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package org.mmtk.vm;
import org.mmtk.plan.TraceLocal;
import org.vmmagic.pragma.Uninterruptible;
/**
* This class manages finalizable objects.
*/
@Uninterruptible
public abstract class FinalizableProcessor {
/**
* Clear the contents of the table. This is called when finalization is
* disabled to make it easier for VMs to change this setting at runtime.
*/
public abstract void clear();
/**
* Scan through the list of references.
*
* @param trace the thread local trace element.
* @param nursery true if it is safe to only scan new references.
*/
public abstract void scan(TraceLocal trace, boolean nursery);
/**
* Iterate over and forward entries in the table.
*/
public abstract void forward(TraceLocal trace, boolean nursery);
}