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package org.mmtk.vm;
import org.vmmagic.pragma.Uninterruptible;
/**
* A counter that supports atomic increment and reset.
*/
@Uninterruptible public abstract class SynchronizedCounter {
/**
* Reset the counter to 0, returning its previous value.
*
* @return The value of the counter, prior to reset.
*/
public abstract int reset();
/**
* Adds 1 to the counter.
*
* @return the value before the add
*/
public abstract int increment();
/**
* Peek at the counter
*
* @return The current value of the counter.
*/
public abstract int peek();
}