https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102276
Bug ID: 102276 Summary: -ftrivial-auto-var-init fails to initialize a variable, causes a spurious warning Product: gcc Version: 12.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: middle-end Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: amonakov at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- int g(int *); int f1() { switch (0) { int x; default: return g(&x); } } int f2() { goto L; { int x; L: return g(&x); } } Compiling with -O2 -ftrivial-auto-var-init=pattern causes spurious warning: statement will never be executed [-Wswitch-unreachable] 5 | int x; | ^ In both f1 and f2, resulting assembly does not in fact initialize 'x': f1: subq $24, %rsp leaq 12(%rsp), %rdi call g addq $24, %rsp ret f2: subq $24, %rsp leaq 12(%rsp), %rdi call g addq $24, %rsp ret