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          <th>Bug ID</th>
          <td><a class="bz_bug_link 
          bz_status_NEW "
   title="NEW - Use movzx instead of mov + shr"
   href="https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44796">44796</a>
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        <tr>
          <th>Summary</th>
          <td>Use movzx instead of mov + shr
          </td>
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        <tr>
          <th>Product</th>
          <td>libraries
          </td>
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        <tr>
          <th>Version</th>
          <td>trunk
          </td>
        </tr>

        <tr>
          <th>Hardware</th>
          <td>PC
          </td>
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        <tr>
          <th>OS</th>
          <td>Linux
          </td>
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          <th>Status</th>
          <td>NEW
          </td>
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        <tr>
          <th>Severity</th>
          <td>enhancement
          </td>
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        <tr>
          <th>Priority</th>
          <td>P
          </td>
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          <th>Component</th>
          <td>Backend: X86
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          <th>Assignee</th>
          <td>unassignedbugs@nondot.org
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          <th>Reporter</th>
          <td>david.bolvansky@gmail.com
          </td>
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        <tr>
          <th>CC</th>
          <td>craig.topper@gmail.com, llvm-bugs@lists.llvm.org, llvm-dev@redking.me.uk, spatel+llvm@rotateright.com
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        <pre>unsigned char sum2(const void* ptr)
{
    const unsigned k = 2;
    unsigned char bytes[k], result = 0;
    memcpy(bytes, ptr, k);
    for(unsigned n=0; n<k; ++n) result += bytes[n];
    return result;
}

GCC:
sum2(void const*):
  movzx edx, WORD PTR [rdi]
  movzx eax, dh
  add eax, edx
  ret

Clang:
sum2(void const*): # @sum2(void const*)
  movzx ecx, word ptr [rdi]
  mov eax, ecx
  shr eax, 8
  add al, cl
  ret


<a href="https://godbolt.org/z/dTuEJb">https://godbolt.org/z/dTuEJb</a></pre>
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