--- jsr166/src/test/tck/JSR166TestCase.java	2011/05/31 15:01:24	1.88
+++ jsr166/src/test/tck/JSR166TestCase.java	2011/12/08 18:54:46	1.91
@@ -528,6 +528,28 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
     }
 
     /**
+     * Checks that the threads do not terminate within the default
+     * millisecond delay of {@code timeoutMillis()}.
+     */
+    void assertThreadsStayAlive(Thread... threads) {
+        assertThreadsStayAlive(timeoutMillis(), threads);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that the threads do not terminate within the given millisecond delay.
+     */
+    void assertThreadsStayAlive(long millis, Thread... threads) {
+        try {
+            // No need to optimize the failing case via Thread.join.
+            delay(millis);
+            for (Thread thread : threads)
+                assertTrue(thread.isAlive());
+        } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+            fail("Unexpected InterruptedException");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Checks that future.get times out, with the default timeout of
      * {@code timeoutMillis()}.
      */
@@ -904,6 +926,14 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
         }
     }
 
+    public void await(Semaphore semaphore) {
+        try {
+            assertTrue(semaphore.tryAcquire(LONG_DELAY_MS, MILLISECONDS));
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            threadUnexpectedException(t);
+        }
+    }
+
 //     /**
 //      * Spin-waits up to LONG_DELAY_MS until flag becomes true.
 //      */
@@ -1172,16 +1202,33 @@ public class JSR166TestCase extends Test
         }
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    <T> T serialClone(T o) {
+    void assertSerialEquals(Object x, Object y) {
+        assertTrue(Arrays.equals(serialBytes(x), serialBytes(y)));
+    }
+
+    void assertNotSerialEquals(Object x, Object y) {
+        assertFalse(Arrays.equals(serialBytes(x), serialBytes(y)));
+    }
+
+    byte[] serialBytes(Object o) {
         try {
             ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
             ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
             oos.writeObject(o);
             oos.flush();
             oos.close();
+            return bos.toByteArray();
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            threadUnexpectedException(t);
+            return new byte[0];
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    <T> T serialClone(T o) {
+        try {
             ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream
-                (new ByteArrayInputStream(bos.toByteArray()));
+                (new ByteArrayInputStream(serialBytes(o)));
             T clone = (T) ois.readObject();
             assertSame(o.getClass(), clone.getClass());
             return clone;