https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77471
Bug ID: 77471 Summary: -O3 -g comile time hog on ppc64le Product: gcc Version: 7.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: debug Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: trippels at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- Host: powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu Target: powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu Build: powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu Created attachment 39546 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=39546&action=edit unreduced testcase On ppc64le I see: trippels@gcc2-power8 linux-4.7.2 % time gcc -O2 -g -c qla_dbg.i gcc -O2 -g -c qla_dbg.i 1.81s user 0.02s system 99% cpu 1.827 total trippels@gcc2-power8 linux-4.7.2 % time gcc -O3 -c qla_dbg.i gcc -O3 -c qla_dbg.i 5.65s user 0.04s system 99% cpu 5.686 total trippels@gcc2-power8 linux-4.7.2 % time gcc -O3 -g -c qla_dbg.i gcc -O3 -g -c qla_dbg.i 86.01s user 0.15s system 99% cpu 1:26.16 total Happens with all supported gcc versions and also for gcc-4.9.