interpreter.hpp

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00024 
00025 class Interpreter: AllStatic {
00026  private:
00027   static bool  _is_initialized;         // true if Interpreter has been initialized
00028   static char* _code_begin_addr;        // the first byte of the interpreter's code
00029   static char* _code_end_addr;          // the first byte after the interpreter's code
00030   static int*  _invocation_counter_addr;// the address of the invocation counter (used in method entry code)
00031   static char* _redo_send_entry;        // entry point to redo an interpreted send that called a zombie nmethod
00032  
00033   // Run-time routines
00034   static void trace_bytecode();
00035   static void wrong_eax();              // called in debug mode only
00036   static void wrong_ebx();              // called in debug mode only
00037   static void wrong_esp();              // called in debug mode only
00038   static void wrong_obj();              // called in debug mode only
00039   static void wrong_primitive_result(); // called in debug mode only
00040 
00041   // Floats
00042   static doubleOop oopify_FloatValue();
00043 
00044  public:
00045   // Note: The variable below has been introduced for debugging only: It seems that sometimes a nmethod
00046   //       is called from the interpreter (last time it was via a megamorphic self send) that is invalid,
00047   //       i.e., the nmethod reports a cache miss by calling the lookup routines. In order to backtrack
00048   //       called entry point is stored. Remove this variable if the bug has been found! (gri 7-24-96)
00049   static char* _last_native_called;     // last nmethod entry point called by the interpreter
00050 
00051   static bool contains(char* pc);       // true if pc is within interpreter code; false otherwise
00052 
00053   // Properties of the interpreter code (depends on defines in the assembler code)
00054   static bool is_optimized();
00055   static bool can_trace_bytecodes();
00056   static bool can_trace_sends();
00057   static bool has_assertions();
00058   static bool has_stack_checks();
00059   static bool has_timers();
00060 
00061   static void print_code_status();
00062 
00063   // Loops
00064   static void loop_counter_overflow();  // this routine gets called when the loop counter overflows
00065   static int  loop_counter();           // the number of loop iterations since the last reset
00066   static void reset_loop_counter();     // resets the loop counter to 0
00067   static int  loop_counter_limit();     // the loop counter limit
00068   static void set_loop_counter_limit(int limit);
00069 
00070   // Invocation counters
00071   static void set_invocation_counter_limit(int new_limit);  // set invocation limit
00072   static int  get_invocation_counter_limit();               // return invocation limit
00073 
00074   // entry points
00075   static char* redo_send_entry()        { return _redo_send_entry; }
00076 
00077   // Initialization
00078   static bool is_initialized()          { return _is_initialized; }
00079   static void init();
00080 
00081   friend class InterpreterGenerator;
00082 };

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