RFR: 8303762: Optimize vector slice operation with constant index using VPALIGNR instruction [v8]

[Eric Fang]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:57:23 GMT, Jatin Bhateja <jbhateja at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > @jatin-bhateja I have no further comments, great work. After this PR is merged, I will complete the backend optimization of the aarch64 part based on it. Thanks!
> 
> Thanks @erifan , I think partial case is specific for AARCH64 backend and tests should accompany relevant AARCH64 changes.

Thanks, @jatin-bhateja. Make sense.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24104#issuecomment-3770638063