diff --git a/include/ircd/simd/rol.h b/include/ircd/simd/rol.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..918fff5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ircd/simd/rol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// The Construct
+//
+// Copyright (C) The Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
+// full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
+
+#pragma once
+#define HAVE_IRCD_SIMD_ROL_H
+
+// xmmx rotate-left interface
+namespace ircd::simd
+{
+	template<int b,
+             class V,
+             class T>
+	T _rol(const T) noexcept;
+
+	template<int b,
+             class T>
+	typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 16, T>::type
+	rol(const T a) noexcept;
+
+	template<int b,
+             class T>
+	typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 32, T>::type
+	rol(const T a) noexcept;
+
+	template<int b,
+             class T>
+	typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 64, T>::type
+	rol(const T a) noexcept;
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class V,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline T
+ircd::simd::_rol(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	static_assert
+	(
+		sizeof(T) == sizeof(V)
+	);
+
+	static_assert
+	(
+		b % 8 == 0, "[emulated] xmmx register only rotates left at bytewise resolution."
+	);
+
+	constexpr int B
+	{
+		b / 8
+	};
+
+	size_t i(0);
+	V arg(a), ret;
+	for(; i < B; ++i)
+		ret[i] = arg[sizeof(V) - B + i];
+
+	for(; i < sizeof(V); ++i)
+		ret[i] = arg[i - B];
+
+	return T(ret);
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 16, T>::type
+ircd::simd::rol(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	return _rol<b, u8x16>(a);
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 32, T>::type
+ircd::simd::rol(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	return _rol<b, u8x32>(a);
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 64, T>::type
+ircd::simd::rol(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	return _rol<b, u8x64>(a);
+}
diff --git a/include/ircd/simd/ror.h b/include/ircd/simd/ror.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbed1f386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ircd/simd/ror.h
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// The Construct
+//
+// Copyright (C) The Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
+// full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
+
+#pragma once
+#define HAVE_IRCD_SIMD_ROR_H
+
+// xmmx rotate-right interface
+namespace ircd::simd
+{
+	template<int b,
+             class V,
+             class T>
+	T _ror(const T) noexcept;
+
+	template<int b,
+             class T>
+	typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 16, T>::type
+	ror(const T a) noexcept;
+
+	template<int b,
+             class T>
+	typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 32, T>::type
+	ror(const T a) noexcept;
+
+	template<int b,
+             class T>
+	typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 64, T>::type
+	ror(const T a) noexcept;
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class V,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline T
+ircd::simd::_ror(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	static_assert
+	(
+		sizeof(T) == sizeof(V)
+	);
+
+	static_assert
+	(
+		b % 8 == 0, "[emulated] xmmx register only rotates left at bytewise resolution."
+	);
+
+	constexpr int B
+	{
+		b / 8
+	};
+
+	constexpr auto S
+	{
+		sizeof(V) - B
+	};
+
+	size_t i(0);
+	V arg(a), ret;
+	for(; i < S; ++i)
+		ret[i] = arg[i + B];
+
+	for(; i < sizeof(V); ++i)
+		ret[i] = arg[i - S];
+
+	return T(ret);
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 16, T>::type
+ircd::simd::ror(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	return _ror<b, u8x16>(a);
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 32, T>::type
+ircd::simd::ror(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	return _ror<b, u8x32>(a);
+}
+
+template<int b,
+         class T>
+[[using gnu: always_inline, gnu_inline, artificial]]
+extern inline typename std::enable_if<sizeof(T) == 64, T>::type
+ircd::simd::ror(const T a)
+noexcept
+{
+	return _ror<b, u8x64>(a);
+}
diff --git a/include/ircd/simd/simd.h b/include/ircd/simd/simd.h
index f859b52ce..b3b6ec790 100644
--- a/include/ircd/simd/simd.h
+++ b/include/ircd/simd/simd.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "gather.h"
 #include "shl.h"
 #include "shr.h"
+#include "rol.h"
+#include "ror.h"
 #include "popcnt.h"
 #include "lzcnt.h"
 #include "tzcnt.h"
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ namespace ircd
 	using simd::shl;
 	using simd::shr;
 
+	using simd::rol;
+	using simd::ror;
+
 	using simd::lzcnt;
 	using simd::tzcnt;