On this test case --- struct Vector { int size( void ) const { return mSize ? *mSize : 0 ; } int* mSize; };
int diff(const Vector& a, const Vector& b) { if (a.size() != b.size()) { return a.size() - b.size(); } return 0; } --- gcc omits the following code: __Z4diffRK6VectorS1_: pushl %ebp # movl %esp, %ebp #, pushl %esi # xorl %esi, %esi # D.2130 pushl %ebx # movl 8(%ebp), %eax # a, a movl (%eax), %ecx # a_2(D)->mSize, D.2131 testl %ecx, %ecx # D.2131 je L2 #, movl (%ecx), %esi #* D.2131, D.2130 L2: movl 12(%ebp), %eax # b, b xorl %ebx, %ebx # D.2134 movl (%eax), %edx # b_4(D)->mSize, D.2135 testl %edx, %edx # D.2135 je L3 #, movl (%edx), %ebx #* D.2135, D.2134 L3: xorl %eax, %eax # D.2116 cmpl %ebx, %esi # D.2134, D.2130 je L4 #, testl %ecx, %ecx # D.2131 je L5 #, movl (%ecx), %eax #* D.2131, D.2138 L5: xorl %ecx, %ecx # D.2142 testl %edx, %edx # D.2135 je L6 #, movl (%edx), %ecx #* D.2135, D.2142 L6: subl %ecx, %eax # D.2142, D.2116 L4: popl %ebx # popl %esi # popl %ebp # ret Basicly code following the cmpl after L3 up to L6 is needless, subl could operate on same values as cmpl did # GNU C++ (GCC) version 4.5.0 (mingw32) # compiled by GNU C version 4.5.0, GMP version 5.0.1, MPFR version 2.4.1, MPC version 0.8.1 # GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 # options passed: -fpreprocessed yy4.ii -march=atom -O2 -fverbose-asm -- Summary: doubled code (x86) Product: gcc Version: 4.5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: hartmut dot schirmer at arcormail dot de GCC build triplet: i686-pc-mingw32 GCC host triplet: i686-pc-mingw32 GCC target triplet: i686-pc-mingw32 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43965