http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58515
Bug ID: 58515 Summary: Loop optimized away when it should not Product: gcc Version: 4.7.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: manus at eiffel dot com Created attachment 30885 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=30885&action=edit To reproduce code generation issue If you compile the attached code with -O3 the `slow' function becomes a no-op which is incorrect. Older version of GCC I've tried generated proper code. I could not try newer version. To reproduce compile with -O3 the attached file. I found this while fixing the warning that GCC raises when compiling the `fast' function.