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package org.jikesrvm.compilers.opt.specialization;
import org.jikesrvm.classloader.NormalMethod;
import org.jikesrvm.compilers.common.CompiledMethod;
interface SpecializationContext {
/**
* Finds or creates a specialized version of source for this
* context. Do NOT compile it immediately. However, DO
* allocate an spmd if needed.
*
* @param source the method that needs a specialized version
* @return the created specialized method
*/
SpecializedMethod findOrCreateSpecializedVersion(NormalMethod source);
/**
* Generates code for a specialized version of source in this
* context.
*
* @param source the method whose specialized version will be
* compiled
* @return the compiled method associated with the specialized method
* version
*/
CompiledMethod specialCompile(NormalMethod source);
}