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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.sun.cri.ri;
+
+/**
+ * Represents resolved and unresolved methods. Methods, like fields and types, are resolved through
+ * {@link RiConstantPool constant pools}, and their actual implementation is provided by the {@link RiRuntime runtime}
+ * to the compiler.
+ */
+public interface RiMethod {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the name of the method as a string.
+     * @return the name of the method
+     */
+    String name();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the type in which this method is declared.
+     * @return the type in which this method is declared
+     */
+    RiType holder();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the signature of the method.
+     * @return the signature of the method
+     */
+    RiSignature signature();
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether a direct call to this method can be linked without
+     * any concerns of the call having to be relinked (e.g. when the
+     * compiled code for this method is relocated or invalidated).
+     * This determines whether a compiler can generate code for a direct call
+     * without having to worry about thread-safe code patching issues.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that the result will always be {@code false} for methods that don't yet
+     * have compiled code.
+     */
+    boolean canBePermanentlyLinked();
+}