diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+- 0.4.8 (2026-10-31)
+  * Uses the native C kernel on x86_64 as well as aarch64, along with
+    an AVX2 4-way kernel on x86_64 CPUs that support it, detected at
+    runtime. 'mac' on such CPUs is roughly 1.5x faster on short
+    messages and 4-5x faster on long ones.
+
 - 0.4.7 (2026-10-31)
   * Bumps the ppad-fixed dependency to 0.2.1, which under the llvm
     flag on x86_64 compiles ppad-fixed with LLVM's x86 cmov converter
diff --git a/cbits/poly1305_arm.c b/cbits/poly1305_arm.c
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/cbits/poly1305_arm.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,360 +0,0 @@
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#if defined(__aarch64__)
-
-#include <arm_neon.h>
-
-/*
- * Poly1305 (RFC 8439).  ARM acceleration via two paths:
- *
- *  1. A scalar 26-bit-limb kernel using 64-bit native arithmetic for
- *     the limb multiplications.  Used for setup (precomputing r^k),
- *     for messages shorter than 64 bytes, and for the < 4-block tail
- *     of longer messages.  Also serves as the stage-1 reference; the
- *     NEON kernel below was added in a separate commit.
- *
- *  2. A NEON 4-way parallel kernel (when at least 4 full blocks
- *     remain).  Layout: 5 'uint32x4_t' limb vectors hold one limb
- *     position each across 4 message blocks; matching r-power
- *     vectors hold (r^4, r^3, r^2, r^1) at the same limb position.
- *     For each output position d_j we accumulate 5 partial products
- *     across both vector halves with 'vmull'/'vmlal', then
- *     horizontally sum the 4 lanes with 'vaddvq_u64'.  The same
- *     carry-propagation pattern as the scalar path reduces back to
- *     26-bit limbs.
- *
- * Reduction rule (used in both paths): 2^130 = 5 (mod 2^130 - 5),
- * so any partial product whose 'position' exceeds 4 folds back as
- * (5 * value) into position (pos - 5).
- */
-
-#define MASK26 0x3ffffffu
-
-/*
- * Multiply two 130-bit values mod (2^130 - 5).  Inputs in 5x 26-bit
- * limb form, output in 5x 26-bit limb form (each output limb < 2^26
- * except possibly limb 1, which may carry a small excess absorbed
- * by the next 'mul_mod_p' or by 'normalize').
- */
-static void mul_mod_p(const uint32_t a[5], const uint32_t b[5],
-                      uint32_t out[5]) {
-    uint64_t d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, c;
-
-    d0 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[0]
-       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[1] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[2]
-            + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[3] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[4]);
-    d1 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[1] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[0]
-       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[2] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[3]
-            + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[4]);
-    d2 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[2] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[1]
-       + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[0]
-       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[3] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[4]);
-    d3 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[3] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[2]
-       + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[1] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[0]
-       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[4]);
-    d4 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[4] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[3]
-       + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[2] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[1]
-       + (uint64_t)a[4]*b[0];
-
-    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
-    c = d1 >> 26; d1 &= MASK26; d2 += c;
-    c = d2 >> 26; d2 &= MASK26; d3 += c;
-    c = d3 >> 26; d3 &= MASK26; d4 += c;
-    c = d4 >> 26; d4 &= MASK26; d0 += c * 5;
-    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
-
-    out[0] = (uint32_t)d0;
-    out[1] = (uint32_t)d1;
-    out[2] = (uint32_t)d2;
-    out[3] = (uint32_t)d3;
-    out[4] = (uint32_t)d4;
-}
-
-/*
- * Parse 16 little-endian bytes plus a 'hibit' value (0 or 1) at bit
- * 128 into 5 26-bit limbs.
- */
-static inline void blk2limbs(const uint8_t m[16], uint32_t hibit,
-                              uint32_t l[5]) {
-    uint32_t t0, t1, t2, t3;
-    memcpy(&t0, m,     4);
-    memcpy(&t1, m + 4, 4);
-    memcpy(&t2, m + 8, 4);
-    memcpy(&t3, m + 12, 4);
-    l[0] =  t0                                & MASK26;
-    l[1] = ((t0 >> 26) | (t1 <<  6))          & MASK26;
-    l[2] = ((t1 >> 20) | (t2 << 12))          & MASK26;
-    l[3] = ((t2 >> 14) | (t3 << 18))          & MASK26;
-    l[4] =  (t3 >>  8) | (hibit << 24);
-}
-
-/*
- * Process one full 16-byte block: h := (h + m) * r mod p, scalar
- * implementation.
- */
-static inline void scalar_block(uint32_t h[5], const uint32_t r[5],
-                                const uint8_t m[16], uint32_t hibit) {
-    uint32_t blk[5];
-    blk2limbs(m, hibit, blk);
-
-    uint32_t hl[5];
-    hl[0] = h[0] + blk[0];
-    hl[1] = h[1] + blk[1];
-    hl[2] = h[2] + blk[2];
-    hl[3] = h[3] + blk[3];
-    hl[4] = h[4] + blk[4];
-
-    mul_mod_p(hl, r, h);
-}
-
-/*
- * 4-block NEON update.  Computes:
- *   h := (h + m_0)*r^4 + m_1*r^3 + m_2*r^2 + m_3*r^1   mod p
- *
- * where m_0..m_3 are four consecutive 16-byte input blocks (so the
- * function consumes 64 bytes).  The polynomial identity is the
- * standard Horner expansion of 4 sequential block updates.
- */
-static void neon4_block(uint32_t h[5],
-                        const uint32_t r1[5], const uint32_t r2[5],
-                        const uint32_t r3[5], const uint32_t r4[5],
-                        const uint8_t m[64]) {
-    /* Limbify the four blocks. */
-    uint32_t b0[5], b1[5], b2[5], b3[5];
-    blk2limbs(m,      1, b0);
-    blk2limbs(m + 16, 1, b1);
-    blk2limbs(m + 32, 1, b2);
-    blk2limbs(m + 48, 1, b3);
-
-    /* Fold the running accumulator into the first block. */
-    b0[0] += h[0]; b0[1] += h[1]; b0[2] += h[2];
-    b0[3] += h[3]; b0[4] += h[4];
-
-    /* Pack messages: mv[i] = (b0[i], b1[i], b2[i], b3[i]). */
-    uint32x4_t mv0 = { b0[0], b1[0], b2[0], b3[0] };
-    uint32x4_t mv1 = { b0[1], b1[1], b2[1], b3[1] };
-    uint32x4_t mv2 = { b0[2], b1[2], b2[2], b3[2] };
-    uint32x4_t mv3 = { b0[3], b1[3], b2[3], b3[3] };
-    uint32x4_t mv4 = { b0[4], b1[4], b2[4], b3[4] };
-
-    /* Pack r-powers: rv[i] = (r^4[i], r^3[i], r^2[i], r^1[i]).      */
-    uint32x4_t rv0 = { r4[0], r3[0], r2[0], r1[0] };
-    uint32x4_t rv1 = { r4[1], r3[1], r2[1], r1[1] };
-    uint32x4_t rv2 = { r4[2], r3[2], r2[2], r1[2] };
-    uint32x4_t rv3 = { r4[3], r3[3], r2[3], r1[3] };
-    uint32x4_t rv4 = { r4[4], r3[4], r2[4], r1[4] };
-
-    /* 5 * r-powers, for partial products whose position wraps past
-     * 4 (mod 2^130 - 5 = 5).                                       */
-    uint32x4_t rv1_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv1, 2), rv1);
-    uint32x4_t rv2_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv2, 2), rv2);
-    uint32x4_t rv3_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv3, 2), rv3);
-    uint32x4_t rv4_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv4, 2), rv4);
-
-    /*
-     * Output limb j = sum_i (mv[i] * appropriate r-power for shift j-i,
-     * with 5x multiplier when j - i is negative).  Per output we sum
-     * across the 4 lanes ('vaddvq_u64') after collecting both vmull
-     * halves.
-     */
-#define MUL5_LO(m_, r_) vmull_u32(vget_low_u32(m_), vget_low_u32(r_))
-#define MUL5_HI(m_, r_) vmull_high_u32(m_, r_)
-#define MLA_LO(acc, m_, r_) \
-    vmlal_u32(acc, vget_low_u32(m_), vget_low_u32(r_))
-#define MLA_HI(acc, m_, r_) vmlal_high_u32(acc, m_, r_)
-
-    uint64x2_t l0 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv0);
-    uint64x2_t h0 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv0);
-    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv1, rv4_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv1, rv4_5);
-    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv2, rv3_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv2, rv3_5);
-    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv3, rv2_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv3, rv2_5);
-    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv4, rv1_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv4, rv1_5);
-    uint64_t d0 = vaddvq_u64(l0) + vaddvq_u64(h0);
-
-    uint64x2_t l1 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv1);
-    uint64x2_t h1 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv1);
-    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv1, rv0   );  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv1, rv0   );
-    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv2, rv4_5);  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv2, rv4_5);
-    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv3, rv3_5);  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv3, rv3_5);
-    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv4, rv2_5);  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv4, rv2_5);
-    uint64_t d1 = vaddvq_u64(l1) + vaddvq_u64(h1);
-
-    uint64x2_t l2 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv2);
-    uint64x2_t h2 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv2);
-    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv1, rv1   );  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv1, rv1   );
-    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv2, rv0   );  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv2, rv0   );
-    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv3, rv4_5);  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv3, rv4_5);
-    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv4, rv3_5);  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv4, rv3_5);
-    uint64_t d2 = vaddvq_u64(l2) + vaddvq_u64(h2);
-
-    uint64x2_t l3 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv3);
-    uint64x2_t h3 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv3);
-    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv1, rv2   );  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv1, rv2   );
-    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv2, rv1   );  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv2, rv1   );
-    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv3, rv0   );  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv3, rv0   );
-    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv4, rv4_5);  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv4, rv4_5);
-    uint64_t d3 = vaddvq_u64(l3) + vaddvq_u64(h3);
-
-    uint64x2_t l4 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv4);
-    uint64x2_t h4 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv4);
-    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv1, rv3);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv1, rv3);
-    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv2, rv2);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv2, rv2);
-    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv3, rv1);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv3, rv1);
-    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv4, rv0);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv4, rv0);
-    uint64_t d4 = vaddvq_u64(l4) + vaddvq_u64(h4);
-
-#undef MUL5_LO
-#undef MUL5_HI
-#undef MLA_LO
-#undef MLA_HI
-
-    /* Carry propagation, same shape as 'mul_mod_p'. */
-    uint64_t c;
-    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
-    c = d1 >> 26; d1 &= MASK26; d2 += c;
-    c = d2 >> 26; d2 &= MASK26; d3 += c;
-    c = d3 >> 26; d3 &= MASK26; d4 += c;
-    c = d4 >> 26; d4 &= MASK26; d0 += c * 5;
-    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
-
-    h[0] = (uint32_t)d0;
-    h[1] = (uint32_t)d1;
-    h[2] = (uint32_t)d2;
-    h[3] = (uint32_t)d3;
-    h[4] = (uint32_t)d4;
-}
-
-/*
- * Compute a 16-byte Poly1305 MAC over 'msg' (length 'msglen') using
- * the 32-byte 'key'.  Writes the tag to 'mac_out'.
- */
-void poly1305_mac_arm(const uint8_t key[32], const uint8_t *msg,
-                      size_t msglen, uint8_t mac_out[16]) {
-    /* clamp r */
-    uint32_t t0, t1, t2, t3;
-    memcpy(&t0, key,      4);
-    memcpy(&t1, key + 4,  4);
-    memcpy(&t2, key + 8,  4);
-    memcpy(&t3, key + 12, 4);
-    t0 &= 0x0fffffffu;
-    t1 &= 0x0ffffffcu;
-    t2 &= 0x0ffffffcu;
-    t3 &= 0x0ffffffcu;
-
-    uint32_t r[5];
-    r[0] =  t0                          & MASK26;
-    r[1] = ((t0 >> 26) | (t1 <<  6))    & MASK26;
-    r[2] = ((t1 >> 20) | (t2 << 12))    & MASK26;
-    r[3] = ((t2 >> 14) | (t3 << 18))    & MASK26;
-    r[4] =  (t3 >>  8);
-
-    uint32_t h[5] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
-
-    size_t pos = 0;
-
-    /* NEON 4-way path: amortizing the r^2/r^3/r^4 precomputation
-     * (3 scalar mul_mod_p calls) needs about 4 NEON iterations to
-     * break even versus the scalar block loop, so only engage it
-     * when we have at least 16 full blocks (256 bytes).            */
-    if (msglen >= 256) {
-        uint32_t r2[5], r3[5], r4[5];
-        mul_mod_p(r,  r,  r2);
-        mul_mod_p(r2, r,  r3);
-        mul_mod_p(r3, r,  r4);
-
-        while (pos + 64 <= msglen) {
-            neon4_block(h, r, r2, r3, r4, msg + pos);
-            pos += 64;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Scalar tail: any remaining full blocks (< 4 of them). */
-    while (pos + 16 <= msglen) {
-        scalar_block(h, r, msg + pos, 1);
-        pos += 16;
-    }
-
-    /* Final partial block (1..15 trailing bytes), if any. */
-    if (pos < msglen) {
-        size_t rem = msglen - pos;
-        uint8_t pad[16] = { 0 };
-        memcpy(pad, msg + pos, rem);
-        pad[rem] = 1;
-        scalar_block(h, r, pad, 0);
-    }
-
-    /* normalize h (mul_mod_p may leave a small excess in h[1]) */
-    {
-        uint32_t c;
-        c = h[1] >> 26; h[1] &= MASK26; h[2] += c;
-        c = h[2] >> 26; h[2] &= MASK26; h[3] += c;
-        c = h[3] >> 26; h[3] &= MASK26; h[4] += c;
-        c = h[4] >> 26; h[4] &= MASK26; h[0] += c * 5;
-        c = h[0] >> 26; h[0] &= MASK26; h[1] += c;
-    }
-
-    /* full reduction to [0, p) via constant-time conditional
-     * subtraction of p */
-    uint32_t g[5];
-    uint32_t c = 5;
-    g[0] = h[0] + c;   c = g[0] >> 26; g[0] &= MASK26;
-    g[1] = h[1] + c;   c = g[1] >> 26; g[1] &= MASK26;
-    g[2] = h[2] + c;   c = g[2] >> 26; g[2] &= MASK26;
-    g[3] = h[3] + c;   c = g[3] >> 26; g[3] &= MASK26;
-    g[4] = h[4] + c;
-    uint32_t carry = g[4] >> 26;
-    g[4] &= MASK26;
-    uint32_t mask = (uint32_t)0 - carry;
-    h[0] = (h[0] & ~mask) | (g[0] & mask);
-    h[1] = (h[1] & ~mask) | (g[1] & mask);
-    h[2] = (h[2] & ~mask) | (g[2] & mask);
-    h[3] = (h[3] & ~mask) | (g[3] & mask);
-    h[4] = (h[4] & ~mask) | (g[4] & mask);
-
-    /* repack 5x 26-bit limbs into 4x 32-bit limbs */
-    uint32_t h0 =  h[0]        | (h[1] << 26);
-    uint32_t h1 = (h[1] >>  6) | (h[2] << 20);
-    uint32_t h2 = (h[2] >> 12) | (h[3] << 14);
-    uint32_t h3 = (h[3] >> 18) | (h[4] <<  8);
-
-    /* add s (high 16 bytes of key), mod 2^128 */
-    uint32_t s0, s1, s2, s3;
-    memcpy(&s0, key + 16, 4);
-    memcpy(&s1, key + 20, 4);
-    memcpy(&s2, key + 24, 4);
-    memcpy(&s3, key + 28, 4);
-
-    uint64_t a0 = (uint64_t)h0 + s0;
-    uint64_t a1 = (uint64_t)h1 + s1 + (a0 >> 32);
-    uint64_t a2 = (uint64_t)h2 + s2 + (a1 >> 32);
-    uint64_t a3 = (uint64_t)h3 + s3 + (a2 >> 32);
-
-    uint32_t o0 = (uint32_t)a0;
-    uint32_t o1 = (uint32_t)a1;
-    uint32_t o2 = (uint32_t)a2;
-    uint32_t o3 = (uint32_t)a3;
-
-    memcpy(mac_out + 0,  &o0, 4);
-    memcpy(mac_out + 4,  &o1, 4);
-    memcpy(mac_out + 8,  &o2, 4);
-    memcpy(mac_out + 12, &o3, 4);
-}
-
-int poly1305_arm_available(void) {
-    return 1;
-}
-
-#else
-
-void poly1305_mac_arm(const uint8_t *key, const uint8_t *msg,
-                      size_t msglen, uint8_t *mac_out) {
-    (void)key; (void)msg; (void)msglen; (void)mac_out;
-}
-
-int poly1305_arm_available(void) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/cbits/poly1305_native.c b/cbits/poly1305_native.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cbits/poly1305_native.c
@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+#include <arm_neon.h>
+#elif defined(__x86_64__)
+#include <cpuid.h>
+#include <immintrin.h>
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+
+/*
+ * Poly1305 (RFC 8439), via two paths:
+ *
+ *  1. A portable scalar 26-bit-limb kernel using 64-bit native
+ *     arithmetic for the limb multiplications, compiled on both
+ *     aarch64 and x86_64.  Used for setup (precomputing r^k),
+ *     for messages shorter than 64 bytes, and for the < 4-block tail
+ *     of longer messages.  Also serves as the stage-1 reference; the
+ *     NEON kernel below was added in a separate commit.
+ *
+ *  2. A 4-way parallel kernel (when at least 4 full blocks remain).
+ *     On aarch64 it uses NEON: 5 'uint32x4_t' limb vectors hold one
+ *     limb position each across 4 message blocks; matching r-power
+ *     vectors hold (r^4, r^3, r^2, r^1) at the same limb position.
+ *     For each output position d_j we accumulate 5 partial products
+ *     across both vector halves with 'vmull'/'vmlal', then
+ *     horizontally sum the 4 lanes with 'vaddvq_u64'.  The same
+ *     carry-propagation pattern as the scalar path reduces back to
+ *     26-bit limbs.
+ *
+ *     On x86_64 it uses AVX2, where the CPU supports it, with the
+ *     same structure: one '__m256i' per limb position, one 64-bit
+ *     lane per block, and '_mm256_mul_epu32' in place of
+ *     'vmull'/'vmlal'.
+ *
+ * Reduction rule (used in both paths): 2^130 = 5 (mod 2^130 - 5),
+ * so any partial product whose 'position' exceeds 4 folds back as
+ * (5 * value) into position (pos - 5).
+ */
+
+#define MASK26 0x3ffffffu
+
+/*
+ * Multiply two 130-bit values mod (2^130 - 5).  Inputs in 5x 26-bit
+ * limb form, output in 5x 26-bit limb form (each output limb < 2^26
+ * except possibly limb 1, which may carry a small excess absorbed
+ * by the next 'mul_mod_p' or by 'normalize').
+ */
+static void mul_mod_p(const uint32_t a[5], const uint32_t b[5],
+                      uint32_t out[5]) {
+    uint64_t d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, c;
+
+    d0 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[0]
+       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[1] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[2]
+            + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[3] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[4]);
+    d1 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[1] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[0]
+       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[2] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[3]
+            + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[4]);
+    d2 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[2] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[1]
+       + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[0]
+       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[3] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[4]);
+    d3 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[3] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[2]
+       + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[1] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[0]
+       + 5 * ((uint64_t)a[4]*b[4]);
+    d4 = (uint64_t)a[0]*b[4] + (uint64_t)a[1]*b[3]
+       + (uint64_t)a[2]*b[2] + (uint64_t)a[3]*b[1]
+       + (uint64_t)a[4]*b[0];
+
+    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
+    c = d1 >> 26; d1 &= MASK26; d2 += c;
+    c = d2 >> 26; d2 &= MASK26; d3 += c;
+    c = d3 >> 26; d3 &= MASK26; d4 += c;
+    c = d4 >> 26; d4 &= MASK26; d0 += c * 5;
+    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
+
+    out[0] = (uint32_t)d0;
+    out[1] = (uint32_t)d1;
+    out[2] = (uint32_t)d2;
+    out[3] = (uint32_t)d3;
+    out[4] = (uint32_t)d4;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Parse 16 little-endian bytes plus a 'hibit' value (0 or 1) at bit
+ * 128 into 5 26-bit limbs.
+ */
+static inline void blk2limbs(const uint8_t m[16], uint32_t hibit,
+                              uint32_t l[5]) {
+    uint32_t t0, t1, t2, t3;
+    memcpy(&t0, m,     4);
+    memcpy(&t1, m + 4, 4);
+    memcpy(&t2, m + 8, 4);
+    memcpy(&t3, m + 12, 4);
+    l[0] =  t0                                & MASK26;
+    l[1] = ((t0 >> 26) | (t1 <<  6))          & MASK26;
+    l[2] = ((t1 >> 20) | (t2 << 12))          & MASK26;
+    l[3] = ((t2 >> 14) | (t3 << 18))          & MASK26;
+    l[4] =  (t3 >>  8) | (hibit << 24);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Process one full 16-byte block: h := (h + m) * r mod p, scalar
+ * implementation.
+ */
+static inline void scalar_block(uint32_t h[5], const uint32_t r[5],
+                                const uint8_t m[16], uint32_t hibit) {
+    uint32_t blk[5];
+    blk2limbs(m, hibit, blk);
+
+    uint32_t hl[5];
+    hl[0] = h[0] + blk[0];
+    hl[1] = h[1] + blk[1];
+    hl[2] = h[2] + blk[2];
+    hl[3] = h[3] + blk[3];
+    hl[4] = h[4] + blk[4];
+
+    mul_mod_p(hl, r, h);
+}
+
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+
+/*
+ * 4-block NEON update.  Computes:
+ *   h := (h + m_0)*r^4 + m_1*r^3 + m_2*r^2 + m_3*r^1   mod p
+ *
+ * where m_0..m_3 are four consecutive 16-byte input blocks (so the
+ * function consumes 64 bytes).  The polynomial identity is the
+ * standard Horner expansion of 4 sequential block updates.
+ */
+static void neon4_block(uint32_t h[5],
+                        const uint32_t r1[5], const uint32_t r2[5],
+                        const uint32_t r3[5], const uint32_t r4[5],
+                        const uint8_t m[64]) {
+    /* Limbify the four blocks. */
+    uint32_t b0[5], b1[5], b2[5], b3[5];
+    blk2limbs(m,      1, b0);
+    blk2limbs(m + 16, 1, b1);
+    blk2limbs(m + 32, 1, b2);
+    blk2limbs(m + 48, 1, b3);
+
+    /* Fold the running accumulator into the first block. */
+    b0[0] += h[0]; b0[1] += h[1]; b0[2] += h[2];
+    b0[3] += h[3]; b0[4] += h[4];
+
+    /* Pack messages: mv[i] = (b0[i], b1[i], b2[i], b3[i]). */
+    uint32x4_t mv0 = { b0[0], b1[0], b2[0], b3[0] };
+    uint32x4_t mv1 = { b0[1], b1[1], b2[1], b3[1] };
+    uint32x4_t mv2 = { b0[2], b1[2], b2[2], b3[2] };
+    uint32x4_t mv3 = { b0[3], b1[3], b2[3], b3[3] };
+    uint32x4_t mv4 = { b0[4], b1[4], b2[4], b3[4] };
+
+    /* Pack r-powers: rv[i] = (r^4[i], r^3[i], r^2[i], r^1[i]).      */
+    uint32x4_t rv0 = { r4[0], r3[0], r2[0], r1[0] };
+    uint32x4_t rv1 = { r4[1], r3[1], r2[1], r1[1] };
+    uint32x4_t rv2 = { r4[2], r3[2], r2[2], r1[2] };
+    uint32x4_t rv3 = { r4[3], r3[3], r2[3], r1[3] };
+    uint32x4_t rv4 = { r4[4], r3[4], r2[4], r1[4] };
+
+    /* 5 * r-powers, for partial products whose position wraps past
+     * 4 (mod 2^130 - 5 = 5).                                       */
+    uint32x4_t rv1_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv1, 2), rv1);
+    uint32x4_t rv2_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv2, 2), rv2);
+    uint32x4_t rv3_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv3, 2), rv3);
+    uint32x4_t rv4_5 = vaddq_u32(vshlq_n_u32(rv4, 2), rv4);
+
+    /*
+     * Output limb j = sum_i (mv[i] * appropriate r-power for shift j-i,
+     * with 5x multiplier when j - i is negative).  Per output we sum
+     * across the 4 lanes ('vaddvq_u64') after collecting both vmull
+     * halves.
+     */
+#define MUL5_LO(m_, r_) vmull_u32(vget_low_u32(m_), vget_low_u32(r_))
+#define MUL5_HI(m_, r_) vmull_high_u32(m_, r_)
+#define MLA_LO(acc, m_, r_) \
+    vmlal_u32(acc, vget_low_u32(m_), vget_low_u32(r_))
+#define MLA_HI(acc, m_, r_) vmlal_high_u32(acc, m_, r_)
+
+    uint64x2_t l0 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv0);
+    uint64x2_t h0 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv0);
+    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv1, rv4_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv1, rv4_5);
+    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv2, rv3_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv2, rv3_5);
+    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv3, rv2_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv3, rv2_5);
+    l0 = MLA_LO(l0, mv4, rv1_5);  h0 = MLA_HI(h0, mv4, rv1_5);
+    uint64_t d0 = vaddvq_u64(l0) + vaddvq_u64(h0);
+
+    uint64x2_t l1 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv1);
+    uint64x2_t h1 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv1);
+    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv1, rv0   );  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv1, rv0   );
+    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv2, rv4_5);  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv2, rv4_5);
+    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv3, rv3_5);  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv3, rv3_5);
+    l1 = MLA_LO(l1, mv4, rv2_5);  h1 = MLA_HI(h1, mv4, rv2_5);
+    uint64_t d1 = vaddvq_u64(l1) + vaddvq_u64(h1);
+
+    uint64x2_t l2 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv2);
+    uint64x2_t h2 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv2);
+    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv1, rv1   );  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv1, rv1   );
+    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv2, rv0   );  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv2, rv0   );
+    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv3, rv4_5);  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv3, rv4_5);
+    l2 = MLA_LO(l2, mv4, rv3_5);  h2 = MLA_HI(h2, mv4, rv3_5);
+    uint64_t d2 = vaddvq_u64(l2) + vaddvq_u64(h2);
+
+    uint64x2_t l3 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv3);
+    uint64x2_t h3 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv3);
+    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv1, rv2   );  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv1, rv2   );
+    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv2, rv1   );  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv2, rv1   );
+    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv3, rv0   );  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv3, rv0   );
+    l3 = MLA_LO(l3, mv4, rv4_5);  h3 = MLA_HI(h3, mv4, rv4_5);
+    uint64_t d3 = vaddvq_u64(l3) + vaddvq_u64(h3);
+
+    uint64x2_t l4 = MUL5_LO(mv0, rv4);
+    uint64x2_t h4 = MUL5_HI(mv0, rv4);
+    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv1, rv3);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv1, rv3);
+    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv2, rv2);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv2, rv2);
+    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv3, rv1);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv3, rv1);
+    l4 = MLA_LO(l4, mv4, rv0);  h4 = MLA_HI(h4, mv4, rv0);
+    uint64_t d4 = vaddvq_u64(l4) + vaddvq_u64(h4);
+
+#undef MUL5_LO
+#undef MUL5_HI
+#undef MLA_LO
+#undef MLA_HI
+
+    /* Carry propagation, same shape as 'mul_mod_p'. */
+    uint64_t c;
+    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
+    c = d1 >> 26; d1 &= MASK26; d2 += c;
+    c = d2 >> 26; d2 &= MASK26; d3 += c;
+    c = d3 >> 26; d3 &= MASK26; d4 += c;
+    c = d4 >> 26; d4 &= MASK26; d0 += c * 5;
+    c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
+
+    h[0] = (uint32_t)d0;
+    h[1] = (uint32_t)d1;
+    h[2] = (uint32_t)d2;
+    h[3] = (uint32_t)d3;
+    h[4] = (uint32_t)d4;
+}
+
+#elif defined(__x86_64__)
+
+/*
+ * Return 1 if the CPU implements AVX2 and the OS preserves the YMM
+ * registers across context switches, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static int avx2_supported(void) {
+    unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx, xcr0_lo, xcr0_hi;
+    if (!__get_cpuid(1, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx))
+        return 0;
+    if (!(ecx & bit_OSXSAVE) || !(ecx & bit_AVX))
+        return 0;
+    /* XCR0 bits 1 and 2: XMM and YMM state enabled by the OS */
+    __asm__("xgetbv" : "=a"(xcr0_lo), "=d"(xcr0_hi) : "c"(0));
+    if ((xcr0_lo & 6) != 6)
+        return 0;
+    if (!__get_cpuid_count(7, 0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx))
+        return 0;
+    return (ebx & bit_AVX2) != 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * 'avx2_supported', computed once.  CPUID is slow, and may trap to
+ * the hypervisor under virtualisation.  Racing first calls store the
+ * same value, so relaxed atomics suffice.
+ */
+static int have_avx2(void) {
+    static int cached = -1;
+    int v = __atomic_load_n(&cached, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+    if (v < 0) {
+        v = avx2_supported();
+        __atomic_store_n(&cached, v, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+    }
+    return v;
+}
+
+/* Sum the four 64-bit lanes of 'v'. */
+__attribute__((target("avx2")))
+static inline uint64_t hsum4(__m256i v) {
+    __m128i s = _mm_add_epi64(_mm256_castsi256_si128(v),
+                              _mm256_extracti128_si256(v, 1));
+    s = _mm_add_epi64(s, _mm_unpackhi_epi64(s, s));
+    return (uint64_t)_mm_cvtsi128_si64(s);
+}
+
+/*
+ * AVX2 4-block update, computing the same thing as the NEON kernel:
+ *
+ *   h := (h + m_0)*r^4 + m_1*r^3 + m_2*r^2 + m_3*r^1   mod p
+ *
+ * for each successive 64-byte group of 'msg', while 'msglen' allows.
+ * Returns the number of bytes consumed.
+ *
+ * Each '__m256i' holds one limb position across four blocks, one limb
+ * per 64-bit lane.  '_mm256_mul_epu32' multiplies the low 32 bits of
+ * each lane into a 64-bit product, so it plays the role of NEON's
+ * 'vmull'/'vmlal' pairs, with a single vector covering all 4 lanes.
+ *
+ * Compiled for AVX2 only; callers must first check 'have_avx2'.
+ */
+__attribute__((target("avx2")))
+static size_t avx2_blocks(uint32_t h[5],
+                          const uint32_t r1[5], const uint32_t r2[5],
+                          const uint32_t r3[5], const uint32_t r4[5],
+                          const uint8_t *msg, size_t msglen) {
+    /* rv[i] = (r^4[i], r^3[i], r^2[i], r^1[i]), lowest lane first.  */
+    __m256i rv0 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(r4[0], r3[0], r2[0], r1[0]);
+    __m256i rv1 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(r4[1], r3[1], r2[1], r1[1]);
+    __m256i rv2 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(r4[2], r3[2], r2[2], r1[2]);
+    __m256i rv3 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(r4[3], r3[3], r2[3], r1[3]);
+    __m256i rv4 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(r4[4], r3[4], r2[4], r1[4]);
+
+    /* 5 * r-powers, for partial products whose position wraps past
+     * 4 (mod 2^130 - 5 = 5).                                       */
+    __m256i rv1_5 = _mm256_add_epi64(_mm256_slli_epi64(rv1, 2), rv1);
+    __m256i rv2_5 = _mm256_add_epi64(_mm256_slli_epi64(rv2, 2), rv2);
+    __m256i rv3_5 = _mm256_add_epi64(_mm256_slli_epi64(rv3, 2), rv3);
+    __m256i rv4_5 = _mm256_add_epi64(_mm256_slli_epi64(rv4, 2), rv4);
+
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    while (pos + 64 <= msglen) {
+        const uint8_t *m = msg + pos;
+
+        /* Limbify the four blocks. */
+        uint32_t b0[5], b1[5], b2[5], b3[5];
+        blk2limbs(m,      1, b0);
+        blk2limbs(m + 16, 1, b1);
+        blk2limbs(m + 32, 1, b2);
+        blk2limbs(m + 48, 1, b3);
+
+        /* Fold the running accumulator into the first block. */
+        b0[0] += h[0]; b0[1] += h[1]; b0[2] += h[2];
+        b0[3] += h[3]; b0[4] += h[4];
+
+        /* mv[i] = (b0[i], b1[i], b2[i], b3[i]), lowest lane first. */
+        __m256i mv0 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(b0[0], b1[0], b2[0], b3[0]);
+        __m256i mv1 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(b0[1], b1[1], b2[1], b3[1]);
+        __m256i mv2 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(b0[2], b1[2], b2[2], b3[2]);
+        __m256i mv3 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(b0[3], b1[3], b2[3], b3[3]);
+        __m256i mv4 = _mm256_setr_epi64x(b0[4], b1[4], b2[4], b3[4]);
+
+#define MUL(m_, r_)      _mm256_mul_epu32(m_, r_)
+#define MLA(acc, m_, r_) _mm256_add_epi64(acc, _mm256_mul_epu32(m_, r_))
+
+        __m256i t;
+
+        t = MUL(mv0, rv0);
+        t = MLA(t, mv1, rv4_5);
+        t = MLA(t, mv2, rv3_5);
+        t = MLA(t, mv3, rv2_5);
+        t = MLA(t, mv4, rv1_5);
+        uint64_t d0 = hsum4(t);
+
+        t = MUL(mv0, rv1);
+        t = MLA(t, mv1, rv0);
+        t = MLA(t, mv2, rv4_5);
+        t = MLA(t, mv3, rv3_5);
+        t = MLA(t, mv4, rv2_5);
+        uint64_t d1 = hsum4(t);
+
+        t = MUL(mv0, rv2);
+        t = MLA(t, mv1, rv1);
+        t = MLA(t, mv2, rv0);
+        t = MLA(t, mv3, rv4_5);
+        t = MLA(t, mv4, rv3_5);
+        uint64_t d2 = hsum4(t);
+
+        t = MUL(mv0, rv3);
+        t = MLA(t, mv1, rv2);
+        t = MLA(t, mv2, rv1);
+        t = MLA(t, mv3, rv0);
+        t = MLA(t, mv4, rv4_5);
+        uint64_t d3 = hsum4(t);
+
+        t = MUL(mv0, rv4);
+        t = MLA(t, mv1, rv3);
+        t = MLA(t, mv2, rv2);
+        t = MLA(t, mv3, rv1);
+        t = MLA(t, mv4, rv0);
+        uint64_t d4 = hsum4(t);
+
+#undef MUL
+#undef MLA
+
+        /* Carry propagation, same shape as 'mul_mod_p'. */
+        uint64_t c;
+        c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
+        c = d1 >> 26; d1 &= MASK26; d2 += c;
+        c = d2 >> 26; d2 &= MASK26; d3 += c;
+        c = d3 >> 26; d3 &= MASK26; d4 += c;
+        c = d4 >> 26; d4 &= MASK26; d0 += c * 5;
+        c = d0 >> 26; d0 &= MASK26; d1 += c;
+
+        h[0] = (uint32_t)d0;
+        h[1] = (uint32_t)d1;
+        h[2] = (uint32_t)d2;
+        h[3] = (uint32_t)d3;
+        h[4] = (uint32_t)d4;
+
+        pos += 64;
+    }
+    return pos;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Compute a 16-byte Poly1305 MAC over 'msg' (length 'msglen') using
+ * the 32-byte 'key'.  Writes the tag to 'mac_out'.
+ */
+void poly1305_mac_native(const uint8_t key[32], const uint8_t *msg,
+                         size_t msglen, uint8_t mac_out[16]) {
+    /* clamp r */
+    uint32_t t0, t1, t2, t3;
+    memcpy(&t0, key,      4);
+    memcpy(&t1, key + 4,  4);
+    memcpy(&t2, key + 8,  4);
+    memcpy(&t3, key + 12, 4);
+    t0 &= 0x0fffffffu;
+    t1 &= 0x0ffffffcu;
+    t2 &= 0x0ffffffcu;
+    t3 &= 0x0ffffffcu;
+
+    uint32_t r[5];
+    r[0] =  t0                          & MASK26;
+    r[1] = ((t0 >> 26) | (t1 <<  6))    & MASK26;
+    r[2] = ((t1 >> 20) | (t2 << 12))    & MASK26;
+    r[3] = ((t2 >> 14) | (t3 << 18))    & MASK26;
+    r[4] =  (t3 >>  8);
+
+    uint32_t h[5] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+
+    size_t pos = 0;
+
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+    /* NEON 4-way path: amortizing the r^2/r^3/r^4 precomputation
+     * (3 scalar mul_mod_p calls) needs about 4 NEON iterations to
+     * break even versus the scalar block loop, so only engage it
+     * when we have at least 16 full blocks (256 bytes).            */
+    if (msglen >= 256) {
+        uint32_t r2[5], r3[5], r4[5];
+        mul_mod_p(r,  r,  r2);
+        mul_mod_p(r2, r,  r3);
+        mul_mod_p(r3, r,  r4);
+
+        while (pos + 64 <= msglen) {
+            neon4_block(h, r, r2, r3, r4, msg + pos);
+            pos += 64;
+        }
+    }
+#elif defined(__x86_64__)
+    /* AVX2 4-way path, where the CPU supports it.  The scalar kernel
+     * is slower here relative to the r^2/r^3/r^4 precomputation than
+     * on aarch64, so two AVX2 iterations (128 bytes) already break
+     * even.                                                        */
+    if (msglen >= 128 && have_avx2()) {
+        uint32_t r2[5], r3[5], r4[5];
+        mul_mod_p(r,  r,  r2);
+        mul_mod_p(r2, r,  r3);
+        mul_mod_p(r3, r,  r4);
+
+        pos = avx2_blocks(h, r, r2, r3, r4, msg, msglen);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    /* Scalar tail: any remaining full blocks (< 4 of them). */
+    while (pos + 16 <= msglen) {
+        scalar_block(h, r, msg + pos, 1);
+        pos += 16;
+    }
+
+    /* Final partial block (1..15 trailing bytes), if any. */
+    if (pos < msglen) {
+        size_t rem = msglen - pos;
+        uint8_t pad[16] = { 0 };
+        memcpy(pad, msg + pos, rem);
+        pad[rem] = 1;
+        scalar_block(h, r, pad, 0);
+    }
+
+    /* normalize h (mul_mod_p may leave a small excess in h[1]) */
+    {
+        uint32_t c;
+        c = h[1] >> 26; h[1] &= MASK26; h[2] += c;
+        c = h[2] >> 26; h[2] &= MASK26; h[3] += c;
+        c = h[3] >> 26; h[3] &= MASK26; h[4] += c;
+        c = h[4] >> 26; h[4] &= MASK26; h[0] += c * 5;
+        c = h[0] >> 26; h[0] &= MASK26; h[1] += c;
+    }
+
+    /* full reduction to [0, p) via constant-time conditional
+     * subtraction of p */
+    uint32_t g[5];
+    uint32_t c = 5;
+    g[0] = h[0] + c;   c = g[0] >> 26; g[0] &= MASK26;
+    g[1] = h[1] + c;   c = g[1] >> 26; g[1] &= MASK26;
+    g[2] = h[2] + c;   c = g[2] >> 26; g[2] &= MASK26;
+    g[3] = h[3] + c;   c = g[3] >> 26; g[3] &= MASK26;
+    g[4] = h[4] + c;
+    uint32_t carry = g[4] >> 26;
+    g[4] &= MASK26;
+    uint32_t mask = (uint32_t)0 - carry;
+    h[0] = (h[0] & ~mask) | (g[0] & mask);
+    h[1] = (h[1] & ~mask) | (g[1] & mask);
+    h[2] = (h[2] & ~mask) | (g[2] & mask);
+    h[3] = (h[3] & ~mask) | (g[3] & mask);
+    h[4] = (h[4] & ~mask) | (g[4] & mask);
+
+    /* repack 5x 26-bit limbs into 4x 32-bit limbs */
+    uint32_t h0 =  h[0]        | (h[1] << 26);
+    uint32_t h1 = (h[1] >>  6) | (h[2] << 20);
+    uint32_t h2 = (h[2] >> 12) | (h[3] << 14);
+    uint32_t h3 = (h[3] >> 18) | (h[4] <<  8);
+
+    /* add s (high 16 bytes of key), mod 2^128 */
+    uint32_t s0, s1, s2, s3;
+    memcpy(&s0, key + 16, 4);
+    memcpy(&s1, key + 20, 4);
+    memcpy(&s2, key + 24, 4);
+    memcpy(&s3, key + 28, 4);
+
+    uint64_t a0 = (uint64_t)h0 + s0;
+    uint64_t a1 = (uint64_t)h1 + s1 + (a0 >> 32);
+    uint64_t a2 = (uint64_t)h2 + s2 + (a1 >> 32);
+    uint64_t a3 = (uint64_t)h3 + s3 + (a2 >> 32);
+
+    uint32_t o0 = (uint32_t)a0;
+    uint32_t o1 = (uint32_t)a1;
+    uint32_t o2 = (uint32_t)a2;
+    uint32_t o3 = (uint32_t)a3;
+
+    memcpy(mac_out + 0,  &o0, 4);
+    memcpy(mac_out + 4,  &o1, 4);
+    memcpy(mac_out + 8,  &o2, 4);
+    memcpy(mac_out + 12, &o3, 4);
+}
+
+int poly1305_native_available(void) {
+    return 1;
+}
+
+#else
+
+void poly1305_mac_native(const uint8_t *key, const uint8_t *msg,
+                         size_t msglen, uint8_t *mac_out) {
+    (void)key; (void)msg; (void)msglen; (void)mac_out;
+}
+
+int poly1305_native_available(void) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305.hs b/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305.hs
--- a/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305.hs
+++ b/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   , _roll16
   ) where
 
-import qualified Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Arm as Arm
+import qualified Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Native as Native
 import Data.Barrier (barrier)
 import qualified Data.Bits as B
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
   -> Maybe MAC     -- ^ 128-bit message authentication code
 mac key@(BI.PS _ _ kl) msg
   | kl /= 32  = Nothing
-  | Arm.poly1305_arm_available =
-      pure $! MAC (Arm.mac key msg)
+  | Native.poly1305_native_available =
+      pure $! MAC (Native.mac key msg)
   | otherwise =
       let (clamp . _roll16 -> r, _roll16 -> s) = BS.splitAt 16 key
       in  pure $! (MAC (_poly1305_loop r s msg))
diff --git a/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305/Arm.hs b/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305/Arm.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305/Arm.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-{-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK hide #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
-
--- |
--- Module: Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Arm
--- Copyright: (c) 2025 Jared Tobin
--- License: MIT
--- Maintainer: Jared Tobin <jared@ppad.tech>
---
--- ARM acceleration for the Poly1305 MAC.
-
-module Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Arm (
-    poly1305_arm_available
-  , mac
-  ) where
-
-import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
-import qualified Data.ByteString.Internal as BI
-import Data.Word (Word8)
-import Foreign.C.Types (CInt(..), CSize(..))
-import Foreign.ForeignPtr (withForeignPtr)
-import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr, plusPtr)
-import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafeDupablePerformIO)
-
--- ffi ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-foreign import ccall unsafe "poly1305_mac_arm"
-  c_poly1305_mac
-    :: Ptr Word8 -> Ptr Word8 -> CSize -> Ptr Word8 -> IO ()
-
-foreign import ccall unsafe "poly1305_arm_available"
-  c_poly1305_arm_available :: IO CInt
-
--- utilities ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-fi :: (Integral a, Num b) => a -> b
-fi = fromIntegral
-{-# INLINE fi #-}
-
--- api ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- | Are ARM extensions available?
-poly1305_arm_available :: Bool
-poly1305_arm_available =
-  unsafeDupablePerformIO c_poly1305_arm_available /= 0
-{-# NOINLINE poly1305_arm_available #-}
-
--- | Compute a Poly1305 MAC over the message using the given (already-
---   validated 32-byte) key.
-mac :: BS.ByteString -> BS.ByteString -> BS.ByteString
-mac (BI.PS kfp koff _) (BI.PS mfp moff mlen) =
-  BI.unsafeCreate 16 $ \dst ->
-    withForeignPtr kfp $ \kp0 ->
-    withForeignPtr mfp $ \mp0 ->
-      c_poly1305_mac (kp0 `plusPtr` koff)
-                     (mp0 `plusPtr` moff)
-                     (fi mlen)
-                     dst
diff --git a/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305/Native.hs b/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305/Native.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Crypto/MAC/Poly1305/Native.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK hide #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module: Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Native
+-- Copyright: (c) 2025 Jared Tobin
+-- License: MIT
+-- Maintainer: Jared Tobin <jared@ppad.tech>
+--
+-- A native C kernel for the Poly1305 MAC on aarch64 and x86_64, with
+-- ARM NEON or x86 AVX2 acceleration.
+
+module Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Native (
+    poly1305_native_available
+  , mac
+  ) where
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Internal as BI
+import Data.Word (Word8)
+import Foreign.C.Types (CInt(..), CSize(..))
+import Foreign.ForeignPtr (withForeignPtr)
+import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr, plusPtr)
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafeDupablePerformIO)
+
+-- ffi ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "poly1305_mac_native"
+  c_poly1305_mac
+    :: Ptr Word8 -> Ptr Word8 -> CSize -> Ptr Word8 -> IO ()
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "poly1305_native_available"
+  c_poly1305_native_available :: IO CInt
+
+-- utilities ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+fi :: (Integral a, Num b) => a -> b
+fi = fromIntegral
+{-# INLINE fi #-}
+
+-- api ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | Is the native kernel available?
+poly1305_native_available :: Bool
+poly1305_native_available =
+  unsafeDupablePerformIO c_poly1305_native_available /= 0
+{-# NOINLINE poly1305_native_available #-}
+
+-- | Compute a Poly1305 MAC over the message using the given (already-
+--   validated 32-byte) key.
+mac :: BS.ByteString -> BS.ByteString -> BS.ByteString
+mac (BI.PS kfp koff _) (BI.PS mfp moff mlen) =
+  BI.unsafeCreate 16 $ \dst ->
+    withForeignPtr kfp $ \kp0 ->
+    withForeignPtr mfp $ \mp0 ->
+      c_poly1305_mac (kp0 `plusPtr` koff)
+                     (mp0 `plusPtr` moff)
+                     (fi mlen)
+                     dst
diff --git a/ppad-poly1305.cabal b/ppad-poly1305.cabal
--- a/ppad-poly1305.cabal
+++ b/ppad-poly1305.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               ppad-poly1305
-version:            0.4.7
+version:            0.4.8
 synopsis:           A fast Poly1305 MAC
 license:            MIT
 license-file:       LICENSE
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
   exposed-modules:
       Crypto.MAC.Poly1305
   other-modules:
-      Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Arm
+      Crypto.MAC.Poly1305.Native
       Data.Barrier
   build-depends:
       base >= 4.9 && < 5
     , bytestring >= 0.9 && < 0.13
     , ppad-fixed >= 0.2.1 && < 0.3
   c-sources:
-      cbits/poly1305_arm.c
+      cbits/poly1305_native.c
   if arch(aarch64)
     cc-options: -march=armv8-a
   if flag(sanitize)
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
--- a/test/Main.hs
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 module Main where
 
 import qualified Crypto.MAC.Poly1305 as Poly1305
+import Data.Bits ((.&.))
+import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Base16 as B16
+import Data.Foldable (for_)
 import Test.Tasty
 import qualified Test.Tasty.HUnit as H
 
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
   , mac9
   , mac10
   , mac11
+  , dispatch
   ]
 
 mac :: TestTree
@@ -172,3 +176,29 @@
       out = Poly1305._poly1305_loop r s msg
   H.assertEqual mempty tag out
 
+-- dispatching vs pure
+
+-- the dispatching 'mac' agrees with the pure Haskell loop for every
+-- message length from 0 to 640 bytes, covering partial blocks, short
+-- tails, and any vectorised paths
+dispatch :: TestTree
+dispatch = H.testCase "mac (dispatch vs pure)" $
+  for_ keys $ \key ->
+  for_ msgs $ \m ->
+  for_ [0..640] $ \l -> do
+    let msg = BS.take l m
+        Just out = Poly1305.mac key msg
+    H.assertEqual ("length " <> show l) (Poly1305.MAC (ref key msg)) out
+  where
+    Just clamp = B16.decode "ffffff0ffcffff0ffcffff0ffcffff0f"
+    Just key0 = B16.decode
+      "85d6be7857556d337f4452fe42d506a80103808afb0db2fd4abff6af4149f51b"
+    keys = [key0, BS.replicate 32 0xff]
+    msgs = [ BS.pack [fromIntegral (i * 7 + 3) | i <- [0..639 :: Int]]
+           , BS.replicate 640 0xff
+           ]
+    ref key msg =
+      let (k0, k1) = BS.splitAt 16 key
+          r = Poly1305._roll16 (BS.packZipWith (.&.) clamp k0)
+          s = Poly1305._roll16 k1
+      in  Poly1305._poly1305_loop r s msg
