https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89337
Bug ID: 89337 Summary: Bogus "exceeds maximum object size" on unreachable code Product: gcc Version: 9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: middle-end Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: rafael at espindo dot la Target Milestone: --- Created attachment 45704 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=45704&action=edit testcase In the attached testcase the function drop3 has the precondition that the provided string has a size of at least 3. Given that, the body of the resize function is dead, but gcc doesn't realize it and warns that we are passing -3 to memcpy.