https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96015
--- Comment #11 from Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox at inbox dot ru> --- Looking at -fdump-tree-all: $gcc/xgcc -B$gcc -lm -Wsign-compare -Wall -fno-PIE -no-pie -fno-stack-protector -O2 -S bug_test.c -o bad-bug.S -fdump-tree-all I see that stores are eliminated at 'bad-bug.c.191t.cddce3' stage: Was (at bad-bug.c.190t.dse3): """ __attribute__((noipa, noinline, noclone, no_icf)) long_richcompare (int * self, int * other, int op) { int sign; int result; int _1; int _2; int _5; int prephitmp_6; int _13; int _16; <bb 2> [local count: 1073741823]: _1 = yes (); if (_1 == 0) goto <bb 11>; [51.12%] else goto <bb 3>; [48.88%] <bb 3> [local count: 524844999]: _2 = yes (); if (_2 == 0) goto <bb 11>; [34.00%] else goto <bb 4>; [66.00%] <bb 4> [local count: 346397698]: if (self_11(D) == other_12(D)) goto <bb 7>; [30.00%] else goto <bb 5>; [70.00%] <bb 5> [local count: 242478389]: _13 = *self_11(D); _16 = *other_12(D); sign_17 = _13 - _16; if (sign_17 == 0) goto <bb 13>; [34.00%] else goto <bb 6>; [66.00%] <bb 6> [local count: 160035736]: goto <bb 13>; [100.00%] <bb 7> [local count: 103919309]: switch (op_14(D)) <default: <L12> [33.33%], case 0: <L6> [16.67%], case 1: <L29> [33.33%], case 3: <L29> [33.33%], case 5: <L14> [16.67%]> <bb 8> [local count: 23093180]: <L29>: goto <bb 12>; [100.00%] <bb 9> [local count: 115465900]: # prephitmp_6 = PHI <0(13), 1(7)> <L6>: goto <bb 12>; [100.00%] <bb 10> [count: 0]: <L12>: __builtin_unreachable (); <bb 11> [local count: 727344125]: <bb 12> [local count: 1073741824]: # _5 = PHI <0(13), prephitmp_6(9), 0(11), 0(8), 1(7)> <L14>: return _5; <bb 13> [local count: 242478389]: # result_21 = PHI <1(5), sign_17(6)> switch (op_14(D)) <default: <L12> [33.33%], case 0: <L6> [16.67%], case 1: <L14> [50.00%], case 3: <L14> [50.00%], case 5: <L14> [50.00%]> } """ Became (at bad-bug.c.191t.cddce3): """ Removing basic block 5 __attribute__((noipa, noinline, noclone, no_icf)) long_richcompare (int * self, int * other, int op) { int sign; int result; int _1; int _2; int _5; int prephitmp_6; <bb 2> [local count: 1073741823]: _1 = yes (); if (_1 == 0) goto <bb 9>; [51.12%] else goto <bb 3>; [48.88%] <bb 3> [local count: 524844999]: _2 = yes (); if (_2 == 0) goto <bb 9>; [34.00%] else goto <bb 4>; [66.00%] <bb 4> [local count: 346397698]: if (self_11(D) == other_12(D)) goto <bb 5>; [30.00%] else goto <bb 11>; [70.00%] <bb 5> [local count: 103919309]: switch (op_14(D)) <default: <L12> [33.33%], case 0: <L6> [16.67%], case 1: <L29> [33.33%], case 3: <L29> [33.33%], case 5: <L14> [16.67%]> <bb 6> [local count: 23093180]: <L29>: goto <bb 10>; [100.00%] <bb 7> [local count: 115465900]: # prephitmp_6 = PHI <0(11), 1(5)> <L6>: goto <bb 10>; [100.00%] <bb 8> [count: 0]: <L12>: __builtin_unreachable (); <bb 9> [local count: 727344125]: <bb 10> [local count: 1073741824]: # _5 = PHI <0(11), prephitmp_6(7), 0(9), 0(6), 1(5)> <L14>: return _5; <bb 11> [local count: 242478389]: switch (op_14(D)) <default: <L12> [33.33%], case 0: <L6> [16.67%], case 1: <L14> [50.00%], case 3: <L14> [50.00%], case 5: <L14> [50.00%]> } """ Note: the following block disappeared completely: """ <bb 5> [local count: 242478389]: _13 = *self_11(D); _16 = *other_12(D); """