--- jsr166/src/test/tck/JSR166TestCase.java	2009/08/04 00:23:18	1.37
+++ jsr166/src/test/tck/JSR166TestCase.java	2009/11/17 21:51:45	1.39
@@ -395,6 +395,25 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
 	public void refresh() {}
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sleep until the timeout has elapsed, or interrupted.
+     * Does <em>NOT</em> throw InterruptedException.
+     */
+    void sleepTillInterrupted(long timeoutMillis) {
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(timeoutMillis);
+        } catch (InterruptedException wakeup) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new started Thread running the given runnable.
+     */
+    Thread newStartedThread(Runnable runnable) {
+        Thread t = new Thread(runnable);
+        t.start();
+        return t;
+    }
 
     // Some convenient Runnable classes
 
@@ -547,7 +566,7 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(SMALL_DELAY_MS);
                 done = true;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (InterruptedException ok) {
             }
         }
     }
@@ -558,7 +577,7 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(MEDIUM_DELAY_MS);
                 done = true;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (InterruptedException ok) {
             }
         }
     }
@@ -569,7 +588,7 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(LONG_DELAY_MS);
                 done = true;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (InterruptedException ok) {
             }
         }
     }
@@ -587,7 +606,7 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(SMALL_DELAY_MS);
                 done = true;
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (InterruptedException ok) {
             }
             return Boolean.TRUE;
         }