http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54977
Bug #: 54977 Summary: example3 not vectorized Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: wbr...@gmail.com I tried to compile example3 from http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/tree-ssa/vectorization.html typedef int aint __attribute__ ((__aligned__(16))); void foo (int n, aint * __restrict__ p, aint * __restrict q) { /* feature: support for (aligned) pointer accesses. */ while (n--){ *p++ = *q++; } } with g++ -O3 -ftree-vectorizer-verbose=2 -fPIC -shared 1.cpp -o 1.so Analyzing loop at 1.cpp:5 5: not vectorized: no vectype for stmt: D.2238_9 = *q_21; scalar_type: aint 1.cpp:2: note: vectorized 0 loops in function.