https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105198
Bug ID: 105198 Summary: Wrong code for C loop (GCC 12 -O2, GCC 11 -O3) Product: gcc Version: 12.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: middle-end Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: tomas.kalibera at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- Created attachment 52770 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=52770&action=edit Reproducible example to compile and execute (see comment in file) It seems that GCC produces wrong code for function next_set found in R package MASS (traced down by Brian Ripley): static void next_set(int *x, int n, int k) { int i, j, tmp; j = k - 1; tmp = x[j]++; while(j > 0 && x[j] >= n - (k - 1 -j)) tmp = ++x[--j]; for(i = j+1; i < k; i++) x[i] = ++tmp; } The attached standalone example reproduces the problem on a slightly modified and instrumented variant of the function, for one specific input, see comments in the code. Correct output (GCC 12 -O1, and can be seen from the C code): n == 5, k == 3, x == 0 1 4 tmp == 2, j == 1, x == 0 2 5 Incorrect but seen on x86_64/Linux (GCC 12 -O2, GCC 11 -O3): n == 5, k == 3, x == 0 1 4 tmp == 4, j == 2, x == 0 1 5 One can modify the example to get slightly simpler native code via writing to the array in "main" via volatile variables. It works with GCC 10 -O3.