RFR: 8283667: [vectorapi] Vectorization for masked load with IOOBE with predicate feature [v2]

[Xiaohong Gong]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:13:49 GMT, Sandhya Viswanathan <sviswanathan at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Xiaohong Gong has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   Rename the "usePred" to "offsetInRange"
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> src/hotspot/share/opto/vectorIntrinsics.cpp line 1232:
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>> 1230:   // out when current case uses the predicate feature.
>> 1231:   if (!supports_predicate) {
>> 1232:     bool use_predicate = false;
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> If we rename this to needs_predicate it will be easier to understand.

Thanks for the comment! This local variable will be removed after adding the similar intrinsify for store masked. Please help to see the PR https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/8544. Thanks so much!

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8035