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Added Java files from Maxine project.
author Thomas Wuerthinger <thomas.wuerthinger@oracle.com>
date Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:59:18 +0100
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1 /*
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4 *
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22 */
23 package com.sun.cri.ri;
24
25 /**
26 * Represents resolved and unresolved methods. Methods, like fields and types, are resolved through
27 * {@link RiConstantPool constant pools}, and their actual implementation is provided by the {@link RiRuntime runtime}
28 * to the compiler.
29 */
30 public interface RiMethod {
31
32 /**
33 * Gets the name of the method as a string.
34 * @return the name of the method
35 */
36 String name();
37
38 /**
39 * Gets the type in which this method is declared.
40 * @return the type in which this method is declared
41 */
42 RiType holder();
43
44 /**
45 * Gets the signature of the method.
46 * @return the signature of the method
47 */
48 RiSignature signature();
49
50 /**
51 * Indicates whether a direct call to this method can be linked without
52 * any concerns of the call having to be relinked (e.g. when the
53 * compiled code for this method is relocated or invalidated).
54 * This determines whether a compiler can generate code for a direct call
55 * without having to worry about thread-safe code patching issues.
56 * <p>
57 * Note that the result will always be {@code false} for methods that don't yet
58 * have compiled code.
59 */
60 boolean canBePermanentlyLinked();
61 }