https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=94782
Bug ID: 94782 Summary: Simple multiplication-related arithmetic not optimized to direct multiplication Product: gcc Version: 10.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: gabravier at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- int f(int a, int b) { return (int)((a - 1U) * b) + b; } Can be optimized to `a * b`. LLVM does this transformation, GCC does not. Comparison here : https://godbolt.org/z/LFJwFJ