https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77992
Martin Sebor <msebor at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED CC| |msebor at gcc dot gnu.org Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #1 from Martin Sebor <msebor at gcc dot gnu.org> --- As the quoted text states, paragraph 10 applies to objects with static or thread storage duration. The object s in the test program has automatic storage duration, so the requirement doesn't apply, and padding bits are not required to be initialized.