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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package org.graalvm.compiler.core.test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+
+import org.graalvm.compiler.graph.Node;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.graph.NodeMap;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.StructuredGraph;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.StructuredGraph.ScheduleResult;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.cfg.Block;
+import org.graalvm.compiler.phases.schedule.SchedulePhase;
+
+public class GraphScheduleTest extends GraalCompilerTest {
+
+    protected void assertOrderedAfterSchedule(StructuredGraph graph, Node a, Node b) {
+        SchedulePhase ibp = new SchedulePhase(SchedulePhase.SchedulingStrategy.LATEST);
+        ibp.apply(graph);
+        assertOrderedAfterSchedule(graph.getLastSchedule(), a, b);
+    }
+
+    protected void assertOrderedAfterSchedule(ScheduleResult ibp, Node a, Node b) {
+        NodeMap<Block> nodeToBlock = ibp.getCFG().getNodeToBlock();
+        Block bBlock = nodeToBlock.get(b);
+        Block aBlock = nodeToBlock.get(a);
+
+        if (bBlock == aBlock) {
+            List<Node> instructions = ibp.nodesFor(bBlock);
+            Assert.assertTrue(instructions.indexOf(b) > instructions.indexOf(a));
+        } else {
+            Block block = bBlock;
+            while (block != null) {
+                if (block == aBlock) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                block = block.getDominator();
+            }
+            Assert.fail("block of A doesn't dominate the block of B");
+        }
+    }
+}