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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ART_RUNTIME_BASE_ARENA_OBJECT_H_
+#define ART_RUNTIME_BASE_ARENA_OBJECT_H_
+
+#include "base/arena_allocator.h"
+#include "base/logging.h"
+#include "scoped_arena_allocator.h"
+
+namespace art {
+
+// Parent for arena allocated objects giving appropriate new and delete operators.
+template<enum ArenaAllocKind kAllocKind>
+class ArenaObject {
+ public:
+  // Allocate a new ArenaObject of 'size' bytes in the Arena.
+  void* operator new(size_t size, ArenaAllocator* allocator) {
+    return allocator->Alloc(size, kAllocKind);
+  }
+
+  static void* operator new(size_t size, ScopedArenaAllocator* arena) {
+    return arena->Alloc(size, kAllocKind);
+  }
+
+  void operator delete(void*, size_t) {
+    LOG(FATAL) << "UNREACHABLE";
+    UNREACHABLE();
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Parent for arena allocated objects that get deleted, gives appropriate new and delete operators.
+// Currently this is used by the quick compiler for debug reference counting arena allocations.
+template<enum ArenaAllocKind kAllocKind>
+class DeletableArenaObject {
+ public:
+  // Allocate a new ArenaObject of 'size' bytes in the Arena.
+  void* operator new(size_t size, ArenaAllocator* allocator) {
+    return allocator->Alloc(size, kAllocKind);
+  }
+
+  static void* operator new(size_t size, ScopedArenaAllocator* arena) {
+    return arena->Alloc(size, kAllocKind);
+  }
+
+  void operator delete(void*, size_t) {
+    // Nop.
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace art
+
+#endif  // ART_RUNTIME_BASE_ARENA_OBJECT_H_