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#ifndef SHARE_VM_CLASSFILE_METADATAONSTACKMARK_HPP

#define SHARE_VM_CLASSFILE_METADATAONSTACKMARK_HPP

#include "memory/allocation.hpp"

class Metadata;

// Helper class to mark and unmark metadata used on the stack as either handles

// or executing methods, so that it can't be deleted during class redefinition

// and class unloading.

// This is also used for other things that can be deallocated, like class

// metadata during parsing, relocated methods, and methods in backtraces.

class MetadataOnStackMark : public StackObj {

  NOT_PRODUCT(static bool _is_active;)

 public:

  MetadataOnStackMark();

  ~MetadataOnStackMark();

  static void record(Metadata* m);

};

#endif // SHARE_VM_CLASSFILE_METADATAONSTACKMARK_HPP