+static INLINE int
+__is_unop(const ir_node *node) {
+ assert(node && is_ir_node(node));
+ return (node->op->opar == oparity_unary);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+__is_binop(const ir_node *node) {
+ assert(node && is_ir_node(node));
+ return (node->op->opar == oparity_binary);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+__is_Bad(const ir_node *node) {
+ assert(node);
+ return (node && __get_irn_op(node) == op_Bad);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+__is_no_Block(const ir_node *node) {
+ assert(node && is_ir_node(node));
+ return (__get_irn_op(node) != op_Block);
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+__is_Block(const ir_node *node) {
+ assert(node && is_ir_node(node));
+ return (__get_irn_op(node) == op_Block);
+}
+
+static INLINE ir_node *
+__set_Block_dead(ir_node *block) {
+ assert(__get_irn_op(block) == op_Block);
+ block->attr.block.dead = 1;
+ return block;
+}
+
+static INLINE int
+__is_Block_dead(const ir_node *block) {
+ ir_op * op = __get_irn_op(block);
+
+ if (op == op_Bad)
+ return 1;
+ else {
+ assert(op == op_Block);
+ return block->attr.block.dead;
+ }
+}
+