AbstractAssembler.java

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package org.jikesrvm.compilers.common.assembler;

/**
 *  This class has been created to work around a bug whereby the system seems to have gotten
 * confused by the relationship between:
 *
 * ForwardReference -> ForwardReference.ShortBranch -> Assembler.ShortBranch, and Assembler
 *
 * This problem does not exist under IA32 since there is no need for Assembler.ShortBranch
 */
public abstract class AbstractAssembler {
  public abstract void patchShortBranch(int sourceMachinecodeIndex);

  public abstract void patchUnconditionalBranch(int sourceMachinecodeIndex);

  public abstract void patchConditionalBranch(int sourceMachinecodeIndex);

  public abstract void patchSwitchCase(int sourceMachinecodeIndex);

  public abstract void patchLoadReturnAddress(int sourceMachinecodeIndex);
}