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+// $Id$ -*-c++-*-
+//***************************************************************************
+// File:
+//	SparcInstrSelectionSupport.h
+// 
+// Purpose:
+// 
+// History:
+//	10/17/01	 -  Vikram Adve  -  Created
+//**************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef SPARC_INSTR_SELECTION_SUPPORT_h
+#define SPARC_INSTR_SELECTION_SUPPORT_h
+
+
+inline MachineOpCode
+ChooseLoadInstruction(const Type *DestTy)
+{
+  switch (DestTy->getPrimitiveID()) {
+  case Type::BoolTyID:
+  case Type::UByteTyID:   return LDUB;
+  case Type::SByteTyID:   return LDSB;
+  case Type::UShortTyID:  return LDUH;
+  case Type::ShortTyID:   return LDSH;
+  case Type::UIntTyID:    return LDUW;
+  case Type::IntTyID:     return LDSW;
+  case Type::PointerTyID:
+  case Type::ULongTyID:
+  case Type::LongTyID:    return LDX;
+  case Type::FloatTyID:   return LD;
+  case Type::DoubleTyID:  return LDD;
+  default: assert(0 && "Invalid type for Load instruction");
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+inline MachineOpCode
+ChooseStoreInstruction(const Type *DestTy)
+{
+  switch (DestTy->getPrimitiveID()) {
+  case Type::BoolTyID:
+  case Type::UByteTyID:
+  case Type::SByteTyID:   return STB;
+  case Type::UShortTyID:
+  case Type::ShortTyID:   return STH;
+  case Type::UIntTyID:
+  case Type::IntTyID:     return STW;
+  case Type::PointerTyID:
+  case Type::ULongTyID:
+  case Type::LongTyID:    return STX;
+  case Type::FloatTyID:   return ST;
+  case Type::DoubleTyID:  return STD;
+  default: assert(0 && "Invalid type for Store instruction");
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#endif SPARC_INSTR_SELECTION_SUPPORT_h