https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101676
Bug ID: 101676 Summary: ^ not changed to | if the non-zero don't overlap Product: gcc Version: 12.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: missed-optimization Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- Take: int f(int a, int b) { if (a & ~8) __builtin_unreachable(); if (b & 8) __builtin_unreachable(); return a ^ b; } ----- CUT ----- The xor here can converted into ior as a and b non-zero bits don't overlap. Note clang does this optimization. But clang does not do the following (which we should be able to do too). Take: int f(int a, int b) { if (a & 8) __builtin_unreachable(); if (b & ~1) __builtin_unreachable(); return (a) ^ (b<<3); } This should be able to turn into a bit insert of b into a. Right now both GCC (and really clang) turn this on aarch64: eor w0, w0, w1, lsl 3 ;;;clang uses orr Both can handle the following though: int f(int a, int b) { // if (a & 8) __builtin_unreachable(); // if (b & ~1) __builtin_unreachable(); return (a&~8) ^ ((b&1)<<3); } Unless you uncomment out the condtionals :).