http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55309
Bug #: 55309 Summary: gcc's address-sanitizer 66% slower than clang's Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.8.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: other AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: mar...@trippelsdorf.de Comparing gcc build times: CC="clang -fsanitize=address -w" CXX="clang++ -fsanitize=address -w" ~/gcc/configure --disable-bootstrap --disable-werror --disable-multilib --enable-languages=c,c++ with CC="gcc -faddress-sanitizer" CXX="g++ -faddress-sanitizer" ... and CC="gcc -fno-var-tracking -faddress-sanitizer" CXX="g++ -fno-var-tracking -faddress-sanitizer" ... Clang : nice -n 19 make -j4 1173.74s user 104.73s system 325% cpu 6:32.18 total gcc : nice -n 19 make -j4 3653.30s user 122.27s system 369% cpu 17:00.77 total gcc_no: nice -n 19 make -j4 2925.20s user 116.42s system 357% cpu 14:11.52 total "perf top" shows references_value_p() and value_member() on top.