#310 which adds 64-bit conversions left some performance on the table
also, the 32-bit AVX2 conversions have a branch inside them, which might cause rampant misprediction; looking for branchless formulations may be worthwhile
there's also a mention of a "magical mystery algorithm taken from LLVM" for SSE and we might want to plumb LLVM for more of those
#310 which adds 64-bit conversions left some performance on the table
also, the 32-bit AVX2 conversions have a branch inside them, which might cause rampant misprediction; looking for branchless formulations may be worthwhile
there's also a mention of a "magical mystery algorithm taken from LLVM" for SSE and we might want to plumb LLVM for more of those