On Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:32:30 GMT, Emanuel Peter <[email protected]> wrote:

>> test/hotspot/jtreg/compiler/intrinsics/TestPopCountValueTransforms.java line 
>> 54:
>> 
>>> 52:     static final long rand_bndL2 = G.longs().next();
>>> 53:     static final long rand_popcL1 = G.uniformLongs(0, 32).next();
>>> 54:     static final long rand_popcL2 = G.uniformLongs(0, 32).next();
>> 
>> Why did you limit the range for longs to 32? Can it not go up to 64?
>> I asked for an explanation (in a code comment) of those that you restrict 
>> here, which you have not done, and just "resolved" it instead:
>> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/27075#discussion_r2351166568
>
> If you do restrict it, then at least go over the range a little bit. Why?
> You check `Integer.bitCount(num) < rand_popcI2`. The max value you get here 
> is 32, so we could never get a constant folding case for the range `0..32`. 
> Maybe that is ok, but we potentially miss a chance to find something we did 
> not even anticipate.
> 
> That is why I would recommend **not** to constrain the values, unless you 
> really have a good reason and write it down in a code comment.

> Why did you limit the range for longs to 32? Can it not go up to 64? I asked 
> for an explanation (in a code comment) of those that you restrict here, which 
> you have not done, and just "resolved" it instead: [#27075 
> (comment)](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/27075#discussion_r2351166568)

A silly typo, so no explanation :-) enjoy your break :-)

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27075#discussion_r2362345323

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