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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2015, 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.word;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods on Pointers.
+ */
+public final class PointerUtils {
+
+    private PointerUtils() {
+        // This is a class of static methods, so no need for any instances.
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The value of a null Pointer.
+     *
+     * @return A null Pointer value.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static <T extends PointerBase> T nullPointer() {
+        return (T) Word.zero();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Predicate to check for the null Pointer value.
+     *
+     * @return Whether that Pointer is the null Pointer.
+     */
+    public static boolean isNull(ComparableWord that) {
+        return that.equal(nullPointer());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Predicate to check for a non-null Pointer value.
+     *
+     * @return Whether that Pointer is not the null Pointer.
+     */
+    public static boolean isNonNull(ComparableWord that) {
+        return that.notEqual(nullPointer());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Round a Pointer down to the nearest smaller multiple.
+     *
+     * @param that The Pointer to be rounded up.
+     * @param multiple The multiple to which that Pointer should be decreased.
+     * @return That Pointer, but rounded down.
+     */
+    public static Pointer roundDown(PointerBase that, Unsigned multiple) {
+        return (Pointer) UnsignedUtils.roundDown((Unsigned) that, multiple);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Round a Pointer up to the nearest larger multiple.
+     *
+     * @param that The Pointer to be rounded up.
+     * @param multiple The multiple to which that Pointer should be increased.
+     * @return That Pointer, but rounded up.
+     */
+    public static Pointer roundUp(PointerBase that, Unsigned multiple) {
+        return (Pointer) UnsignedUtils.roundUp((Unsigned) that, multiple);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check that a Pointer is an even multiple.
+     *
+     * @param that The Pointer to be verified as a multiple.
+     * @param multiple The multiple against which the Pointer should be verified.
+     * @return true if that Pointer is a multiple, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public static boolean isAMultiple(PointerBase that, Unsigned multiple) {
+        return that.equal(PointerUtils.roundDown(that, multiple));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the distance between two Pointers.
+     *
+     * @param pointer1 A first Pointer.
+     * @param pointer2 A second Pointer.
+     * @return The distance in bytes between the two Pointers.
+     */
+    public static Unsigned absoluteDifference(PointerBase pointer1, PointerBase pointer2) {
+        Pointer p1 = (Pointer) pointer1;
+        Pointer p2 = (Pointer) pointer2;
+        final Unsigned result;
+        if (p1.aboveOrEqual(p2)) {
+            result = p1.subtract(p2);
+        } else {
+            result = p2.subtract(p1);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The minimum of two Pointers.
+     *
+     * @param x A Pointer.
+     * @param y Another Pointer.
+     * @return The whichever Pointer is smaller.
+     */
+    public static <T extends PointerBase> T min(T x, T y) {
+        return (((Pointer) x).belowOrEqual((Pointer) y)) ? x : y;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum of two Pointers.
+     *
+     * @param x A Pointer.
+     * @param y Another Pointer.
+     * @return The whichever Pointer is larger.
+     */
+    public static <T extends PointerBase> T max(T x, T y) {
+        return (((Pointer) x).aboveOrEqual((Pointer) y)) ? x : y;
+    }
+}