[vectorIntrinsics] RFR: 8283145: [vector] Add the compiler IR and aarch64 support for count leading and trailing zeros [v2]

[Xiaohong Gong]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:55:30 GMT, Xiaohong Gong <xgong at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This patch adds the hotspot compiler implementations for the vector operations of count leading and trailing zeros. It adds:
>>  - two vector nodes respectively for the two vector operations
>>  - the backend implementations for aarch64 NEON and SVE
>
> Xiaohong Gong has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Address review comments in the aarch64 ad files

Hi @jatin-bhateja , could you please help to take a look at the mid-end part of this patch? Thanks so much!

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/panama-vector/pull/180