RFR: 8351623: VectorAPI: Add SVE implementation of subword gather load operation [v5]

[Vladimir Ivanov]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:44:49 GMT, Xiaohong Gong <xgong at openjdk.org> wrote:

> if we decide to move the complex implementation to Java-level, we'd better also add such an API for vector concatenate, right?

There's already generic shuffle operation present (rearrange). But there're precedents when more specific operations became part of the API for convenience reasons (e.g., slice/unslice). So, a dedicated operation for vector concatenation may be well-justified.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26236#discussion_r2380386172