org.jikesrvm.compilers.opt.specialization

Interface SpecializationContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

InvokeeThreadLocalContext

interface SpecializationContext

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SpecializedMethod	findOrCreateSpecializedVersion(NormalMethod source) Finds or creates a specialized version of source for this context.
CompiledMethod	specialCompile(NormalMethod source) Generates code for a specialized version of source in this context.

Method Detail

findOrCreateSpecializedVersion

SpecializedMethod findOrCreateSpecializedVersion(NormalMethod source)

Finds or creates a specialized version of source for this context. Do NOT compile it immediately. However, DO allocate an spmd if needed.

Parameters:

source - the method that needs a specialized version

Returns:

the created specialized method

specialCompile

CompiledMethod specialCompile(NormalMethod source)

Generates code for a specialized version of source in this context.

Parameters:

source - the method whose specialized version will be compiled

Returns:

the compiled method associated with the specialized method version