https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101641
--- Comment #7 from Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Wow, and this time it's even combine coming into play! (insn 10 9 11 2 (set (reg/v:DI 82 [ xy ]) (mem/j:DI (reg/v/f:DI 86 [ pu ]) [2 pu_6(D)->y+0 S8 A64])) "t.i":12:8 76 {*movdi_internal} (nil)) (insn 11 10 12 2 (set (mem/j:DI (reg/v/f:DI 86 [ pu ]) [2 pu_6(D)->x+0 S8 A64]) (reg/v:DI 82 [ xy ])) "t.i":13:9 76 {*movdi_internal} (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg/v/f:DI 86 [ pu ]) (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg/v:DI 82 [ xy ]) (nil)))) Trying 10 -> 11: 10: r82:DI=[r86:DI] 11: [r86:DI]=r82:DI REG_DEAD r86:DI REG_DEAD r82:DI Failed to match this instruction: (set (mem/j:DI (reg/v/f:DI 86 [ pu ]) [2 pu_6(D)->x+0 S8 A64]) (mem/j:DI (reg/v/f:DI 86 [ pu ]) [2 pu_6(D)->y+0 S8 A64])) allowing combination of insns 10 and 11 original costs 4 + 4 = 8 replacement cost 4 deferring deletion of insn with uid = 10. modifying insn i3 11: [r86:DI]=[r86:DI] REG_DEAD r86:DI deferring rescan insn with uid = 11. Trying 4 -> 11: 4: r86:DI=r91:DI REG_DEAD r91:DI 11: [r86:DI]=[r86:DI] REG_DEAD r86:DI Failed to match this instruction: (set (mem/j:DI (reg:DI 91) [2 pu_6(D)->x+0 S8 A64]) (mem/j:DI (reg:DI 91) [2 pu_6(D)->y+0 S8 A64])) allowing combination of insns 4 and 11 original costs 4 + 4 = 8 replacement cost 4 deferring deletion of insn with uid = 4. modifying insn i3 11: [r91:DI]=[r91:DI] REG_DEAD r91:DI deferring rescan insn with uid = 11. deleting noop move 11 somewhere inside combine we'd have to realize that this isn't a noop move and then maybe not allow the combination in the first place since it isn't recognizable? That is, somehow we must anticipate the removal, I suppose it is via /* Recognize all noop sets, these will be killed by followup pass. */ if (insn_code_number < 0 && GET_CODE (pat) == SET && set_noop_p (pat)) insn_code_number = NOOP_MOVE_INSN_CODE, num_clobbers_to_add = 0; where set_noop_p for two MEMs simply dispatches to rtx_equal_p && !side_effects_p. Note on RTL we see that we cannot rely on MEM_ALIAS_SET but have to use MEM_EXPR to conservatively assess that the access is _not_ through a union ... (or as said we could annotate the alias set entry as to belonging to a union). In the end how we handle TBAA and unions might not be the very best way (but I can't offer something better yet).