http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51895
--- Comment #8 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-01-19 13:17:25 UTC --- For example (untested, and probably completely bogus): Index: expr.c =================================================================== --- expr.c (revision 183296) +++ expr.c (working copy) @@ -1517,7 +1517,9 @@ move_block_to_reg (int regno, rtx x, int for (i = 0; i < nregs; i++) emit_move_insn (gen_rtx_REG (word_mode, regno + i), - operand_subword_force (x, i, mode)); + operand_subword_force (x, i, + CONSTANT_P (x) + ? mode : GET_MODE (x))); } /* Copy all or part of a BLKmode value X out of registers starting at REGNO. As written elsewhere operand_subword* should be deprecated ... so maybe we can use sth else in move_block_to_reg? The same effect could be achieved by changing operand_subword to adhere to its documentation and ignore mode if op is !CONST_INT_P ... thus Index: emit-rtl.c =================================================================== --- emit-rtl.c (revision 183296) +++ emit-rtl.c (working copy) @@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ paradoxical_subreg_p (const_rtx x) rtx operand_subword (rtx op, unsigned int offset, int validate_address, enum machine_mode mode) { - if (mode == VOIDmode) + if (!CONST_INT_P (op)) mode = GET_MODE (op); gcc_assert (mode != VOIDmode); Both fix the testcase.