[jdk21u-dev] RFR: 8319406: x86: Shorter movptr(reg, imm) for 32-bit immediates

Wed Jun 26 00:50:40 UTC 2024

Hi all,

This pull request contains a backport of commit [b120a05b](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/b120a05b22426567b33bbe491f791179e377bd78) from the [openjdk/jdk](https://git.openjdk.org/jdk) repository.

The commit being backported was authored by Aleksey Shipilev on 14 Nov 2023 and was reviewed by Quan Anh Mai and Vladimir Kozlov.

Thanks!

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Commit messages:
 - Backport b120a05b22426567b33bbe491f791179e377bd78

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/771/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk21u-dev&pr=771&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8319406
  Stats: 26 lines in 3 files changed: 13 ins; 12 del; 1 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/771.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev.git pull/771/head:pull/771

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/771