http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47418
Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Last reconfirmed| |2011.01.25 11:24:58 Ever Confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #4 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-01-25 11:24:58 UTC --- VRP sees <bb 2>: D.2725_3 = u.sa_data[15]; D.2726_4 = (int) D.2725_3; D.2728_6 = u.sa_data[14]; D.2729_7 = (int) D.2728_6; ... D.2769_47 = u.sa_data[0]; D.2770_48 = (int) D.2769_47; test_func (0, D.2770_48, D.2768_46, D.2765_43, D.2762_40, D.2759_37, D.2756_34, D.2753_31, D.2750_28, D.2747_25, D.2744_22, D.2741_19, D.2738_16, D.2735_13, D.2732_10, D.2729_7, D.2726_4); return 0; because of our fancy way of re-building non-addressed components. With 4.6 the warning is gone and we instead have (thanks to MEM-REF): <bb 2>: D.2695_3 = MEM[(char *)&u + 15B]; D.2696_4 = (int) D.2695_3; D.2698_6 = MEM[(char *)&u + 14B]; D.2699_7 = (int) D.2698_6; ... D.2740_48 = (int) D.2739_47; test_func (0, D.2740_48, D.2738_46, D.2735_43, D.2732_40, D.2729_37, D.2726_34, D.2723_31, D.2720_28, D.2717_25, D.2714_22, D.2711_19, D.2708_16, D.2705_13, D.2702_10, D.2699_7, D.2696_4); return 0; thus, no more array access and still non-address-taken u. 4.4 also warns about small-test.c: In function 'main': small-test.c:18: warning: array subscript is above array bounds small-test.c:18: warning: array subscript is above array bounds small-test.c:18: warning: array subscript is above array bounds small-test.c:18: warning: 'u' is used uninitialized in this function 4.3 doesn't warn at all. Confirmed. I'd close it as fixed in 4.6 and add a testcase (no time for that right now).