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#ifndef __CPU_PRED_INDIRECT_BASE_HH__
#define __CPU_PRED_INDIRECT_BASE_HH__

#include "arch/isa_traits.hh"
#include "config/the_isa.hh"
#include "cpu/inst_seq.hh"
#include "params/IndirectPredictor.hh"
#include "sim/sim_object.hh"

class IndirectPredictor : public SimObject
{
  public:

    typedef IndirectPredictorParams Params;

    IndirectPredictor(const Params *params)
        : SimObject(params)
    {
    }

    virtual bool lookup(Addr br_addr, TheISA::PCState& br_target,
                        ThreadID tid) = 0;
    virtual void recordIndirect(Addr br_addr, Addr tgt_addr,
                                InstSeqNum seq_num, ThreadID tid) = 0;
    virtual void commit(InstSeqNum seq_num, ThreadID tid,
                        void * indirect_history) = 0;
    virtual void squash(InstSeqNum seq_num, ThreadID tid) = 0;
    virtual void recordTarget(InstSeqNum seq_num, void * indirect_history,
                              const TheISA::PCState& target, ThreadID tid) = 0;
    virtual void genIndirectInfo(ThreadID tid, void* & indirect_history) = 0;
    virtual void updateDirectionInfo(ThreadID tid, bool actually_taken) = 0;
    virtual void deleteIndirectInfo(ThreadID tid, void * indirect_history) = 0;
    virtual void changeDirectionPrediction(ThreadID tid,
                                           void * indirect_history,
                                           bool actually_taken) = 0;
};

#endif // __CPU_PRED_INDIRECT_BASE_HH__