https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=106615
Bug ID: 106615 Summary: redundant load and store introduced in if-true-branch Product: gcc Version: 12.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: rtl-optimization Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: absoler at smail dot nju.edu.cn Target Milestone: --- Given the code: int g_36 = 0x0B137D37L; int *g_35 = &g_36; int g_44[2] = {0x964071C1L,0x964071C1L}; unsigned char func_1(void); int * func_16(int * p_17, unsigned long int p_18); int * func_19(int * p_20); unsigned char func_1() { func_16(func_19(g_35), g_44[1]); } int* func_16(int *a, unsigned long int b) { unsigned int c=1; *a = g_44; if ((g_44[0] = c) <= b) ; else *a = 0; } int* func_19(int32_t *d) { g_44[1] |= g_36 ; return d; } when it's compiled on gcc-12.1 with option -O1, the generated asm code of func_16 will be: 0000000000401186 <func_16>: 401186: b8 60 40 40 00 mov $0x404060,%eax 40118b: 89 07 mov %eax,(%rdi) 40118d: c7 05 c9 2e 00 00 01 movl $0x1,0x2ec9(%rip) # 404060 <g_44> 401194: 00 00 00 401197: b8 00 00 00 00 mov $0x0,%eax 40119c: 48 85 f6 test %rsi,%rsi 40119f: 74 02 je 4011a3 <func_16+0x1d> 4011a1: 8b 07 mov (%rdi),%eax # rdi keep the address of g_36 4011a3: 89 07 mov %eax,(%rdi) 4011a5: c3 retq We can see g_36 will be loaded to %eax and stored back as is when the if-condition is true. This operation should be redundant?