compiler: untangle SIMD alignment assumptions
There were a number of puzzling assumptions being made about SIMD types and their layout that I have corrected in this diff. These are mostly no-op edits in actual fact, but they do subtly alter a pair of checks in our invariant-checking and union layout computation that rested on those peculiar assumptions. Those unfortunately stand in the way of any further actual fixes. I submit this for review, even though it's not clearly motivated without its followups, because it should still be possible to independently conclude whether this is correct.
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