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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 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 jdk.vm.ci.common;
+
+/**
+ * Used to suppress <a href="http://findbugs.sourceforge.net">FindBugs</a> warnings.
+ */
+@interface SuppressFBWarnings {
+    /**
+     * The set of FindBugs
+     * <a href="http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/bugDescriptions.html">warnings</a> that are to be
+     * suppressed in annotated element. The value can be a bug category, kind or pattern.
+     */
+    String[] value();
+
+    /**
+     * Reason why the warning is suppressed.
+     */
+    String justification();
+}