http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58437
--- Comment #11 from Tammy Hsu <tammy at Cadence dot COM> --- Jeffrey, It's weird indeed. We are still using gcc445 for our production releases and are in the process of evaluating gcc481/gcc473. The performance tests show slowness in some tests.... I also don't have gcc45x available in house, so don't know if this bug exists in gcc45. BTW, it's really nice to know someone else encountered the same issue. Tammy