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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 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.
+ */
+/**
+ * The compiler-provided part of the bi-directional interface between the compiler and the runtime system of a virtual machine for the instruction set defined in
+ * {@link com.oracle.max.graal.compiler.graphbuilder.Bytecodes}.
+ *
+ * The target hardware architecture is represented by {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiArchitecture} and the specific target machine
+ * environment for a compiler instance is represented by {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiTarget}.
+ * <p>
+ * A {@code CiResult} encapsulates
+ * {@linkplain com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiStatistics compilation statistics}, possible {@linkplain com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiBailout error state}
+ * and the {@linkplain com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiTargetMethod compiled code and metadata}.
+ * {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiCodePos} and {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiDebugInfo} provide detailed information to the
+ * runtime to support debugging and deoptimization of the compiled code.
+ * <p>
+ * The compiler manipulates {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiValue} instances that have a {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiKind}, and are
+ * immutable. A concrete {@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiValue value} is one of the following subclasses:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>{@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiConstant}: a constant value.
+ * <li>{@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiRegisterValue}: a value stored in a {@linkplain com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiRegister target machine register}.
+ * <li>{@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiStackSlot}: a spill slot or an outgoing stack-based argument in a method's frame.
+ * <li>{@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiAddress}: an address in target machine memory.
+ * <li>{@link com.oracle.max.cri.ci.CiVariable}: a value (cf. virtual register) that is yet to be bound to a target machine location (physical register or memory address).
+ *</ul>
+ */
+package com.oracle.max.cri.ci;
+