| Index: runtime/vm/object.cc | 
| diff --git a/runtime/vm/object.cc b/runtime/vm/object.cc | 
| index 218a7d02c2bed04ca9c1f61611450fdb0468c9ea..f674cd4b80669a4b9a64444e12601acb5135aed4 100644 | 
| --- a/runtime/vm/object.cc | 
| +++ b/runtime/vm/object.cc | 
| @@ -16163,6 +16163,7 @@ void BoundedType::set_type(const AbstractType& value) const { | 
| void BoundedType::set_bound(const AbstractType& value) const { | 
| // The bound may still be unfinalized because of legal cycles. | 
| // It must be finalized before it is checked at run time, though. | 
| +  ASSERT(value.IsFinalized() || value.IsBeingFinalized()); | 
| StorePointer(&raw_ptr()->bound_, value.raw()); | 
| } | 
|  | 
| @@ -16181,20 +16182,26 @@ RawAbstractType* BoundedType::InstantiateFrom( | 
| GrowableObjectArray* trail) const { | 
| ASSERT(IsFinalized()); | 
| AbstractType& bounded_type = AbstractType::Handle(type()); | 
| +  ASSERT(bounded_type.IsFinalized()); | 
| if (!bounded_type.IsInstantiated()) { | 
| bounded_type = bounded_type.InstantiateFrom(instantiator_type_arguments, | 
| bound_error, | 
| trail); | 
| +    // In case types of instantiator_type_arguments are not finalized, then | 
| +    // the instantiated bounded_type is not finalized either. | 
| +    // Note that instantiator_type_arguments must have the final length, though. | 
| } | 
| if ((Isolate::Current()->flags().type_checks()) && | 
| (bound_error != NULL) && bound_error->IsNull()) { | 
| AbstractType& upper_bound = AbstractType::Handle(bound()); | 
| +    ASSERT(upper_bound.IsFinalized()); | 
| ASSERT(!upper_bound.IsObjectType() && !upper_bound.IsDynamicType()); | 
| const TypeParameter& type_param = TypeParameter::Handle(type_parameter()); | 
| if (!upper_bound.IsInstantiated()) { | 
| upper_bound = upper_bound.InstantiateFrom(instantiator_type_arguments, | 
| bound_error, | 
| trail); | 
| +      // Instantiated upper_bound may not be finalized. See comment above. | 
| } | 
| if (bound_error->IsNull()) { | 
| if (!type_param.CheckBound(bounded_type, upper_bound, bound_error) && | 
|  |