RFR: 8338023: Support two vector selectFrom API [v7]

[Emanuel Peter]

On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:38:29 GMT, Jatin Bhateja <jbhateja at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> That does not answer my question. If the backend operations you implemented would have the wrong vector-length: do we have any tests that would catch that? Often that requires not just going "up" with a loop but also "counting down" with the loop iv. Do you know what I mean?
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> Patch includes tests for all the species (combination of vector type and sizes), each vector kernel is validated against equivalent scalar implementation, scenario which you are referring is implicitly handled though tests.

Ok, just so that I can relax, can you please point me to this test that would implicitly verify that the backend has chosen the correct vector size?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20508#discussion_r1760671393