+};
+
+/**
+ * The code generator interface.
+ */
+struct _arch_code_generator_if_t {
+ /**
+ * Initialize the code generator.
+ * @param file The file to dump to.
+ * @param birg A backend IRG session.
+ * @return A newly created code generator.
+ */
+ void *(*init)(FILE *file, const be_irg_t *birg);
+
+ /**
+ * Called before abi introduce.
+ */
+ void (*before_abi)(void *self);
+
+ /**
+ * Called, when the graph is being normalized.
+ */
+ void (*prepare_graph)(void *self);
+
+ /**
+ * Called before scheduling.
+ */
+ void (*before_sched)(void *self);
+
+ /**
+ * Called before register allocation.
+ */
+ void (*before_ra)(void *self);
+
+ /**
+ * Called after register allocation.
+ */
+ void (*after_ra)(void *self);
+
+ /**
+ * Called after everything happened.
+ * The code generator must also be de-allocated here.
+ */
+ void (*done)(void *self);
+};
+
+/**
+ * helper macro: call function func from the code generator
+ * if it's implemented.
+ */
+#define _arch_cg_call(cg, func) \
+do { \
+ if((cg)->impl->func) \
+ (cg)->impl->func(cg); \
+} while(0)
+
+#define arch_code_generator_before_abi(cg) _arch_cg_call(cg, before_abi)
+#define arch_code_generator_prepare_graph(cg) _arch_cg_call(cg, prepare_graph)
+#define arch_code_generator_before_sched(cg) _arch_cg_call(cg, before_sched)
+#define arch_code_generator_before_ra(cg) _arch_cg_call(cg, before_ra)
+#define arch_code_generator_after_ra(cg) _arch_cg_call(cg, after_ra)
+#define arch_code_generator_done(cg) _arch_cg_call(cg, done)