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package com.oracle.graal.nodes.spi;

import com.oracle.graal.api.code.*;
import com.oracle.graal.api.meta.*;
import com.oracle.graal.graph.*;

/**
 * Graal-specific extensions for the code cache provider interface.
 */
public interface GraalCodeCacheProvider extends CodeCacheProvider {

    /**
     * Adds the given compilation result as an implementation of the given method without making it
     * the default implementation. The graph might be inlined later on.
     * 
     * @param method a method to which the executable code is begin added
     * @param compResult the compilation result to be added
     * @return a reference to the compiled and ready-to-run code or null if the code installation
     *         failed
     */
    InstalledCode addMethod(ResolvedJavaMethod method, CompilationResult compResult);

    void lower(Node n, LoweringTool tool);
}