[vectorIntrinsics] RFR: 8282915: Add new vector operation for reverse bits operation [v2]

Fri Mar 11 00:48:08 UTC 2022

On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:23:50 GMT, Smita Kamath <svkamath at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've added support for new vector operations for reversing bits of integral vector types(Byte/Short/Integer/Long).
>> Currently, this PR addresses only Java changes for reverse operation. I've also updated the test framework.
>> Do review and share feedback.
>
> Smita Kamath has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Removed additional space and addressed special case

I suggest being more explicit about the operation name because there is `reverseBytes` as well.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/178