https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=114865
--- Comment #11 from Peter Dimov <pdimov at gmail dot com> --- So, basically, C++14 and above initialize the padding of ``` std::atomic<state_type> state{{ 0, 0x2222 }}; ``` in `main` to zero, which masks the problem in `generate`. (The problem in `generate` still exists because the assembly is identical - it just doesn't trigger because the padding is zero. If we manually poke something nonzero into the padding, it would (ought to) still break.) Static variables work for the same reason - the padding is guaranteed zero.