https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103271
--- Comment #8 from qinzhao at gcc dot gnu.org --- the minimum option to repeat this failure is "-O1 -mno-strict-align". The option "-mno-strict-align" is the one that make the difference. For the following call to .DEFERRED_INIT: MEM[(int[0:D.1492] *)&fb.3] = .DEFERRED_INIT (16, 1, 1); the LHS is MEM[(int[0:D.1492] *)&fb.3]. When -mno-strict-align is NOT present, "mem_ref_refers_to_non_mem_p (lhs_base)" return FALSE, lHS is considered as MEM, and the call is expanded through "memset" path. No issue. when -mno-strict-align is present, "mem_ref_refers_to_non_mem_p (lhs_base)" return TRUE, as a result, LHS is considered to be put into a register, and then the call is expanded through "expand_assignment" path. The major issue during expanding through "expand_assignment" path is: although the LHS "MEM[(int[0:D.1492] *)&fb.3]" is decided to be put into register with TI mode, however, the TREE_TYPE of LHS is still a VLA type, such inconsistency in IR cause the final ICE. with the option -mno-strict-align, the IR of lhs_base is: (gdb) call debug_tree(lhs_base) <mem_ref 0x7ffff082bc08 type <array_type 0x7ffff082cb28 type <integer_type 0x7ffff07465e8 int sizes-gimplified public SI size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739bb8 constant 32> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739bd0 constant 4> align:32 warn_if_not_align:0 symtab:0 alias-set 1 canonical-type 0x7ffff07465e8 precision:32 min <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739b70 -2147483648> max <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739b88 2147483647> pointer_to_this <pointer_type 0x7ffff074d9d8>> sizes-gimplified type_1 BLK size <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff0360 D.1495 type <integer_type 0x7ffff07460a8 bitsizetype> used unsigned ignored TI t.c:8:7 size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399c0 constant 128> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399d8 constant 16> align:128 warn_if_not_align:0 context <function_decl 0x7ffff0830500 qy>> unit-size <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff03f0 D.1496 type <integer_type 0x7ffff0746000 sizetype> used unsigned ignored DI t.c:8:7 size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739978 constant 64> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739990 constant 8> align:64 warn_if_not_align:0 context <function_decl 0x7ffff0830500 qy>> align:32 warn_if_not_align:0 symtab:0 alias-set -1 structural-equality domain <integer_type 0x7ffff082ca80 type <integer_type 0x7ffff0746000 sizetype> sizes-gimplified DI size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739978 64> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739990 8> align:64 warn_if_not_align:0 symtab:0 alias-set -1 structural-equality precision:64 min <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399a8 0> max <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff02d0 D.1494>> pointer_to_this <pointer_type 0x7ffff082cbd0>> nothrow arg:0 <addr_expr 0x7ffff082e7e0 type <pointer_type 0x7ffff082c2a0 type <array_type 0x7ffff082c1f8> unsigned DI size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739978 64> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff0739990 8> align:64 warn_if_not_align:0 symtab:0 alias-set -1 canonical-type 0x7ffff082c2a0> arg:0 <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff0990 fb.3 type <array_type 0x7ffff082c1f8> used ignored TI t.c:8:7 size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399c0 128> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399d8 16> align:64 warn_if_not_align:0 context <function_decl 0x7ffff0830500 qy> (reg:TI 72 [ fb.3 ])>> arg:1 <integer_cst 0x7ffff0836fd8 type <pointer_type 0x7ffff082cbd0> constant 0> t.c:8:7 start: t.c:8:7 finish: t.c:8:8> >From the above IR, we can see, 1. the base address of this mem_ref is arg:0 <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff0990 fb.3 type <array_type 0x7ffff082c1f8> used ignored TI t.c:8:7 size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399c0 128> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399d8 16> align:64 warn_if_not_align:0 context <function_decl 0x7ffff0830500 qy> (reg:TI 72 [ fb.3 ])>> which is in register of TI mode; 2. However, the TREE_TYPE of this mem_ref is still a VLA type. when call "build_zero_cst (var_type)", the var_type is a VLA type, therefore the ICE. My suspicion is, -mno-strict-align applied some kind of optimization that turn the var_decl from: arg:0 <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff0990 fb.3 type <array_type 0x7ffff082c1f8> used ignored BLK t.c:8:7 size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399c0 128> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399d8 16> align:128 warn_if_not_align:0 context <function_decl 0x7ffff0830500 qy> (mem/c:BLK (plus:DI (reg/f:DI 67 virtual-stack-vars) (const_int -16 [0xfffffffffffffff0])) [0 fb.3+0 S16 A128])>> to: arg:0 <var_decl 0x7ffff7ff0990 fb.3 type <array_type 0x7ffff082c1f8> used ignored TI t.c:8:7 size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399c0 128> unit-size <integer_cst 0x7ffff07399d8 16> align:64 warn_if_not_align:0 context <function_decl 0x7ffff0830500 qy> (reg:TI 72 [ fb.3 ])>> However, the TREE_TYPE of MEM[(int[0:D.1492] *)&fb.3] is not updated accordingly.