocator));
+        if (!map) {
+            CloseHandle(h);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Convert wide name back to UTF-8 for output
+        WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wide_name, -1, shm_name, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, NULL, NULL);
+        return (nt_shm_allocator*) map;
+    }
+
+    errno = ENOENT;
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Unlink all dangling allocator/page SHM objects.
+ *
+ * On Windows, file mappings are destroyed when all handles are closed.
+ * This function attempts to open and close any dangling objects, but
+ * the actual cleanup happens when the last handle is closed.
+ */
+static inline void c_nt_shm_clear_dangling(const char* shm_prefix) {
+    if (!shm_prefix) shm_prefix = AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX;
+
+    const char* pfx = shm_prefix;
+    if (pfx[0] == '/') pfx++;
+
+    const char* suffixes[] = {"ac", "pg"};
+    size_t      suffix_count = 2;
+
+    for (DWORD offset = 0; offset < 65536; offset++) {
+        DWORD try_pid = (GetCurrentProcessId() + offset) % 65536;
+        if (try_pid == 0) continue;
+
+        if (c_nt_shm_process_alive(try_pid)) continue;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < suffix_count; i++) {
+            wchar_t wide_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+            swprintf(wide_name, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN, L"Global\\%hs_%hs_%lx", pfx, suffixes[i], (unsigned long) try_pid);
+
+            HANDLE h = OpenFileMappingW(FILE_MAP_READ, FALSE, wide_name);
+            if (h) CloseHandle(h);  // Closing our handle helps destroy the mapping
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ========== Page Management ==========
+
+static inline nt_shm_page_ctx* c_nt_shm_page_new(nt_shm_allocator* allocator, size_t page_capacity) {
+    nt_shm_page_ctx* ctx = (nt_shm_page_ctx*) calloc(1, sizeof(nt_shm_page_ctx));
+    if (!ctx) return NULL;
+
+    nt_shm_page* meta = (nt_shm_page*) calloc(1, c_nt_shm_page_overhead);
+    if (!meta) {
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    ctx->shm_page = meta;
+
+    meta->capacity = page_capacity;
+    meta->occupied = c_nt_shm_page_overhead;
+    meta->offset = 0;
+
+    c_nt_shm_page_name(allocator, meta->shm_name);
+
+    // Create named file mapping for the page
+    wchar_t wide_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    if (c_nt_shm_to_wide(meta->shm_name, wide_name) == 0) {
+        free(meta);
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    DWORD  size_high = (DWORD) (page_capacity >> 32);
+    DWORD  size_low = (DWORD) (page_capacity & 0xFFFFFFFF);
+
+    HANDLE hMapping = CreateFileMappingW(
+        INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE,
+        NULL,
+        PAGE_READWRITE,
+        size_high,
+        size_low,
+        wide_name
+    );
+
+    if (!hMapping) {
+        free(meta);
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ctx->shm_page = meta;
+    ctx->handle = hMapping;
+    ctx->buffer = NULL;
+    ctx->prev = NULL;
+
+    return ctx;
+}
+
+static inline int c_nt_shm_page_map(nt_shm_allocator* allocator, nt_shm_page_ctx* page_ctx) {
+    if (!allocator || !page_ctx || !page_ctx->shm_page || !page_ctx->handle) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    size_t page_capacity = page_ctx->shm_page->capacity;
+    size_t offset = allocator->mapped_size;
+
+    // Map view of the file mapping
+    void* mapped = MapViewOfFile(page_ctx->handle, FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, page_capacity);
+    if (!mapped) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Copy metadata to start of mapped page
+    nt_shm_page* page_meta = (nt_shm_page*) mapped;
+    memcpy(page_meta, page_ctx->shm_page, c_nt_shm_page_overhead);
+    free(page_ctx->shm_page);
+    page_ctx->shm_page = page_meta;
+    page_ctx->buffer = (char*) mapped;
+
+    // Set correct offset and linkage
+    page_meta->offset = offset;
+    page_meta->allocator = allocator;
+
+    if (allocator->mapped_pages == 0) {
+        page_meta->prev_name[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    else {
+        memcpy(page_meta->prev_name, allocator->active_page, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN);
+        page_meta->prev_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    allocator->mapped_size += page_capacity;
+    memcpy(allocator->active_page, page_meta->shm_name, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN);
+    allocator->active_page[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+    allocator->mapped_pages++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void c_nt_shm_page_reclaim(nt_shm_allocator* allocator, nt_shm_page_ctx* page_ctx) {
+    if (!allocator || !page_ctx || !page_ctx->shm_page) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nt_shm_page*          page = page_ctx->shm_page;
+
+    nt_shm_memory_block** prevp = &page->allocated;
+    while (*prevp) {
+        nt_shm_memory_block* block = *prevp;
+        if (block->size != 0) break;
+
+        *prevp = block->next_allocated;
+        block->next_allocated = NULL;
+
+        nt_shm_memory_block** free_prev = &allocator->free_list;
+        while (*free_prev && *free_prev != block) {
+            free_prev = &(*free_prev)->next_free;
+        }
+        if (*free_prev == block) {
+            *free_prev = block->next_free;
+        }
+        block->next_free = NULL;
+
+        size_t cap_total = block->capacity + c_nt_shm_block_overhead;
+        if (page->occupied >= cap_total) {
+            page->occupied -= cap_total;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ========== Public API ==========
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extend allocator with a new page, locking via pthread_mutex if provided.
+ */
+static inline nt_shm_page_ctx* c_nt_shm_allocator_extend(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx, size_t capacity, pthread_mutex_t* lock) {
+    if (!ctx || !ctx->shm_allocator) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    nt_shm_allocator* allocator = ctx->shm_allocator;
+    uint8_t           locked = 0;
+
+    if (lock) {
+        int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(lock);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            errno = ret;
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        locked = 1;
+    }
+
+    // Determine new page capacity
+    if (capacity == 0) {
+        if (!ctx->active_page) {
+            capacity = allocator->autopage_capacity;
+        }
+        else {
+            size_t prev_cap = ctx->active_page->shm_page->capacity;
+            capacity = prev_cap * 2;
+            if (capacity < allocator->autopage_capacity) {
+                capacity = allocator->autopage_capacity;
+            }
+            else if (capacity > allocator->autopage_capacity_max) {
+                capacity = allocator->autopage_capacity_max;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    size_t aligned_capacity = c_nt_shm_page_roundup(allocator, capacity);
+
+    // Create new page
+    nt_shm_page_ctx* page_ctx = c_nt_shm_page_new(allocator, aligned_capacity);
+    if (!page_ctx) {
+        if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Map new page
+    if (c_nt_shm_page_map(allocator, page_ctx) != 0) {
+        CloseHandle(page_ctx->handle);
+        free(page_ctx->shm_page);
+        free(page_ctx);
+        if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Update context
+    page_ctx->prev = ctx->active_page;
+    ctx->active_page = page_ctx;
+
+    if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+    return page_ctx;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Create a new NT SHM allocator.
+ * @param region_size Ignored on NT (pages are independently mapped).
+ * @param shm_prefix Custom SHM name prefix (NULL for compile-time default).
+ * @return Allocator context or NULL on failure.
+ */
+static inline nt_shm_allocator_ctx* c_nt_shm_allocator_new(size_t region_size, const char* shm_prefix) {
+    (void) region_size;  // Not used on NT -- pages are independently mapped
+
+    nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx = (nt_shm_allocator_ctx*) calloc(1, sizeof(nt_shm_allocator_ctx));
+    if (!ctx) return NULL;
+
+    if (!shm_prefix) shm_prefix = AP_SHM_ALLOCATOR_PREFIX;
+
+    size_t prefix_len = strnlen(shm_prefix, AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX);
+    if (prefix_len >= AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "c_nt_shm_allocator_new: shm_prefix exceeds AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX (%zu)\n", (size_t) AP_SHM_PREFIX_MAX);
+        abort();
+    }
+
+    // Step 1: Create named file mapping for allocator metadata
+    char meta_shm_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    c_nt_shm_allocator_name(shm_prefix, meta_shm_name);
+
+    wchar_t wide_meta_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    if (c_nt_shm_to_wide(meta_shm_name, wide_meta_name) == 0) {
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    HANDLE meta_hMapping = CreateFileMappingW(
+        INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, NULL, PAGE_READWRITE,
+        0, sizeof(nt_shm_allocator), wide_meta_name
+    );
+
+    if (!meta_hMapping) {
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Step 2: Map allocator metadata into memory
+    nt_shm_allocator* meta = (nt_shm_allocator*) MapViewOfFile(
+        meta_hMapping, FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE,
+        0, 0, sizeof(nt_shm_allocator)
+    );
+
+    if (!meta) {
+        CloseHandle(meta_hMapping);
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Step 3: Initialize metadata in shared memory
+    memset(meta, 0, sizeof(nt_shm_allocator));
+
+    size_t name_len = strnlen(meta_shm_name, AP_SHM_NAME_LEN - 1);
+    memcpy(meta->shm_name, meta_shm_name, name_len);
+    meta->shm_name[name_len] = '\0';
+    meta->pid = (size_t) GetCurrentProcessId();
+    meta->mapped_size = 0;
+    meta->mapped_pages = 0;
+    meta->active_page[0] = '\0';
+    meta->autopage_capacity = AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_CAPACITY;
+    meta->autopage_capacity_max = AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_CAPACITY_MAX;
+    meta->autopage_alignment = AP_SHM_AUTOPAGE_ALIGNMENT;
+
+    memcpy(meta->shm_prefix, shm_prefix, prefix_len);
+    meta->shm_prefix[prefix_len] = '\0';
+
+    // Step 4: Create named mutex for inter-process synchronization
+    c_nt_shm_mutex_name(shm_prefix, meta->lock_name);
+    meta->lock_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+
+    wchar_t wide_mutex_name[AP_SHM_NAME_LEN];
+    if (c_nt_shm_to_wide(meta->lock_name, wide_mutex_name) == 0) {
+        UnmapViewOfFile(meta);
+        CloseHandle(meta_hMapping);
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    HANDLE lock_handle = CreateMutexW(NULL, FALSE, wide_mutex_name);
+    if (!lock_handle) {
+        UnmapViewOfFile(meta);
+        CloseHandle(meta_hMapping);
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Step 5: Initialize intra-process mutex (CRITICAL_SECTION via pthread compat)
+    if (pthread_mutex_init(&meta->lock, NULL) != 0) {
+        CloseHandle(lock_handle);
+        UnmapViewOfFile(meta);
+        CloseHandle(meta_hMapping);
+        free(ctx);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Step 6: Fill context
+    ctx->shm_allocator = meta;
+    ctx->shm_handle = meta_hMapping;
+    ctx->lock_handle = lock_handle;
+    ctx->active_page = NULL;
+
+    return ctx;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Tear down allocator, unmapping pages and closing handles.
+ */
+static inline void c_nt_shm_allocator_free(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx) {
+    if (!ctx) return;
+
+    // Step 1: Unmap all pages
+    nt_shm_page_ctx* page_ctx = ctx->active_page;
+    while (page_ctx) {
+        nt_shm_page_ctx* prev = page_ctx->prev;
+        nt_shm_page*     page_meta = page_ctx->shm_page;
+
+        if (page_meta) {
+            UnmapViewOfFile((void*) page_meta);
+        }
+
+        if (page_ctx->handle) {
+            CloseHandle(page_ctx->handle);
+        }
+
+        free(page_ctx);
+        page_ctx = prev;
+    }
+
+    // Step 2: Unmap allocator metadata
+    nt_shm_allocator* allocator = ctx->shm_allocator;
+    if (allocator) {
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&allocator->lock);
+        UnmapViewOfFile((void*) allocator);
+    }
+
+    // Step 3: Close handles
+    if (ctx->shm_handle) CloseHandle(ctx->shm_handle);
+    if (ctx->lock_handle) CloseHandle(ctx->lock_handle);
+
+    // Step 4: Free context
+    free(ctx);
+}
+
+static inline void* c_nt_shm_calloc(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx, size_t size, pthread_mutex_t* lock) {
+    if (!ctx || !ctx->shm_allocator || size == 0) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size_t            cap_net = c_nt_shm_block_roundup(size);
+    size_t            cap_total = cap_net + c_nt_shm_block_overhead;
+    nt_shm_allocator* allocator = ctx->shm_allocator;
+
+    uint8_t           locked = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_t*  builtin_lock = &allocator->lock;
+    pthread_mutex_t*  child_lock = &allocator->lock;
+    if (lock) {
+        if (lock == builtin_lock) child_lock = NULL;
+        int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(lock);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            errno = ret;
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        locked = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        child_lock = NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Ensure there's an active page with space
+    nt_shm_page_ctx* page_ctx = ctx->active_page;
+    if (!page_ctx) {
+        size_t target_cap = allocator->autopage_capacity;
+        while (target_cap < cap_total + c_nt_shm_page_overhead) {
+            target_cap *= 2;
+        }
+
+        page_ctx = c_nt_shm_allocator_extend(ctx, target_cap, child_lock);
+        if (!page_ctx) {
+            if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    nt_shm_page* page_meta = page_ctx->shm_page;
+
+    if (page_meta->occupied + cap_total > page_meta->capacity) {
+        size_t target_cap = page_meta->capacity;
+        if (target_cap < allocator->autopage_capacity) {
+            target_cap = allocator->autopage_capacity;
+        }
+        else if (target_cap < allocator->autopage_capacity_max) {
+            target_cap *= 2;
+        }
+
+        while (target_cap < cap_total + c_nt_shm_page_overhead) {
+            target_cap *= 2;
+        }
+        page_ctx = c_nt_shm_allocator_extend(ctx, target_cap, child_lock);
+        if (!page_ctx) {
+            if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        page_meta = page_ctx->shm_page;
+    }
+
+    // Allocate from active page
+    size_t               offset = page_meta->occupied;
+    nt_shm_memory_block* block = (nt_shm_memory_block*) (page_ctx->buffer + offset);
+    block->capacity = cap_net;
+    block->size = size;
+    block->next_free = NULL;
+    block->parent_page = page_meta;
+    block->next_allocated = page_meta->allocated;
+    page_meta->allocated = block;
+    page_meta->occupied += cap_total;
+
+    if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+
+    memset(block + 1, 0, cap_net);
+    return (void*) block->buffer;
+}
+
+static inline void* c_nt_shm_request(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx, size_t size, int scan_all_pages, pthread_mutex_t* lock) {
+    if (!ctx || !ctx->shm_allocator || size == 0) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size_t            cap_net = c_nt_shm_block_roundup(size);
+    size_t            cap_total = cap_net + c_nt_shm_block_overhead;
+    nt_shm_allocator* allocator = ctx->shm_allocator;
+
+    uint8_t           locked = 0;
+    pthread_mutex_t*  builtin_lock = &allocator->lock;
+    pthread_mutex_t*  child_lock = &allocator->lock;
+    if (lock) {
+        if (lock == builtin_lock) child_lock = NULL;
+        int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(lock);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            errno = ret;
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        locked = 1;
+    }
+    else {
+        child_lock = NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Step 1: Try free list reuse
+    nt_shm_memory_block** prevp = &allocator->free_list;
+    nt_shm_memory_block*  free_blk = allocator->free_list;
+    while (free_blk) {
+        if (free_blk->capacity >= cap_net) {
+            *prevp = free_blk->next_free;
+            free_blk->next_free = NULL;
+            free_blk->size = size;
+            if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+            memset(free_blk + 1, 0, cap_net);
+            return (void*) free_blk->buffer;
+        }
+        prevp = &free_blk->next_free;
+        free_blk = free_blk->next_free;
+    }
+
+    // Step 2: Locate a page with enough space
+    nt_shm_page_ctx* target_ctx = NULL;
+    if (scan_all_pages) {
+        nt_shm_page_ctx* iter = ctx->active_page;
+        while (iter) {
+            nt_shm_page* meta = iter->shm_page;
+            if (meta && meta->occupied + cap_total <= meta->capacity) {
+                target_ctx = iter;
+                break;
+            }
+            iter = iter->prev;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (ctx->active_page) {
+        nt_shm_page* meta = ctx->active_page->shm_page;
+        if (meta && meta->occupied + cap_total <= meta->capacity) {
+            target_ctx = ctx->active_page;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 3: Extend if no page fits
+    if (!target_ctx) {
+        nt_shm_page_ctx* current = ctx->active_page;
+        size_t           target_cap;
+
+        if (!current) {
+            target_cap = allocator->autopage_capacity;
+            while (target_cap < cap_total + c_nt_shm_page_overhead) {
+                target_cap *= 2;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            size_t prev_cap = current->shm_page->capacity;
+            size_t new_cap = prev_cap;
+
+            if (new_cap < allocator->autopage_capacity) {
+                new_cap = allocator->autopage_capacity;
+            }
+            else if (new_cap < allocator->autopage_capacity_max) {
+                new_cap *= 2;
+            }
+
+            while (new_cap < cap_total + c_nt_shm_page_overhead) {
+                new_cap *= 2;
+            }
+            target_cap = new_cap;
+        }
+
+        target_ctx = c_nt_shm_allocator_extend(ctx, target_cap, child_lock);
+        if (!target_ctx) {
+            if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 4: Allocate from target page
+    nt_shm_page*         page_meta = target_ctx->shm_page;
+    size_t               offset = page_meta->occupied;
+    nt_shm_memory_block* block = (nt_shm_memory_block*) (target_ctx->buffer + offset);
+    block->capacity = cap_net;
+    block->size = size;
+    block->next_free = NULL;
+    block->parent_page = page_meta;
+    block->next_allocated = page_meta->allocated;
+    page_meta->allocated = block;
+    page_meta->occupied += cap_total;
+
+    if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+
+    memset(block + 1, 0, cap_net);
+    return (void*) block->buffer;
+}
+
+static inline void c_nt_shm_free(void* ptr, pthread_mutex_t* lock) {
+    if (!ptr) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nt_shm_memory_block* block = (nt_shm_memory_block*) ((char*) ptr - c_nt_shm_block_overhead);
+    nt_shm_page*         page = block->parent_page;
+    if (!page || !page->allocator) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nt_shm_allocator* allocator = page->allocator;
+
+    uint8_t           locked = 0;
+    if (lock) {
+        int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(lock);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            errno = ret;
+            return;
+        }
+        locked = 1;
+    }
+
+    block->size = 0;
+    block->next_free = allocator->free_list;
+    allocator->free_list = block;
+
+    if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+}
+
+static inline void c_nt_shm_reclaim(nt_shm_allocator_ctx* ctx, pthread_mutex_t* lock) {
+    if (!ctx || !ctx->shm_allocator) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    uint8_t locked = 0;
+    if (lock) {
+        int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(lock);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            errno = ret;
+            return;
+        }
+        locked = 1;
+    }
+
+    nt_shm_allocator* allocator = ctx->shm_allocator;
+    nt_shm_page_ctx*  page_ctx = ctx->active_page;
+    while (page_ctx) {
+        c_nt_shm_page_reclaim(allocator, page_ctx);
+        page_ctx = page_ctx->prev;
+    }
+
+    if (locked) pthread_mutex_unlock(lock);
+}
+
+#endif  // AP_SHM_C_NT_SHM_ALLOCATOR_H