OPT_SpecializationContext.java

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package org.jikesrvm.compilers.opt;

import org.jikesrvm.classloader.VM_NormalMethod;
import org.jikesrvm.compilers.common.VM_CompiledMethod;

public interface OPT_SpecializationContext {

  /**
   * Find or create a specialized version of source for this
   * context.  Do NOT compile it immediately.  However, DO
   * allocate an spmd if needed
   */
  OPT_SpecializedMethod findOrCreateSpecializedVersion(VM_NormalMethod source);

  /**
   * Generate code for a specialized version of source in this
   * context.
   */
  VM_CompiledMethod specialCompile(VM_NormalMethod source);
}