http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53195
--- Comment #9 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-05-07 10:27:42 UTC --- Simpler fix: Index: tree-inline.c =================================================================== --- tree-inline.c (revision 187228) +++ tree-inline.c (working copy) @@ -2607,6 +2607,17 @@ setup_one_parameter (copy_body_data *id, /* Make gimplifier happy about this variable. */ DECL_SEEN_IN_BIND_EXPR_P (var) = 1; + /* We are eventually using the value - make sure all variables + referenced therein are properly recorded. */ + if (value + && gimple_in_ssa_p (cfun) + && TREE_CODE (value) == ADDR_EXPR) + { + tree base = get_base_address (TREE_OPERAND (value, 0)); + if (base && TREE_CODE (base) == VAR_DECL) + add_referenced_var (base); + } + /* If the parameter is never assigned to, has no SSA_NAMEs created, we would not need to create a new variable here at all, if it weren't for debug info. Still, we can just use the argument