https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112426
--- Comment #6 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Andrew Pinski from comment #5) > IIRC REG_DEADs are updated via df before IRA so they can be ignored here. Yes see ira in ira.cc: df_note_add_problem (); That will recompute the REG_DEAD (removing all old ones too).