From 22f24bb582641b0981e80814b3d0ba181308d0f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: serge-sans-paille <serge.guelton@telecom-bretagne.eu>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:46:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] WIP

---
 include/xsimd/types/xsimd_rvv_register.hpp | 32 ++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_rvv_register.hpp b/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_rvv_register.hpp
index 5c2702d32..371e918db 100644
--- a/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_rvv_register.hpp
+++ b/include/xsimd/types/xsimd_rvv_register.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,14 @@ namespace xsimd
             const auto words = XSIMD_RVV_JOINT5(__riscv_vreinterpret_, u, s, m, vmul)(x); \
             return XSIMD_RVV_JOINT5(__riscv_vreinterpret_, u, 8, m, vmul)(words);         \
         }                                                                                 \
-    };
+    };                                                                                    \
+    template <>                                                                           \
+    XSIMD_INLINE rvv_type_info<scalar, rvv_width_m1 * vmul>::type                         \
+    rvv_type_info<scalar, rvv_width_m1 * vmul>::bitcast<XSIMD_RVV_TYPE(u, 8, vmul)>(      \
+        XSIMD_RVV_TYPE(u, 8, vmul) x) noexcept                                            \
+    {                                                                                     \
+        return XSIMD_RVV_JOINT5(__riscv_vreinterpret_, t, s, m, vmul)(x);                 \
+    }
 
 #define XSIMD_RVV_MAKE_TYPES(vmul)             \
     XSIMD_RVV_MAKE_TYPE(int8_t, i, 8, vmul)    \
@@ -127,28 +134,7 @@ namespace xsimd
 #undef XSIMD_RVV_MAKE_TYPES
 #undef XSIMD_RVV_MAKE_TYPE
 
-            // Specialization needed for #1058
-            template <>
-            XSIMD_INLINE rvv_type_info<int8_t, rvv_width_m1 * 8>::type
-            rvv_type_info<int8_t, rvv_width_m1 * 8>::bitcast<__rvv_uint8m8_t>(
-                __rvv_uint8m8_t x) noexcept
-            {
-                return __riscv_vreinterpret_i8m8(x);
-            }
-            template <>
-            XSIMD_INLINE rvv_type_info<int8_t, rvv_width_m1 * 1>::type
-            rvv_type_info<int8_t, rvv_width_m1 * 1>::bitcast<__rvv_uint8m1_t>(
-                __rvv_uint8m1_t x) noexcept
-            {
-                return __riscv_vreinterpret_i8m1(x);
-            }
-            template <>
-            XSIMD_INLINE rvv_type_info<uint32_t, rvv_width_m1 * 1>::type
-            rvv_type_info<uint32_t, rvv_width_m1 * 1>::bitcast<__rvv_uint8m1_t>(
-                __rvv_uint8m1_t x) noexcept
-            {
-                return __riscv_vreinterpret_u32m1(x);
-            }
+            // Specialization of as_bytes needed for #1058
             template <>
             XSIMD_INLINE rvv_type_info<int8_t, rvv_width_m1 * 8>::byte_type
             rvv_type_info<int8_t, rvv_width_m1 * 8>::as_bytes<__rvv_int8m8_t>(__rvv_int8m8_t x) noexcept