RFR: 8376187: [VectorAPI] Define new lane type constants and pass them to intrinsic entries

[Jatin Bhateja]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:09:36 GMT, Quan Anh Mai <qamai at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> As per [discussions ](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/28002#issuecomment-3789507594) on JDK-8370691 pull request, splitting out portion of PR#28002 into a separate patch in preparation of Float16 vector API support.
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>> Patch add new lane type constants and pass them to vector intrinsic entry points.
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>> All existing Vector API jtreg test are passing with the patch.
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>> Kindly review and share your feedback.
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>> Best Regards,
>> Jatin
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> src/hotspot/share/prims/vectorSupport.hpp line 140:
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>> 138:   };
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>> 140:   enum {
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> Please use a scoped enum instead.

Its contained in VectorSupport class which makes it implicitly scoped.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29481#discussion_r2740618259