https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63991
Bug ID: 63991 Summary: redundant read when write to volatile member of packed structure Product: gcc Version: 4.8.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: potrepa...@asc-ural.ru There is redundant read when write to volatile member of packed structure: exti.c: --------------- typedef struct { volatile unsigned int IMR; volatile unsigned int EMR; volatile unsigned int RTSR; volatile unsigned int FTSR; volatile unsigned int SWIER; volatile unsigned int PR; } EXTI_TypeDef; void EXTI_5_IRQHandler( EXTI_TypeDef * exti ) { exti->PR = 1 << 5; } --------------- make.bat: --------------- arm-none-eabi-gcc -mthumb -march=armv7e-m -fpack-struct -O2 -c exti.c -o exti-bug.o arm-none-eabi-gcc -mthumb -march=armv7e-m -O2 -c exti.c -o exti.o arm-none-eabi-objdump -a -S exti.o > exti.lst arm-none-eabi-objdump -a -S exti-bug.o > exti-bug.lst --------------- exti.lst --------------- exti.o: file format elf32-littlearm exti.o Disassembly of section .text: 00000000 <EXTI_5_IRQHandler>: 0: 2320 movs r3, #32 2: 6143 str r3, [r0, #20] 4: 4770 bx lr 6: bf00 nop ---------------- exti-bug.lst ---------------- exti-bug.o: file format elf32-littlearm exti-bug.o Disassembly of section .text: 00000000 <EXTI_5_IRQHandler>: 0: 2320 movs r3, #32 2: 6942 ldr r2, [r0, #20] 4: 6143 str r3, [r0, #20] 6: 4770 bx lr ----------------