http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49721
--- Comment #11 from Uros Bizjak <ubizjak at gmail dot com> 2011-08-02 19:19:06 UTC --- So, we have: (insn 129 128 131 2 (set (reg:DI 276) (sign_extend:DI (reg:SI 277))) pr49721.f:10 123 {*extendsidi2_rex64} (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg:SI 277) (nil))) ... (insn 132 131 133 2 (set (reg:SF 279) (mult:SF (reg:SF 146 [ D.1599 ]) (reg:SF 280))) pr49721.f:10 732 {*fop_sf_comm_sse} (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg:SF 146 [ D.1599 ]) (expr_list:REG_EQUAL (mult:SF (reg:SF 146 [ D.1599 ]) (const_double:SF +Inf [+Inf])) (nil)))) (insn 133 132 134 2 (set (mem/s:SF (plus:DI (reg:DI 276) (symbol_ref:DI ("xq.1569") [flags 0x2] <var_decl 0x7ffdb8bcaaa0 xq>)) [3 xq S4 A32]) (reg:SF 279)) pr49721.f:10 107 {*movsf_internal} (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg:SF 279) (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg:DI 276) (nil)))) And combine creates: Trying 132, 129 -> 133: ... Successfully matched this instruction: (set (reg:DI 279) (sign_extend:DI (reg:SI 277))) Failed to match this instruction: (set (mem/s:SF (plus:DI (reg:DI 279) (symbol_ref:DI ("xq.1569") [flags 0x2] <var_decl 0x7f9a07ef3aa0 xq>)) [3 xq S4 A32]) (mult:SF (reg:SF 146 [ D.1599 ]) (reg:SF 280))) A ... WHAT?