$ cat tmp.c unsigned athird (unsigned val) { return val / 3; } $ /home/etienne/projet/toolchain/bin/gcc -S -Os -o tmp.s -fomit-frame-pointer -fverbose-asm tmp.c $ cat tmp.s .file "tmp.c" # GNU C version 4.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) # compiled by GNU C version 4.1.1. # GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=62 --param ggc-min-heapsize=60570 # options passed: -mtune=pentiumpro -auxbase-strip -Os # -fomit-frame-pointer -fverbose-asm # options enabled: -falign-loops -fargument-alias -fbranch-count-reg # -fcaller-saves -fcommon -fcprop-registers -fcrossjumping # -fcse-follow-jumps -fcse-skip-blocks -fdefer-pop # -fdelete-null-pointer-checks -fearly-inlining # -feliminate-unused-debug-types -fexpensive-optimizations -ffunction-cse # -fgcse -fgcse-lm -fguess-branch-probability -fident -fif-conversion # -fif-conversion2 -finline-functions -finline-functions-called-once # -fipa-pure-const -fipa-reference -fipa-type-escape -fivopts # -fkeep-static-consts -fleading-underscore -floop-optimize # -floop-optimize2 -fmath-errno -fmerge-constants -fomit-frame-pointer # -foptimize-register-move -foptimize-sibling-calls -fpcc-struct-return # -fpeephole -fpeephole2 -fregmove -freorder-functions # -frerun-cse-after-loop -frerun-loop-opt -fsched-interblock -fsched-spec # -fsched-stalled-insns-dep -fschedule-insns2 -fshow-column # -fsplit-ivs-in-unroller -fstrength-reduce -fstrict-aliasing # -fthread-jumps -ftrapping-math -ftree-ccp -ftree-copy-prop # -ftree-copyrename -ftree-dce -ftree-dominator-opts -ftree-dse -ftree-fre # -ftree-loop-im -ftree-loop-ivcanon -ftree-loop-optimize -ftree-lrs # -ftree-salias -ftree-sink -ftree-sra -ftree-store-ccp # -ftree-store-copy-prop -ftree-ter -ftree-vect-loop-version -ftree-vrp # -funit-at-a-time -fverbose-asm -fzero-initialized-in-bss -m32 -m80387 # -m96bit-long-double -malign-stringops -mfancy-math-387 -mfp-ret-in-387 # -mieee-fp -mno-red-zone -mpush-args -mtls-direct-seg-refs
# Compiler executable checksum: acc0f3237f8807740daa75cf2b5b2d98 .text .globl athird .type athird, @function athird: movl 4(%esp), %eax # val, val movl $3, %edx #, tmp63 movl %edx, %ecx # tmp63, xorl %edx, %edx # tmp62 divl %ecx # ret .size athird, .-athird .ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.1.1" .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits Here tmp63 is not needed and the two lines: movl $3, %edx #, tmp63 movl %edx, %ecx # tmp63, Should be replaced by: movl $3, %ecx -- Summary: With -Os, loading a constant to a register can use another register Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: rtl-optimization AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: etienne_lorrain at yahoo dot fr GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27856