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package com.sun.max.annotate;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
/**
* Every thus annotated method is never to be inlined by the compiler.
*
* This annotation exists primarily for annotating methods that <b>must never</b> be inlined
* for semantic reasons. Typically, this is to ensure that a separate activation frame is
* always used for a call to the method.
*
* This annotation can also be applied to a class in which is equivalent to applying
* it to all the methods in the class <b>except</b> for those explicitly annotated with
* {@link INLINE}.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface NEVER_INLINE {
/**
* Documents the reason why the annotated code must notbe inlined.
*/
String value() default "";
}