[vectorIntrinsics+mask] RFR: 8271273: Java API and IR changes for masked compare operation [v2]

[Xiaohong Gong]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:37:27 GMT, Jatin Bhateja <jbhateja at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> - Re-organized the Java API implementation to use one common entry point of masked/non-masked vector compare operation.
>> - Intrinsic side changes to absorb newly passed mask if target support predicated instructions else handled appropriately by performing vector AND b/w comparison result and explicit mask.
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> Jatin Bhateja has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   8271273: Review comments resolution.

src/hotspot/share/opto/vectorIntrinsics.cpp line 1709:

> 1707:     }
> 1708:     return false;
> 1709:   }

Better to float this up before line-1702 ?

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/103