[Bug c++/17736] New: Optimization for global initialization with trivial constructors

["austern at apple dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

Consider the following file:
struct X { X() { } };
struct Y { Y() { } };
X x1, x2, x3;
Y y1, y2, y3;

Compiling this to assembly code with -Os, we can see that the compiler is correctly optimizing away 
the do-nothing constructors: nothing is being done for any of these six global objects.  However, the 
compiler still generates a do-nothing mod_init function.  The relevant part of the assembly file is:
.mod_init_func
        .align 2
        .long   __GLOBAL__I_x1
...
__GLOBAL__I_x1:
LFB9:
        blr
LFE9:

At least we're only getting one do-nothing function per translation unit, instead of one per class or one 
per global.  But it would be nice if we didn't get it at all.

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           Summary: Optimization for global initialization with trivial
                    constructors
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.0.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: austern at apple dot com
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
 GCC build triplet: powerpc-apple-darwin
  GCC host triplet: powerpc-apple-darwin
GCC target triplet: powerpc-apple-darwin


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17736