On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 20:48:07 GMT, Paul Sandoz <psan...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> `shuffleFromOp` is a slow path op so I don't think it is. Additionally, our
>> vector multiplication is against a scalar, too. So we can optimize it if
>> `step` is a constant.
>
> I incorrectly read `!=` as `==` :-) as that is the more common pattern used
> in the code base, so i was thinking the power of two code path was using
> `shuffleFromOp`. Could you invert the check to be more consistent?
This piece of code follows the pattern:
if (uncommonCondition) {
return uncommonPath();
}
// Continue the common path
So I think it is better to keep it as it is.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21042#discussion_r1872901230
