Introduce a VM type cast to avoid repeating a type test and spare a handle.

runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc

Index: runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc
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--- runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc	(revision 9224)
+++ runtime/vm/flow_graph_compiler_ia32.cc	(working copy)
@@ -312,9 +312,7 @@
   const Immediate raw_null =
       Immediate(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(Object::null()));
   if (type.IsTypeParameter()) {
-    // TODO(regis): Introduce and use TypeParameter::Cast().
-    const TypeParameter* type_param =
-        reinterpret_cast<const TypeParameter*>(&type);
+    const TypeParameter& type_param = TypeParameter::Cast(type);
     // Load instantiator (or null) and instantiator type arguments on stack.
     __ movl(EDX, Address(ESP, 0));  // Get instantiator type arguments.
     // EDX: instantiator type arguments.
@@ -327,7 +325,7 @@
     __ CompareClassId(EDX, kTypeArguments, EDI);
     __ j(NOT_EQUAL, &fall_through, Assembler::kNearJump);
     __ movl(EDI,
-        FieldAddress(EDX, TypeArguments::type_at_offset(type_param->index())));
+        FieldAddress(EDX, TypeArguments::type_at_offset(type_param.index())));
     // EDI: concrete type of type.
     // Check if type argument is dynamic.
     __ CompareObject(EDI, Type::ZoneHandle(Type::DynamicType()));