http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48085
Summary: [x32] Unnecessary zero-extension Product: gcc Version: 4.6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: hjl.to...@gmail.com [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-31]$ cat y.c int foo (int *p) { return *p; } [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-31]$ make y.s /export/build/gnu/gcc-x32/build-x86_64-linux/gcc/xgcc -B/export/build/gnu/gcc-x32/build-x86_64-linux/gcc/ -S -o y.s -mx32 -funroll-all-loops -O3 -dp y.c [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-31]$ cat y.s .file "y.c" .text .p2align 4,,15 .globl foo .type foo, @function foo: .LFB0: .cfi_startproc mov %edi, %edi # 2 *zero_extendsidi2_rex64/1 [length = 2] movl (%rdi), %eax # 6 *movsi_internal/1 [length = 2] ret # 20 return_internal [length = 1] .cfi_endproc .LFE0: .size foo, .-foo .ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.6.0 20110311 (experimental)" .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-31]$ We don't need to zero-extend 32bit pointer in EDI to RDI.