http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50603
Bug #: 50603 Summary: [x32] Unnecessary lea Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: hjl.to...@gmail.com CC: ubiz...@gmail.com [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-2]$ cat int.c extern int *foo; int bar (int x) { return foo[x]; } [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-2]$ make int.s /export/build/gnu/gcc-x32/build-x86_64-linux/gcc/xgcc -B/export/build/gnu/gcc-x32/build-x86_64-linux/gcc/ -S -mx32 -O2 int.c [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-2]$ cat int.s .file "int.c" .text .p2align 4,,15 .globl bar .type bar, @function bar: .LFB0: .cfi_startproc movl foo(%rip), %eax leal (%rax,%rdi,4), %edi movl (%edi), %eax ret .cfi_endproc .LFE0: .size bar, .-bar .ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.7.0 20110923 (experimental)" .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits [hjl@gnu-6 ilp32-2]$ We can generate movl foo(%rip), %eax movl (%eax,%edi,4), %eax ret