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+++ b/jvmci/com.oracle.jvmci.hotspotvmconfig/src/com/oracle/jvmci/hotspotvmconfig/HotSpotVMValue.java	Tue Jun 09 00:22:49 2015 +0200
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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 com.oracle.jvmci.hotspotvmconfig;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface HotSpotVMValue {
+
+    /**
+     * A C++ expression to be evaluated and assigned to the field.
+     */
+    String expression();
+
+    enum Type {
+        /**
+         * A C++ address which might require extra casts to be safely assigned to a Java field.
+         */
+        ADDRESS,
+
+        /**
+         * A simple value which can be assigned to a regular Java field.
+         */
+        VALUE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If {@link #expression} is a C++ function name, {@link #signature} represents the signature of
+     * the function.
+     *
+     */
+    String signature() default "";
+
+    Type get() default Type.VALUE;
+
+    /**
+     * List of preprocessor symbols that should guard initialization of this value.
+     */
+    String[] defines() default {};
+
+}