http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43940
--- Comment #5 from Steven Bosscher <steven at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-03-18 22:48:49 UTC --- With trunk today (r185508), on x86_64-linux at -O2 -fno-tree-vrp: The .072t.ifcombine dump: main () { void * p; <bb 2>: p_2 = __builtin_malloc (4); if (p_2 != 0B) goto <bb 3>; else goto <bb 4>; <bb 3>: __builtin_free (p_2); <bb 4>: # p_1 = PHI <p_2(2), 0B(3)> __builtin_free (p_1); return 0; } And the .073t.phiopt1 dump: main () { void * p; <bb 2>: p_2 = __builtin_malloc (4); if (p_2 != 0B) goto <bb 3>; else goto <bb 4>; <bb 3>: __builtin_free (p_2); <bb 4>: # p_1 = PHI <0B(2), 0B(3)> __builtin_free (p_1); return 0; } And finally the 080t.dom1 dump: main () { void * p; <bb 2>: p_2 = __builtin_malloc (4); if (p_2 != 0B) goto <bb 3>; else goto <bb 4>; <bb 3>: __builtin_free (p_2); <bb 4>: # p_1 = PHI <0B(2), 0B(3)> GIMPLE_NOP return 0; }