RFR: 8360192: C2: Make the type of count leading/trailing zero nodes more precise [v16]

[Emanuel Peter]

On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:57:33 GMT, Qizheng Xing <qxing at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The result of count leading/trailing zeros is always non-negative, and the maximum value is integer type's size in bits. In previous versions, when C2 can not know the operand value of a CLZ/CTZ node at compile time, it will generate a full-width integer type for its result. This can significantly affect the efficiency of code in some cases.
>> 
>> This patch makes the type of CLZ/CTZ nodes more precise, to make C2 generate better code. For example, the following implementation runs ~115% faster on x86-64 with this patch:
>> 
>> 
>> public static int numberOfNibbles(int i) {
>>   int mag = Integer.SIZE - Integer.numberOfLeadingZeros(i);
>>   return Math.max((mag + 3) / 4, 1);
>> }
>> 
>> 
>> Testing: tier1, IR test
>
> Qizheng Xing has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Fix include order

Testing passed, code looks good to me too now :)

Thanks for all the work you put into this, really appreciated ☺

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Marked as reviewed by epeter (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25928#pullrequestreview-3390142520