/// <summary>
/// Frees a block of memory previously allocated with Allocate().
/// </summary>
/// <param name="block">The block to free.</param>
/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">There was an error freeing the block.</exception>
public static void Free(IntPtr block)
{
if (Memory.hHeap != IntPtr.Zero)
{
long bytes = (long)SafeNativeMethods.HeapSize(hHeap, 0, block);
bool result = SafeNativeMethods.HeapFree(hHeap, 0, block);
if (!result)
{
int error = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
throw new InvalidOperationException("HeapFree returned an error: " + error.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
}
if (bytes > 0)
{
MemoryPressureManager.RemoveMemoryPressure(bytes);
}
}
else
{
#if REPORTLEAKS
throw new InvalidOperationException("memory leak! check the debug output for more info, and http://blogs.msdn.com/ricom/archive/2004/12/10/279612.aspx to track it down");
#endif
}
}
