[lworld] RFR: 8371915: [lworld] LayoutKind enum should have helper methods [v2]

[Coleen Phillimore]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:58:38 GMT, Frederic Parain <fparain at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> It might not be a good idea based on all the places that we read the LayoutKind enum values, in which case, never mind.
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> I've tried to refactor as suggested, encapsulating the enum inside a class, but it makes a lot of code much more cumbersome than it already is when testing for a particular layout. I'd propose to push this refactoring as it is right now, and engage in some brainstorming to try to find a way to make this whole layout concept more natural in the code.

That sounds fine to me.  Thanks for considering it.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1745#discussion_r2557276543