RFR: 8283667: [vectorapi] Vectorization for masked load with IOOBE with predicate feature [v3]

[Xiaohong Gong]

On Thu, 12 May 2022 16:07:54 GMT, Paul Sandoz <psandoz at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Yes, the tests were run in debug mode. The reporting of the missing constant occurs for the compiled method that is called from the method where the constants are declared e.g.:
> 
> ```
>     719  240    b        jdk.incubator.vector.Int256Vector::fromArray0 (15 bytes)
>   ** Rejected vector op (LoadVectorMasked,int,8) because architecture does not support it
>   ** missing constant: offsetInRange=Parm
>                             @ 11   jdk.incubator.vector.IntVector::fromArray0Template (22 bytes)   force inline by annotation
> ```
> 
> So it appears to be working as expected. A similar pattern occurs at a lower-level for the passing of the mask class. `Int256Vector::fromArray0` passes a constant class to `IntVector::fromArray0Template` (the compilation of which bails out before checking that the `offsetInRange` is constant).

Make sense to me! I think I understand what you mean. I will have more tests with the integer constant change. Thanks!

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