http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54031
--- Comment #2 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-07-19 13:36:34 UTC --- I have spotted an error in the patch, can you try Index: gcc/builtins.c =================================================================== --- gcc/builtins.c (revision 189656) +++ gcc/builtins.c (working copy) @@ -346,12 +346,10 @@ get_object_alignment_2 (tree exp, unsign known_alignment = get_pointer_alignment_1 (addr, &ptr_align, &ptr_bitpos); - bitpos += ptr_bitpos; align = MAX (ptr_align, align); - if (TREE_CODE (exp) == MEM_REF - || TREE_CODE (exp) == TARGET_MEM_REF) - bitpos += mem_ref_offset (exp).low * BITS_PER_UNIT; + /* The alignment of the pointer operand in a TARGET_MEM_REF + has to take the variable offset parts into account. */ if (TREE_CODE (exp) == TARGET_MEM_REF) { if (TMR_INDEX (exp)) @@ -369,9 +367,19 @@ get_object_alignment_2 (tree exp, unsign /* When EXP is an actual memory reference then we can use TYPE_ALIGN of a pointer indirection to derive alignment. Do so only if get_pointer_alignment_1 did not reveal absolute - alignment knowledge. */ - if (!addr_p && !known_alignment) - align = MAX (TYPE_ALIGN (TREE_TYPE (exp)), align); + alignment knowledge and if using that alignment would + improve the situation. */ + if (!addr_p && !known_alignment + && TYPE_ALIGN (TREE_TYPE (exp)) > align) + align = TYPE_ALIGN (TREE_TYPE (exp)); + else + { + /* Else adjust bitpos accordingly. */ + bitpos += ptr_bitpos; + if (TREE_CODE (exp) == MEM_REF + || TREE_CODE (exp) == TARGET_MEM_REF) + bitpos += mem_ref_offset (exp).low * BITS_PER_UNIT; + } } else if (TREE_CODE (exp) == STRING_CST) {