Architecture: i386 / i486-linux-gnu GCC Version: 4.3.3 (Debian 4.3.3-11) Code should perform: Multiplication of two large number arrays. It has worked in all test cases and production environments, but suddenly fails if profiling is enabled. More specifically the -fprofile-arcs flag triggers the behaviour.
Example multiplies 10 and 1. Commandline for compilation of test code: gcc bugrep.c -o bugrep ./bugrep 10 0 -and- gcc -fprofile-arcs bugrep.c -o bugrep ./bugrep 1 0 The first answer is the right one obviously. Small compilable snippet that triggers the behaviour. ----- #include <stdio.h> void func_hlp(int *s, int *d, int b) { int c = 0, t = 0; asm( "movl %%ebx, %0 " : "=m" (t)); asm( "movl %0, %%esi " :: "m" (s)); asm( "movl %0, %%edi " :: "m" (d)); asm( "movl %0, %%ecx " :: "m" (c)); asm( "movl %0, %%ebx " :: "m" (b)); asm( "lodsl " ); asm( "mull %ebx " ); asm( "addl %ecx, %eax " ); asm( "adcl $0, %edx " ); asm( "addl (%edi), %eax " ); asm( "adcl $0, %edx " ); asm( "movl %edx, %ecx " ); asm( "stosl " ); asm( "movl %0, %%ebx " :: "m" (t)); asm( "movl %%ecx, %0 " : "=m" (c)); asm( "movl %%edi, %0 " : "=m" (d)); asm( "movl %%esi, %0 " : "=m" (s) :: "eax", "ecx", "edx", "esi", "edi" ); t++; do { *d += c; c = ( *d < c ); d++; } while( c != 0 ); } int main() { int a[1] = { 1 }, b[1] = { 10 }, x[2] = { 0, 0 }; func_hlp(a, x, b[0]); printf("%d %d\n", x[0], x[1]); return 0; } ------ I attached both intermediate files (Both are identical!) Result from gcc -v: Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Debian 4.3.3-11' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.3/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-multiarch --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.3 --program-suffix=-4.3 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-targets=all --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.3 (Debian 4.3.3-11) COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-fprofile-arcs' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bugrep' '-mtune=generic' /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/cc1 -E -quiet -v bugrep.c -mtune=generic -fprofile-arcs -fpch-preprocess -o bugrep.i ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include/i486-linux-gnu" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../i486-linux-gnu/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/i486-linux-gnu" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /usr/local/include /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/include /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/include-fixed /usr/include End of search list. COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-fprofile-arcs' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bugrep' '-mtune=generic' /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/cc1 -fpreprocessed bugrep.i -quiet -dumpbase bugrep.c -mtune=generic -auxbase bugrep -version -fprofile-arcs -o bugrep.s GNU C (Debian 4.3.3-11) version 4.3.3 (i486-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.3.3, GMP version 4.2.4, MPFR version 2.4.1-p2. warning: GMP header version 4.2.4 differs from library version 4.3.1. GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=64 --param ggc-min-heapsize=64524 Compiler executable checksum: 51094b766d4f590b9eaf6e27a27bca3f COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-fprofile-arcs' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bugrep' '-mtune=generic' as -V -Qy -o bugrep.o bugrep.s GNU assembler version 2.19.1 (i486-linux-gnu) using BFD version (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.19.1 COMPILER_PATH=/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/ LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../lib/:/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../:/lib/:/usr/lib/:/usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu/ COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-fprofile-arcs' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bugrep' '-mtune=generic' /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 --hash-style=both -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -o bugrep /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../lib/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../lib -L/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../.. -L/usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu bugrep.o -lgcov -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.3.3/../../../../lib/crtn.o -- Summary: -fprofile-arcs changes behaviour Product: gcc Version: 4.3.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: major Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: p dot j dot bakker at brainspark dot nl GCC build triplet: i486-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i486-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i486-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40509