http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58134
--- Comment #1 from Tobias Burnus <burnus at gcc dot gnu.org> --- The reason is the following: dump_printf_loc (MSG_OPTIMIZED_LOCATIONS, vect_location, "Vectorized loop\n"); And in opts-global.c's dump_remap_tree_vectorizer_verbose: switch (value) { case 0: break; case 1: remapped_opt_info = "optimized"; break; case 2: remapped_opt_info = "missed"; break; default: remapped_opt_info = "all"; break; } And dumpfile.h: #define MSG_OPTIMIZED_LOCATIONS (1 << 26) /* -fopt-info optimized sources */ #define MSG_MISSED_OPTIMIZATION (1 << 27) /* missed opportunities */ #define MSG_NOTE (1 << 28) /* general optimization info */ #define MSG_ALL (MSG_OPTIMIZED_LOCATIONS | MSG_MISSED_OPTIMIZATION \ | MSG_NOTE)