https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103721
--- Comment #7 from Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at gcc dot gnu.org> --- After chatting with Andrew about this, it seems the problem is we are starting a path mid-loop and crossing a backedge. This causes us to use relations we had on one iteration in another iteration. <bb 8> [local count: 955630225]: # searchVolume_11 = PHI <1(4), 0(3)> # currentVolume_8 = PHI <searchVolume_5(4), searchVolume_5(3)> # **BACKEDGE** <bb 9> [local count: 1073741824]: # searchVolume_5 = PHI <searchVolume_11(8), world_7(D)(2)> # currentVolume_6 = PHI <currentVolume_8(8), 0(2)> _2 = searchVolume_5 != currentVolume_6; _3 = searchVolume_5 != 0; _4 = _2 & _3; if (_4 != 0) goto <bb 3>; [89.00%] else goto <bb 7>; [11.00%] ... ... <bb3> <bb4> <bb8> The _8 == _5 relation in BB8 is using _5 from a previous iteration (that came through BB9). Basically 8->9 has a use before def of _5. Once we hit a back edge, we should probably kill all current relations and disable looking outside the path altogether for relations. I will experiment.