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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Google
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+ * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+ * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Authors: Gabe Black
+ */
+
+#ifndef __CPU_DECODE_HH__
+#define __CPU_DECODE_HH__
+
+#include "arch/isa_traits.hh"
+#include "arch/types.hh"
+#include "config/the_isa.hh"
+#include "cpu/decode_cache.hh"
+#include "cpu/static_inst.hh"
+
+/// The decoder class. This class doesn't do much of anything now, but in the
+/// future it will be redefinable per ISA and allow more interesting behavior.
+class Decoder
+{
+  protected:
+    /// A cache of decoded instruction objects.
+    static DecodeCache<TheISA::decodeInst> cache;
+
+  public:
+    /// Decode a machine instruction.
+    /// @param mach_inst The binary instruction to decode.
+    /// @retval A pointer to the corresponding StaticInst object.
+    StaticInstPtr
+    decode(TheISA::ExtMachInst mach_inst, Addr addr)
+    {
+        return cache.decode(mach_inst, addr);
+    }
+};
+
+#endif // __CPU_DECODE_HH__