diff --git a/src/ggml-quants.c b/src/ggml-quants.c
index 4f2c7224c..a232911c8 100644
--- a/src/ggml-quants.c
+++ b/src/ggml-quants.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,7 @@ void quantize_row_q8_0(const float * restrict x, void * restrict vy, int64_t k)
         }
         vec_xst(vec_pack(vec_pack(vi[0], vi[1]), vec_pack(vi[2], vi[3])),  0, &y[i].qs[0]);
         vec_xst(vec_pack(vec_pack(vi[4], vi[5]), vec_pack(vi[6], vi[7])), 16, &y[i].qs[0]);
+    }
 
 #elif defined(__loongarch_asx)
     for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
@@ -1437,6 +1438,7 @@ void quantize_row_q8_1(const float * restrict x, void * restrict vy, int64_t k)
         accv = vec_add(accv, vec_sld(accv, accv, 4));
         accv = vec_add(accv, vec_sld(accv, accv, 8));
         y[i].s = GGML_FP32_TO_FP16(d * vec_extract(accv, 0));
+    }
 
 #elif defined(__loongarch_asx)
     for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
@@ -4113,12 +4115,13 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_0_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector signed int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
     const vector signed char v8 = vec_splats((signed char)0x8);
 
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
 
-#pragma GCC unroll 4
+#pragma GCC unroll 8
     for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
         __builtin_prefetch(x[i].qs, 0, 1);
         __builtin_prefetch(y[i].qs, 0, 1);
@@ -4140,9 +4143,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_0_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector signed short qv0 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x0, q8y0), vec_mulo(q4x0, q8y0));
         vector signed short qv1 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x1, q8y1), vec_mulo(q4x1, q8y1));
 
-        qv0 = vec_add(qv0, qv1);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv0), vec_unpackl(qv0));
+        vsumi0 = vec_sum4s(qv0, vsumi0);
+        vsumi0 = vec_sum4s(qv1, vsumi0);
 
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
     }
@@ -4516,6 +4520,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_1_q8_1(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector signed int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
 
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -4537,15 +4542,13 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_1_q8_1(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector signed char q8y0 = vec_xl( 0, y[i].qs);
         vector signed char q8y1 = vec_xl(16, y[i].qs);
 
-        vector signed char q4x0 = vec_and(qxs, lowMask);
-        vector signed char q4x1 = vec_sr(qxs, v4);
-
-        vector signed short qv0 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x0, q8y0), vec_mulo(q4x0, q8y0));
-        vector signed short qv1 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x1, q8y1), vec_mulo(q4x1, q8y1));
+        vector unsigned char q4x0 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs, lowMask);
+        vector unsigned char q4x1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sr(qxs, v4);
 
-        qv0 = vec_add(qv0, qv1);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv0), vec_unpackl(qv0));
+        vsumi0 = vec_msum(q8y0, q4x0, vsumi0);
+        vsumi0 = vec_msum(q8y1, q4x1, vsumi0);
 
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
     }
@@ -5247,6 +5250,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_1_q8_1(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector signed int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
 
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -5272,18 +5276,16 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_1_q8_1(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
         vector signed char qxs = (vector signed char)vec_xl( 0, x[i].qs);
 
-        vector signed char q5x0 = vec_or(vec_and(qxs, lowMask), qh0);
-        vector signed char q5x1 = vec_or(vec_sr(qxs, v4), qh1);
+        vector unsigned char q5x0 = (vector unsigned char)vec_or(vec_and(qxs, lowMask), qh0);
+        vector unsigned char q5x1 = (vector unsigned char)vec_or(vec_sr(qxs, v4), qh1);
 
         vector signed char q8y0 = vec_xl(  0, y[i].qs);
         vector signed char q8y1 = vec_xl( 16, y[i].qs);
 
-        vector signed short qv0 = vec_add(vec_mule(q5x0, q8y0), vec_mulo(q5x0, q8y0));
-        vector signed short qv1 = vec_add(vec_mule(q5x1, q8y1), vec_mulo(q5x1, q8y1));
-
-        qv0 = vec_add(qv0, qv1);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv0), vec_unpackl(qv0));
+        vsumi0 = vec_msum(q8y0, q5x0, vsumi0);
+        vsumi0 = vec_msum(q8y1, q5x1, vsumi0);
 
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
     }
@@ -5523,9 +5525,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q8_0_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
     *s = sumf;
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
+    const vector signed int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
 
-#pragma GCC unroll 4
+#pragma GCC unroll 8
     for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
         __builtin_prefetch(x[i].qs, 0, 1);
         __builtin_prefetch(y[i].qs, 0, 1);
@@ -5544,13 +5547,13 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q8_0_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector signed short qv2 = vec_mule(q8x1, q8y1);
         vector signed short qv3 = vec_mulo(q8x1, q8y1);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv0), vec_unpackh(qv1));
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_unpackl(qv0), vec_unpackl(qv1));
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv2), vec_unpackh(qv3));
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_unpackl(qv2), vec_unpackl(qv3));
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi2);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi3);
+        vsumi0 = vec_sum4s(qv0, vsumi0);
+        vsumi1 = vec_sum4s(qv1, vsumi1);
+        vsumi0 = vec_sum4s(qv2, vsumi0);
+        vsumi1 = vec_sum4s(qv3, vsumi1);
 
         vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi1);
 
@@ -5938,6 +5941,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q2_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0x3);
     const vector signed char lowScaleMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v2 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x2);
     const vector unsigned char v6 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x6);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
@@ -5975,15 +5979,17 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q2_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vsumf2 = vec_nmsub(vec_ctf(prod2, 0), vdmin, vsumf2);
         vsumf3 = vec_nmsub(vec_ctf(prod3, 0), vdmin, vsumf3);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi4 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi5 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi6 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi7 = v0;
 
+        const uint8_t * restrict q2 = x[i].qs;
+        const int8_t  * restrict q8 = y[i].qs;
 
         for (int j = 0; j < QK_K/128; ++j) {
             __builtin_prefetch(q2, 0, 1);
@@ -5993,14 +5999,14 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q2_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed char qxs1 = (vector signed char)vec_xl(16, q2);
             q2 += 32;
 
-            vector signed char q2x00 = vec_and(qxs0, lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x01 = vec_and(vec_sr(qxs0, v2), lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x02 = vec_and(vec_sr(qxs0, v4), lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x03 = vec_and(vec_sr(qxs0, v6), lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x10 = vec_and(qxs1, lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x11 = vec_and(vec_sr(qxs1, v2), lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x12 = vec_and(vec_sr(qxs1, v4), lowMask);
-            vector signed char q2x13 = vec_and(vec_sr(qxs1, v6), lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x00 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs0, lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x01 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(vec_sr(qxs0, v2), lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x02 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(vec_sr(qxs0, v4), lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x03 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(vec_sr(qxs0, v6), lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x10 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs1, lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x11 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(vec_sr(qxs1, v2), lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x12 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(vec_sr(qxs1, v4), lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q2x13 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(vec_sr(qxs1, v6), lowMask);
 
             vector signed char q8y00 = vec_xl(  0, q8);
             vector signed char q8y10 = vec_xl( 16, q8);
@@ -6012,45 +6018,36 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q2_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed char q8y13 = vec_xl(112, q8);
             q8 += 128;
 
-            vector signed short qv0 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x00, q8y00), vec_mulo(q2x00, q8y00));
-            vector signed short qv1 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x01, q8y01), vec_mulo(q2x01, q8y01));
-            vector signed short qv2 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x02, q8y02), vec_mulo(q2x02, q8y02));
-            vector signed short qv3 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x03, q8y03), vec_mulo(q2x03, q8y03));
-            vector signed short qv4 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x10, q8y10), vec_mulo(q2x10, q8y10));
-            vector signed short qv5 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x11, q8y11), vec_mulo(q2x11, q8y11));
-            vector signed short qv6 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x12, q8y12), vec_mulo(q2x12, q8y12));
-            vector signed short qv7 = vec_add(vec_mule(q2x13, q8y13), vec_mulo(q2x13, q8y13));
-
-            vector signed short vscales_h = vec_unpackh(vscales);
-            vector signed short vs0 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 0);
-            vector signed short vs1 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 1);
-            vector signed short vs2 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 2);
-            vector signed short vs3 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 3);
-            vector signed short vs4 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 4);
-            vector signed short vs5 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 5);
-            vector signed short vs6 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 6);
-            vector signed short vs7 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 7);
+            vector signed int qv0 = vec_msum(q8y00, q2x00, v0);
+            vector signed int qv1 = vec_msum(q8y01, q2x01, v0);
+            vector signed int qv2 = vec_msum(q8y02, q2x02, v0);
+            vector signed int qv3 = vec_msum(q8y03, q2x03, v0);
+            vector signed int qv4 = vec_msum(q8y10, q2x10, v0);
+            vector signed int qv5 = vec_msum(q8y11, q2x11, v0);
+            vector signed int qv6 = vec_msum(q8y12, q2x12, v0);
+            vector signed int qv7 = vec_msum(q8y13, q2x13, v0);
+
+            vector signed short vscales_07 = vec_unpackh(vscales);
+            vector signed int vscales_03 = vec_unpackh(vscales_07);
+            vector signed int vscales_47 = vec_unpackl(vscales_07);
+            vector signed int vs0 = vec_splat(vscales_03, 0);
+            vector signed int vs1 = vec_splat(vscales_03, 1);
+            vector signed int vs2 = vec_splat(vscales_03, 2);
+            vector signed int vs3 = vec_splat(vscales_03, 3);
+            vector signed int vs4 = vec_splat(vscales_47, 0);
+            vector signed int vs5 = vec_splat(vscales_47, 1);
+            vector signed int vs6 = vec_splat(vscales_47, 2);
+            vector signed int vs7 = vec_splat(vscales_47, 3);
             vscales = vec_sld(vscales, vscales, 8);
 
-            qv0 = vec_mul(qv0, vs0);
-            qv1 = vec_mul(qv1, vs2);
-            qv2 = vec_mul(qv2, vs4);
-            qv3 = vec_mul(qv3, vs6);
-
-            qv0 = vec_madd(qv4, vs1, qv0);
-            qv1 = vec_madd(qv5, vs3, qv1);
-            qv2 = vec_madd(qv6, vs5, qv2);
-            qv3 = vec_madd(qv7, vs7, qv3);
-
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv0), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv1), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv2), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv3), vsumi3);
-
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_unpackl(qv0), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_unpackl(qv1), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_unpackl(qv2), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_unpackl(qv3), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv0, vs0), vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv1, vs2), vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv2, vs4), vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv3, vs6), vsumi3);
+            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv4, vs1), vsumi4);
+            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv5, vs3), vsumi5);
+            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv6, vs5), vsumi6);
+            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv7, vs7), vsumi7);
         }
 
         vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
@@ -6640,6 +6637,9 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q3_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0x3);
+    const vector signed char lowMask1 = vec_splats((int8_t)0xf);
+    const vector signed char lowMask2 = vec_splats((int8_t)0x30);
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector signed char v1 = vec_splats((signed char)0x1);
     const vector unsigned char v2 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x2);
     const vector unsigned char v3 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x3);
@@ -6657,30 +6657,33 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q3_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[i].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        uint32_t aux[3];
-        uint32_t utmp[4];
+        UNUSED(kmask1);
+        UNUSED(kmask2);
 
-        memcpy(aux, x[i].scales, 12);
-        utmp[3] = ((aux[1] >> 4) & kmask2) | (((aux[2] >> 6) & kmask1) << 4);
-        utmp[2] = ((aux[0] >> 4) & kmask2) | (((aux[2] >> 4) & kmask1) << 4);
-        utmp[1] = (aux[1] & kmask2) | (((aux[2] >> 2) & kmask1) << 4);
-        utmp[0] = (aux[0] & kmask2) | (((aux[2] >> 0) & kmask1) << 4);
+        vector signed char u0 = (vector signed char)vec_xl_len(x[i].scales, 8);
+        vector signed char u1 = vec_and(u0, lowMask1);
+        vector signed char u2 = (vector signed char)vec_xl_len(x[i].scales + 8, 4);
+        vector signed char u3 = (vector signed char)vec_mergeh((vector signed int)u2, (vector signed int)vec_sr(u2, v2));
+        vector signed char u30 = vec_sl(vec_and(u3, lowMask), v4);
+        vector signed char u31 = vec_and(u3, lowMask2);
 
-        vector signed char vscales = (vector signed char)vec_xl( 0, utmp);
+        u1 = vec_or(u1, u30);
+        u2 = vec_or(vec_sr(u0, v4), u31);
+
+        vector signed char vscales = (vector signed char)vec_mergeh((vector signed long long)u1, (vector signed long long)u2);
         vector signed char qxhs0 = (vector signed char)vec_xl( 0, x[i].hmask);
         vector signed char qxhs1 = (vector signed char)vec_xl(16, x[i].hmask);
 
         vscales = vec_sub(vscales, off);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi4 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi5 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi6 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi7 = v0;
 
         const uint8_t * restrict q3 = x[i].qs;
         const int8_t  * restrict q8 = y[i].qs;
@@ -6754,23 +6757,14 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q3_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed short qv12 = vec_add(vec_mule(q3x12, q8y12), vec_mulo(q3x12, q8y12));
             vector signed short qv13 = vec_add(vec_mule(q3x13, q8y13), vec_mulo(q3x13, q8y13));
 
-            vector signed int vsum0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv00, vs0), vec_mulo(qv00, vs0));
-            vector signed int vsum1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv01, vs2), vec_mulo(qv01, vs2));
-            vector signed int vsum2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv02, vs4), vec_mulo(qv02, vs4));
-            vector signed int vsum3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv03, vs6), vec_mulo(qv03, vs6));
-            vector signed int vsum4 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv10, vs1), vec_mulo(qv10, vs1));
-            vector signed int vsum5 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv11, vs3), vec_mulo(qv11, vs3));
-            vector signed int vsum6 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv12, vs5), vec_mulo(qv12, vs5));
-            vector signed int vsum7 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv13, vs7), vec_mulo(qv13, vs7));
-
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vsum0, vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vsum1, vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vsum2, vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vsum3, vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vsum4, vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vsum5, vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vsum6, vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vsum7, vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv00, vs0, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv01, vs2, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv02, vs4, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv03, vs6, vsumi3);
+            vsumi4 = vec_msum(qv10, vs1, vsumi4);
+            vsumi5 = vec_msum(qv11, vs3, vsumi5);
+            vsumi6 = vec_msum(qv12, vs5, vsumi6);
+            vsumi7 = vec_msum(qv13, vs7, vsumi7);
         }
 
         vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
@@ -7264,6 +7258,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector signed char lowMask1 = vec_splats((int8_t)0x3f);
+    const vector signed char lowMask2 = vec_splats((int8_t)0x30);
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+    const vector unsigned char v2 = vec_splats((uint8_t)2);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
 
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -7282,15 +7280,24 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector signed short q8ysums0 = vec_xl( 0, y[i].bsums);
         vector signed short q8ysums1 = vec_xl(16, y[i].bsums);
 
-        memcpy(utmp, x[i].scales, 12);
+        UNUSED(kmask1);
+        UNUSED(kmask2);
+        UNUSED(kmask3);
+        UNUSED(utmp);
 
-        utmp[3] = ((utmp[2] >> 4) & kmask2) | (((utmp[1] >> 6) & kmask3) << 4);
-        const uint32_t uaux = utmp[1] & kmask1;
-        utmp[1] = (utmp[2] & kmask2) | (((utmp[0] >> 6) & kmask3) << 4);
-        utmp[2] = uaux;
-        utmp[0] &= kmask1;
+        vector signed char u0 = (vector signed char)vec_xl_len(x[i].scales, 8);
+        vector signed char u1 = vec_and(vec_sr(u0, v2), lowMask2);
+        vector signed char u2 = (vector signed char)vec_xl_len(x[i].scales + 8, 4);
+        vector signed char u3 = vec_sr(u2, v4);
+
+        vector signed char u30 = u1;
+        vector signed char u31 = (vector signed char)vec_mergeh((vector signed int)vec_and(u2, lowMask), (vector signed int)u3);
+
+        u1 = vec_and(u0, lowMask1);
+        u2 = vec_or(u30, u31);
+
+        vector signed char utmps = (vector signed char)vec_mergeh((vector signed int)u1, (vector signed int)u2);
 
-        vector signed char utmps = (vector signed char)vec_xl( 0, utmp);
         vector signed short vscales = vec_unpackh(utmps);
         vector signed short q4xmins = vec_unpackl(utmps);
         vector signed short q4xmins0 = vec_mergeh(q4xmins, q4xmins);
@@ -7306,14 +7313,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vsumf2 = vec_nmsub(vec_ctf(prod2, 0), vdmin, vsumf2);
         vsumf3 = vec_nmsub(vec_ctf(prod3, 0), vdmin, vsumf3);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         const uint8_t * restrict q4 = x[i].qs;
         const int8_t  * restrict q8 = y[i].qs;
@@ -7328,14 +7331,14 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed char qxs3 = (vector signed char)vec_xl(48, q4);
             q4 += 64;
 
-            vector signed char q4x00 = vec_and(qxs0, lowMask);
-            vector signed char q4x01 = vec_sr(qxs0, v4);
-            vector signed char q4x10 = vec_and(qxs1, lowMask);
-            vector signed char q4x11 = vec_sr(qxs1, v4);
-            vector signed char q4x20 = vec_and(qxs2, lowMask);
-            vector signed char q4x21 = vec_sr(qxs2, v4);
-            vector signed char q4x30 = vec_and(qxs3, lowMask);
-            vector signed char q4x31 = vec_sr(qxs3, v4);
+            vector unsigned char q4x00 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs0, lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q4x01 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sr(qxs0, v4);
+            vector unsigned char q4x10 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs1, lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q4x11 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sr(qxs1, v4);
+            vector unsigned char q4x20 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs2, lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q4x21 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sr(qxs2, v4);
+            vector unsigned char q4x30 = (vector unsigned char)vec_and(qxs3, lowMask);
+            vector unsigned char q4x31 = (vector unsigned char)vec_sr(qxs3, v4);
 
             vector signed char q8y00 = vec_xl(  0, q8);
             vector signed char q8y10 = vec_xl( 16, q8);
@@ -7347,41 +7350,33 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed char q8y31 = vec_xl(112, q8);
             q8 += 128;
 
-            vector signed short qv00 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x00, q8y00), vec_mulo(q4x00, q8y00));
-            vector signed short qv01 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x01, q8y01), vec_mulo(q4x01, q8y01));
-            vector signed short qv10 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x10, q8y10), vec_mulo(q4x10, q8y10));
-            vector signed short qv11 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x11, q8y11), vec_mulo(q4x11, q8y11));
-            vector signed short qv20 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x20, q8y20), vec_mulo(q4x20, q8y20));
-            vector signed short qv21 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x21, q8y21), vec_mulo(q4x21, q8y21));
-            vector signed short qv30 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x30, q8y30), vec_mulo(q4x30, q8y30));
-            vector signed short qv31 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x31, q8y31), vec_mulo(q4x31, q8y31));
-
-            vector signed short vs0 = vec_splat(vscales, 0);
-            vector signed short vs1 = vec_splat(vscales, 1);
-            vector signed short vs2 = vec_splat(vscales, 2);
-            vector signed short vs3 = vec_splat(vscales, 3);
+            vector signed int qv00 = vec_msum(q8y00, q4x00, v0);
+            vector signed int qv01 = vec_msum(q8y01, q4x01, v0);
+            vector signed int qv10 = vec_msum(q8y10, q4x10, v0);
+            vector signed int qv11 = vec_msum(q8y11, q4x11, v0);
+            vector signed int qv20 = vec_msum(q8y20, q4x20, v0);
+            vector signed int qv21 = vec_msum(q8y21, q4x21, v0);
+            vector signed int qv30 = vec_msum(q8y30, q4x30, v0);
+            vector signed int qv31 = vec_msum(q8y31, q4x31, v0);
+
+            vector signed int vscales_h = vec_unpackh(vscales);
+            vector signed int vs0 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 0);
+            vector signed int vs1 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 1);
+            vector signed int vs2 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 2);
+            vector signed int vs3 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 3);
             vscales = vec_sld(vscales, vscales, 8);
 
-            qv00 = vec_add(qv00, qv10);
-            qv10 = vec_add(qv01, qv11);
-            qv20 = vec_add(qv20, qv30);
-            qv30 = vec_add(qv21, qv31);
+            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv00, vs0), vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv01, vs1), vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv20, vs2), vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv21, vs3), vsumi3);
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv00, vs0), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv00, vs0), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv10, vs1), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv10, vs1), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv20, vs2), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv20, vs2), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv30, vs3), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv30, vs3), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv10, vs0), vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv11, vs1), vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv30, vs2), vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv31, vs3), vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -7874,6 +7869,9 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector signed char lowMask1 = vec_splats((int8_t)0x3f);
+    const vector signed char lowMask2 = vec_splats((int8_t)0x30);
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v1 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x1);
     const vector unsigned char v2 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x2);
     const vector unsigned char v3 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x3);
@@ -7892,18 +7890,27 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector float vxmin = vec_splats(GGML_FP16_TO_FP32(x[i].dmin));
         vector float vdmin = vec_mul(vxmin, vyd);
 
-        memcpy(utmp, x[i].scales, 12);
+        UNUSED(kmask1);
+        UNUSED(kmask2);
+        UNUSED(kmask3);
+        UNUSED(utmp);
 
-        utmp[3] = ((utmp[2] >> 4) & kmask2) | (((utmp[1] >> 6) & kmask3) << 4);
-        const uint32_t uaux = utmp[1] & kmask1;
-        utmp[1] = (utmp[2] & kmask2) | (((utmp[0] >> 6) & kmask3) << 4);
-        utmp[2] = uaux;
-        utmp[0] &= kmask1;
+        vector signed char u0 = (vector signed char)vec_xl_len(x[i].scales, 8);
+        vector signed char u1 = vec_and(vec_sr(u0, v2), lowMask2);
+        vector signed char u2 = (vector signed char)vec_xl_len(x[i].scales + 8, 4);
+        vector signed char u3 = vec_sr(u2, v4);
+
+        vector signed char u30 = u1;
+        vector signed char u31 = (vector signed char)vec_mergeh((vector signed int)vec_and(u2, lowMask), (vector signed int)u3);
+
+        u1 = vec_and(u0, lowMask1);
+        u2 = vec_or(u30, u31);
+
+        vector signed char utmps = (vector signed char)vec_mergeh((vector signed int)u1, (vector signed int)u2);
 
         vector signed short q8ysums0 = vec_xl( 0, y[i].bsums);
         vector signed short q8ysums1 = vec_xl(16, y[i].bsums);
 
-        vector signed char utmps = (vector signed char)vec_xl( 0, utmp);
         vector signed short vscales = vec_unpackh(utmps);
 
         vector signed short q5xmins = vec_unpackl(utmps);
@@ -7923,10 +7930,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector signed char qxhs0 = (vector signed char)vec_xl( 0, x[i].qh);
         vector signed char qxhs1 = (vector signed char)vec_xl(16, x[i].qh);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         const uint8_t * restrict q5 = x[i].qs;
         const int8_t  * restrict q8 = y[i].qs;
@@ -7951,10 +7958,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             qxhs0 = vec_sr(qxhs0, v2);
             qxhs1 = vec_sr(qxhs1, v2);
 
-            vector signed char q5x00 = vec_or(q5h00, qxs00);
-            vector signed char q5x01 = vec_or(q5h01, qxs01);
-            vector signed char q5x10 = vec_or(q5h10, qxs10);
-            vector signed char q5x11 = vec_or(q5h11, qxs11);
+            vector unsigned char q5x00 = (vector unsigned char)vec_or(q5h00, qxs00);
+            vector unsigned char q5x01 = (vector unsigned char)vec_or(q5h01, qxs01);
+            vector unsigned char q5x10 = (vector unsigned char)vec_or(q5h10, qxs10);
+            vector unsigned char q5x11 = (vector unsigned char)vec_or(q5h11, qxs11);
 
             vector signed char q8y00 = vec_xl( 0, q8);
             vector signed char q8y10 = vec_xl(16, q8);
@@ -7962,22 +7969,20 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q5_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed char q8y11 = vec_xl(48, q8);
             q8 += 64;
 
-            vector signed short qv00 = vec_add(vec_mule(q5x00, q8y00), vec_mulo(q5x00, q8y00));
-            vector signed short qv01 = vec_add(vec_mule(q5x01, q8y01), vec_mulo(q5x01, q8y01));
-            vector signed short qv10 = vec_add(vec_mule(q5x10, q8y10), vec_mulo(q5x10, q8y10));
-            vector signed short qv11 = vec_add(vec_mule(q5x11, q8y11), vec_mulo(q5x11, q8y11));
+            vector signed int qv00 = vec_msum(q8y00, q5x00, v0);
+            vector signed int qv01 = vec_msum(q8y01, q5x01, v0);
+            vector signed int qv10 = vec_msum(q8y10, q5x10, v0);
+            vector signed int qv11 = vec_msum(q8y11, q5x11, v0);
 
-            vector signed short vs0 = vec_splat(vscales, 0);
-            vector signed short vs1 = vec_splat(vscales, 1);
+            vector signed int vscales_h = vec_unpackh(vscales);
+            vector signed int vs0 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 0);
+            vector signed int vs1 = vec_splat(vscales_h, 1);
             vscales = vec_sld(vscales, vscales, 12);
 
-            qv00 = vec_add(qv00, qv10);
-            qv01 = vec_add(qv01, qv11);
-
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv00, vs0), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv00, vs0), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv01, vs1), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv01, vs1), vsumi3);
+            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv00, vs0), vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv10, vs0), vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv01, vs1), vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mul(qv11, vs1), vsumi3);
         }
 
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
@@ -8525,6 +8530,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q6_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v2 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x2);
     const vector unsigned char v3 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x3);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
@@ -8541,14 +8547,14 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q6_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[i].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi4 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi5 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi6 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi7 = v0;
 
         const uint8_t * restrict q6 = x[i].ql;
         const uint8_t * restrict qh = x[i].qh;
@@ -8628,23 +8634,14 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q6_K_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
             vector signed short vs6 = vec_splat(vscales, 6);
             vector signed short vs7 = vec_splat(vscales, 7);
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv00, vs0), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv00, vs0), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv01, vs4), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv01, vs4), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv10, vs1), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv10, vs1), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv11, vs5), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv11, vs5), vsumi7);
-
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv20, vs2), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv20, vs2), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv21, vs6), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv21, vs6), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv30, vs3), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv30, vs3), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv31, vs7), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv31, vs7), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv00, vs0, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv01, vs4, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv10, vs1, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv11, vs5, vsumi3);
+            vsumi4 = vec_msum(qv20, vs2, vsumi4);
+            vsumi5 = vec_msum(qv21, vs6, vsumi5);
+            vsumi6 = vec_msum(qv30, vs3, vsumi6);
+            vsumi7 = vec_msum(qv31, vs7, vsumi7);
         }
 
         vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
@@ -8925,6 +8922,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_xxs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
     *s = 0.125f * hsum_float_8(accumf);
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf1 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf2 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -8937,14 +8935,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_xxs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[i].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         const uint16_t * restrict q2 = x[i].qs;
         const int8_t  *  restrict q8 = y[i].qs;
@@ -8991,21 +8985,12 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_xxs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
             vector signed short vscales01 = vec_splats((int16_t)(2*ls0+1));
             vector signed short vscales23 = vec_splats((int16_t)(2*ls1+1));
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales01), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales01), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales23), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales23), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales01), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales01), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales23), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales23), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales01, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales01, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales23, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales23, vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -9397,6 +9382,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_xs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
 
     *s = 0.125f * hsum_float_8(accumf);
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf1 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf2 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -9409,14 +9395,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_xs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[i].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         const uint16_t * restrict q2 = x[i].qs;
         const uint8_t  * restrict sc = x[i].scales;
@@ -9464,21 +9446,12 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_xs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
             vector signed short vscales2 = vec_splats((int16_t)(2*ls2+1));
             vector signed short vscales3 = vec_splats((int16_t)(2*ls3+1));
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales0), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales1), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales2), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales3), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales0), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales1), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales2), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales3), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales0, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales1, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales2, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales3, vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -9701,6 +9674,8 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_s_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
 
     static const uint8_t k_mask2[16] = {0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x80, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x80,};
 
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf1 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf2 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -9715,14 +9690,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_s_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[i].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         const uint8_t *  restrict q2 = x[i].qs;
         const uint8_t *  restrict qh = x[i].qh;
@@ -9782,21 +9753,12 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq2_s_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
             vector signed short vscales2 = vec_splats((int16_t)(2*ls2+1));
             vector signed short vscales3 = vec_splats((int16_t)(2*ls3+1));
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales0), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales1), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales2), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales3), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales0), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales1), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales2), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales3), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales0, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales1, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales2, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales3, vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -10034,6 +9996,8 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_xxs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const uint64_t * signs64 = (const uint64_t *)keven_signs_q2xs;
 
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf1 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf2 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -10044,14 +10008,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_xxs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[i].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         const uint8_t * restrict q3 = x[i].qs;
         const uint32_t * restrict signs = (const uint32_t *)(x[i].qs + QK_K/4);
@@ -10096,21 +10056,12 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_xxs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
             vector signed short vscales01 = (vector signed short)vec_splats((uint16_t)(2*ls0+1));
             vector signed short vscales23 = (vector signed short)vec_splats((uint16_t)(2*ls1+1));
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales01), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales01), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales23), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales23), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales01), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales01), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales23), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales23), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales01, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales01, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales23, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales23, vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -10400,6 +10351,8 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_s_q8_K (int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
 
     static const uint8_t k_mask2[16] = {0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x80, 0x01, 0x02, 0x04, 0x08, 0x10, 0x20, 0x40, 0x80,};
 
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf1 = vec_splats(0.0f);
     vector float vsumf2 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -10420,14 +10373,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_s_q8_K (int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         const uint8_t *  restrict sc = x[i].scales;
         const int8_t  *  restrict q8 = y[i].qs;
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         for (int j = 0; j < QK_K/32; j += 2) {
             __builtin_prefetch(q3, 0, 1);
@@ -10481,21 +10430,12 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_s_q8_K (int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
             vector signed short vscales01 = (vector signed short)vec_splats((uint16_t)(2*ls0+1));
             vector signed short vscales23 = (vector signed short)vec_splats((uint16_t)(2*ls1+1));
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales01), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales01), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales23), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales23), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales01), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales01), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales23), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales23), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales01, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales01, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales23, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales23, vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -10776,10 +10716,6 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq1_s_q8_K  (int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
         vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
         vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
         vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
         vector signed int vsumi8 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
 
         const uint8_t  * restrict q1 = x[i].qs;
@@ -10821,14 +10757,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq1_s_q8_K  (int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
             vector signed short vscales23 = (vector signed short)vec_splats((uint16_t)(2*ls1+1));
             vector signed short vscales = vec_sld(vscales23, vscales01, 8);
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales01), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales01), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales23), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales23), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales01), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales01), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales23), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales23), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales01, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales01, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales23, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales23, vsumi3);
 
             vector signed short q8ysums = vec_xl_len(qs, 8);
             qs += 4;
@@ -10843,11 +10775,6 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq1_s_q8_K  (int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void
             vsumi8 = vec_add(vec_mule(q8ysum, vscales), vsumi8);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);
@@ -11241,6 +11168,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq4_nl_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector signed int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
 
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -11271,8 +11199,11 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq4_nl_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         vector signed short qv0 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x0, q8y0), vec_mulo(q4x0, q8y0));
         vector signed short qv1 = vec_add(vec_mule(q4x1, q8y1), vec_mulo(q4x1, q8y1));
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv0), vec_unpackl(qv0));
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_unpackh(qv1), vec_unpackl(qv1));
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+
+        vsumi0 = vec_sum4s(qv0, vsumi0);
+        vsumi1 = vec_sum4s(qv1, vsumi1);
 
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
@@ -11427,6 +11358,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq4_xs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
 
 #elif defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     const vector signed char lowMask = vec_splats((signed char)0xF);
+    const vector int v0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
     const vector unsigned char v4 = vec_splats((unsigned char)0x4);
 
     vector float vsumf0 = vec_splats(0.0f);
@@ -11442,14 +11374,10 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq4_xs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         vector float vyd = vec_splats(y[ibl].d);
         vector float vd = vec_mul(vxd, vyd);
 
-        vector signed int vsumi0 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi1 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi2 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi3 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi4 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi5 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi6 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
-        vector signed int vsumi7 = vec_splats((int32_t)0);
+        vector signed int vsumi0 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi1 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi2 = v0;
+        vector signed int vsumi3 = v0;
 
         uint16_t h = x[ibl].scales_h;
 
@@ -11494,21 +11422,12 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq4_xs_q8_K(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
             vector signed short vscales01 = vec_splats((int16_t)ls0);
             vector signed short vscales23 = vec_splats((int16_t)ls1);
 
-            vsumi0 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv0, vscales01), vsumi0);
-            vsumi1 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv1, vscales01), vsumi1);
-            vsumi2 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv2, vscales23), vsumi2);
-            vsumi3 = vec_add(vec_mule(qv3, vscales23), vsumi3);
-            vsumi4 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv0, vscales01), vsumi4);
-            vsumi5 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv1, vscales01), vsumi5);
-            vsumi6 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv2, vscales23), vsumi6);
-            vsumi7 = vec_add(vec_mulo(qv3, vscales23), vsumi7);
+            vsumi0 = vec_msum(qv0, vscales01, vsumi0);
+            vsumi1 = vec_msum(qv1, vscales01, vsumi1);
+            vsumi2 = vec_msum(qv2, vscales23, vsumi2);
+            vsumi3 = vec_msum(qv3, vscales23, vsumi3);
         }
 
-        vsumi0 = vec_add(vsumi0, vsumi4);
-        vsumi1 = vec_add(vsumi1, vsumi5);
-        vsumi2 = vec_add(vsumi2, vsumi6);
-        vsumi3 = vec_add(vsumi3, vsumi7);
-
         vsumf0 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi0, 0), vd, vsumf0);
         vsumf1 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi1, 0), vd, vsumf1);
         vsumf2 = vec_madd(vec_ctf(vsumi2, 0), vd, vsumf2);