https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=106706
Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution|--- |INVALID Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED --- Comment #2 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- This is an obvious C/C++ aliasing violation. ipv4_phdr_t ipv4_phdr; ... in_csum(({ ( uint16_t *) (&ipv4_phdr); }), sizeof(ipv4_phdr), 0, &vrrp->ipv4_csum); inside in_csum: uint16_t in_csum(const uint16_t *addr, size_t len, uint32_t csum, uint32_t *acc) .... while (nleft > 1) { csum += *addr++; You need to use either -fno-strict-aliasing or you need to mark the argument addr in in_csum as may_alias.