https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126171
Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Last reconfirmed| |2026-07-09
Priority|P3 |P2
Known to fail| |11.5.0, 15.3.0, 16.1.0
Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW
CC| |rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org
Ever confirmed|0 |1
--- Comment #1 from Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
Confirmed. -fno-tree-vrp also avoids the issue.
Instead of using -flto or -fwhole-program you can reflect their effect with
making the global int vars and the function 'a' static.