RFR: 8377438: [VectorAPI] Add new carrier type to LaneType class [v3]

[Jatin Bhateja]

On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:36:00 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Jatin Bhateja has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   Review comments resolution
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> src/hotspot/share/opto/vectorIntrinsics.cpp line 46:
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>> 45:   ciField* fd1 = ik->get_field_by_name(ciSymbols::CTYPE_name(), ciSymbols::class_signature(), /* is_static */ true);
>> 46:   assert(fd1 != nullptr, "element type info is missing");
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> We probably need separate asserts for CTYPE and ETYPE now, given these asserts test all fields. Below assert comment should get an update too.

CTYPE is carrier type and it must be a java primitive type, In addition we have replaced ETYPE field with CTYPE from all concrete shuffle and mask classes. Thus CTYPE field primarily exists in all concrete mask / shuffle and vector classes and its type is being checked here.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29629#discussion_r2853747571