diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index 96fe16e6..3401ca5a 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -2078,10 +2078,19 @@ bool read_global_assignment(char *token)
 {
     var_t *vd, *rs1, *var;
     block_t *parent = GLOBAL_BLOCK;
+    basic_block_t *bb = GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs;
 
     /* global initialization must be constant */
     var = find_global_var(token);
     if (var) {
+        if (lex_peek(T_string, NULL)) {
+            read_literal_param(parent, bb);
+            rs1 = opstack_pop();
+            vd = var;
+            add_insn(parent, bb, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL, 0, NULL);
+            return true;
+        }
+
         opcode_t op_stack[10];
         opcode_t op, next_op;
         int val_stack[10];
@@ -2094,13 +2103,11 @@ bool read_global_assignment(char *token)
             vd = require_var(parent);
             gen_name_to(vd->var_name);
             vd->init_val = operand1;
-            add_insn(parent, GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_load_constant, vd, NULL, NULL,
-                     0, NULL);
+            add_insn(parent, bb, OP_load_constant, vd, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
 
             rs1 = vd;
             vd = opstack_pop();
-            add_insn(parent, GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL, 0,
-                     NULL);
+            add_insn(parent, bb, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL, 0, NULL);
             return true;
         }
         if (op == OP_ternary) {
@@ -2115,13 +2122,11 @@ bool read_global_assignment(char *token)
             vd = require_var(parent);
             gen_name_to(vd->var_name);
             vd->init_val = eval_expression_imm(op, operand1, operand2);
-            add_insn(parent, GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_load_constant, vd, NULL, NULL,
-                     0, NULL);
+            add_insn(parent, bb, OP_load_constant, vd, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
 
             rs1 = vd;
             vd = opstack_pop();
-            add_insn(parent, GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL, 0,
-                     NULL);
+            add_insn(parent, bb, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL, 0, NULL);
             return true;
         }
         if (op == OP_ternary) {
@@ -2187,13 +2192,12 @@ bool read_global_assignment(char *token)
                     vd = require_var(parent);
                     gen_name_to(vd->var_name);
                     vd->init_val = val_stack[0];
-                    add_insn(parent, GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_load_constant, vd,
-                             NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
+                    add_insn(parent, bb, OP_load_constant, vd, NULL, NULL, 0,
+                             NULL);
 
                     rs1 = vd;
                     vd = opstack_pop();
-                    add_insn(parent, GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL,
-                             0, NULL);
+                    add_insn(parent, bb, OP_assign, vd, rs1, NULL, 0, NULL);
                 }
                 return true;
             }
@@ -2817,13 +2821,13 @@ void read_global_decl(block_t *block)
 
     /* is a variable */
     if (lex_accept(T_assign)) {
-        if (var->is_ptr == 0 && var->array_size == 0) {
+        if (var->array_size == 0) {
             read_global_assignment(var->var_name);
             lex_expect(T_semicolon);
             return;
         }
-        /* TODO: support global initialization for array and pointer */
-        error("Global initialization for array and pointer not supported");
+        /* TODO: support global initialization for array */
+        error("Global initialization for array is not supported");
     } else if (lex_accept(T_comma))
         /* TODO: continuation */
         error("Global continuation not supported");
diff --git a/src/reg-alloc.c b/src/reg-alloc.c
index f60c5c00..6400eb01 100644
--- a/src/reg-alloc.c
+++ b/src/reg-alloc.c
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ void reg_alloc(void)
             }
             break;
         case OP_load_constant:
+        case OP_load_data_address:
             dest = prepare_dest(GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, global_insn->rd, -1, -1);
-            ir = bb_add_ph2_ir(GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, OP_load_constant);
+            ir = bb_add_ph2_ir(GLOBAL_FUNC->bbs, global_insn->opcode);
             ir->src0 = global_insn->rd->init_val;
             ir->dest = dest;
             break;
diff --git a/src/ssa.c b/src/ssa.c
index cdbee2d8..f4528332 100644
--- a/src/ssa.c
+++ b/src/ssa.c
@@ -880,11 +880,6 @@ void unwind_phi(void)
     free(args);
 }
 
-/*
- * The current cfonrt does not yet support string literal addressing, which
- * results in the omission of basic block visualization during the stage-1 and
- * stage-2 bootstrapping phases.
- */
 #ifdef __SHECC__
 #else
 void bb_dump_connection(FILE *fd,
@@ -896,13 +891,13 @@ void bb_dump_connection(FILE *fd,
 
     switch (type) {
     case NEXT:
-        str = &"%s_%p:s->%s_%p:n\n"[0];
+        str = "%s_%p:s->%s_%p:n\n";
         break;
     case THEN:
-        str = &"%s_%p:sw->%s_%p:n\n"[0];
+        str = "%s_%p:sw->%s_%p:n\n";
         break;
     case ELSE:
-        str = &"%s_%p:se->%s_%p:n\n"[0];
+        str = "%s_%p:se->%s_%p:n\n";
         break;
     default:
         abort();
@@ -911,20 +906,20 @@ void bb_dump_connection(FILE *fd,
     char *pred;
     void *pred_id;
     if (curr->insn_list.tail) {
-        pred = &"insn"[0];
+        pred = "insn";
         pred_id = curr->insn_list.tail;
     } else {
-        pred = &"pseudo"[0];
+        pred = "pseudo";
         pred_id = curr;
     }
 
     char *succ;
     void *succ_id;
     if (next->insn_list.tail) {
-        succ = &"insn"[0];
+        succ = "insn";
         succ_id = next->insn_list.head;
     } else {
-        succ = &"pseudo"[0];
+        succ = "pseudo";
         succ_id = next;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/driver.sh b/tests/driver.sh
index 9b35a317..735bdfee 100755
--- a/tests/driver.sh
+++ b/tests/driver.sh
@@ -1357,6 +1357,19 @@ int main()
 }
 EOF
 
+# global string initialization and modification
+try_output 0 "Hello World!Hallo World!" << EOF
+char *data = "Hello World!";
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    printf(data);
+    data[1] = 'a';
+    printf(data);
+    return 0;
+}
+EOF
+
 # global initialization with logical and equality operation
 try_ 4 << EOF
 int b1 = 1 && 1;