diff --git a/regressions/ck_epoch/validate/ck_stack_read.c b/regressions/ck_epoch/validate/ck_stack_read.c
index c6cc055..5888388 100644
--- a/regressions/ck_epoch/validate/ck_stack_read.c
+++ b/regressions/ck_epoch/validate/ck_stack_read.c
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ read_thread(void *unused CK_CC_UNUSED)
 	unsigned int j;
 	ck_epoch_record_t record;
 	ck_stack_entry_t *cursor;
+
+	/*
+	 * This is redundant post-incremented in order to silence some
+	 * irrelevant GCC warnings. It is volatile in order to prevent
+	 * elimination.
+	 */
 	volatile ck_stack_entry_t *n;
 
 	ck_epoch_register(&stack_epoch, &record);
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ read_thread(void *unused CK_CC_UNUSED)
 		CK_STACK_FOREACH(&stack, cursor) {
 			n = cursor;
 			j++;
+			n++;
 		}
 		ck_epoch_end(&record);
 
diff --git a/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_stack.c b/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_stack.c
index 6b361fd..77eb70f 100644
--- a/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_stack.c
+++ b/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_stack.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CK_STACK_CONTAINER(struct node, stack_entry, stack_container)
 static struct affinity a;
 
 static void *
-thread(void *unused)
+thread(void *unused CK_CC_UNUSED)
 {
 	struct node **entry, *e;
 	unsigned int i;
diff --git a/regressions/ck_hp/validate/nbds_haz_test.c b/regressions/ck_hp/validate/nbds_haz_test.c
index b9cd186..9b8a12a 100644
--- a/regressions/ck_hp/validate/nbds_haz_test.c
+++ b/regressions/ck_hp/validate/nbds_haz_test.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ stack_pop_mpmc(ck_hp_record_t *record, struct stack *target)
 }
 
 static void *
-thread(void *unused)
+thread(void *unused CK_CC_UNUSED)
 {
 	struct node *entry, *e;
 	unsigned int i;
diff --git a/regressions/ck_sequence/validate/ck_sequence.c b/regressions/ck_sequence/validate/ck_sequence.c
index 0316e5a..2ac0139 100644
--- a/regressions/ck_sequence/validate/ck_sequence.c
+++ b/regressions/ck_sequence/validate/ck_sequence.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static unsigned int barrier;
 static struct affinity affinerator;
 
 static void *
-consumer(void *unused)
+consumer(void *unused CK_CC_UNUSED)
 {
         struct example copy;
         uint32_t version;
diff --git a/regressions/ck_stack/benchmark/latency.c b/regressions/ck_stack/benchmark/latency.c
index bc5a9c3..f2ffe8e 100644
--- a/regressions/ck_stack/benchmark/latency.c
+++ b/regressions/ck_stack/benchmark/latency.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 #define STEPS 40000
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Note the redundant post-increment of r. This is to silence
+ * some irrelevant GCC warnings.
+ */
+
 static ck_stack_t stack;
 
 int
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ main(void)
 		a += e - s;
 	}
 	printf("      spinlock_pop: %16" PRIu64 "\n", a / STEPS / ENTRIES);
+	r++;
 
 #ifdef CK_F_STACK_PUSH_UPMC
 	a = 0;
@@ -163,6 +169,7 @@ main(void)
 		a += e - s;
 	}
 	printf(" ck_stack_pop_mpmc: %16" PRIu64 "\n", a / STEPS / (sizeof(entry) / sizeof(*entry)));
+	r++;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;