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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.jvmci.code;
+
+import com.oracle.jvmci.meta.Kind;
+import com.oracle.jvmci.meta.JavaType;
+import com.oracle.jvmci.meta.PlatformKind;
+import com.oracle.jvmci.code.CallingConvention.Type;
+
+/**
+ * A register configuration binds roles and {@linkplain RegisterAttributes attributes} to physical
+ * registers.
+ */
+public interface RegisterConfig {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the register to be used for returning a value of a given kind.
+     */
+    Register getReturnRegister(Kind kind);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the maximum allowed size of the frame.
+     */
+    default int getMaximumFrameSize() {
+        return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the register to which {@link Register#Frame} and {@link Register#CallerFrame} are bound.
+     */
+    Register getFrameRegister();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the calling convention describing how arguments are passed.
+     *
+     * @param type the type of calling convention being requested
+     * @param returnType the return type (can be null for methods returning {@code void})
+     * @param parameterTypes the types of the arguments of the call
+     * @param target the target platform
+     * @param stackOnly ignore registers
+     */
+    CallingConvention getCallingConvention(Type type, JavaType returnType, JavaType[] parameterTypes, TargetDescription target, boolean stackOnly);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the ordered set of registers that are can be used to pass parameters according to a
+     * given calling convention.
+     *
+     * @param type the type of calling convention
+     * @param kind specifies what kind of registers is being requested
+     * @return the ordered set of registers that may be used to pass parameters in a call conforming
+     *         to {@code type}
+     */
+    Register[] getCallingConventionRegisters(Type type, Kind kind);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the set of all registers that might be used by the register allocator.
+     *
+     * To get the set of registers the register allocator is allowed to use see
+     * {@link RegisterAllocationConfig#getAllocatableRegisters()}
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
+    Register[] getAllocatableRegisters();
+
+    /**
+     * Filters a set of registers and returns only those that can be used by the register allocator
+     * for a value of a particular kind.
+     */
+    Register[] filterAllocatableRegisters(PlatformKind kind, Register[] registers);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the registers whose values must be preserved by a method across any call it makes.
+     */
+    Register[] getCallerSaveRegisters();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the layout of the callee save area of this register configuration.
+     *
+     * @return {@code null} if there is no callee save area
+     */
+    CalleeSaveLayout getCalleeSaveLayout();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a map from register {@linkplain Register#number numbers} to register
+     * {@linkplain RegisterAttributes attributes} for this register configuration.
+     *
+     * @return an array where an element at index i holds the attributes of the register whose
+     *         number is i
+     */
+    RegisterAttributes[] getAttributesMap();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the register corresponding to a runtime-defined role.
+     *
+     * @param id the identifier of a runtime-defined register role
+     * @return the register playing the role specified by {@code id}
+     */
+    Register getRegisterForRole(int id);
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if all {@link #getAllocatableRegisters() allocatable} registers are
+     * {@link #getCallerSaveRegisters() caller saved}.
+     */
+    boolean areAllAllocatableRegistersCallerSaved();
+}