Currently reg_dead_at_p returns 0 for registers that are set but never used. This patch repairs that oversight. This fixes PR59278.
2014-11-27 Segher Boessenkool <seg...@kernel.crashing.org> gcc/ PR rtl-optimization/59278 combine (reg_dead_at_p): Consider REG_UNUSED notes. --- gcc/combine.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/gcc/combine.c b/gcc/combine.c index 83a0a10..91ddff4 100644 --- a/gcc/combine.c +++ b/gcc/combine.c @@ -12990,6 +12990,9 @@ reg_dead_at_p (rtx reg, rtx_insn *insn) { if (INSN_P (insn)) { + if (find_regno_note (insn, REG_UNUSED, reg_dead_regno)) + return 1; + note_stores (PATTERN (insn), reg_dead_at_p_1, NULL); if (reg_dead_flag) return reg_dead_flag == 1 ? 1 : 0; -- 1.8.1.4