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+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.lir/src/com/oracle/graal/lir/alloc/trace/TraceUtil.java	Tue Jul 28 19:38:25 2015 +0200
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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 com.oracle.graal.lir.alloc.trace;
+
+import com.oracle.graal.compiler.common.alloc.TraceBuilder.TraceBuilderResult;
+import com.oracle.graal.compiler.common.cfg.*;
+
+class TraceUtil {
+
+    static AbstractBlockBase<?> getBestTraceInterPredecessor(TraceBuilderResult<?> traceResult, AbstractBlockBase<?> block) {
+        AbstractBlockBase<?> bestPred = null;
+        int bestTraceId = traceResult.getTraceForBlock(block);
+        for (AbstractBlockBase<?> pred : block.getPredecessors()) {
+            int predTraceId = traceResult.getTraceForBlock(pred);
+            if (predTraceId < bestTraceId) {
+                bestPred = pred;
+                bestTraceId = predTraceId;
+            }
+        }
+        return bestPred;
+    }
+}