Add a loader state for HiPE code loading

Just like the BEAM loader state (as returned by
erlang:prepare_loading/2), the HiPE loader state is contained in a magic
binary.

Eventually, we will separate HiPE loading into a prepare and a finalise
phase, like the BEAM loader, where the prepare phase will be implemented
by hipe_unified_loader and the finalise phase be implemented in C by
hipe_load.c and beam_load.c, making prepare side-effect free and
finalise atomic. The finalise phase will be exposed through the
erlang:finish_loading/1 API, just like the BEAM loader, as this will
allow HiPE and BEAM modules to be mixed in the same atomic "commit".

The usage of a loader state makes it easier to keep track of all
resources allocated during loading, and will not only make it easy to
prevent leaks when hipe_unified_loader crashes, but also paves the way
for proper, leak-free, unloading of HiPE modules.

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diff --git a/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_module.h b/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_module.h
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+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+
+ *
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 2016. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+/*
+ * hipe_module.h
+ *
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef HIPE_MODULE_H
+#define HIPE_MODULE_H
+
+/* Forward-declare type to resolve circular dependency with module.h */
+typedef struct hipe_module HipeModule;
+
+#include "global.h"
+
+struct hipe_module {
+    void *text_segment;
+    Uint text_segment_size;
+    void *data_segment;
+};
+
+extern void hipe_free_module(HipeModule *mod);
+
+#endif /* HIPE_MODULE_H */