--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/test_align.h	Tue Oct 22 23:27:15 2024 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+static int test_align(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+#define RUN_TEST(sign, csign, bits, size) \
+	do { \
+		/* allocate the aligned array */ \
+		V##csign##INT##bits##x##size##_ALIGNED_ARRAY(vec_arr); \
+	\
+		/* fill the values */ \
+		for (int i = 0; i < V##csign##INT##bits##x##size##_ALIGNED_ARRAY_LENGTH(vec_arr); i++) \
+			vec_arr[i] = i; \
+	\
+		/* try to load it */ \
+		v##sign##int##bits##x##size vec = v##sign##int##bits##x##size##_load_aligned(vec_arr); \
+	\
+		/* now allocate an output array */ \
+		V##csign##INT##bits##x##size##_ALIGNED_ARRAY(vec_arr_out); \
+	\
+		/* try storing it */ \
+		v##sign##int##bits##x##size##_store_aligned(vec, vec_arr_out); \
+	\
+		/* mark success or failure */ \
+		ret |= !!memcmp(vec_arr, vec_arr_out, V##csign##INT##bits##x##size##_ALIGNED_ARRAY_LENGTH(vec_arr)); \
+	} while (0);
+
+#define RUN_TESTS(bits, size) \
+	RUN_TEST( ,  , bits, size) \
+	RUN_TEST(u, U, bits, size)
+
+	RUN_TESTS(8, 16)
+	RUN_TESTS(16, 8)
+	RUN_TESTS(32, 4)
+	RUN_TESTS(64, 2)
+
+#undef RUN_TESTS
+#undef RUN_TEST
+
+	return ret;
+}