diff --git a/include/ircd/simd/popcnt.h b/include/ircd/simd/popcnt.h
index 8217ca5ee..25f99e2d1 100644
--- a/include/ircd/simd/popcnt.h
+++ b/include/ircd/simd/popcnt.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ noexcept
 /// Convenience template. Extends a bool value where the lsb is 1 or 0 into a
 /// mask value like the result of vector comparisons.
 template<class T>
+[[gnu::always_inline]]
 inline T
 ircd::simd::boolmask(const T a)
 noexcept
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ noexcept
 /// sometimes one might need an actual value of 1 for accumulators or maybe
 /// some bool-type reason...
 template<class T>
+[[gnu::always_inline]]
 inline T
 ircd::simd::popmask(const T a)
 noexcept
diff --git a/include/ircd/simd/traits.h b/include/ircd/simd/traits.h
index 6ad303cad..c4f017ebc 100644
--- a/include/ircd/simd/traits.h
+++ b/include/ircd/simd/traits.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ namespace ircd::simd
 /// Get number of lanes for vector type (the number after the x in the
 /// type name).
 template<class T>
-constexpr size_t
+[[gnu::always_inline]]
+inline constexpr size_t
 ircd::simd::lanes()
 {
 	constexpr size_t ret
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ ircd::simd::lanes()
 
 /// Get the size of each lane; i.e the size of one integral element.
 template<class T>
-constexpr size_t
+[[gnu::always_inline]]
+inline constexpr size_t
 ircd::simd::sizeof_lane()
 {
 	constexpr size_t ret