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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`
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