I ran the test case on 3.4.1 through 4.1.2, all with the same error message. This bug may be related to #25160.
Test Case: #include <spe.h> __ev64_fs__ x; int main(void) { x = __ev_fsabs(x); return(0); } O.K., x put in .bss: C:\Controller>powerpc-elf-eabispe-gcc -c -Wa,-alhs=test.lst -fverbose-asm -msdata=eabi -G 7 test.c ERR, x put in .sbss (GCC4.1.2): C:\Controller>powerpc-elf-eabispe-gcc -c -Wa,-alhs=test.lst -fverbose-asm -msdata=eabi -G 8 test.c test.c: In function 'main': test.c:10: internal compiler error: in print_operand, at config/rs6000/rs6000.c: 10785 Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. -- Summary: ICE on attempt to put SPE vector variables in SDA Product: gcc Version: 4.1.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: m dot reszat at kostal dot com GCC host triplet: i686-pc-cygwin GCC target triplet: powerpc-elf-eabispe http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31535