Integrated: 8270519: Move several vector helper methods to shared header file

[Xiaohong Gong]

On Mon, 19 Jul 2021 04:34:24 GMT, Xiaohong Gong <xgong at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Hi, could anyone please take a look at this simple patch?
> 
> This is a followed-up patch to [1] which added several arch independent vector methods (e.g. `vector_length/vector_element_basic_type`). Since these methods also exist in x86.ad and are widely used in their match rules, it's better to move the shared methods to a common shared place.
> 
> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8269725
> 
> Tested tier1 and jdk:tier3.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: e4295ccf
Author:    Xiaohong Gong <xgong at openjdk.org>
Committer: Jie Fu <jiefu at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/commit/e4295ccfcdb16041d6f18fd64f7df3f740bf258f
Stats:     480 lines in 6 files changed: 45 ins; 57 del; 378 mod

8270519: Move several vector helper methods to shared header file

Reviewed-by: jiefu, njian

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4822