[vectorIntrinsics] RFR: 8265380: [vector] Perf regression loading/storing short vector from/to char[]

[Ningsheng Jian]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:35:07 GMT, Paul Sandoz <psandoz at openjdk.org> wrote:

> While investigating loading/storing byte vector from/to boolean[] i discovered a performance regression loading/storing short vector from/to char[]. I am unsure exactly what caused the regression.
> 
> The fix is to refine the checks comparing the element type and the array element type.

LGTM.

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Marked as reviewed by njian (Committer).

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/69