diff --git a/builtins/util.m4 b/builtins/util.m4
index 68fa818b..11501780 100644
--- a/builtins/util.m4
+++ b/builtins/util.m4
@@ -3834,9 +3834,9 @@ domixed:
   %first = call i64 @llvm.cttz.i64(i64 %mm)
   %first32 = trunc i64 %first to i32
   %baseval = extractelement <$1 x $2> %v, i32 %first32
-  %basev1 = bitcast $2 %baseval to <1 x $2>
+  %basev1 = insertelement <$1 x $2> undef, $2 %baseval, i32 0
   ; get a vector that is that value smeared across all elements
-  %basesmear = shufflevector <1 x $2> %basev1, <1 x $2> undef,
+  %basesmear = shufflevector <$1 x $2> %basev1, <$1 x $2> undef,
         <$1 x i32> < forloop(i, 0, eval($1-2), `i32 0, ') i32 0 >
 
   ; now to a blend of that vector with the original vector, such that the
diff --git a/fail_db.txt b/fail_db.txt
index 7c543cc6..886a4534 100644
--- a/fail_db.txt
+++ b/fail_db.txt
@@ -8,38 +8,17 @@
 % 
 ./tests/masked-scatter-vector.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse2-i32x4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-4.ispc runfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-5.ispc runfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-6.ispc runfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-4.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-5.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-6.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-4.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-6.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/atomics-swap.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-varyingptr-2.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-varyingptr-4.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/avg-down-uint16.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
@@ -322,38 +301,17 @@
 ./tests/reduce-equal.ispc compfail  x86-64     avx2-i32x8   Linux LLVM 3.4     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/test-141.ispc runfail     x86    avx2-i32x16   Linux LLVM 3.4     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/test-141.ispc runfail  x86-64    avx2-i32x16   Linux LLVM 3.4     g++4.4 -O2 *
-./tests/atomics-swap.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.4     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/masked-scatter-struct.ispc runfail  x86-64      generic-4   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.4 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i16x8   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-4.ispc runfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-5.ispc runfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-6.ispc runfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail     x86     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-4.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-5.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/funcptr-null-6.ispc runfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/atomics-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-10.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-11.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-13.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-5.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
-./tests/reduce-equal-6.ispc compfail  x86-64     sse4-i8x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/avg-down-int8.ispc compfail     x86  avx1.1-i32x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/avg-up-int8.ispc compfail     x86  avx1.1-i32x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *
 ./tests/avg-down-int8.ispc compfail  x86-64  avx1.1-i32x16   Linux LLVM 3.3     g++4.7 -O2 *