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+/*
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+
+#ifndef SHARE_MEMORY_METASPACE_COMMITLIMITER_HPP
+#define SHARE_MEMORY_METASPACE_COMMITLIMITER_HPP
+
+#include "memory/allocation.hpp"
+#include "memory/metaspace/counter.hpp"
+
+namespace metaspace {
+
+class CommitLimiter : public CHeapObj<mtInternal> {
+
+  // Counts total words committed for metaspace
+  SizeCounter _cnt;
+
+  // Purely for testing purposes.
+  const size_t _cap;
+
+public:
+
+  CommitLimiter(size_t cap = 0) : _cnt(), _cap(cap) {}
+
+  // Returns the size, in words, by which we may expand the metaspace committed area without:
+  // - _cap == 0: hitting GC threshold or the MaxMetaspaceSize
+  // - _cap > 0: hitting cap (this is just for testing purposes)
+  size_t possible_expansion_words() const;
+
+  void increase_committed(size_t word_size)   { _cnt.increment_by(word_size); }
+  void decrease_committed(size_t word_size)   { _cnt.decrement_by(word_size); }
+  size_t committed_words() const              { return _cnt.get(); }
+
+  // Returns the global metaspace commit counter
+  static CommitLimiter* globalLimiter();
+
+};
+
+} // namespace metaspace
+
+#endif // SHARE_MEMORY_METASPACE_COMMITLIMITER_HPP