https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102579
Bug ID: 102579 Summary: Failure to optimize out allocation if volatile read is present in the middle Product: gcc Version: 12.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: gabravier at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- void test_unused() { volatile int d; int *p = new int; d; delete p; } This can be optimized to just reading `d` once. LLVM does this optimization, but GCC does not.