https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40361
--- Comment #2 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- So the cross jumping opportunity since at least 5.4 even with a conditional return. ldr r3, .L8 stmfd sp!, {r4, lr} ldr r3, [r3] ldr r4, .L8+4 cmp r3, #0 bge .L2 bl bar1 ldr r3, [r4] cmp r3, #0 ldmgefd sp!, {r4, pc} .L3: mov r3, #0 str r3, [r4] ldmfd sp!, {r4, pc} .L2: bl bar2 ldr r3, [r4] cmp r3, #0 blt .L3 ldmfd sp!, {r4, pc} The trunk produces this: push {r4, lr} ldr r4, .L9 ldr r3, [r4] cmp r3, #0 bge .L2 bl bar1 .L8: ldr r3, [r4, #4] cmp r3, #0 movlt r3, #0 strlt r3, [r4, #4] pop {r4, pc} .L2: bl bar2 b .L8 Which is even more cross jumped and note push and stmfd are the same here just written differently.