http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48466
Summary: [4.4/4.5/4.6 Regression] Wrong variable locations at -O0 on i686 Product: gcc Version: 4.6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: debug AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: ja...@gcc.gnu.org CC: tro...@gcc.gnu.org, h...@gcc.gnu.org struct S { int a; int *b; }; struct T { struct S a; struct S b; }; struct U { const char *u; }; int n[10]; volatile int v; struct U foo (const char *s) { struct U r; r.u = s; return r; } void bar (struct T *s, int a, int b) { s->a.a = a; s->a.b = &s->a.a; s->b.a = b; s->b.b = &s->b.a; } int main () { struct T t; struct U x = foo ("this is x"); struct S y, z; y.b = n; y.a = 0; bar (&t, 1, 2); v++; z = y; return 0; } compiled with -g -O0 -dA, when you debug this in the debugger, &t is different from the address passed to bar and after the bar call t contains garbage. Most likely this started with http://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs?root=gcc&view=rev&rev=138438 The t variable has DECL_RTL (mem (plus (frame) (const_int -16)), (frame) is eliminated to bp - 4, but crtl->stack_realign_tried is true (eventhough fde->stack_realign is false) and thus it is encoded as sp - 20 instead of bp - 20. fde->drap_reg is -1. http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2008-07/msg02391.html