https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96239
Bug ID: 96239
Summary: Failure to recognize __builtin_bswap16 pattern
Product: gcc
Version: 11.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: tree-optimization
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: gabravier at gmail dot com
Target Milestone: ---
union BytesOverlay
{
uint8_t u8[2];
uint16_t u16;
};
uint16_t f(uint16_t from)
{
BytesOverlay overlay;
overlay.u16 = from;
uint8_t byte1 = overlay.u8[0];
uint8_t byte2 = overlay.u8[1];
overlay.u8[0] = byte2;
overlay.u8[1] = byte1;
return overlay.u16;
}
This can be transformed to `return __builtin_bswap16(from);`. This
transformation is done by LLVM, but not by GCC.