Program: int foo (int x) { int i= x; do { x *= 2; } while (--i); return x; } avr-gcc 4.0 (20050116) with `-Os' option: foo: /* prologue: frame size=0 */ /* prologue end (size=0) */ ldi r18,lo8(0) ldi r19,hi8(0) clr r20 clr r21 sub r20,r24 sbc r21,r25 .L2: add r24,r24 adc r25,r25 subi r18,lo8(-(-1)) sbci r19,hi8(-(-1)) cp r18,r20 cpc r19,r21 brne .L2 /* epilogue: frame size=0 */ ret avr-gcc 3.3.4: foo: /* prologue: frame size=0 */ /* prologue end (size=0) */ mov r18,r24 mov r19,r25 .L2: add r24,r24 adc r25,r25 subi r18,lo8(-(-1)) sbci r19,hi8(-(-1)) brne .L2 /* epilogue: frame size=0 */ ret
-- Summary: avr-gcc 4.0: loop performance decrease (extra conversion) Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: target AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: dmixm at marine dot febras dot ru CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19686