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-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020, Intel Corporation
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
- *
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
- *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *  * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
- *    without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
- * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
- * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
- * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
- * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
- * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
- * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-/** \file
- * \brief Vermicelli: Intel SSE implementation.
- *
- * (users should include vermicelli.h instead of this)
- */
-
-#if !defined(HAVE_AVX512)
-
-#define VERM_BOUNDARY 16
-#define VERM_TYPE m128
-#define VERM_SET_FN set1_16x8
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermSearchAligned(m128 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end,
-                            char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 16 == 0);
-    for (; buf + 31 < buf_end; buf += 32) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf);
-        u32 z1 = movemask128(eq128(chars, data));
-        m128 data2 = load128(buf + 16);
-        u32 z2 = movemask128(eq128(chars, data2));
-        u32 z = z1 | (z2 << 16);
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    for (; buf + 15 < buf_end; buf += 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf);
-        u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, data));
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & 0xffff;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermSearchAlignedNocase(m128 chars, const u8 *buf,
-                                  const u8 *buf_end, char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 16 == 0);
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 31 < buf_end; buf += 32) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf);
-        u32 z1 = movemask128(eq128(chars, and128(casemask, data)));
-        m128 data2 = load128(buf + 16);
-        u32 z2 = movemask128(eq128(chars, and128(casemask, data2)));
-        u32 z = z1 | (z2 << 16);
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (; buf + 15 < buf_end; buf += 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf);
-        u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, and128(casemask, data)));
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & 0xffff;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermUnalign(m128 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf); // unaligned
-    u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, data));
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & 0xffff;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermUnalignNocase(m128 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf); // unaligned
-    u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, and128(casemask, data)));
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & 0xffff;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *lastMatchOffset(const u8 *buf_end, u32 z) {
-    assert(z);
-    return buf_end - 16 + 31 - clz32(z);
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermSearchAligned(m128 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end,
-                             char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 16 == 0);
-    for (; buf + 15 < buf_end; buf_end -= 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf_end - 16);
-	/*
-	{
-            printf("after_load128 data:");
-	    for (int i=3; i>=0; i--) {printf("%d, ",data[i]);}
-	    printf("\n");
-	}
-	{
-	    m128 res_eq = eq128(chars, data);
-	    printf("dd:");
-	    for (int i=3; i>=0; i--) { printf("%d, ", res_eq[i]);  }
-	}
-	*/
-        u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, data));
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & 0xffff;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermSearchAlignedNocase(m128 chars, const u8 *buf,
-                                   const u8 *buf_end, char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 16 == 0);
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 15 < buf_end; buf_end -= 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf_end - 16);
-        u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, and128(casemask, data)));
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & 0xffff;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermUnalign(m128 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf); // unaligned
-    u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, data));
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & 0xffff;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf + 16, z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermUnalignNocase(m128 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf); // unaligned
-    u32 z = movemask128(eq128(chars, and128(casemask, data)));
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & 0xffff;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf + 16, z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermSearchAligned(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                             const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    for (; buf + 16 < buf_end; buf += 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf);
-        u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars1, data),
-                                   rshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars2, data), 1)));
-        if (buf[15] == c1 && buf[16] == c2) {
-            z |= (1 << 15);
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermSearchAlignedNocase(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                                   const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 16 == 0);
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 16 < buf_end; buf += 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf);
-        m128 v = and128(casemask, data);
-        u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars1, v),
-                                   rshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars2, v), 1)));
-        if ((buf[15] & CASE_CLEAR) == c1 && (buf[16] & CASE_CLEAR) == c2) {
-            z |= (1 << 15);
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermPrecondition(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf); // unaligned
-    u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars1, data),
-                               rshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars2, data), 1)));
-
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermPreconditionNocase(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    /* due to laziness, nonalphas and nocase having interesting behaviour */
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf); // unaligned
-    m128 v = and128(casemask, data);
-    u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars1, v),
-                               rshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars2, v), 1)));
-
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = buf + ctz32(z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermSearchAligned(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                              const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 16 == 0);
-
-    for (; buf + 16 < buf_end; buf_end -= 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf_end - 16);
-        u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars2, data),
-                                   lshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars1, data), 1)));
-        if (buf_end[-17] == c1 && buf_end[-16] == c2) {
-            z |= 1;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    return buf_end;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermSearchAlignedNocase(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                                    const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 16 == 0);
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 16 < buf_end; buf_end -= 16) {
-        m128 data = load128(buf_end - 16);
-        m128 v = and128(casemask, data);
-        u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars2, v),
-                                   lshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars1, v), 1)));
-        if ((buf_end[-17] & CASE_CLEAR) == c1
-            && (buf_end[-16] & CASE_CLEAR) == c2) {
-            z |= 1;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-            return matchPos;
-        }
-    }
-    return buf_end;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermPrecondition(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf);
-    u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars2, data),
-                               lshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars1, data), 1)));
-
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf + 16, z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermPreconditionNocase(m128 chars1, m128 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    /* due to laziness, nonalphas and nocase having interesting behaviour */
-    m128 casemask = set1_16x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m128 data = loadu128(buf);
-    m128 v = and128(casemask, data);
-    u32 z = movemask128(and128(eq128(chars2, v),
-                               lshiftbyte_m128(eq128(chars1, v), 1)));
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        const u8 *matchPos = lastMatchOffset(buf + 16, z);
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("match pos %p\n", matchPos);
-        return matchPos;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-#else // HAVE_AVX512
-
-#define VERM_BOUNDARY 64
-#define VERM_TYPE m512
-#define VERM_SET_FN set1_64x8
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermMini(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end, char negate) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, data);
-
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & mask;
-    }
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return buf + ctz64(z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermMiniNocase(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end,
-                         char negate) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, v);
-
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & mask;
-    }
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return buf + ctz64(z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermSearchAligned(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end,
-                            char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 64 == 0);
-    for (; buf + 63 < buf_end; buf += 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars, data);
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-            return buf + pos;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermSearchAlignedNocase(m512 chars, const u8 *buf,
-                                  const u8 *buf_end, char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 64 == 0);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 63 < buf_end; buf += 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars, and512(casemask, data));
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-            return buf + pos;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermUnalign(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, data);
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return buf + ctz64(z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermUnalignNocase(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, and512(casemask, data));
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return buf + ctz64(z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermMini(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf,
-                    const u8 *buf_end) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, data) & (eq512mask(chars2, data) >> 1);
-
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-        return buf + pos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermMiniNocase(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf,
-                          const u8 *buf_end) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, v) & (eq512mask(chars2, v) >> 1);
-
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-        return buf + pos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermMiniMasked(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, m512 mask1, m512 mask2,
-                          const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-    m512 v1 = and512(data, mask1);
-    m512 v2 = and512(data, mask2);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, v1) & (eq512mask(chars2, v2) >> 1);
-
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-        return buf + pos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermSearchAligned(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                             const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    for (; buf + 64 < buf_end; buf += 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, data) & (eq512mask(chars2, data) >> 1);
-        if (buf[63] == c1 && buf[64] == c2) {
-            z |= (1ULL << 63);
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-            return buf + pos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermSearchAlignedNocase(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                                   const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 64 == 0);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 64 < buf_end; buf += 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf);
-        m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, v) & (eq512mask(chars2, v) >> 1);
-        if ((buf[63] & CASE_CLEAR) == c1 && (buf[64] & CASE_CLEAR) == c2) {
-            z |= (1ULL << 63);
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-            return buf + pos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermSearchAlignedMasked(m512 chars1, m512 chars2,
-                                   m512 mask1, m512 mask2, u8 c1, u8 c2, u8 m1,
-                                   u8 m2, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf % 64 == 0);
-
-    for (; buf + 64 < buf_end; buf += 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf);
-        m512 v1 = and512(data, mask1);
-        m512 v2 = and512(data, mask2);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, v1) & (eq512mask(chars2, v2) >> 1);
-
-        if ((buf[63] & m1) == c1 && (buf[64] & m2) == c2) {
-            z |= (1ULL << 63);
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-            return buf + pos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermPrecondition(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, data) & (eq512mask(chars2, data) >> 1);
-
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-        return buf + pos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermPreconditionNocase(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    /* due to laziness, nonalphas and nocase having interesting behaviour */
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, v) & (eq512mask(chars2, v) >> 1);
-
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-        return buf + pos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *dvermPreconditionMasked(m512 chars1, m512 chars2,
-                                  m512 mask1, m512 mask2, const u8 *buf) {
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    m512 v1 = and512(data, mask1);
-    m512 v2 = and512(data, mask2);
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars1, v1) & (eq512mask(chars2, v2) >> 1);
-
-    /* no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up */
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        u64a pos = ctz64(z);
-        return buf + pos;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *lastMatchOffset(const u8 *buf_end, u64a z) {
-    assert(z);
-    return buf_end - 64 + 63 - clz64(z);
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermMini(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end, char negate) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, data);
-
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & mask;
-    }
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermMiniNocase(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end,
-                          char negate) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, v);
-
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & mask;
-    }
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermSearchAligned(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end,
-                             char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 64 == 0);
-    for (; buf + 63 < buf_end; buf_end -= 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf_end - 64);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars, data);
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            return lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermSearchAlignedNocase(m512 chars, const u8 *buf,
-                                   const u8 *buf_end, char negate) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 64 == 0);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 63 < buf_end; buf_end -= 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf_end - 64);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars, and512(casemask, data));
-        if (negate) {
-            z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            return lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermUnalign(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, data);
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermUnalignNocase(m512 chars, const u8 *buf, char negate) {
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf); // unaligned
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars, and512(casemask, data));
-    if (negate) {
-        z = ~z & ~0ULL;
-    }
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermMini(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf,
-                    const u8 *buf_end) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars2, data) & (eq512mask(chars1, data) << 1);
-
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermMiniNocase(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf,
-                           const u8 *buf_end) {
-    uintptr_t len = buf_end - buf;
-    __mmask64 mask = (~0ULL) >> (64 - len);
-    m512 data = loadu_maskz_m512(mask, buf);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars2, v) & (eq512mask(chars1, v) << 1);
-
-    z &= mask;
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermSearchAligned(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                              const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 64 == 0);
-
-    for (; buf + 64 < buf_end; buf_end -= 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf_end - 64);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars2, data) & (eq512mask(chars1, data) << 1);
-        if (buf_end[-65] == c1 && buf_end[-64] == c2) {
-            z |= 1;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            return lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-        }
-    }
-    return buf_end;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermSearchAlignedNocase(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, u8 c1, u8 c2,
-                                    const u8 *buf, const u8 *buf_end) {
-    assert((size_t)buf_end % 64 == 0);
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-
-    for (; buf + 64 < buf_end; buf_end -= 64) {
-        m512 data = load512(buf_end - 64);
-        m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-        u64a z = eq512mask(chars2, v) & (eq512mask(chars1, v) << 1);
-        if ((buf_end[-65] & CASE_CLEAR) == c1
-            && (buf_end[-64] & CASE_CLEAR) == c2) {
-            z |= 1;
-        }
-        if (unlikely(z)) {
-            return lastMatchOffset(buf_end, z);
-        }
-    }
-    return buf_end;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermPrecondition(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf);
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars2, data) & (eq512mask(chars1, data) << 1);
-
-    // no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-// returns NULL if not found
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rdvermPreconditionNocase(m512 chars1, m512 chars2, const u8 *buf) {
-    // due to laziness, nonalphas and nocase having interesting behaviour
-    m512 casemask = set1_64x8(CASE_CLEAR);
-    m512 data = loadu512(buf);
-    m512 v = and512(casemask, data);
-    u64a z = eq512mask(chars2, v) & (eq512mask(chars1, v) << 1);
-    // no fixup of the boundary required - the aligned run will pick it up
-    if (unlikely(z)) {
-        return lastMatchOffset(buf + 64, z);
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-#endif // HAVE_AVX512
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermicelliExec(char c, char nocase, const u8 *buf,
-                         const u8 *buf_end) {
-    DEBUG_PRINTF("verm scan %s\\x%02hhx over %zu bytes\n",
-                 nocase ? "nocase " : "", c, (size_t)(buf_end - buf));
-    assert(buf < buf_end);
-
-    VERM_TYPE chars = VERM_SET_FN(c); /* nocase already uppercase */
-
-    // Handle small scans.
-#ifdef HAVE_AVX512
-    if (buf_end - buf <= VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                      ? vermMiniNocase(chars, buf, buf_end, 0)
-                      : vermMini(chars, buf, buf_end, 0);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-        return buf_end;
-    }
-#else
-    if (buf_end - buf < VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        for (; buf < buf_end; buf++) {
-            char cur = (char)*buf;
-            if (nocase) {
-                cur &= CASE_CLEAR;
-            }
-            if (cur == c) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return buf;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    uintptr_t min = (uintptr_t)buf % VERM_BOUNDARY;
-    if (min) {
-        // Input isn't aligned, so we need to run one iteration with an
-        // unaligned load, then skip buf forward to the next aligned address.
-        // There's some small overlap here, but we don't mind scanning it twice
-        // if we can do it quickly, do we?
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase ? vermUnalignNocase(chars, buf, 0)
-                               : vermUnalign(chars, buf, 0);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        buf += VERM_BOUNDARY - min;
-        assert(buf < buf_end);
-    }
-
-    // Aligned loops from here on in
-    const u8 *ptr = nocase ? vermSearchAlignedNocase(chars, buf, buf_end - 1, 0)
-                           : vermSearchAligned(chars, buf, buf_end - 1, 0);
-    if (ptr) {
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    // Tidy up the mess at the end
-    ptr = nocase ? vermUnalignNocase(chars, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY, 0)
-                 : vermUnalign(chars, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY, 0);
-    return ptr ? ptr : buf_end;
-}
-
-/* like vermicelliExec except returns the address of the first character which
- * is not c */
-static really_inline
-const u8 *nvermicelliExec(char c, char nocase, const u8 *buf,
-                         const u8 *buf_end) {
-    DEBUG_PRINTF("nverm scan %s\\x%02hhx over %zu bytes\n",
-                 nocase ? "nocase " : "", c, (size_t)(buf_end - buf));
-    assert(buf < buf_end);
-
-    VERM_TYPE chars = VERM_SET_FN(c); /* nocase already uppercase */
-
-    // Handle small scans.
-#ifdef HAVE_AVX512
-    if (buf_end - buf <= VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                      ? vermMiniNocase(chars, buf, buf_end, 1)
-                      : vermMini(chars, buf, buf_end, 1);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-        return buf_end;
-    }
-#else
-    if (buf_end - buf < VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        for (; buf < buf_end; buf++) {
-            char cur = (char)*buf;
-            if (nocase) {
-                cur &= CASE_CLEAR;
-            }
-            if (cur != c) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return buf;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    size_t min = (size_t)buf % VERM_BOUNDARY;
-    if (min) {
-        // Input isn't aligned, so we need to run one iteration with an
-        // unaligned load, then skip buf forward to the next aligned address.
-        // There's some small overlap here, but we don't mind scanning it twice
-        // if we can do it quickly, do we?
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase ? vermUnalignNocase(chars, buf, 1)
-                               : vermUnalign(chars, buf, 1);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        buf += VERM_BOUNDARY - min;
-        assert(buf < buf_end);
-    }
-
-    // Aligned loops from here on in
-    const u8 *ptr = nocase ? vermSearchAlignedNocase(chars, buf, buf_end - 1, 1)
-                           : vermSearchAligned(chars, buf, buf_end - 1, 1);
-    if (ptr) {
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    // Tidy up the mess at the end
-    ptr = nocase ? vermUnalignNocase(chars, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY, 1)
-                 : vermUnalign(chars, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY, 1);
-    return ptr ? ptr : buf_end;
-}
-
-// Reverse vermicelli scan. Provides exact semantics and returns (buf - 1) if
-// character not found.
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermicelliExec(char c, char nocase, const u8 *buf,
-                          const u8 *buf_end) {
-    DEBUG_PRINTF("rev verm scan %s\\x%02hhx over %zu bytes\n",
-                 nocase ? "nocase " : "", c, (size_t)(buf_end - buf));
-    assert(buf < buf_end);
-
-    VERM_TYPE chars = VERM_SET_FN(c); /* nocase already uppercase */
-
-    // Handle small scans.
-#ifdef HAVE_AVX512
-    if (buf_end - buf <= VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                      ? rvermMiniNocase(chars, buf, buf_end, 0)
-                      : rvermMini(chars, buf, buf_end, 0);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-        return buf - 1;
-    }
-#else
-    if (buf_end - buf < VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        for (buf_end--; buf_end >= buf; buf_end--) {
-            char cur = (char)*buf_end;
-            if (nocase) {
-                cur &= CASE_CLEAR;
-            }
-            if (cur == c) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return buf_end;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    size_t min = (size_t)buf_end % VERM_BOUNDARY;
-    if (min) {
-        // Input isn't aligned, so we need to run one iteration with an
-        // unaligned load, then skip buf backward to the next aligned address.
-        // There's some small overlap here, but we don't mind scanning it twice
-        // if we can do it quickly, do we?
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase ? rvermUnalignNocase(chars,
-                                                    buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY,
-                                                    0)
-                               : rvermUnalign(chars, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY,
-                                              0);
-
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        buf_end -= min;
-        if (buf >= buf_end) {
-            return buf_end;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Aligned loops from here on in.
-    const u8 *ptr = nocase ? rvermSearchAlignedNocase(chars, buf, buf_end, 0)
-                           : rvermSearchAligned(chars, buf, buf_end, 0);
-    if (ptr) {
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    // Tidy up the mess at the end, return buf - 1 if not found.
-    ptr = nocase ? rvermUnalignNocase(chars, buf, 0)
-                 : rvermUnalign(chars, buf, 0);
-    return ptr ? ptr : buf - 1;
-}
-
-/* like rvermicelliExec except returns the address of the last character which
- * is not c */
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rnvermicelliExec(char c, char nocase, const u8 *buf,
-                           const u8 *buf_end) {
-    DEBUG_PRINTF("rev verm scan %s\\x%02hhx over %zu bytes\n",
-                 nocase ? "nocase " : "", c, (size_t)(buf_end - buf));
-    assert(buf < buf_end);
-
-    VERM_TYPE chars = VERM_SET_FN(c); /* nocase already uppercase */
-
-    // Handle small scans.
-#ifdef HAVE_AVX512
-    if (buf_end - buf <= VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                      ? rvermMiniNocase(chars, buf, buf_end, 1)
-                      : rvermMini(chars, buf, buf_end, 1);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-        return buf - 1;
-    }
-#else
-    if (buf_end - buf < VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        for (buf_end--; buf_end >= buf; buf_end--) {
-            char cur = (char)*buf_end;
-            if (nocase) {
-                cur &= CASE_CLEAR;
-            }
-            if (cur != c) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return buf_end;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    size_t min = (size_t)buf_end % VERM_BOUNDARY;
-    if (min) {
-        // Input isn't aligned, so we need to run one iteration with an
-        // unaligned load, then skip buf backward to the next aligned address.
-        // There's some small overlap here, but we don't mind scanning it twice
-        // if we can do it quickly, do we?
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase ? rvermUnalignNocase(chars,
-                                                    buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY,
-                                                    1)
-                               : rvermUnalign(chars, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY,
-                                              1);
-
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        buf_end -= min;
-        if (buf >= buf_end) {
-            return buf_end;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Aligned loops from here on in.
-    const u8 *ptr = nocase ? rvermSearchAlignedNocase(chars, buf, buf_end, 1)
-                           : rvermSearchAligned(chars, buf, buf_end, 1);
-    if (ptr) {
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    // Tidy up the mess at the end, return buf - 1 if not found.
-    ptr = nocase ? rvermUnalignNocase(chars, buf, 1)
-                 : rvermUnalign(chars, buf, 1);
-    return ptr ? ptr : buf - 1;
-}
-
-static really_inline
-const u8 *vermicelliDoubleExec(char c1, char c2, char nocase, const u8 *buf,
-                               const u8 *buf_end) {
-    DEBUG_PRINTF("double verm scan %s\\x%02hhx%02hhx over %zu bytes\n",
-                 nocase ? "nocase " : "", c1, c2, (size_t)(buf_end - buf));
-    assert(buf < buf_end);
-
-    VERM_TYPE chars1 = VERM_SET_FN(c1); /* nocase already uppercase */
-    VERM_TYPE chars2 = VERM_SET_FN(c2); /* nocase already uppercase */
-
-#ifdef HAVE_AVX512
-    if (buf_end - buf <= VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                      ? dvermMiniNocase(chars1, chars2, buf, buf_end)
-                      : dvermMini(chars1, chars2, buf, buf_end);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        /* check for partial match at end */
-        u8 mask = nocase ? CASE_CLEAR : 0xff;
-        if ((buf_end[-1] & mask) == (u8)c1) {
-            DEBUG_PRINTF("partial!!!\n");
-            return buf_end - 1;
-        }
-
-        return buf_end;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    assert((buf_end - buf) >= VERM_BOUNDARY);
-    uintptr_t min = (uintptr_t)buf % VERM_BOUNDARY;
-    if (min) {
-        // Input isn't aligned, so we need to run one iteration with an
-        // unaligned load, then skip buf forward to the next aligned address.
-        // There's some small overlap here, but we don't mind scanning it twice
-        // if we can do it quickly, do we?
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                        ? dvermPreconditionNocase(chars1, chars2, buf)
-                        : dvermPrecondition(chars1, chars2, buf);
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        buf += VERM_BOUNDARY - min;
-        assert(buf < buf_end);
-    }
-
-    // Aligned loops from here on in
-    const u8 *ptr = nocase ? dvermSearchAlignedNocase(chars1, chars2, c1, c2,
-                                                      buf, buf_end)
-                           : dvermSearchAligned(chars1, chars2, c1, c2, buf,
-                                                buf_end);
-    if (ptr) {
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    // Tidy up the mess at the end
-    ptr = nocase ? dvermPreconditionNocase(chars1, chars2,
-                                           buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY)
-                 : dvermPrecondition(chars1, chars2, buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY);
-
-    if (ptr) {
-        return ptr;
-    }
-
-    /* check for partial match at end */
-    u8 mask = nocase ? CASE_CLEAR : 0xff;
-    if ((buf_end[-1] & mask) == (u8)c1) {
-        DEBUG_PRINTF("partial!!!\n");
-        return buf_end - 1;
-    }
-
-    return buf_end;
-}
-
-/* returns highest offset of c2 (NOTE: not c1) */
-static really_inline
-const u8 *rvermicelliDoubleExec(char c1, char c2, char nocase, const u8 *buf,
-                                const u8 *buf_end) {
-    DEBUG_PRINTF("rev double verm scan %s\\x%02hhx%02hhx over %zu bytes\n",
-                 nocase ? "nocase " : "", c1, c2, (size_t)(buf_end - buf));
-    assert(buf < buf_end);
-
-    VERM_TYPE chars1 = VERM_SET_FN(c1); /* nocase already uppercase */
-    VERM_TYPE chars2 = VERM_SET_FN(c2); /* nocase already uppercase */
-
-#ifdef HAVE_AVX512
-    if (buf_end - buf <= VERM_BOUNDARY) {
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase
-                      ? rdvermMiniNocase(chars1, chars2, buf, buf_end)
-                      : rdvermMini(chars1, chars2, buf, buf_end);
-
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        // check for partial match at end ???
-        return buf - 1;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    assert((buf_end - buf) >= VERM_BOUNDARY);
-    size_t min = (size_t)buf_end % VERM_BOUNDARY;
-    if (min) {
-        // input not aligned, so we need to run one iteration with an unaligned
-        // load, then skip buf forward to the next aligned address. There's
-        // some small overlap here, but we don't mind scanning it twice if we
-        // can do it quickly, do we?
-        const u8 *ptr = nocase ? rdvermPreconditionNocase(chars1, chars2,
-                                                          buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY)
-                               : rdvermPrecondition(chars1, chars2,
-                                                    buf_end - VERM_BOUNDARY);
-
-        if (ptr) {
-            return ptr;
-        }
-
-        buf_end -= min;
-        if (buf >= buf_end) {
-            return buf_end;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Aligned loops from here on in
-    if (nocase) {
-        return rdvermSearchAlignedNocase(chars1, chars2, c1, c2, buf, buf_end);
-    } else {
-        return rdvermSearchAligned(chars1, chars2, c1, c2, buf, buf_end);
-    }
-}