https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79665
--- Comment #13 from PeteVine <tulipawn at gmail dot com> --- Still, the 5% regression must have happened very recently. The fast gcc was built on 20170220 and the slow one yesterday, using the original patch. Once again, switching away from Cortex-A53 codegen restores the expected performance.