angr 9.2.103__py3-none-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl

angr/analyses/decompiler/structuring/phoenix.py

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+# pylint:disable=line-too-long,import-outside-toplevel,import-error,multiple-statements,too-many-boolean-expressions
+from typing import Any, DefaultDict, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+from collections import OrderedDict as ODict
+from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
+from enum import Enum
+import logging
+
+import networkx
+
+import claripy
+from ailment.block import Block
+from ailment.statement import Statement, ConditionalJump, Jump, Label, Return
+from ailment.expression import Const, UnaryOp, MultiStatementExpression
+
+from angr.utils.graph import GraphUtils
+from ....knowledge_plugins.cfg import IndirectJumpType
+from ....utils.constants import SWITCH_MISSING_DEFAULT_NODE_ADDR
+from ....utils.graph import dominates, to_acyclic_graph, dfs_back_edges
+from ..sequence_walker import SequenceWalker
+from ..utils import (
+    remove_last_statement,
+    extract_jump_targets,
+    switch_extract_cmp_bounds,
+    is_empty_or_label_only_node,
+    has_nonlabel_statements,
+    first_nonlabel_statement,
+)
+from ..call_counter import AILCallCounter
+from .structurer_nodes import (
+    ConditionNode,
+    SequenceNode,
+    LoopNode,
+    ConditionalBreakNode,
+    BreakNode,
+    ContinueNode,
+    BaseNode,
+    MultiNode,
+    SwitchCaseNode,
+    IncompleteSwitchCaseNode,
+    EmptyBlockNotice,
+    IncompleteSwitchCaseHeadStatement,
+)
+from .structurer_base import StructurerBase
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from angr.knowledge_plugins.functions import Function
+
+l = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+_DEBUG = False
+
+
+class GraphChangedNotification(Exception):
+    """
+    A notification for graph that is currently worked on being changed. Once this notification is caught, the graph
+    schema matching process for the current region restarts.
+    """
+
+
+class MultiStmtExprMode(str, Enum):
+    """
+    Mode of multi-statement expression creation during structuring.
+    """
+
+    NEVER = "Never"
+    ALWAYS = "Always"
+    MAX_ONE_CALL = "Only when less than one call"
+
+
+class PhoenixStructurer(StructurerBase):
+    """
+    Structure a region using a structuring algorithm that is similar to the one in Phoenix decompiler (described in the
+    "phoenix decompiler" paper). Note that this implementation has quite a few improvements over the original described
+    version and *should not* be used to evaluate the performance of the original algorithm described in that paper.
+    """
+
+    NAME = "phoenix"
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        region,
+        parent_map=None,
+        condition_processor=None,
+        func: Optional["Function"] = None,
+        case_entry_to_switch_head: dict[int, int] | None = None,
+        parent_region=None,
+        improve_structurer=True,
+        use_multistmtexprs: MultiStmtExprMode = MultiStmtExprMode.MAX_ONE_CALL,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            region,
+            parent_map=parent_map,
+            condition_processor=condition_processor,
+            func=func,
+            case_entry_to_switch_head=case_entry_to_switch_head,
+            parent_region=parent_region,
+            improve_structurer=improve_structurer,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        # whitelist certain edges. removing these edges will destroy critical schemas, which will impact future
+        # structuring cycles.
+        # the set is populated during the analysis. _last_resort_refinement() will ensure not to remove any edges
+        # who fall into these sets.
+        self.whitelist_edges: set[tuple[int, int]] = set()
+        # also whitelist certain nodes that are definitely header for switch-case constructs. they should not be merged
+        # into another node before we successfully structure the entire switch-case.
+        self.switch_case_known_heads: set[Block] = set()
+
+        # whitelist certain nodes that should be treated as a tail node for do-whiles. these nodes should not be
+        # absorbed into other SequenceNodes
+        self.dowhile_known_tail_nodes: set = set()
+
+        self._phoenix_improved = self._improve_structurer
+        self._edge_virtualization_hints = []
+
+        self._use_multistmtexprs = use_multistmtexprs
+        if not self._phoenix_improved:
+            self._use_multistmtexprs = MultiStmtExprMode.NEVER
+
+        self._analyze()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _assert_graph_ok(g, msg: str) -> None:
+        if _DEBUG:
+            assert (
+                len(list(networkx.connected_components(networkx.Graph(g)))) <= 1
+            ), f"{msg}: More than one connected component. Please report this."
+            assert (
+                len([nn for nn in g if g.in_degree[nn] == 0]) <= 1
+            ), f"{msg}: More than one graph entrance. Please report this."
+
+    def _analyze(self):
+        # iterate until there is only one node in the region
+
+        self._assert_graph_ok(self._region.graph, "Incorrect region graph")
+
+        has_cycle = self._has_cycle()
+
+        # special handling for single-node loops
+        if len(self._region.graph.nodes) == 1 and has_cycle:
+            self._analyze_cyclic()
+
+        # backup the region prior to conducting a cyclic refinement because we may not be able to structure a cycle out
+        # of the refined graph. in that case, we restore the original region and return.
+        pre_refinement_region = None
+
+        while len(self._region.graph.nodes) > 1:
+            progressed = self._analyze_acyclic()
+            if progressed and self._region.head not in self._region.graph:
+                # update the head
+                self._region.head = next(
+                    iter(node for node in self._region.graph.nodes if node.addr == self._region.head.addr)
+                )
+
+            if has_cycle:
+                progressed |= self._analyze_cyclic()
+                if progressed:
+                    pre_refinement_region = None
+                    if self._region.head not in self._region.graph:
+                        # update the loop head
+                        self._region.head = next(
+                            iter(node for node in self._region.graph.nodes if node.addr == self._region.head.addr)
+                        )
+                elif pre_refinement_region is None:
+                    pre_refinement_region = self._region.copy()
+                    refined = self._refine_cyclic()
+                    if refined:
+                        if self._region.head not in self._region.graph:
+                            # update the loop head
+                            self._region.head = next(
+                                iter(node for node in self._region.graph.nodes if node.addr == self._region.head.addr)
+                            )
+                        has_cycle = self._has_cycle()
+                        continue
+                has_cycle = self._has_cycle()
+
+            if not progressed:
+                if self._region.cyclic_ancestor and not self._region.cyclic:
+                    # we prefer directly returning this subgraph in case it can be further restructured within a loop
+                    # region
+                    l.debug("No progress is made on this acyclic graph with a cyclic ancestor. Give up.")
+                    break
+
+                l.debug("No progress is made. Enter last resort refinement.")
+                removed_edge = self._last_resort_refinement(
+                    self._region.head,
+                    self._region.graph,
+                    (
+                        self._region.graph_with_successors
+                        if self._region.graph_with_successors is not None
+                        else networkx.DiGraph(self._region.graph)
+                    ),
+                )
+                self._assert_graph_ok(self._region.graph, "Last resort refinement went wrong")
+                if not removed_edge:
+                    # cannot make any progress in this region. return the subgraph directly
+                    break
+
+        if len(self._region.graph.nodes) == 1:
+            # successfully structured
+            self.result = next(iter(self._region.graph.nodes))
+        else:
+            if pre_refinement_region is not None:
+                # we could not make a loop after the last cycle refinement. restore the graph
+                self._region = pre_refinement_region
+
+            self.result = None  # the actual result is in self._region.graph and self._region.graph_with_successors
+
+    def _analyze_cyclic(self) -> bool:
+        any_matches = False
+        acyclic_graph = to_acyclic_graph(self._region.graph, loop_heads=[self._region.head])
+        for node in list(reversed(GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(acyclic_graph))):
+            if node not in self._region.graph:
+                continue
+            matched = self._match_cyclic_schemas(
+                node,
+                self._region.head,
+                self._region.graph,
+                (
+                    self._region.graph_with_successors
+                    if self._region.graph_with_successors is not None
+                    else networkx.DiGraph(self._region.graph)
+                ),
+            )
+            l.debug("... matching cyclic schemas: %s at %r", matched, node)
+            any_matches |= matched
+            self._assert_graph_ok(self._region.graph, "Removed incorrect edges")
+        return any_matches
+
+    def _match_cyclic_schemas(self, node, head, graph, full_graph) -> bool:
+        matched, loop_node, successor_node = self._match_cyclic_while(node, head, graph, full_graph)
+        if matched:
+            # traverse this node and rewrite all conditional jumps that go outside the loop to breaks
+            self._rewrite_conditional_jumps_to_breaks(loop_node.sequence_node, [successor_node.addr])
+            # traverse this node and rewrite all jumps that go to the beginning of the loop to continue
+            self._rewrite_jumps_to_continues(loop_node.sequence_node)
+            return True
+
+        matched, loop_node, successor_node = self._match_cyclic_dowhile(node, head, graph, full_graph)
+        if matched:
+            # traverse this node and rewrite all conditional jumps that go outside the loop to breaks
+            self._rewrite_conditional_jumps_to_breaks(loop_node.sequence_node, [successor_node.addr])
+            # traverse this node and rewrite all jumps that go to the beginning of the loop to continue
+            self._rewrite_jumps_to_continues(loop_node.sequence_node, loop_node=loop_node)
+            return True
+
+        if self._phoenix_improved:
+            matched, loop_node, successor_node = self._match_cyclic_while_with_single_successor(
+                node, head, graph, full_graph
+            )
+            if matched:
+                # traverse this node and rewrite all conditional jumps that go outside the loop to breaks
+                self._rewrite_conditional_jumps_to_breaks(loop_node.sequence_node, [successor_node.addr])
+                # traverse this node and rewrite all jumps that go to the beginning of the loop to continue
+                self._rewrite_jumps_to_continues(loop_node.sequence_node)
+                return True
+
+        matched, loop_node = self._match_cyclic_natural_loop(node, head, graph, full_graph)
+        if matched:
+            if self._region.successors is not None and len(self._region.successors) == 1:
+                # traverse this node and rewrite all conditional jumps that go outside the loop to breaks
+                self._rewrite_conditional_jumps_to_breaks(
+                    loop_node.sequence_node, [succ.addr for succ in self._region.successors]
+                )
+            # traverse this node and rewrite all jumps that go to the beginning of the loop to continue
+            self._rewrite_jumps_to_continues(loop_node.sequence_node)
+        return matched
+
+    def _match_cyclic_while(self, node, head, graph, full_graph) -> tuple[bool, LoopNode | None, BaseNode | None]:
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(node))
+        if len(succs) == 2:
+            left, right = succs
+
+            if full_graph.has_edge(right, node) and not full_graph.has_edge(left, node):
+                left, right = right, left
+            if left is node:
+                # self loop
+                # possible candidate
+                head_block_idx, _, head_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(node, left)
+                if head_block is None:
+                    # it happens. for example:
+                    # ## Block 4058c8
+                    # 00 | 0x4058c8 | if ((rcx<8> == 0x0<64>)) { Goto 0x4058ca<64> } else { Goto None }
+                    # 01 | 0x4058c8 | rcx<8> = (rcx<8> - 0x1<64>)
+                    # 02 | 0x4058c8 | cc_dep1<8> = Conv(8->64, Load(addr=rsi<8>, size=1, endness=Iend_LE))
+                    # 03 | 0x4058c8 | cc_dep2<8> = Conv(8->64, Load(addr=rdi<8>, size=1, endness=Iend_LE))
+                    # 04 | 0x4058c8 | rdi<8> = (rdi<8> + d<8>)
+                    # 05 | 0x4058c8 | rsi<8> = (rsi<8> + d<8>)
+                    # 06 | 0x4058c8 | if ((Conv(64->8, cc_dep1<8>) == Conv(64->8, cc_dep2<8>))) { Goto 0x4058c8<64> }
+                    #   else { Goto None }
+                    # 07 | 0x4058c8 | Goto(0x4058ca<64>)
+                    head_block_idx, _, head_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(node, right)
+
+                if (
+                    isinstance(head_block, MultiNode)
+                    and head_block.nodes
+                    and isinstance(head_block.nodes[0], Block)
+                    and head_block.nodes[0].statements
+                    and isinstance(first_nonlabel_statement(head_block.nodes[0]), ConditionalJump)
+                    or isinstance(head_block, Block)
+                    and head_block.statements
+                    and isinstance(first_nonlabel_statement(head_block), ConditionalJump)
+                ):
+                    # it's a while loop if the conditional jump (or the head block) is at the beginning of node
+                    loop_type = "while" if head_block_idx == 0 else "do-while"
+                    # otherwise it's a do-while loop
+                    edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, head_block, left)
+                    edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, head_block, right)
+                    if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                        # c = !c
+                        if head_block_idx == 0:
+                            self._remove_first_statement_if_jump(head_block)
+                        else:
+                            remove_last_statement(head_block)
+                        seq_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node]) if not isinstance(node, SequenceNode) else node
+                        loop_node = LoopNode(loop_type, edge_cond_left, seq_node, addr=seq_node.addr)
+                        self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+                        self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+
+                        # ensure the loop has only one successor: the right node
+                        self._remove_edges_except(graph, loop_node, right)
+                        self._remove_edges_except(full_graph, loop_node, right)
+
+                        return True, loop_node, right
+            elif (
+                full_graph.has_edge(left, node)
+                and left is not head
+                and full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1
+                and full_graph.out_degree[left] == 1
+                and not full_graph.has_edge(right, node)
+            ):
+                # possible candidate
+                _, _, head_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(node, left, condjump_only=True)
+                if head_block is not None:
+                    edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, head_block, left)
+                    edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, head_block, right)
+                    if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                        # c = !c
+                        if PhoenixStructurer._is_single_statement_block(node):
+                            # the single-statement-block check is to ensure we don't execute any code before the
+                            # conditional jump. this way the entire node can be dropped.
+                            new_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[left])
+                            loop_node = LoopNode("while", edge_cond_left, new_node, addr=node.addr)
+
+                            # on the original graph
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=left, self_loop=False)
+                            # on the graph with successors
+                            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=left, self_loop=False)
+
+                            # ensure the loop has only one successor: the right node
+                            self._remove_edges_except(graph, loop_node, right)
+                            self._remove_edges_except(full_graph, loop_node, right)
+
+                            return True, loop_node, right
+                        else:
+                            # we generate a while-true loop instead
+                            last_stmt = self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(head_block)
+                            cond_jump = Jump(
+                                None,
+                                Const(None, None, right.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                None,
+                                ins_addr=last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                            )
+                            jump_node = Block(last_stmt.ins_addr, None, statements=[cond_jump])
+                            cond_jump_node = ConditionNode(last_stmt.ins_addr, None, edge_cond_right, jump_node)
+                            new_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node, cond_jump_node, left])
+                            loop_node = LoopNode("while", claripy.true, new_node, addr=node.addr)
+
+                            # on the original graph
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=left, self_loop=False)
+                            # on the graph with successors
+                            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=left, self_loop=False)
+
+                            # ensure the loop has only one successor: the right node
+                            self._remove_edges_except(graph, loop_node, right)
+                            self._remove_edges_except(full_graph, loop_node, right)
+
+                            return True, loop_node, right
+
+                if self._phoenix_improved:
+                    if full_graph.out_degree[node] == 1:
+                        # while (true) { ...; if (...) break; }
+                        _, _, head_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(node, left, condjump_only=True)
+                        if head_block is not None:
+                            edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, head_block, left)
+                            edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, head_block, right)
+                            if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                                # c = !c
+                                self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(head_block)
+                                cond_break = ConditionalBreakNode(node.addr, edge_cond_right, right.addr)
+                                new_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node, cond_break, left])
+                                loop_node = LoopNode("while", claripy.true, new_node, addr=node.addr)
+
+                                # on the original graph
+                                self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=left, self_loop=False)
+                                # on the graph with successors
+                                self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=left, self_loop=False)
+
+                                # ensure the loop has only one successor: the right node
+                                self._remove_edges_except(graph, loop_node, right)
+                                self._remove_edges_except(full_graph, loop_node, right)
+
+                                return True, loop_node, right
+
+        return False, None, None
+
+    def _match_cyclic_while_with_single_successor(
+        self, node, head, graph, full_graph
+    ) -> tuple[bool, LoopNode | None, BaseNode | None]:
+        if self._region.successors:
+            return False, None, None
+        if node is not head:
+            return False, None, None
+
+        if not (node is head or graph.in_degree[node] == 2):
+            return False, None, None
+
+        loop_cond = None
+        if (
+            isinstance(node, SequenceNode)
+            and node.nodes
+            and isinstance(node.nodes[-1], ConditionNode)
+            and node.nodes[-1].true_node is not None
+            and node.nodes[-1].false_node is not None
+        ):
+            successor_node = node.nodes[-1].true_node
+            # test if the successor_node returns or not
+            # FIXME: It might be too strict
+            try:
+                last_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(successor_node)
+            except EmptyBlockNotice:
+                last_stmt = None
+            if last_stmt is not None and isinstance(last_stmt, Return):
+                loop_cond = claripy.Not(node.nodes[-1].condition)
+
+        if loop_cond is None:
+            return False, None, None
+
+        node_copy = node.copy()
+        node_copy.nodes[-1] = node_copy.nodes[-1].false_node  # replace the last node with the false node
+        # check if there is a cycle that starts with node and ends with node
+        next_node = node
+        seq_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node_copy])
+        seen_nodes = set()
+        while True:
+            succs = list(full_graph.successors(next_node))
+            if len(succs) != 1:
+                return False, None, None
+            next_node = succs[0]
+
+            if next_node is node:
+                break
+            if next_node is not node and next_node in seen_nodes:
+                return False, None, None
+
+            seen_nodes.add(next_node)
+            seq_node.nodes.append(next_node)
+
+        loop_node = LoopNode("while", loop_cond, seq_node, addr=node.addr)
+
+        # on the original graph
+        for node_ in seq_node.nodes:
+            if node_ is not node_copy:
+                graph.remove_node(node_)
+        self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+        graph.add_edge(loop_node, successor_node)
+
+        # on the graph with successors
+        for node_ in seq_node.nodes:
+            if node_ is not node_copy:
+                full_graph.remove_node(node_)
+        self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+        full_graph.add_edge(loop_node, successor_node)
+
+        return True, loop_node, successor_node
+
+    def _match_cyclic_dowhile(self, node, head, graph, full_graph) -> tuple[bool, LoopNode | None, BaseNode | None]:
+        preds = list(full_graph.predecessors(node))
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(node))
+        if ((node is head and len(preds) >= 1) or len(preds) >= 2) and len(succs) == 1:
+            succ = succs[0]
+            succ_preds = list(full_graph.predecessors(succ))
+            succ_succs = list(full_graph.successors(succ))
+            if head is not succ and len(succ_succs) == 2 and node in succ_succs and len(succ_preds) == 1:
+                succ_succs.remove(node)
+                out_node = succ_succs[0]
+
+                if full_graph.has_edge(succ, node):
+                    # possible candidate
+                    _, _, succ_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(succ, out_node, condjump_only=True)
+                    if succ_block is not None:
+                        edge_cond_succhead = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, succ_block, node)
+                        edge_cond_succout = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, succ_block, out_node)
+                        if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_succhead) == edge_cond_succout):
+                            # c = !c
+                            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(succ)
+                            drop_succ = False
+
+                            if self._phoenix_improved:
+                                # absorb the entire succ block if possible
+                                if self._is_sequential_statement_block(succ) and self._should_use_multistmtexprs(succ):
+                                    stmts = self._build_multistatementexpr_statements(succ)
+                                    assert stmts is not None
+                                    if stmts:
+                                        edge_cond_succhead = MultiStatementExpression(
+                                            None,
+                                            stmts,
+                                            self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(edge_cond_succhead),
+                                            ins_addr=succ.addr,
+                                        )
+                                    drop_succ = True
+
+                            new_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node] if drop_succ else [node, succ])
+                            loop_node = LoopNode("do-while", edge_cond_succhead, new_node, addr=node.addr)
+
+                            # on the original graph
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=succ, self_loop=False)
+                            # on the graph with successors
+                            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, old_node_1=succ, self_loop=False)
+
+                            return True, loop_node, out_node
+        elif ((node is head and len(preds) >= 1) or len(preds) >= 2) and len(succs) == 2 and node in succs:
+            # head forms a self-loop
+            succs.remove(node)
+            succ = succs[0]
+            if not full_graph.has_edge(succ, node):
+                # possible candidate
+                edge_cond_head = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, node, node)
+                edge_cond_head_succ = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, node, succ)
+                if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_head) == edge_cond_head_succ):
+                    # c = !c
+                    self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(node)
+                    seq_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node]) if not isinstance(node, SequenceNode) else node
+                    loop_node = LoopNode("do-while", edge_cond_head, seq_node, addr=seq_node.addr)
+
+                    # on the original graph
+                    self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+                    # on the graph with successors
+                    self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+
+                    return True, loop_node, succ
+        return False, None, None
+
+    def _match_cyclic_natural_loop(self, node, head, graph, full_graph) -> tuple[bool, LoopNode | None]:
+        if not (node is head or graph.in_degree[node] == 2):
+            return False, None
+
+        # check if there is a cycle that starts with node and ends with node
+        next_node = node
+        seq_node = SequenceNode(node.addr, nodes=[node])
+        seen_nodes = set()
+        while True:
+            succs = list(full_graph.successors(next_node))
+            if len(succs) != 1:
+                return False, None
+            next_node = succs[0]
+
+            if next_node is node:
+                break
+            if next_node is not node and next_node in seen_nodes:
+                return False, None
+
+            seen_nodes.add(next_node)
+            seq_node.nodes.append(next_node)
+
+        loop_node = LoopNode("while", claripy.true, seq_node, addr=node.addr)
+
+        # on the original graph
+        for node_ in seq_node.nodes:
+            if node_ is not node:
+                graph.remove_node(node_)
+        self.replace_nodes(graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+
+        # on the graph with successors
+        for node_ in seq_node.nodes:
+            if node_ is not node:
+                full_graph.remove_node(node_)
+        self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, loop_node, self_loop=False)
+
+        return True, loop_node
+
+    def _refine_cyclic(self) -> bool:
+        loop_heads = {t for _, t in dfs_back_edges(self._region.graph, self._region.head)}
+        sorted_loop_heads = GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(self._region.graph, nodes=list(loop_heads))
+
+        for head in sorted_loop_heads:
+            l.debug("... refining cyclic at %r", head)
+            refined = self._refine_cyclic_core(head)
+            l.debug("... refined: %s", refined)
+            if refined:
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _refine_cyclic_core(self, loop_head) -> bool:
+        graph: networkx.DiGraph = self._region.graph
+        fullgraph: networkx.DiGraph = self._region.graph_with_successors
+        if fullgraph is None:
+            fullgraph = networkx.DiGraph(self._region.graph)
+
+        # check if there is an out-going edge from the loop head
+        head_succs = list(fullgraph.successors(loop_head))
+        successor = None  # the loop successor
+        loop_type = None
+        # continue_node either the loop header for while(true) loops or the loop header predecessor for do-while loops
+        continue_node = loop_head
+
+        is_while, result_while = self._refine_cyclic_is_while_loop(graph, fullgraph, loop_head, head_succs)
+        is_dowhile, result_dowhile = self._refine_cyclic_is_dowhile_loop(graph, fullgraph, loop_head, head_succs)
+
+        continue_edges: list[tuple[BaseNode, BaseNode]] = []
+        outgoing_edges: list = []
+
+        if is_while and is_dowhile:
+            # gotta pick one!
+            # for now, we handle the most common case: both successors exist in the graph of the parent region, and
+            # one successor has a path to the other successor
+            if self._parent_region is not None:
+                succ_while = result_while[-1]
+                succ_dowhile = result_dowhile[-1]
+                if succ_while in self._parent_region.graph and succ_dowhile in self._parent_region.graph:
+                    sorted_nodes = GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(
+                        self._parent_region.graph, loop_heads=[self._parent_region.head]
+                    )
+                    succ_while_idx = sorted_nodes.index(succ_while)
+                    succ_dowhile_idx = sorted_nodes.index(succ_dowhile)
+                    if succ_dowhile_idx < succ_while_idx:
+                        # pick do-while
+                        is_while = False
+
+        if is_while:
+            loop_type = "while"
+            continue_edges, outgoing_edges, continue_node, successor = result_while
+        elif is_dowhile:
+            loop_type = "do-while"
+            continue_edges, outgoing_edges, continue_node, successor = result_dowhile
+
+        if loop_type is None:
+            # natural loop. select *any* exit edge to determine the successor
+            # well actually, to maintain determinism, we select the successor with the highest address
+            successor_candidates = set()
+            for node in networkx.descendants(graph, loop_head):
+                for succ in fullgraph.successors(node):
+                    if succ not in graph:
+                        successor_candidates.add(succ)
+                    if loop_head is succ:
+                        continue_edges.append((node, succ))
+            if successor_candidates:
+                successor_candidates = list(sorted(successor_candidates, key=lambda x: x.addr))
+                successor = successor_candidates[0]
+                # virtualize all other edges
+                for succ in successor_candidates:
+                    for pred in fullgraph.predecessors(succ):
+                        if pred in graph:
+                            outgoing_edges.append((pred, succ))
+
+        if outgoing_edges:
+            # if there is a single successor, we convert all out-going edges into breaks;
+            # if there are multiple successors, and if the current region does not have a parent region, then we
+            # convert all out-going edges into gotos;
+            # otherwise we give up.
+
+            if self._parent_region is not None and len({dst for _, dst in outgoing_edges}) > 1:
+                # give up because there is a parent region
+                return False
+
+            if successor is None:
+                successor_and_edgecounts = defaultdict(int)
+                for _, dst in outgoing_edges:
+                    successor_and_edgecounts[dst] += 1
+
+                if len(successor_and_edgecounts) > 1:
+                    # pick one successor with the highest edge count and (in case there are multiple successors with the
+                    # same edge count) the lowest address
+                    max_edgecount = max(successor_and_edgecounts.values())
+                    successor_candidates = [
+                        nn for nn, edgecount in successor_and_edgecounts.items() if edgecount == max_edgecount
+                    ]
+                    successor = next(iter(sorted(successor_candidates, key=lambda x: x.addr)))
+                else:
+                    successor = next(iter(successor_and_edgecounts.keys()))
+
+            for src, dst in outgoing_edges:
+                if dst is successor:
+                    # keep in mind that at this point, src might have been structured already. this means the last
+                    # block in src may not be the actual block that has a direct jump or a conditional jump to dst. as
+                    # a result, we should walk all blocks in src to find the jump to dst, then extract the condition
+                    # and augment the corresponding block with a ConditionalBreak.
+                    _, src_parent, src_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(src, dst)
+                    if src_block is None:
+                        l.warning(
+                            "Cannot find the source block jumping to the destination block at %#x. "
+                            "This is likely a bug elsewhere and needs to be addressed.",
+                            dst.addr,
+                        )
+                        # remove the edge anyway
+                        fullgraph.remove_edge(src, dst)
+                    elif not isinstance(src_block, (Block, MultiNode)):
+                        # it has probably been structured into BreakNode or ConditionalBreakNode
+                        # just remove the edge
+                        fullgraph.remove_edge(src, dst)
+                    else:
+                        has_continue = False
+                        # at the same time, examine if there is an edge that goes from src to the continue node. if so,
+                        # we deal with it here as well.
+                        continue_node_going_edge = src, continue_node
+                        if continue_node_going_edge in continue_edges:
+                            has_continue = True
+                            # do not remove the edge from continue_edges since we want to process them later in this
+                            # function.
+
+                        # create the "break" node. in fact, we create a jump or a conditional jump, which will be
+                        # rewritten to break nodes after (if possible). directly creating break nodes may lead to
+                        # unwanted results, e.g., inserting a break (that's intended to break out of the loop) inside a
+                        # switch-case that is nested within a loop.
+                        last_src_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(src_block)
+                        break_cond = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(fullgraph, src_block, dst)
+                        if claripy.is_true(break_cond):
+                            break_stmt = Jump(
+                                None,
+                                Const(None, None, successor.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                None,
+                                ins_addr=last_src_stmt.ins_addr,
+                            )
+                            break_node = Block(last_src_stmt.ins_addr, None, statements=[break_stmt])
+                        else:
+                            break_stmt = Jump(
+                                None,
+                                Const(None, None, successor.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                None,
+                                ins_addr=last_src_stmt.ins_addr,
+                            )
+                            break_node_inner = Block(last_src_stmt.ins_addr, None, statements=[break_stmt])
+                            break_node = ConditionNode(
+                                last_src_stmt.ins_addr,
+                                None,
+                                break_cond,
+                                break_node_inner,
+                            )
+                        new_node = SequenceNode(src_block.addr, nodes=[src_block, break_node])
+                        if has_continue:
+                            if self.is_a_jump_target(last_src_stmt, continue_node.addr):
+                                # instead of a conditional break node, we should insert a condition node instead
+                                break_stmt = Jump(
+                                    None,
+                                    Const(None, None, successor.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                    None,
+                                    ins_addr=last_src_stmt.ins_addr,
+                                )
+                                break_node = Block(last_src_stmt.ins_addr, None, statements=[break_stmt])
+                                cont_node = ContinueNode(
+                                    last_src_stmt.ins_addr,
+                                    Const(None, None, continue_node.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                )
+                                cond_node = ConditionNode(
+                                    last_src_stmt.ins_addr,
+                                    None,
+                                    break_cond,
+                                    break_node,
+                                )
+                                new_node.nodes[-1] = cond_node
+                                new_node.nodes.append(cont_node)
+
+                                # we don't remove the edge (src, continue_node) from the graph or full graph. we will
+                                # process them later in this function.
+                            else:
+                                # the last statement in src_block is not the conditional jump whose one branch goes to
+                                # the loop head. it probably goes to another block that ends up going to the loop head.
+                                # we don't handle it here.
+                                pass
+
+                        self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(src_block)
+                        fullgraph.remove_edge(src, dst)
+                        if src_parent is not None:
+                            # replace the node in its parent node
+                            self.replace_node_in_node(src_parent, src_block, new_node)
+                        else:
+                            # directly replace the node in graph
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, src, new_node)
+                            self.replace_nodes(fullgraph, src, new_node)
+                            if src is loop_head:
+                                loop_head = new_node
+                            if src is continue_node:
+                                continue_node = new_node
+
+                        self._replace_node_in_edge_list(outgoing_edges, src_block, new_node)
+                        self._replace_node_in_edge_list(continue_edges, src_block, new_node)
+
+                        # remove the last jump or conditional jump in src_block
+                        self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(src_block)
+
+                else:
+                    self.virtualized_edges.add((src, dst))
+                    fullgraph.remove_edge(src, dst)
+                    if fullgraph.in_degree[dst] == 0:
+                        # drop this node
+                        fullgraph.remove_node(dst)
+                        if dst in self._region.successors:
+                            self._region.successors.remove(dst)
+
+        if len(continue_edges) > 1:
+            # convert all but one (the one that is the farthest from the head, topological-wise) head-going edges into
+            # continues
+            sorted_nodes = GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(
+                fullgraph, nodes=[src for src, _ in continue_edges], loop_heads=[loop_head]
+            )
+            src_to_ignore = sorted_nodes[-1]
+
+            for src, _ in continue_edges:
+                if src is src_to_ignore:
+                    # this edge will be handled during loop structuring
+                    continue
+
+                # due to prior structuring of sub regions, the continue node may already be a Jump statement deep in
+                # src at this point. we need to find the Jump statement and replace it.
+                _, _, cont_block = self._find_node_going_to_dst(src, continue_node)
+                if cont_block is None:
+                    # cont_block is not found. but it's ok. one possibility is that src is a jump table head with one
+                    # case being the loop head. in such cases, we can just remove the edge.
+                    if src.addr not in self.kb.cfgs["CFGFast"].jump_tables:
+                        l.warning(
+                            "_refine_cyclic_core: Cannot find the block going to loop head for edge %r -> %r. "
+                            "Remove the edge anyway.",
+                            src,
+                            continue_node,
+                        )
+                    if graph.has_edge(src, continue_node):
+                        graph.remove_edge(src, continue_node)
+                    fullgraph.remove_edge(src, continue_node)
+                else:
+                    # remove the edge.
+                    graph.remove_edge(src, continue_node)
+                    fullgraph.remove_edge(src, continue_node)
+                    # replace it with the original node plus the continue node
+                    try:
+                        last_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(cont_block)
+                    except EmptyBlockNotice:
+                        # meh
+                        last_stmt = None
+                    if last_stmt is not None:
+                        new_cont_node = None
+                        if isinstance(last_stmt, ConditionalJump):
+                            new_cont_node = ContinueNode(last_stmt.ins_addr, continue_node.addr)
+                            if (
+                                isinstance(last_stmt.true_target, Const)
+                                and last_stmt.true_target.value == continue_node.addr
+                            ):
+                                new_cont_node = ConditionNode(
+                                    last_stmt.ins_addr, None, last_stmt.condition, new_cont_node
+                                )
+                            else:
+                                new_cont_node = ConditionNode(
+                                    last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                                    None,
+                                    UnaryOp(None, "Not", last_stmt.condition),
+                                    new_cont_node,
+                                )
+                        elif isinstance(last_stmt, Jump):
+                            new_cont_node = ContinueNode(last_stmt.ins_addr, continue_node.addr)
+
+                        if new_cont_node is not None:
+                            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(cont_block)
+                            new_node = SequenceNode(src.addr, nodes=[src, new_cont_node])
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, src, new_node)
+                            self.replace_nodes(fullgraph, src, new_node)
+
+        if loop_type == "do-while":
+            self.dowhile_known_tail_nodes.add(continue_node)
+
+        return bool(outgoing_edges or len(continue_edges) > 1)
+
+    def _refine_cyclic_is_while_loop(
+        self, graph, fullgraph, loop_head, head_succs
+    ) -> tuple[bool, tuple[list, list, BaseNode, BaseNode] | None]:
+        if len(head_succs) == 2 and any(head_succ not in graph for head_succ in head_succs):
+            # make sure the head_pred is not already structured
+            _, _, head_block_0 = self._find_node_going_to_dst(loop_head, head_succs[0])
+            _, _, head_block_1 = self._find_node_going_to_dst(loop_head, head_succs[1])
+            if head_block_0 is head_block_1 and head_block_0 is not None:
+                # there is an out-going edge from the loop head
+                # virtualize all other edges
+                continue_edges: list[tuple[BaseNode, BaseNode]] = []
+                outgoing_edges = []
+                successor = next(iter(head_succ for head_succ in head_succs if head_succ not in graph))
+                for node in networkx.descendants(graph, loop_head):
+                    succs = list(fullgraph.successors(node))
+                    if loop_head in succs:
+                        continue_edges.append((node, loop_head))
+
+                    outside_succs = [succ for succ in succs if succ not in graph]
+                    for outside_succ in outside_succs:
+                        outgoing_edges.append((node, outside_succ))
+
+                return True, (continue_edges, outgoing_edges, loop_head, successor)
+        return False, None
+
+    def _refine_cyclic_is_dowhile_loop(  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+        self, graph, fullgraph, loop_head, head_succs
+    ) -> tuple[bool, tuple[list, list, BaseNode, BaseNode] | None]:
+        # check if there is an out-going edge from the loop tail
+        head_preds = list(fullgraph.predecessors(loop_head))
+        if len(head_preds) == 1:
+            head_pred = head_preds[0]
+            head_pred_succs = list(fullgraph.successors(head_pred))
+            if len(head_pred_succs) == 2 and any(nn not in graph for nn in head_pred_succs):
+                # make sure the head_pred is not already structured
+                _, _, src_block_0 = self._find_node_going_to_dst(head_pred, head_pred_succs[0])
+                _, _, src_block_1 = self._find_node_going_to_dst(head_pred, head_pred_succs[1])
+                if src_block_0 is src_block_1 and src_block_0 is not None:
+                    continue_edges: list[tuple[BaseNode, BaseNode]] = []
+                    outgoing_edges = []
+                    # there is an out-going edge from the loop tail
+                    # virtualize all other edges
+                    successor = next(iter(nn for nn in head_pred_succs if nn not in graph))
+                    continue_node = head_pred
+                    for node in networkx.descendants(graph, loop_head):
+                        if node is head_pred:
+                            continue
+                        succs = list(fullgraph.successors(node))
+                        if head_pred in succs:
+                            continue_edges.append((node, head_pred))
+
+                        outside_succs = [succ for succ in succs if succ not in graph]
+                        for outside_succ in outside_succs:
+                            outgoing_edges.append((node, outside_succ))
+
+                    return True, (continue_edges, outgoing_edges, continue_node, successor)
+        return False, None
+
+    def _analyze_acyclic(self) -> bool:
+        # match against known schemas
+        l.debug("Matching acyclic schemas for region %r.", self._region)
+
+        any_matches = False
+        idx = 0
+        while True:
+            l.debug("_match_acyclic_schemas: Iteration %d", idx)
+            idx += 1
+
+            try:
+                any_matches_this_iteration = self._match_acyclic_schemas(
+                    self._region.graph,
+                    (
+                        self._region.graph_with_successors
+                        if self._region.graph_with_successors is not None
+                        else networkx.DiGraph(self._region.graph)
+                    ),
+                    self._region.head,
+                )
+            except GraphChangedNotification:
+                # restart
+                l.debug("_match_acyclic_schemas: Graph changed. Restart.")
+                idx = 0
+                continue
+            if not any_matches_this_iteration:
+                break
+            any_matches = True
+
+            # update the head if needed
+            if self._region.head not in self._region.graph:
+                # update the head
+                self._region.head = next(
+                    iter(node for node in self._region.graph.nodes if node.addr == self._region.head.addr)
+                )
+
+        return any_matches
+
+    def _match_acyclic_schemas(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, full_graph: networkx.DiGraph, head) -> bool:
+        # traverse the graph in reverse topological order
+        any_matches = False
+
+        self._assert_graph_ok(self._region.graph, "Got a wrong graph to work on")
+
+        if graph.in_degree[head] == 0:
+            acyclic_graph = graph
+        else:
+            acyclic_graph = networkx.DiGraph(graph)
+            acyclic_graph.remove_edges_from(graph.in_edges(head))
+
+            self._assert_graph_ok(acyclic_graph, "Removed wrong edges")
+
+        for node in list(reversed(GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(acyclic_graph))):
+            if node not in graph:
+                continue
+            if graph.has_edge(node, head):
+                # it's a back edge. skip
+                continue
+            l.debug("... matching acyclic switch-case constructs at %r", node)
+            matched = self._match_acyclic_switch_cases(graph, full_graph, node)
+            l.debug("... matched: %s", matched)
+            any_matches |= matched
+            if matched:
+                break
+            l.debug("... matching acyclic sequence at %r", node)
+            matched = self._match_acyclic_sequence(graph, full_graph, node)
+            l.debug("... matched: %s", matched)
+            any_matches |= matched
+            if matched:
+                break
+            l.debug("... matching acyclic ITE at %r", node)
+            matched = self._match_acyclic_ite(graph, full_graph, node)
+            l.debug("... matched: %s", matched)
+            any_matches |= matched
+            if matched:
+                break
+            if self._phoenix_improved:
+                l.debug("... matching acyclic ITE with short-circuit conditions at %r", node)
+                matched = self._match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions(graph, full_graph, node)
+                l.debug("... matched: %s", matched)
+                any_matches |= matched
+                if matched:
+                    break
+            self._assert_graph_ok(self._region.graph, "Removed incorrect edges")
+        return any_matches
+
+    # switch cases
+
+    def _match_acyclic_switch_cases(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, full_graph: networkx.DiGraph, node) -> bool:
+        if isinstance(node, (SwitchCaseNode, IncompleteSwitchCaseNode)):
+            return False
+
+        r = self._match_acyclic_switch_cases_incomplete_switch_head(node, graph, full_graph)
+        if r:
+            return r
+        jump_tables = self.kb.cfgs["CFGFast"].jump_tables
+        r = self._match_acyclic_switch_cases_address_loaded_from_memory(node, graph, full_graph, jump_tables)
+        if r:
+            return r
+        r = self._match_acyclic_switch_cases_address_computed(node, graph, full_graph, jump_tables)
+        if r:
+            return r
+        r = self._match_acyclic_incomplete_switch_cases(node, graph, full_graph, jump_tables)
+        return r
+
+    def _match_acyclic_switch_cases_incomplete_switch_head(self, node, graph, full_graph) -> bool:
+        try:
+            last_stmts = self.cond_proc.get_last_statements(node)
+        except EmptyBlockNotice:
+            return False
+
+        if len(last_stmts) != 1:
+            return False
+        last_stmt = last_stmts[0]
+        if not isinstance(last_stmt, IncompleteSwitchCaseHeadStatement):
+            return False
+
+        # make a fake jumptable
+        node_default_addr = None
+        case_entries: dict[int, tuple[int, int | None]] = {}
+        for _, case_value, case_target_addr, case_target_idx, _ in last_stmt.case_addrs:
+            if isinstance(case_value, str):
+                if case_value == "default":
+                    node_default_addr = case_target_addr
+                    continue
+                raise ValueError(f"Unsupported 'case_value' {case_value}")
+            case_entries[case_value] = (case_target_addr, case_target_idx)
+
+        cases, node_default, to_remove = self._switch_build_cases(
+            case_entries,
+            node,
+            node,
+            node_default_addr,
+            graph,
+            full_graph,
+        )
+        if node_default_addr is not None and node_default is None:
+            # the default node is not found. it's likely the node has been structured and is part of another construct
+            # (e.g., inside another switch-case). we need to create a default node that jumps to the other node
+            jmp_to_default_node = Jump(
+                None,
+                Const(None, None, node_default_addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                None,
+                ins_addr=SWITCH_MISSING_DEFAULT_NODE_ADDR,
+            )
+            node_default = Block(SWITCH_MISSING_DEFAULT_NODE_ADDR, 0, statements=[jmp_to_default_node])
+            graph.add_edge(node, node_default)
+            full_graph.add_edge(node, node_default)
+        r = self._make_switch_cases_core(
+            node,
+            self.cond_proc.claripy_ast_from_ail_condition(last_stmt.switch_variable),
+            cases,
+            node_default_addr,
+            node_default,
+            last_stmt.ins_addr,
+            to_remove,
+            graph,
+            full_graph,
+            can_bail=True,
+        )
+        if not r:
+            return False
+
+        # special handling of duplicated default nodes
+        if node_default is not None and self._region.graph.out_degree[node] > 1:
+            other_out_nodes = list(self._region.graph.successors(node))
+            for o in other_out_nodes:
+                if o.addr == node_default.addr and o is not node_default:
+                    self._region.graph.remove_node(o)
+                    if self._region.graph_with_successors is not None:
+                        self._region.graph_with_successors.remove_node(o)
+
+        self._switch_handle_gotos(cases, node_default, None)
+        return True
+
+    def _match_acyclic_switch_cases_address_loaded_from_memory(self, node, graph, full_graph, jump_tables) -> bool:
+        try:
+            last_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(node)
+        except EmptyBlockNotice:
+            return False
+
+        successor_addrs = extract_jump_targets(last_stmt)
+        if len(successor_addrs) != 2:
+            return False
+
+        for t in successor_addrs:
+            if t in jump_tables:
+                # this is a candidate!
+                target = t
+                break
+        else:
+            return False
+
+        jump_table = jump_tables[target]
+        if jump_table.type != IndirectJumpType.Jumptable_AddressLoadedFromMemory:
+            return False
+
+        # extract the comparison expression, lower-, and upper-bounds from the last statement
+        cmp = switch_extract_cmp_bounds(last_stmt)
+        if not cmp:
+            return False
+        cmp_expr, cmp_lb, cmp_ub = cmp  # pylint:disable=unused-variable
+
+        node_a = next(iter(nn for nn in graph.nodes if nn.addr == target), None)
+        if node_a is None:
+            return False
+
+        # the default case
+        node_b_addr = next(iter(t for t in successor_addrs if t != target), None)
+        if node_b_addr is None:
+            return False
+
+        # populate whitelist_edges
+        for case_node_addr in jump_table.jumptable_entries:
+            self.whitelist_edges.add((node_a.addr, case_node_addr))
+        self.whitelist_edges.add((node.addr, node_b_addr))
+        self.whitelist_edges.add((node_a.addr, node_b_addr))
+        self.switch_case_known_heads.add(node)
+
+        # sanity check: case nodes are successors to node_a. all case nodes must have at most common one successor
+        node_pred = None
+        if graph.in_degree[node] == 1:
+            node_pred = list(graph.predecessors(node))[0]
+
+        case_nodes = list(graph.successors(node_a))
+        case_node_successors = set()
+        for case_node in case_nodes:
+            if case_node is node_pred:
+                continue
+            if case_node.addr in jump_table.jumptable_entries:
+                succs = set(graph.successors(case_node))
+                case_node_successors |= {succ for succ in succs if succ.addr not in jump_table.jumptable_entries}
+        if len(case_node_successors) > 1:
+            return False
+
+        # we will definitely be able to structure this into a full switch-case. remove node from switch_case_known_heads
+        self.switch_case_known_heads.remove(node)
+
+        # un-structure IncompleteSwitchCaseNode
+        if isinstance(node_a, SequenceNode) and node_a.nodes and isinstance(node_a.nodes[0], IncompleteSwitchCaseNode):
+            _, new_seq_node = self._unpack_sequencenode_head(graph, node_a)
+            self._unpack_sequencenode_head(full_graph, node_a, new_seq=new_seq_node)
+            # update node_a
+            node_a = next(iter(nn for nn in graph.nodes if nn.addr == target))
+        if isinstance(node_a, IncompleteSwitchCaseNode):
+            self._unpack_incompleteswitchcasenode(graph, node_a)
+            self._unpack_incompleteswitchcasenode(full_graph, node_a)
+            # update node_a
+            node_a = next(iter(nn for nn in graph.nodes if nn.addr == target))
+
+        cases, node_default, to_remove = self._switch_build_cases(
+            {cmp_lb + i: entry_addr for (i, entry_addr) in enumerate(jump_table.jumptable_entries)},
+            node,
+            node_a,
+            node_b_addr,
+            graph,
+            full_graph,
+        )
+
+        if node_default is None:
+            switch_end_addr = node_b_addr
+        else:
+            # we don't know what the end address of this switch-case structure is. let's figure it out
+            switch_end_addr = None
+            to_remove.add(node_default)
+
+        to_remove.add(node_a)  # add node_a
+        self._make_switch_cases_core(
+            node,
+            cmp_expr,
+            cases,
+            node_b_addr,
+            node_default,
+            last_stmt.ins_addr,
+            to_remove,
+            graph,
+            full_graph,
+            node_a=node_a,
+        )
+
+        self._switch_handle_gotos(cases, node_default, switch_end_addr)
+
+        return True
+
+    def _match_acyclic_switch_cases_address_computed(self, node, graph, full_graph, jump_tables) -> bool:
+        if node.addr not in jump_tables:
+            return False
+        jump_table = jump_tables[node.addr]
+        if jump_table.type != IndirectJumpType.Jumptable_AddressComputed:
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            last_stmts = self.cond_proc.get_last_statements(node)
+        except EmptyBlockNotice:
+            return False
+        if len(last_stmts) != 1:
+            return False
+        last_stmt = last_stmts[0]
+
+        if not isinstance(last_stmt, ConditionalJump):
+            return False
+
+        # Typical look:
+        #   t2 = (r5<4> - 0x22<32>)
+        #   if ((t2 <= 0x1c<32>)) { Goto (0x41d10c<32> + (t2 << 0x2<8>)) } else { Goto 0x41d108<32> }
+        #
+        # extract the comparison expression, lower-, and upper-bounds from the last statement
+        cmp = switch_extract_cmp_bounds(last_stmt)
+        if not cmp:
+            return False
+        cmp_expr, cmp_lb, cmp_ub = cmp  # pylint:disable=unused-variable
+
+        if isinstance(last_stmt.false_target, Const):
+            default_addr = last_stmt.false_target.value
+        else:
+            return False
+
+        cases, node_default, to_remove = self._switch_build_cases(
+            {cmp_lb + i: entry_addr for (i, entry_addr) in enumerate(jump_table.jumptable_entries)},
+            node,
+            node,
+            default_addr,
+            graph,
+            full_graph,
+        )
+        if node_default is None:
+            # there must be a default case
+            return False
+
+        self._make_switch_cases_core(
+            node, cmp_expr, cases, default_addr, node_default, node.addr, to_remove, graph, full_graph
+        )
+
+        return True
+
+    def _match_acyclic_incomplete_switch_cases(
+        self, node, graph: networkx.DiGraph, full_graph: networkx.DiGraph, jump_tables: dict
+    ) -> bool:
+        # sanity checks
+        if node.addr not in jump_tables:
+            return False
+        if isinstance(node, IncompleteSwitchCaseNode):
+            return False
+        if is_empty_or_label_only_node(node):
+            return False
+
+        successors = list(graph.successors(node))
+
+        if (
+            successors
+            and {succ.addr for succ in successors} == set(jump_tables[node.addr].jumptable_entries)
+            and all(graph.in_degree[succ] == 1 for succ in successors)
+        ):
+            out_nodes = set()
+            for succ in successors:
+                out_nodes |= set(full_graph.successors(succ))
+            out_nodes = list(out_nodes)
+            if len(out_nodes) <= 1:
+                new_node = IncompleteSwitchCaseNode(node.addr, node, successors)
+                graph.remove_nodes_from(successors)
+                self.replace_nodes(graph, node, new_node)
+                if out_nodes and out_nodes[0] in graph:
+                    graph.add_edge(new_node, out_nodes[0])
+                full_graph.remove_nodes_from(successors)
+                self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node, new_node)
+                if out_nodes:
+                    full_graph.add_edge(new_node, out_nodes[0])
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _switch_build_cases(
+        self,
+        case_and_entryaddrs: dict[int, int | tuple[int, int | None]],
+        head_node,
+        node_a: BaseNode,
+        node_b_addr,
+        graph,
+        full_graph,
+    ) -> tuple[ODict, Any, set[Any]]:
+        cases: ODict[int | tuple[int], SequenceNode] = OrderedDict()
+        to_remove = set()
+
+        # it is possible that the default node gets duplicated by other analyses and creates a default node (addr.a)
+        # and a case node (addr.b). The addr.a node is a successor to the head node while the addr.b node is a
+        # successor to node_a
+        default_node_candidates = [nn for nn in graph.nodes if nn.addr == node_b_addr]
+        if len(default_node_candidates) == 0:
+            node_default: BaseNode | None = None
+        elif len(default_node_candidates) == 1:
+            node_default: BaseNode | None = default_node_candidates[0]
+        else:
+            node_default: BaseNode | None = next(
+                iter(nn for nn in default_node_candidates if graph.has_edge(head_node, nn)), None
+            )
+
+        if node_default is not None and not isinstance(node_default, SequenceNode):
+            # make the default node a SequenceNode so that we can insert Break and Continue nodes into it later
+            new_node = SequenceNode(node_default.addr, nodes=[node_default])
+            self.replace_nodes(graph, node_default, new_node)
+            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, node_default, new_node)
+            node_default = new_node
+
+        # entry_addrs_set = set(jumptable_entries)
+        converted_nodes: dict[tuple[int, int | None], Any] = {}
+        entry_addr_to_ids: DefaultDict[tuple[int, int | None], set[int]] = defaultdict(set)
+
+        # the default node might get duplicated (e.g., by EagerReturns). we detect if a duplicate of the default node
+        # (node b) is a successor node of node a. we only skip those entries going to the default node if no duplicate
+        # of default node exists in node a's successors.
+        node_a_successors = list(graph.successors(node_a))
+        if len(default_node_candidates) > 1:
+            node_b_in_node_a_successors = any(nn for nn in node_a_successors if nn in default_node_candidates)
+        else:
+            # the default node is not duplicated
+            node_b_in_node_a_successors = False
+
+        for case_idx, entry_addr in case_and_entryaddrs.items():
+            if isinstance(entry_addr, tuple):
+                entry_addr, entry_idx = entry_addr
+            else:
+                entry_idx = None
+
+            if not node_b_in_node_a_successors and entry_addr == node_b_addr:
+                # jump to default or end of the switch-case structure - ignore this case
+                continue
+
+            entry_addr_to_ids[(entry_addr, entry_idx)].add(case_idx)
+            if (entry_addr, entry_idx) in converted_nodes:
+                continue
+
+            if entry_addr == self._region.head.addr:
+                # do not make the region head part of the switch-case construct (because it will lead to the removal
+                # of the region head node). replace this entry with a goto statement later.
+                entry_node = None
+            else:
+                entry_node = next(
+                    iter(
+                        nn
+                        for nn in node_a_successors
+                        if nn.addr == entry_addr and (not isinstance(nn, (Block, MultiNode)) or nn.idx == entry_idx)
+                    ),
+                    None,
+                )
+            if entry_node is None:
+                # Missing entries. They are probably *after* the entire switch-case construct. Replace it with an empty
+                # Goto node.
+                case_inner_node = Block(
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                    statements=[
+                        Jump(
+                            None,
+                            Const(None, None, entry_addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                            target_idx=entry_idx,
+                            ins_addr=0,
+                            stmt_idx=0,
+                        )
+                    ],
+                )
+                case_node = SequenceNode(0, nodes=[case_inner_node])
+                converted_nodes[(entry_addr, entry_idx)] = case_node
+                continue
+
+            if isinstance(entry_node, SequenceNode):
+                case_node = entry_node
+            else:
+                case_node = SequenceNode(entry_node.addr, nodes=[entry_node])
+            to_remove.add(entry_node)
+
+            converted_nodes[(entry_addr, entry_idx)] = case_node
+
+        for entry_addr_and_idx, converted_node in converted_nodes.items():
+            assert entry_addr_and_idx in entry_addr_to_ids
+            case_ids = entry_addr_to_ids[entry_addr_and_idx]
+            if len(case_ids) == 1:
+                cases[next(iter(case_ids))] = converted_node
+            else:
+                cases[tuple(sorted(case_ids))] = converted_node
+
+        # reorganize cases to handle fallthroughs
+        cases = self._reorganize_switch_cases(cases)
+
+        return cases, node_default, to_remove
+
+    def _make_switch_cases_core(
+        self,
+        head,
+        cmp_expr,
+        cases: ODict,
+        node_default_addr: int,
+        node_default,
+        addr,
+        to_remove: set,
+        graph: networkx.DiGraph,
+        full_graph: networkx.DiGraph,
+        node_a=None,
+        can_bail=False,
+    ) -> bool:
+        scnode = SwitchCaseNode(cmp_expr, cases, node_default, addr=addr)
+
+        # insert the switch-case node to the graph
+        other_nodes_inedges = []
+        out_edges = []
+
+        # remove all those entry nodes
+        if node_default is not None:
+            to_remove.add(node_default)
+
+        for nn in to_remove:
+            if nn is head:
+                continue
+            for src in graph.predecessors(nn):
+                if src not in to_remove:
+                    other_nodes_inedges.append((src, nn))
+            for dst in full_graph.successors(nn):
+                if dst not in to_remove:
+                    out_edges.append((nn, dst))
+
+        if can_bail:
+            nonhead_out_nodes = {edge[1] for edge in out_edges if edge[1] is not head}
+            if len(nonhead_out_nodes) > 1:
+                # not ready to be structured yet - do it later
+                return False
+
+        if node_default is not None:
+            # the head no longer goes to the default case
+            graph.remove_edge(head, node_default)
+            full_graph.remove_edge(head, node_default)
+        else:
+            # the default node is not in the current graph, but it might be in the full graph
+            node_default_in_full_graph = next(iter(nn for nn in full_graph if nn.addr == node_default_addr), None)
+            if node_default_in_full_graph is not None and full_graph.has_edge(head, node_default_in_full_graph):
+                # the head no longer jumps to the default node - the switch jumps to it
+                full_graph.remove_edge(head, node_default_in_full_graph)
+
+        for nn in to_remove:
+            graph.remove_node(nn)
+            full_graph.remove_node(nn)
+
+        graph.add_edge(head, scnode)
+        full_graph.add_edge(head, scnode)
+
+        if out_edges:
+            # for all out edges going to head, we ensure there is a goto at the end of each corresponding case node
+            for out_src, out_dst in out_edges:
+                if out_dst is head:
+                    all_case_nodes = list(cases.values())
+                    if node_default is not None:
+                        all_case_nodes.append(node_default)
+                    case_node: SequenceNode = [nn for nn in all_case_nodes if nn.addr == out_src.addr][0]
+                    case_node_last_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(case_node)
+                    if not isinstance(case_node_last_stmt, Jump):
+                        jump_stmt = Jump(
+                            None, Const(None, None, head.addr, self.project.arch.bits), None, ins_addr=out_src.addr
+                        )
+                        jump_node = Block(out_src.addr, 0, statements=[jump_stmt])
+                        case_node.nodes.append(jump_node)
+                    graph.add_edge(scnode, head)
+                    full_graph.add_edge(scnode, head)
+
+            out_edges = [edge for edge in out_edges if edge[1] is not head]
+            if out_edges:
+                # leave only one out edge and virtualize all other out edges
+                out_edge = out_edges[0]
+                out_dst = out_edge[1]
+                if out_dst in graph:
+                    graph.add_edge(scnode, out_dst)
+                full_graph.add_edge(scnode, out_dst)
+                if full_graph.has_edge(head, out_dst):
+                    full_graph.remove_edge(head, out_dst)
+
+        # remove the last statement (conditional jump) in the head node
+        remove_last_statement(head)
+
+        if node_a is not None:
+            # remove the last statement in node_a
+            remove_last_statement(node_a)
+
+        return True
+
+    # other acyclic schemas
+
+    def _match_acyclic_sequence(self, graph, full_graph, start_node) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if there is a sequence of regions, where each region has a single predecessor and a single successor.
+        """
+        succs = list(graph.successors(start_node))
+        if len(succs) == 1:
+            end_node = succs[0]
+            jump_tables = self.kb.cfgs["CFGFast"].jump_tables
+            if (
+                full_graph.out_degree[start_node] == 1
+                and full_graph.in_degree[end_node] == 1
+                and not full_graph.has_edge(end_node, start_node)
+                and end_node.addr not in jump_tables
+                and end_node not in self.switch_case_known_heads
+                and start_node not in self.switch_case_known_heads
+                and end_node not in self.dowhile_known_tail_nodes
+            ):
+                # merge two blocks
+                new_seq = self._merge_nodes(start_node, end_node)
+
+                # on the original graph
+                self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_seq, old_node_1=end_node if end_node in graph else None)
+                # on the graph with successors
+                self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_seq, old_node_1=end_node)
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def _match_acyclic_ite(self, graph, full_graph, start_node) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if start_node is the beginning of an If-Then-Else region. Create a Condition node if it is the case.
+        """
+
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(start_node))
+        if len(succs) == 2:
+            left, right = succs
+            if left in self.switch_case_known_heads or right in self.switch_case_known_heads:
+                # structure the switch-case first before we wrap them into an ITE. give up
+                return False
+
+            left_succs = list(full_graph.successors(left))
+            right_succs = list(full_graph.successors(right))
+
+            if (
+                left in graph
+                and right in graph
+                and (
+                    (not left_succs and not right_succs)
+                    or (not left_succs and len(right_succs) == 1)
+                    or (not right_succs and len(left_succs) == 1)
+                    or (len(left_succs) == 1 and left_succs == right_succs)
+                )
+            ):
+                # potentially ITE
+                jump_tables = self.kb.cfgs["CFGFast"].jump_tables
+
+                if (
+                    full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1
+                    and full_graph.in_degree[right] == 1
+                    and left.addr not in jump_tables
+                    and right.addr not in jump_tables
+                ):
+                    edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                    edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, right)
+                    if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                        # c = !c
+                        last_if_jump = self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+                        new_cond_node = ConditionNode(
+                            last_if_jump.ins_addr if last_if_jump is not None else start_node.addr,
+                            None,
+                            edge_cond_left,
+                            left,
+                            false_node=right,
+                        )
+                        new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+                        if not left_succs:
+                            # on the original graph
+                            if left in graph:
+                                graph.remove_node(left)
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=right)
+                            # on the graph with successors
+                            full_graph.remove_node(left)
+                            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=right)
+                        else:
+                            # on the original graph
+                            if right in graph:
+                                graph.remove_node(right)
+                            self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+                            # on the graph with successors
+                            full_graph.remove_node(right)
+                            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+
+                        return True
+
+            if right in graph and not right_succs and full_graph.in_degree[right] == 1 and left in graph:
+                # swap them
+                left, right = right, left
+                left_succs, right_succs = right_succs, left_succs
+            if left in graph and not left_succs and full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1 and right in graph:
+                # potentially If-Then
+                jump_tables = self.kb.cfgs["CFGFast"].jump_tables
+
+                if left.addr not in jump_tables and right.addr not in jump_tables:
+                    edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                    edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, right)
+                    if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                        # c = !c
+                        last_if_jump = self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+                        new_cond_node = ConditionNode(
+                            last_if_jump.ins_addr if last_if_jump is not None else start_node.addr,
+                            None,
+                            edge_cond_left,
+                            left,
+                            false_node=None,
+                        )
+                        new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+                        # on the original graph
+                        self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+                        # on the graph with successors
+                        self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+
+                        return True
+
+            if len(right_succs) == 1 and right_succs[0] == left:
+                # swap them
+                left, right = right, left
+                left_succs, right_succs = right_succs, left_succs
+            if left in graph and len(left_succs) == 1 and left_succs[0] == right:
+                # potentially If-Then
+                if full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1 and full_graph.in_degree[right] >= 2:
+                    edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                    edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, right)
+                    if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                        # c = !c
+                        last_if_jump = self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+                        new_cond_node = ConditionNode(
+                            last_if_jump.ins_addr if last_if_jump is not None else start_node.addr,
+                            None,
+                            edge_cond_left,
+                            left,
+                            false_node=None,
+                        )
+                        new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+                        # on the original graph
+                        self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+                        # on the graph with successors
+                        self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+
+                        return True
+
+            if right in graph and left not in graph:
+                # swap them
+                left, right = right, left
+                left_succs, right_succs = right_succs, left_succs  # pylint:disable=unused-variable
+            if left in graph and right not in graph:
+                # potentially If-then
+                if full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1 and (
+                    full_graph.in_degree[right] == 2
+                    and left_succs == [right]
+                    or full_graph.in_degree[right] == 1
+                    and not left_succs
+                ):
+                    edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                    edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, right)
+                    if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                        # c = !c
+                        try:
+                            last_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(start_node)
+                        except EmptyBlockNotice:
+                            last_stmt = None
+                        new_cond_node = ConditionNode(
+                            last_stmt.ins_addr if last_stmt is not None else start_node.addr,
+                            None,
+                            edge_cond_left,
+                            left,
+                            false_node=None,
+                        )
+                        new_nodes = [start_node, new_cond_node]
+                        if full_graph.in_degree[right] == 1:
+                            # only remove the if statement when it will no longer be used later
+                            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+                            # add a goto node at the end
+                            new_jump_node = Block(
+                                new_cond_node.addr,
+                                0,
+                                statements=[
+                                    Jump(
+                                        None,
+                                        Const(None, None, right.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                        ins_addr=new_cond_node.addr,
+                                    )
+                                ],
+                            )
+                            new_nodes.append(new_jump_node)
+                        new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=new_nodes)
+
+                        # on the original graph
+                        self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+                        # on the graph with successors
+                        self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+
+                        return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def _match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions(
+        self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, full_graph: networkx.DiGraph, start_node
+    ) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if start_node is the beginning of an If-Then-Else region with cascading short-circuit expressions as the
+        condition. Create a Condition node if it is the case.
+        """
+
+        # There are four possible graph schemas.
+        #
+        # Type A: Cascading Or::
+        #
+        #     cond_node
+        #     |        \
+        #     |         \
+        # next_cond      \
+        #    ...    \     \
+        #            \    |
+        #             \   |
+        #              \  |
+        #    ...       body
+        #       ...      /
+        #         \ \ \ /
+        #        successor
+        #
+        # We reduce it into if (cond || next_cond) { body }
+        #
+        # Type B: Cascading Or with else::
+        #
+        #     cond_node
+        #     |        \
+        #     |         \
+        # next_cond      \
+        #    ...    \     \
+        #            \    |
+        #             \   |
+        #              \  |
+        #    ...       body
+        #      else      /
+        #         \ \ \ /
+        #        successor
+        #
+        # We reduce it into if (cond || next_cond) { body } else { else }
+        #
+        # Type C: Cascading And::
+        #
+        #     cond_node
+        #     |        \
+        #     |         \
+        # next_cond      \
+        #    ...    \     \
+        #            \    |
+        #             \   |
+        #      \       \ /
+        #       \       |
+        #       body    |
+        #    ...  |     |
+        #         |     |
+        #         \ \ \ /
+        #        successor
+        #
+        # We reduce it into if (cond && next_cond) { body }
+        #
+        # Type D: Cascading And with else::
+        #
+        #     cond_node
+        #     |        \
+        #     |         \
+        # next_cond      \
+        #    ...    \     \
+        #            \    |
+        #             \   |
+        #      \       \ /
+        #       \       |
+        #       body    |
+        #    ...  |    else
+        #         |     |
+        #         \ \ \ /
+        #        successor
+        #
+        # We reduce it into if (cond && next_cond) { body } else { else }
+
+        r = self._match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_a(graph, full_graph, start_node)
+
+        if r is not None:
+            left, left_cond, right, left_right_cond, succ = r
+            # create the condition node
+            memo = {}
+            if not self._is_single_statement_block(left):
+                if not self._should_use_multistmtexprs(left):
+                    return False
+                # create a MultiStatementExpression for left_right_cond
+                stmts = self._build_multistatementexpr_statements(left)
+                assert stmts is not None
+                mstmt_expr = MultiStatementExpression(
+                    None, stmts, self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(left_right_cond), ins_addr=left.addr
+                )
+                memo[left_right_cond._hash] = mstmt_expr
+            cond = self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(
+                claripy.Or(claripy.Not(left_cond), left_right_cond), memo=memo
+            )
+            cond_jump = ConditionalJump(
+                None,
+                cond,
+                Const(None, None, right.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                Const(None, None, succ.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                true_target_idx=right.idx if isinstance(right, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                false_target_idx=succ.idx if isinstance(succ, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                ins_addr=start_node.addr,
+                stmt_idx=0,
+            )
+            new_cond_node = Block(start_node.addr, None, statements=[cond_jump])
+            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+            new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+            self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left if left in graph else None)
+            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+
+            return True
+
+        r = self._match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_b(graph, full_graph, start_node)
+
+        if r is not None:
+            left, left_cond, right, right_left_cond, else_node = r
+            # create the condition node
+            memo = {}
+            if not self._is_single_statement_block(right):
+                if not self._should_use_multistmtexprs(right):
+                    return False
+                # create a MultiStatementExpression for left_right_cond
+                stmts = self._build_multistatementexpr_statements(right)
+                assert stmts is not None
+                mstmt_expr = MultiStatementExpression(
+                    None, stmts, self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(right_left_cond), ins_addr=left.addr
+                )
+                memo[right_left_cond._hash] = mstmt_expr
+            cond = self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(claripy.Or(left_cond, right_left_cond), memo=memo)
+            cond_jump = ConditionalJump(
+                None,
+                cond,
+                Const(None, None, left.addr, self.project.arch.bits, ins_addr=start_node.addr),
+                Const(None, None, else_node.addr, self.project.arch.bits, ins_addr=start_node.addr),
+                true_target_idx=left.idx if isinstance(left, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                false_target_idx=else_node.idx if isinstance(else_node, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                ins_addr=start_node.addr,
+                stmt_idx=0,
+            )
+            new_cond_node = Block(start_node.addr, None, statements=[cond_jump])
+            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+            new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+            self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=right if right in graph else None)
+            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=right)
+
+            return True
+
+        r = self._match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_c(graph, full_graph, start_node)
+
+        if r is not None:
+            left, left_cond, succ, left_succ_cond, right = r
+            # create the condition node
+            memo = {}
+            if not self._is_single_statement_block(left):
+                if not self._should_use_multistmtexprs(left):
+                    return False
+                # create a MultiStatementExpression for left_right_cond
+                stmts = self._build_multistatementexpr_statements(left)
+                assert stmts is not None
+                mstmt_expr = MultiStatementExpression(
+                    None, stmts, self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(left_succ_cond), ins_addr=left.addr
+                )
+                memo[left_succ_cond._hash] = mstmt_expr
+            cond = self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(
+                claripy.And(left_cond, claripy.Not(left_succ_cond)), memo=memo
+            )
+            cond_jump = ConditionalJump(
+                None,
+                cond,
+                Const(None, None, right.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                Const(None, None, succ.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                true_target_idx=right.idx if isinstance(right, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                false_target_idx=succ.idx if isinstance(succ, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                ins_addr=start_node.addr,
+                stmt_idx=0,
+            )
+            new_cond_node = Block(start_node.addr, None, statements=[cond_jump])
+            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+            new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+            self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left if left in graph else None)
+            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+            return True
+
+        r = self._match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_d(graph, full_graph, start_node)
+
+        if r is not None:
+            left, left_cond, right, right_left_cond, else_node = r
+            # create the condition node
+            memo = {}
+            if not self._is_single_statement_block(left):
+                if not self._should_use_multistmtexprs(left):
+                    return False
+                # create a MultiStatementExpression for left_right_cond
+                stmts = self._build_multistatementexpr_statements(left)
+                assert stmts is not None
+                mstmt_expr = MultiStatementExpression(
+                    None, stmts, self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(right_left_cond), ins_addr=left.addr
+                )
+                memo[right_left_cond._hash] = mstmt_expr
+            cond = self.cond_proc.convert_claripy_bool_ast(
+                claripy.And(left_cond, right_left_cond),
+                memo=memo,
+            )
+            cond_jump = ConditionalJump(
+                None,
+                cond,
+                Const(None, None, right.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                Const(None, None, else_node.addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                true_target_idx=right.idx if isinstance(right, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                false_target_idx=else_node.idx if isinstance(else_node, (Block, MultiNode)) else None,
+                ins_addr=start_node.addr,
+                stmt_idx=0,
+            )
+            new_cond_node = Block(start_node.addr, None, statements=[cond_jump])
+            self._remove_last_statement_if_jump(start_node)
+            new_node = SequenceNode(start_node.addr, nodes=[start_node, new_cond_node])
+
+            self.replace_nodes(graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left if left in graph else None)
+            self.replace_nodes(full_graph, start_node, new_node, old_node_1=left)
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def _match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_a(  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+        self, graph, full_graph, start_node
+    ) -> tuple | None:
+        #   if (a) goto right
+        #   else if (b) goto right
+        #   else goto other_succ
+        # right:
+        #   ...
+        #   goto other_succ
+        # other_succ:
+
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(start_node))
+        if len(succs) == 2:
+            left, right = succs
+
+            if full_graph.in_degree[left] > 1 and full_graph.in_degree[right] == 1:
+                left, right = right, left
+            if (
+                self._is_sequential_statement_block(left)
+                and full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1
+                and full_graph.in_degree[right] >= 1
+            ):
+                edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, right)
+                if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                    # c0 = !c0
+                    left_succs = list(full_graph.successors(left))
+                    if len(left_succs) == 2 and right in left_succs:
+                        other_succ = next(iter(succ for succ in left_succs if succ is not right))
+                        if full_graph.out_degree[right] == 1 and full_graph.has_edge(right, other_succ):
+                            # there must be an edge between right and other_succ
+                            edge_cond_left_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, left, right)
+                            edge_cond_left_other = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, left, other_succ)
+                            if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left_right) == edge_cond_left_other):
+                                # c1 = !c1
+                                return left, edge_cond_left, right, edge_cond_left_right, other_succ
+        return None
+
+    def _match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_b(  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+        self, graph, full_graph, start_node
+    ) -> tuple | None:
+        #   if (a) goto left
+        # right:
+        #   else if (b) goto left
+        #   else goto else_node
+        # left:
+        #   ...
+        #   goto succ
+        # else_node:
+        #   ...
+        #   goto succ
+        # succ:
+
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(start_node))
+        if len(succs) == 2:
+            left, right = succs
+
+            if full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1 and full_graph.in_degree[right] == 2:
+                left, right = right, left
+            if (
+                self._is_sequential_statement_block(right)
+                and full_graph.in_degree[left] == 2
+                and full_graph.in_degree[right] == 1
+            ):
+                edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                edge_cond_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, right)
+                if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_right):
+                    # c0 = !c0
+                    right_succs = list(full_graph.successors(right))
+                    left_succs = list(full_graph.successors(left))
+                    if len(right_succs) == 2 and left in right_succs:
+                        else_node = next(iter(succ for succ in right_succs if succ is not left))
+                        if len([succ for succ in left_succs if succ is not else_node]) == 1:
+                            edge_cond_right_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, right, left)
+                            edge_cond_right_else = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, right, else_node)
+                            if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_right_left) == edge_cond_right_else):
+                                # c1 = !c1
+                                return left, edge_cond_left, right, edge_cond_right_left, else_node
+        return None
+
+    def _match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_c(  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+        self, graph, full_graph, start_node
+    ) -> tuple | None:
+        #   if (a) goto successor
+        #   else if (b) goto successor
+        # right:
+        #   ...
+        # successor:
+
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(start_node))
+        if len(succs) == 2:
+            left, successor = succs
+
+            if full_graph.in_degree[left] > 1 and full_graph.in_degree[successor] == 1:
+                left, successor = successor, left
+            if (
+                self._is_sequential_statement_block(left)
+                and full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1
+                and full_graph.in_degree[successor] >= 1
+            ):
+                edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                edge_cond_successor = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, successor)
+                if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_successor):
+                    # c0 = !c0
+                    left_succs = list(full_graph.successors(left))
+                    if len(left_succs) == 2 and successor in left_succs:
+                        right = next(iter(succ for succ in left_succs if succ is not successor))
+                        if full_graph.out_degree[right] == 1 and full_graph.has_edge(right, successor):
+                            # there must be an edge from right to successor
+                            edge_cond_left_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, left, right)
+                            edge_cond_left_successor = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(
+                                full_graph, left, successor
+                            )
+                            if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left_right) == edge_cond_left_successor):
+                                # c1 = !c1
+                                return left, edge_cond_left, successor, edge_cond_left_successor, right
+        return None
+
+    def _match_acyclic_short_circuit_conditions_type_d(  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+        self, graph, full_graph, start_node
+    ) -> tuple | None:
+        #   if (a) goto else_node
+        # left:
+        #   else if (b) goto else_node
+        # right:
+        #   ...
+        #   goto successor
+        # else_node:
+        #   ...
+        #   goto successor
+        # successor:
+
+        succs = list(full_graph.successors(start_node))
+        if len(succs) == 2:
+            left, else_node = succs
+
+            if full_graph.in_degree[left] > 1 and full_graph.in_degree[else_node] == 1:
+                left, else_node = else_node, left
+            if (
+                self._is_sequential_statement_block(left)
+                and full_graph.in_degree[left] == 1
+                and full_graph.in_degree[else_node] >= 1
+            ):
+                edge_cond_left = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, left)
+                edge_cond_else = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, start_node, else_node)
+                if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left) == edge_cond_else):
+                    # c0 = !c0
+                    left_succs = list(full_graph.successors(left))
+                    if len(left_succs) == 2 and else_node in left_succs:
+                        right = next(iter(succ for succ in left_succs if succ is not else_node))
+                        edge_cond_left_right = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, left, right)
+                        edge_cond_left_else = self.cond_proc.recover_edge_condition(full_graph, left, else_node)
+                        if claripy.is_true(claripy.Not(edge_cond_left_right) == edge_cond_left_else):
+                            # c1 = !c1
+                            return left, edge_cond_left, right, edge_cond_left_right, else_node
+        return None
+
+    def _last_resort_refinement(self, head, graph: networkx.DiGraph, full_graph: networkx.DiGraph | None) -> bool:
+        if self._phoenix_improved:
+            while self._edge_virtualization_hints:
+                src, dst = self._edge_virtualization_hints.pop(0)
+                if graph.has_edge(src, dst):
+                    self._virtualize_edge(graph, full_graph, src, dst)
+                    l.debug("last_resort: Removed edge %r -> %r (type 3)", src, dst)
+                    return True
+
+        # virtualize an edge to allow progressing in structuring
+        all_edges_wo_dominance = []  # to ensure determinism, edges in this list are ordered by a tuple of
+        # (src_addr, dst_addr)
+        secondary_edges = []  # likewise, edges in this list are ordered by a tuple of (src_addr, dst_addr)
+        other_edges = []
+        idoms = networkx.immediate_dominators(full_graph, head)
+        if networkx.is_directed_acyclic_graph(full_graph):
+            acyclic_graph = full_graph
+        else:
+            acyclic_graph = to_acyclic_graph(full_graph, loop_heads=[head])
+        for src, dst in acyclic_graph.edges:
+            if src is dst:
+                continue
+            if src not in graph:
+                continue
+            if not dominates(idoms, src, dst) and not dominates(idoms, dst, src):
+                if (src.addr, dst.addr) not in self.whitelist_edges:
+                    all_edges_wo_dominance.append((src, dst))
+            elif not dominates(idoms, src, dst):
+                if (src.addr, dst.addr) not in self.whitelist_edges:
+                    secondary_edges.append((src, dst))
+            else:
+                if (src.addr, dst.addr) not in self.whitelist_edges:
+                    other_edges.append((src, dst))
+
+        ordered_nodes = GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(acyclic_graph, loop_heads=[head])
+        node_seq = {nn: (len(ordered_nodes) - idx) for (idx, nn) in enumerate(ordered_nodes)}  # post-order
+
+        if all_edges_wo_dominance:
+            all_edges_wo_dominance = self._chick_order_edges(all_edges_wo_dominance, node_seq)
+            # virtualize the first edge
+            src, dst = all_edges_wo_dominance[0]
+            self._virtualize_edge(graph, full_graph, src, dst)
+            l.debug("last_resort: Removed edge %r -> %r (type 1)", src, dst)
+            return True
+
+        if secondary_edges:
+            secondary_edges = self._chick_order_edges(secondary_edges, node_seq)
+            # virtualize the first edge
+            src, dst = secondary_edges[0]
+            self._virtualize_edge(graph, full_graph, src, dst)
+            l.debug("last_resort: Removed edge %r -> %r (type 2)", src, dst)
+            return True
+
+        l.debug("last_resort: No edge to remove")
+        return False
+
+    def _virtualize_edge(self, graph, full_graph, src, dst):
+        # if the last statement of src is a conditional jump, we rewrite it into a Condition(Jump) and a direct jump
+        try:
+            last_stmt = self.cond_proc.get_last_statement(src)
+        except EmptyBlockNotice:
+            last_stmt = None
+        new_src = None
+        remove_src_last_stmt = False
+        if isinstance(last_stmt, ConditionalJump):
+            if isinstance(last_stmt.true_target, Const) and last_stmt.true_target.value == dst.addr:
+                goto0_condition = last_stmt.condition
+                goto0_target = last_stmt.true_target
+                goto1_target = last_stmt.false_target
+            elif isinstance(last_stmt.false_target, Const) and last_stmt.false_target.value == dst.addr:
+                goto0_condition = UnaryOp(None, "Not", last_stmt.condition)
+                goto0_target = last_stmt.false_target
+                goto1_target = last_stmt.true_target
+            else:
+                # this should not really happen...
+                goto0_condition = None
+                goto0_target = None
+                goto1_target = None
+
+            if goto0_condition is not None:
+                goto0 = Block(
+                    last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                    0,
+                    statements=[Jump(None, goto0_target, ins_addr=last_stmt.ins_addr, stmt_idx=0)],
+                )
+                cond_node = ConditionNode(last_stmt.ins_addr, None, goto0_condition, goto0)
+                goto1_node = Block(
+                    last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                    0,
+                    statements=[Jump(None, goto1_target, ins_addr=last_stmt.ins_addr, stmt_idx=0)],
+                )
+                remove_src_last_stmt = True
+                new_src = SequenceNode(src.addr, nodes=[src, cond_node, goto1_node])
+        elif isinstance(last_stmt, Jump):
+            # do nothing
+            pass
+        else:
+            # insert a Jump at the end
+            stmt_addr = src.addr
+            goto_node = Block(
+                stmt_addr,
+                0,
+                statements=[
+                    Jump(None, Const(None, None, dst.addr, self.project.arch.bits), ins_addr=stmt_addr, stmt_idx=0)
+                ],
+            )
+            new_src = SequenceNode(src.addr, nodes=[src, goto_node])
+
+        if graph.has_edge(src, dst):
+            graph.remove_edge(src, dst)
+            self.virtualized_edges.add((src, dst))
+        if new_src is not None:
+            self.replace_nodes(graph, src, new_src)
+        if full_graph is not None:
+            self.virtualized_edges.add((src, dst))
+            full_graph.remove_edge(src, dst)
+            if new_src is not None:
+                self.replace_nodes(full_graph, src, new_src)
+        if remove_src_last_stmt:
+            remove_last_statement(src)
+
+    def _should_use_multistmtexprs(self, node: Block | BaseNode) -> bool:
+        if self._use_multistmtexprs == MultiStmtExprMode.NEVER:
+            return False
+        if self._use_multistmtexprs == MultiStmtExprMode.ALWAYS:
+            return True
+        if self._use_multistmtexprs == MultiStmtExprMode.MAX_ONE_CALL:
+            # count the number of calls
+            ctr = AILCallCounter()
+            ctr.walk(node)
+            return ctr.calls <= 1
+        l.warning("Unsupported enum value for _use_multistmtexprs: %s", self._use_multistmtexprs)
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_node_going_to_dst(
+        node: SequenceNode,
+        dst: Block | BaseNode,
+        last=True,
+        condjump_only=False,
+    ) -> tuple[int | None, BaseNode | None, Block | None]:
+        """
+
+        :param node:
+        :param dst_addr:
+        :param dst_idx:
+        :return:            A tuple of (parent node, node who has a successor of dst_addr)
+        """
+
+        dst_addr = dst.addr
+        dst_idx = dst.idx if isinstance(dst, Block) else ...
+
+        def _check(last_stmt):
+            if (
+                not condjump_only
+                and isinstance(last_stmt, Jump)
+                and isinstance(last_stmt.target, Const)
+                and last_stmt.target.value == dst_addr
+                and (dst_idx is ... or last_stmt.target_idx == dst_idx)
+            ):
+                return True
+            elif isinstance(last_stmt, ConditionalJump):
+                if (
+                    isinstance(last_stmt.true_target, Const)
+                    and last_stmt.true_target.value == dst_addr
+                    and (dst_idx is ... or last_stmt.true_target_idx == dst_idx)
+                ):
+                    return True
+                elif (
+                    isinstance(last_stmt.false_target, Const)
+                    and last_stmt.false_target.value == dst_addr
+                    and (dst_idx is ... or last_stmt.false_target_idx == dst_idx)
+                ):
+                    return True
+            elif isinstance(last_stmt, IncompleteSwitchCaseHeadStatement):
+                if any(case_addr == dst_addr for _, _, _, case_addr in last_stmt.case_addrs):
+                    return True
+            return False
+
+        def _handle_Block(block: Block, parent=None, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+            if block.statements:
+                first_stmt = first_nonlabel_statement(block)
+                if first_stmt is not None:
+                    # this block has content. increment the block ID counter
+                    walker.block_id += 1
+
+                if _check(first_stmt):
+                    walker.parent_and_block.append((walker.block_id, parent, block))
+                elif len(block.statements) > 1:
+                    last_stmt = block.statements[-1]
+                    if _check(last_stmt):
+                        walker.parent_and_block.append((walker.block_id, parent, block))
+                    elif (
+                        not isinstance(last_stmt, (Jump, ConditionalJump))
+                        and block.addr + block.original_size == dst_addr
+                    ):
+                        walker.parent_and_block.append((walker.block_id, parent, block))
+
+        def _handle_MultiNode(block: MultiNode, parent=None, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+            if block.nodes and isinstance(block.nodes[-1], Block) and block.nodes[-1].statements:
+                first_stmt = first_nonlabel_statement(block)
+                if first_stmt is not None:
+                    # this block has content. increment the block ID counter
+                    walker.block_id += 1
+                if _check(block.nodes[-1].statements[-1]):
+                    walker.parent_and_block.append((walker.block_id, parent, block))
+                    return
+
+        def _handle_BreakNode(break_node: BreakNode, parent=None, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+            walker.block_id += 1
+            if (
+                break_node.target == dst_addr
+                or isinstance(break_node.target, Const)
+                and break_node.target.value == dst_addr
+            ):
+                # FIXME: idx is ignored
+                walker.parent_and_block.append((walker.block_id, parent, break_node))
+                return
+
+        walker = SequenceWalker(
+            handlers={
+                Block: _handle_Block,
+                MultiNode: _handle_MultiNode,
+                BreakNode: _handle_BreakNode,
+            },
+            update_seqnode_in_place=False,
+            force_forward_scan=True,
+        )
+        walker.parent_and_block: list[tuple[int, Any, Block | MultiNode]] = []
+        walker.block_id = -1
+        walker.walk(node)
+        if not walker.parent_and_block:
+            return None, None, None
+        else:
+            if last:
+                return walker.parent_and_block[-1]
+            return walker.parent_and_block[0]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _unpack_sequencenode_head(graph: networkx.DiGraph, seq: SequenceNode, new_seq=None):
+        if not seq.nodes:
+            return False, None
+        node = seq.nodes[0]
+        if new_seq is None:
+            # create the new sequence node if no prior-created sequence node is passed in
+            new_seq = seq.copy()
+            new_seq.nodes = new_seq.nodes[1:]
+            if new_seq.nodes:
+                new_seq.addr = new_seq.nodes[0].addr
+
+        preds = list(graph.predecessors(seq))
+        succs = list(graph.successors(seq))
+        graph.remove_node(seq)
+        for pred in preds:
+            graph.add_edge(pred, node)
+        if new_seq.nodes:
+            graph.add_edge(node, new_seq)
+        for succ in succs:
+            if succ is seq:
+                graph.add_edge(new_seq, new_seq)
+            else:
+                graph.add_edge(new_seq, succ)
+        return True, new_seq
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _unpack_incompleteswitchcasenode(graph: networkx.DiGraph, incscnode: IncompleteSwitchCaseNode):
+        preds = list(graph.predecessors(incscnode))
+        succs = list(graph.successors(incscnode))
+        if len(succs) <= 1:
+            graph.remove_node(incscnode)
+            for pred in preds:
+                graph.add_edge(pred, incscnode.head)
+            for case_node in incscnode.cases:
+                graph.add_edge(incscnode.head, case_node)
+                if succs:
+                    graph.add_edge(case_node, succs[0])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _count_statements(node: BaseNode | Block) -> int:
+        if isinstance(node, Block):
+            return sum(1 for stmt in node.statements if not isinstance(stmt, Label))
+        elif isinstance(node, MultiNode):
+            return sum(PhoenixStructurer._count_statements(nn) for nn in node.nodes)
+        elif isinstance(node, SequenceNode):
+            return sum(PhoenixStructurer._count_statements(nn) for nn in node.nodes)
+        return 1
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_single_statement_block(node: BaseNode | Block) -> bool:
+        if isinstance(node, (Block, MultiNode, SequenceNode)):
+            return PhoenixStructurer._count_statements(node) == 1
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_sequential_statement_block(node: BaseNode | Block) -> bool:
+        """
+        Examine if the node can be converted into a MultiStatementExpression object. The conversion fails if there are
+        any conditional statements or goto statements before the very last statement of the node.
+        """
+
+        def _is_sequential_statement_list(stmts: list[Statement]) -> bool:
+            if not stmts:
+                return True
+            for stmt in stmts[:-1]:
+                if isinstance(
+                    stmt,
+                    (
+                        ConditionalJump,
+                        Jump,
+                    ),
+                ):
+                    return False
+            return True
+
+        def _to_statement_list(node: Block | MultiNode | SequenceNode) -> list[Statement]:
+            if isinstance(node, Block):
+                return node.statements
+            if isinstance(node, MultiNode):
+                # expand it
+                all_statements = []
+                for nn in node.nodes:
+                    all_statements += _to_statement_list(nn)
+                return all_statements
+            if isinstance(node, SequenceNode):
+                all_statements = []
+                for nn in node.nodes:
+                    all_statements += _to_statement_list(nn)
+                return all_statements
+            raise TypeError(f"Unsupported node type {type(node)}")
+
+        try:
+            stmt_list = _to_statement_list(node)
+        except TypeError:
+            return False
+        return _is_sequential_statement_list(stmt_list)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _build_multistatementexpr_statements(block) -> list[Statement] | None:
+        stmts = []
+        if isinstance(block, (SequenceNode, MultiNode)):
+            for b in block.nodes:
+                stmts_ = PhoenixStructurer._build_multistatementexpr_statements(b)
+                if stmts_ is None:
+                    return None
+                stmts += stmts_
+            return stmts
+        elif isinstance(block, Block):
+            for idx, stmt in enumerate(block.statements):
+                if isinstance(stmt, Label):
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(stmt, ConditionalJump):
+                    if idx == len(block.statements) - 1:
+                        continue
+                    return None
+                if isinstance(stmt, Jump):
+                    return None
+                stmts.append(stmt)
+            return stmts
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _remove_edges_except(graph: networkx.DiGraph, src, dst):
+        for succ in list(graph.successors(src)):
+            if succ is not src and succ is not dst:
+                graph.remove_edge(src, succ)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _remove_first_statement_if_jump(node: BaseNode | Block) -> Jump | ConditionalJump | None:
+        if isinstance(node, Block):
+            if node.statements:
+                idx = 0
+                first_stmt = node.statements[idx]
+                while isinstance(first_stmt, Label):
+                    idx += 1
+                    if idx >= len(node.statements):
+                        first_stmt = None
+                        break
+                    first_stmt = node.statements[idx]
+
+                if isinstance(first_stmt, (Jump, ConditionalJump)):
+                    if idx == 0:
+                        node.statements = node.statements[1:]
+                    else:
+                        node.statements = node.statements[0:idx] + node.statements[idx + 1 :]
+                    return first_stmt
+            return None
+        if isinstance(node, MultiNode):
+            for nn in node.nodes:
+                if isinstance(nn, Block):
+                    if not has_nonlabel_statements(nn):
+                        continue
+                    return PhoenixStructurer._remove_first_statement_if_jump(nn)
+                break
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _chick_order_edges(edges: list, node_seq: dict[Any, int]) -> list:
+        graph = networkx.DiGraph()
+        graph.add_edges_from(edges)
+
+        def _sort_edge(edge_):
+            # this is a bit complex. we first sort based on the topological order of the destination node; edges with
+            # destination nodes that are closer to the head (as specified in node_seq) should be virtualized first.
+            # then we solve draws by prioritizing edges whose destination nodes are with a lower in-degree (only
+            # consider the sub graph with these edges), and a few other properties.
+            src, dst = edge_
+            dst_in_degree = graph.in_degree[dst]
+            src_out_degree = graph.out_degree[src]
+            return -node_seq.get(dst), dst_in_degree, src_out_degree, -src.addr, -dst.addr
+
+        return list(sorted(edges, key=_sort_edge, reverse=True))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _replace_node_in_edge_list(edge_list: list[tuple], old_node, new_node) -> None:
+        for idx in range(len(edge_list)):  # pylint:disable=consider-using-enumerate
+            edge = edge_list[idx]
+            src, dst = edge
+            replace = False
+            if src is old_node:
+                src = new_node
+                replace = True
+            if dst is old_node:
+                dst = new_node
+                replace = True
+            if replace:
+                edge_list[idx] = src, dst
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def dump_graph(graph: networkx.DiGraph, path: str) -> None:
+        graph_with_str = networkx.DiGraph()
+
+        for node in graph:
+            graph_with_str.add_node(f'"{repr(node)}"')
+
+        for src, dst in graph.edges:
+            graph_with_str.add_edge(f'"{repr(src)}"', f'"{repr(dst)}"')
+
+        networkx.drawing.nx_pydot.write_dot(graph_with_str, path)