RFR: 8262096: Vector API fails to work due to VectorShape initialization exception [v4]

Fri Feb 26 15:50:41 UTC 2021

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:37:08 GMT, Jie Fu <jiefu at openjdk.org> wrote:

> I'd like to keep DoubleVector.SPECIES_PREFERRED.length() <= VectorSupport.getMaxLaneCount(double.class) for Java programmers since the VectorSupport_GetMaxLaneCount is used to implement a Java API.

It doesn't make much sense to me. `VectorSupport` is an internal API for `jdk.incubator.vector` to consume.
It's `jdk.incubator.vector` job to interpret the result and adapt accordingly.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2722