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package com.sun.max.tele;
/**
* Denotes a native function in the target VM.
* Typically such a function is part of a {@link MaxNativeLibrary}, although
* "disconnected" native functions that simply correspond to some machine
* code an a known address are supported.
*/
public interface MaxNativeFunction extends MaxMachineCodeRoutine<MaxNativeFunction> {
long DEFAULT_DISCONNECTED_CODE_LENGTH = 200;
/**
* The name of the function.
* For a disconnected function this is the name assigned interactively
* or automatically generated.
*/
String name();
int length();
/**
* Combines the library name and the function name.
* Returns {@code name()} for a disconnected function.
*/
String qualName();
/**
* The library that owns this function or {@code null} if it is stand-alone (disconnected).
*/
MaxNativeLibrary library();
}