http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39633
--- Comment #10 from Georg-Johann Lay <gjl at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-07-10 08:29:04 UTC --- Created attachment 24729 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=24729 Minimal test case Here is a minimal testcase: char c; void func_1 (char a) { a = a >> 7; if (a) c = a; } Code with 4.6.1 -Os -dp -S -mmcu=atmega88: func_1: lsl r24 ; 6 ashrqi3/5 [length = 2] sbc r24,r24 breq .L1 ; 8 branch [length = 1] sts c,r24 ; 10 *movqi/3 [length = 2] .L1: ret ; 20 return [length = 1]