https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102711
Bug ID: 102711 Summary: Infinite loop with extern calls removed with -O2 or higher Product: gcc Version: 11.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: andy.koppe at analog dot com Target Milestone: --- Created attachment 51591 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=51591&action=edit Minimized example Compiling the minimised example below (and attached) with -O2 or higher, if FAIL is defined, the second infinite loop is removed. Code is produced for it when FAIL is not defined. Reproduced with gcc 10.3.1 for aarch64-none-elf, gcc 11.2.0 for x86_64-pc-cygwin, and gcc 9.3.0 for x86_64-linux-gnu. $ cat test.c int bar(void); void foo(void) { if (!bar()) for (;;); for (;;) { static int flag = 0; int ret = 0; bar(); if (flag) { ret = bar(); if (!ret) ret = bar(); } flag = !bar(); #ifdef FAIL if (!ret) #endif bar(); } } $ aarch64-none-elf-gcc -O2 -S test.c -DFAIL $ cat test.s .arch armv8-a .file "test.c" .text .align 2 .p2align 4,,11 .global foo .type foo, %function foo: stp x29, x30, [sp, -16]! mov x29, sp bl bar .L2: b .L2 .size foo, .-foo .ident "GCC: (GNU Toolchain for the A-profile Architecture 10.3-2021.07 (arm-10.29)) 10.3.1 20210621"