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Fix #128266

This PR implements the short-term naming cleanup by standardizing the xarch instruction flags on the INS_FLAGS_* convention.

Converting insFlags to an enum class would require broader changes to shared helper signatures and the ARM code paths, where insFlags has a different purpose. Given the current release-cycle stage, that refactoring is deferred to a larger .NET 12 change.

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Pull request overview

Renames a set of xarch insFlags instruction-flag constants to a standardized INS_FLAGS_* naming convention and updates all in-repo call sites accordingly.

Changes:

  • Renamed several xarch insFlags enum values in instr.h (x87 / AVX / APX / pseudo-name flags, plus related masks).
  • Updated flag checks in instr.cpp and emitxarch.cpp to use the new identifiers.
  • Updated xarch instruction metadata tables (instrsxarch.h) to reference the renamed flags.

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File Description
src/coreclr/jit/instr.h Renames xarch insFlags constants and related masks in the enum definition.
src/coreclr/jit/instr.cpp Updates instIsFP / instHasPseudoName to use renamed flags.
src/coreclr/jit/emitxarch.cpp Updates EVEX/APX and AVX helper predicates to use renamed flags.
src/coreclr/jit/instrsxarch.h Updates instruction metadata flag expressions to use renamed flags.

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src/coreclr/jit/instr.h:247

  • INS_FLAGS_ApxEvexMask introduces mixed-case acronym spelling (Apx/Evex) while nearby flags consistently use all-caps acronyms (e.g., Encoding_EVEX, Encoding_EVEX_APX_ONLY, Encoding_REX2, INS_FLAGS_IsDstDstSrcAVXInstruction). Since this PR’s goal is naming consistency, consider keeping acronyms consistently capitalized (e.g., INS_FLAGS_APX_EVEX_Mask) to match the established style in this enum.
    // Mask of all APX-EVEX related flags. An instruction matches this mask if it either only exists in the
    // APX EVEX space (Encoding_EVEX_APX_ONLY, e.g. crc32_apx/movbe_apx) or gains an APX encoding through the
    // NDD (INS_FLAGS_HasNDD) or NF (INS_FLAGS_HasNF) features. Use it to quickly test whether an instruction
    // has any APX-EVEX capability.
    INS_FLAGS_ApxEvexMask = (Encoding_EVEX_APX_ONLY | INS_FLAGS_HasNDD | INS_FLAGS_HasNF),

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Hi @JulieLeeMSFT @tannergooding

This change would close #128266 with a less impactful approach.

For the long-term solution, I suggest tracking the refactoring to enum class insFlags in a separate issue, as it touches code across multiple platforms, and targeting it for a future cycle. This keeps the current fix scoped while preserving visibility of the broader cleanup effort.

Please let me know if you have a different idea or approach in mind.

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