https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83201
john henning <mailboxnotfound at yahoo dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mailboxnotfound at yahoo dot com --- Comment #21 from john henning <mailboxnotfound at yahoo dot com> --- Comments from SPEC CPU Documentation Guy: As described at https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/Docs/faq.html#Miscompare.07 https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/Docs/benchmarks/505.mcf_r.html#Portability SPEC's recommendation is to use -fno-strict-aliasing The patch attached to this bug is not approved by SPEC. SPEC generally does not change benchmarks after release (no moving targets); more detail is at the above links. John Henning SPEC CPU Subcommittee Secretary