https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69857
--- Comment #9 from ktkachov at gcc dot gnu.org --- (In reply to David Binderman from comment #8) > (In reply to ktkachov from comment #7) > > Yes, that's an approach that can be taken. Once such a case is found, you > > could also try using a reducer program like creduce to create a small > > testcase appropriate for the testsuite. > > > > Removing the return there would probably be an optimisation, which is why I > > recommended it for GCC 7. GCC 6 is now in a regression fixing stage, so for > > it to go in now we would need to find a testcase where we were performing an > > optimisation before r197530 and after r197530 (with the bogus return) we > > stopped doing. Considering that r197530 was supposed to introduce that > > optimisation, it's unlikely that such a case can be found. > > GCC 6 has been produced. Time to remove this return ? Yes, would you like to propose a patch to gcc-patches? Or shall I do it?