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.