http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49936
--- Comment #10 from Sandra Loosemore <sandra at codesourcery dot com> 2012-01-05 17:31:39 UTC --- My notes are that the unnecessary register moves in the loop have been present since at least GCC 4.3, so it is not a 4.6->4.7 regression, at least.