Integrated: 8318678: Vector access on heap MemorySegments only works for byte[]

[Per Minborg]

On Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:08:06 GMT, Per Minborg <pminborg at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This PR proposes removing the restriction that only heap `MemorySegment` wrapping a `byte` array can be accessed by Vectors. Now any array type can be used provided the element alignment constraints are respected.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 74f1889b
Author:    Per Minborg <pminborg at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/74f1889b58c6ad1cdc7401e7cbb9f614acf0c171
Stats:     503 lines in 12 files changed: 443 ins; 44 del; 16 mod

8318678: Vector access on heap MemorySegments only works for byte[]

Reviewed-by: chegar, mcimadamore, psandoz

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16360