[vectorIntrinsics] RFR: Merge panama-vector:master [v2]

[Ningsheng Jian]

> Resolve aarch64 conflicts. Also remove globalDefinitions_vecApi.hpp and it's reference in globalDefinitions.hpp as discussed in the review of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/5873.

Ningsheng Jian has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 781 commits:

 - Merge master into vectorIntrinsics
   
   Resolve aarch64 conflicts and also remove globalDefinitions_vecApi.hpp
   to follow current jdk/master.
 - Update perf tests.
   
   Reviewed-by: sviswanathan
 - Make method package private.
   
   Reviewed-by: sviswanathan
 - 8275025: Unable to inline vectmask convert
   
   Reviewed-by: jbhateja
 - 8274569: X86 backend related incorrectness issues in legacy store mask patterns
   
   Co-authored-by: Jatin Bhateja <jbhateja at openjdk.org>
   Co-authored-by: Jie Fu <jiefu at openjdk.org>
   Reviewed-by: sviswanathan
 - Fix typo in VectorMask.laneIsSet
   
   Reviewed-by: sviswanathan
 - 8274631: assert(false) failed: bad AD file with -XX:UseKNLSetting
   
   Reviewed-by: psandoz
 - Merge panama-vector:master
   
   Reviewed-by: sviswanathan, eliu, jbhateja
 - Merge panama-vector:vectorIntrinsics+mask
   
   Reviewed-by: eliu, jbhateja
 - 8274342: AArch64: [vector] AArch64 SVE backend code cleanup
   
   Reviewed-by: njian
 - ... and 771 more: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/compare/a77d8ddf...9937e26d

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Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/165/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=panama-vector&pr=165&range=01
  Stats: 68710 lines in 91 files changed: 68688 ins; 14 del; 8 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/165.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector pull/165/head:pull/165

PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/165