ppc64le: possible SIMD issue casting double to int Description of problem: Working with numpy in a ppc64le VM, I ran into a strange double -to casting issue, specifically when casting an array of 1.0 values to 1 values. The numpy folks guided me to a small reproducible test case. The attached [convert.c](/uploads/2dd7936f4defccf816ffee7c7c002e77/convert.c) creates double and int arrays of length `1 <= n <= 16`. The double array is filled with the value 1.0, and both arrays are passed to a function that converts the value. With `-O2`, output is as expected (truncated here): ``` i = 1: 1 i = 2: 1 1 i = 3: 1 1 1 i = 4: 1 1 1 1 i = 5: 1 1 1 1 1 i = 6: 1 1 1 1 1 1 ``` With `-O3`, all values that fit into blocks of four become zero: ``` i = 1: 1 i = 2: 1 1 i = 3: 1 1 1 i = 4: 0 0 0 0 i = 5: 0 0 0 0 1 i = 6: 0 0 0 0 1 1 ``` I tested this with executables compiled on a physical ppc64le host, where the issue is not reproducible. Steps to reproduce: 1. `gcc -O2 -o convert convert.c && ./convert` 2. `gcc -O3 -o convert convert.c && ./convert`