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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.stubs;
+
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.LocationIdentity.any;
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.HotSpotForeignCallLinkage.RegisterEffect.DESTROYS_REGISTERS;
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.HotSpotForeignCallLinkage.Transition.SAFEPOINT;
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.meta.HotSpotForeignCallsProviderImpl.REEXECUTABLE;
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.replacements.HotSpotReplacementsUtil.clearPendingException;
+import static org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.replacements.HotSpotReplacementsUtil.registerAsWord;
+import static jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.HotSpotCallingConventionType.NativeCall;
+
+import org.graalvm.compiler.api.replacements.Fold;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.core.common.spi.ForeignCallDescriptor;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.graph.Node.ConstantNodeParameter;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.graph.Node.NodeIntrinsic;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.HotSpotForeignCallLinkage;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.GraalHotSpotVMConfig;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.meta.HotSpotForeignCallsProviderImpl;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.meta.HotSpotProviders;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.nodes.StubForeignCallNode;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.word.KlassPointer;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.replacements.nodes.CStringConstant;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.word.Word;
+
+import jdk.vm.ci.code.Register;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for stubs that create a runtime exception.
+ */
+public class CreateExceptionStub extends SnippetStub {
+
+    protected CreateExceptionStub(String snippetMethodName, HotSpotProviders providers, HotSpotForeignCallLinkage linkage) {
+        super(snippetMethodName, providers, linkage);
+    }
+
+    @Fold
+    static String getInternalClassName(Class<?> cls) {
+        return cls.getName().replace('.', '/');
+    }
+
+    private static Word classAsCString(Class<?> cls) {
+        return CStringConstant.cstring(getInternalClassName(cls));
+    }
+
+    protected static Object createException(Register threadRegister, Class<? extends Throwable> exception) {
+        Word message = null;
+        return createException(threadRegister, exception, message);
+    }
+
+    protected static Object createException(Register threadRegister, Class<? extends Throwable> exception, Word message) {
+        Word thread = registerAsWord(threadRegister);
+        throwAndPostJvmtiException(THROW_AND_POST_JVMTI_EXCEPTION, thread, classAsCString(exception), message);
+        return clearPendingException(thread);
+    }
+
+    protected static Object createException(Register threadRegister, Class<? extends Throwable> exception, KlassPointer klass) {
+        Word thread = registerAsWord(threadRegister);
+        throwKlassExternalNameException(THROW_KLASS_EXTERNAL_NAME_EXCEPTION, thread, classAsCString(exception), klass);
+        return clearPendingException(thread);
+    }
+
+    protected static Object createException(Register threadRegister, Class<? extends Throwable> exception, KlassPointer objKlass, KlassPointer targetKlass) {
+        Word thread = registerAsWord(threadRegister);
+        throwClassCastException(THROW_CLASS_CAST_EXCEPTION, thread, classAsCString(exception), objKlass, targetKlass);
+        return clearPendingException(thread);
+    }
+
+    private static final ForeignCallDescriptor THROW_AND_POST_JVMTI_EXCEPTION = new ForeignCallDescriptor("throw_and_post_jvmti_exception", void.class, Word.class, Word.class, Word.class);
+    private static final ForeignCallDescriptor THROW_KLASS_EXTERNAL_NAME_EXCEPTION = new ForeignCallDescriptor("throw_klass_external_name_exception", void.class, Word.class, Word.class,
+                    KlassPointer.class);
+    private static final ForeignCallDescriptor THROW_CLASS_CAST_EXCEPTION = new ForeignCallDescriptor("throw_class_cast_exception", void.class, Word.class, Word.class, KlassPointer.class,
+                    KlassPointer.class);
+
+    @NodeIntrinsic(StubForeignCallNode.class)
+    private static native void throwAndPostJvmtiException(@ConstantNodeParameter ForeignCallDescriptor d, Word thread, Word type, Word message);
+
+    @NodeIntrinsic(StubForeignCallNode.class)
+    private static native void throwKlassExternalNameException(@ConstantNodeParameter ForeignCallDescriptor d, Word thread, Word type, KlassPointer klass);
+
+    @NodeIntrinsic(StubForeignCallNode.class)
+    private static native void throwClassCastException(@ConstantNodeParameter ForeignCallDescriptor d, Word thread, Word type, KlassPointer objKlass, KlassPointer targetKlass);
+
+    public static void registerForeignCalls(GraalHotSpotVMConfig c, HotSpotForeignCallsProviderImpl foreignCalls) {
+        foreignCalls.registerForeignCall(THROW_AND_POST_JVMTI_EXCEPTION, c.throwAndPostJvmtiExceptionAddress, NativeCall, DESTROYS_REGISTERS, SAFEPOINT, REEXECUTABLE, any());
+        foreignCalls.registerForeignCall(THROW_KLASS_EXTERNAL_NAME_EXCEPTION, c.throwKlassExternalNameExceptionAddress, NativeCall, DESTROYS_REGISTERS, SAFEPOINT, REEXECUTABLE, any());
+        foreignCalls.registerForeignCall(THROW_CLASS_CAST_EXCEPTION, c.throwClassCastExceptionAddress, NativeCall, DESTROYS_REGISTERS, SAFEPOINT, REEXECUTABLE, any());
+    }
+}