+void firm_init_type(dbg_info *builtin_db, unsigned default_cc_mask);
+
+
+/* ------------------- *
+ * inline functions *
+ * ------------------- */
+
+extern unsigned long firm_type_visited;
+
+static INLINE void _set_master_type_visited(unsigned long val) { firm_type_visited = val; }
+static INLINE unsigned long _get_master_type_visited(void) { return firm_type_visited; }
+static INLINE void _inc_master_type_visited(void) { ++firm_type_visited; }
+
+static INLINE void *
+_get_type_link(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return(tp -> link);
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_type_link(ir_type *tp, void *l) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ tp -> link = l;
+}
+
+static INLINE const tp_op*
+_get_type_tpop(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->type_op;
+}
+
+static INLINE ident*
+_get_type_tpop_nameid(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return get_tpop_ident(tp->type_op);
+}
+
+static INLINE tp_opcode
+_get_type_tpop_code(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return get_tpop_code(tp->type_op);
+}
+
+static INLINE ir_mode *
+_get_type_mode(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->mode;
+}
+
+static INLINE ident *
+_get_type_ident(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->name;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_type_ident(ir_type *tp, ident* id) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ tp->name = id;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_get_type_size_bits(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->size;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_get_type_size_bytes(const ir_type *tp) {
+ int size = _get_type_size_bits(tp);
+ if (size < 0)
+ return -1;
+ if ((size & 7) != 0) {
+ assert(0 && "cannot take byte size of this type");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ return size >> 3;
+}
+
+static INLINE type_state
+_get_type_state(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->flags & tf_layout_fixed ? layout_fixed : layout_undefined;
+}
+
+static INLINE unsigned long
+_get_type_visited(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->visit;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_type_visited(ir_type *tp, unsigned long num) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ tp->visit = num;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_mark_type_visited(ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ assert(tp->visit < firm_type_visited);
+ tp->visit = firm_type_visited;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_type_visited(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->visit >= firm_type_visited;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_type_not_visited(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return tp->visit < firm_type_visited;
+}
+
+static INLINE dbg_info *
+_get_type_dbg_info(const ir_type *tp) {
+ return tp->dbi;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_type_dbg_info(ir_type *tp, dbg_info *db) {
+ tp->dbi = db;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_type(const void *thing) {
+ return (get_kind(thing) == k_type);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_class_type(const ir_type *clss) {
+ assert(clss);
+ return (clss->type_op == type_class);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_get_class_n_members (const ir_type *clss) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ return (ARR_LEN (clss->attr.ca.members));
+}
+
+static INLINE ir_entity *
+_get_class_member (const ir_type *clss, int pos) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ assert(pos >= 0 && pos < _get_class_n_members(clss));
+ return clss->attr.ca.members[pos];
+}
+
+static INLINE unsigned
+_get_class_vtable_size(const ir_type *clss) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ return clss->attr.ca.vtable_size;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_class_vtable_size(ir_type *clss, unsigned vtable_size) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ clss->attr.ca.vtable_size = vtable_size;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_class_final(const ir_type *clss) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ return clss->attr.ca.clss_flags & cf_final_class;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_class_final(ir_type *clss, int final) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ if (final)
+ clss->attr.ca.clss_flags |= cf_final_class;
+ else
+ clss->attr.ca.clss_flags &= ~cf_final_class;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_class_interface(const ir_type *clss) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ return clss->attr.ca.clss_flags & cf_interface_class;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_class_interface(ir_type *clss, int final) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ if (final)
+ clss->attr.ca.clss_flags |= cf_interface_class;
+ else
+ clss->attr.ca.clss_flags &= ~cf_interface_class;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_class_abstract(const ir_type *clss) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ return clss->attr.ca.clss_flags & cf_absctract_class;
+ }
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_class_abstract(ir_type *clss, int final) {
+ assert(clss && (clss->type_op == type_class));
+ if (final)
+ clss->attr.ca.clss_flags |= cf_absctract_class;
+ else
+ clss->attr.ca.clss_flags &= ~cf_absctract_class;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_struct_type(const ir_type *strct) {
+ assert(strct);
+ return (strct->type_op == type_struct);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_method_type(const ir_type *method) {
+ assert(method);
+ return (method->type_op == type_method);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_union_type(const ir_type *uni) {
+ assert(uni);
+ return (uni->type_op == type_union);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_array_type(const ir_type *array) {
+ assert(array);
+ return (array->type_op == type_array);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_enumeration_type(const ir_type *enumeration) {
+ assert(enumeration);
+ return (enumeration->type_op == type_enumeration);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_pointer_type(const ir_type *pointer) {
+ assert(pointer);
+ return (pointer->type_op == type_pointer);
+}
+
+/** Returns true if a type is a primitive type. */
+static INLINE int
+_is_primitive_type(const ir_type *primitive) {
+ assert(primitive && primitive->kind == k_type);
+ return (primitive->type_op == type_primitive);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_is_atomic_type(const ir_type *tp) {
+ assert(tp && tp->kind == k_type);
+ return (_is_primitive_type(tp) || _is_pointer_type(tp) ||
+ _is_enumeration_type(tp));
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_get_method_n_params(const ir_type *method) {
+ assert(method && (method->type_op == type_method));
+ return method->attr.ma.n_params;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+_get_method_n_ress(const ir_type *method) {
+ assert(method && (method->type_op == type_method));
+ return method->attr.ma.n_res;
+}
+
+static INLINE unsigned
+_get_method_additional_properties(const ir_type *method) {
+ assert(method && (method->type_op == type_method));
+ return method->attr.ma.additional_properties;
+}
+
+static INLINE void
+_set_method_additional_properties(ir_type *method, unsigned mask) {
+ assert(method && (method->type_op == type_method));
+
+ /* do not allow to set the mtp_property_inherited flag or
+ * the automatic inheritance of flags will not work */
+ method->attr.ma.additional_properties = mask & ~mtp_property_inherited;
+}