// if both are not addressable, use a temporary.
        if(!n->addable && !res->addable) {
-               if(is64(n->type)) {
-                       tempalloc(&n1, n->type);
-                       cgen(n, &n1);
-                       cgen(&n1, res);
-                       tempfree(&n1);
-                       return;
-               }
-               regalloc(&n1, n->type, N);
+               // could use regalloc here sometimes,
+               // but have to check for ullman >= UINF.
+               tempalloc(&n1, n->type);
                cgen(n, &n1);
                cgen(&n1, res);
-               regfree(&n1);
+               tempfree(&n1);
                return;
        }
 
 
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+// $G $D/$F.go && $L $F.$A && ./$A.out || echo BUG: bug168
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+var g byte = 123;
+var f *byte = &g;
+var b = make([]byte, 5);
+
+func main() {
+       b[0:1][0] = *f;
+       if b[0] != 123 {
+               panic("want 123 got ", b[0]);
+       }       
+}