vmkit/mmtk/java/src/org/mmtk/utility/options/TraceRate.java

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package org.mmtk.utility.options;

import org.vmmagic.pragma.*;

/**
 * The granularity of the trace being produced.
 */
public final class TraceRate extends org.vmutil.options.IntOption
  implements org.mmtk.utility.Constants {
  /**
   * Create the option.
   */
  public TraceRate() {
    super(Options.set, "Trace Rate",
        "The granularity of the trace being produced.  By default, the trace has the maximum possible granularity.",
        Integer.MAX_VALUE);
  }

  /**
   * Return the appropriate value.
   *
   * @return the trace rate.
   */
  @Uninterruptible
  public int getValue() {
    return (this.value < BYTES_IN_ADDRESS) ? 1 : (this.value >> LOG_BYTES_IN_ADDRESS);
  }

  /**
   * Trace rate must be positive.
   */
  protected void validate() {
    failIf(value <= 0, "Can not have a negative trace rate");
  }
}