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003     *
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005     *  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
006     *  may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
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009     *
010     *  See the COPYRIGHT.txt file distributed with this work for information
011     *  regarding copyright ownership.
012     */
013    package org.jikesrvm.compilers.opt.inlining;
014    
015    
016    /**
017     * Oracle interface: the compiler queries this oracle to decide whether
018     * to inline a call site.
019     */
020    public interface InlineOracle {
021    
022      /**
023       * Should we inline a particular call site?
024       * @param state information needed to make the inlining decision
025       * @return an InlineDecision with the result
026       */
027      InlineDecision shouldInline(org.jikesrvm.compilers.opt.inlining.CompilationState state);
028    }
029    
030    
031