> I think decafJVM::internBuiltInMethod() is a better mechanism than JNI.
Unfortunately, it currently requires statically linking all native
code into the kernel. (BTW, internBuiltInMethod will almost certainly
sprout some more parameters: internBuiltInMethod( builtInMethod * fcnp,
char * classname, char * fcnname, char * fnsig, ClassLoader * cl ) --
where fnsig is checked for overloaded native calls (which I think is a
terrible idea, but it's apparently legal) and cl for security, identity,
and multiprocessing reasons.)
> It should be possible to create a corresponding
> decafJVM::internOpcodeMethod(), which binds an opcode to its machine code.
A good idea for a JIT compiler down the road. Not sure how useful
it would be for the interpreter; my understanding is that gcc already
converts the swith-case statement to a table-lookup.
-_Quinn
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