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C2 SuperWord: remove alignment boundaries

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      SuperWord::memory_alignment
      computes offsets modulo vector_width:
      int off_rem = offset % vw;

      This is an artefact of the old AlignVector mechanism, to avoid packing over alignment boundaries.

      TODO find examples where this made a difference.

            epeter Emanuel Peter
            epeter Emanuel Peter
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