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/*
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 * $Id$
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 *
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 * Copyright (C) 2003-2009 JNode.org
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 *
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 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
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 * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
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 * (at your option) any later version.
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 *
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 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
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 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
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 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public 
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 * License for more details.
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 *
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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 * along with this library; If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
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 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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 */
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package org.jnode.vm;
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/**
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 * Abstract class used for CPU type identification.
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 *
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 * @author Ewout Prangsma (epr@users.sourceforge.net)
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 */
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public abstract class CpuID {
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    /**
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     * Gets the name of this processor.
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     *
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     * @return String
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     */
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    public abstract String getName();
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    /**
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     * Gets a human readable description of the processor and its features.
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     *
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     * @return String
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     */
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    public abstract String toString();
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    /**
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     * Has this processor a given feature.
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     * @param feature A platform specific feature constant.
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     * @return boolean
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     */
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    public abstract boolean hasFeature(long feature);
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}