#include #define BLOCKSIZE (8) int main(void) { int i = 0; int limit = 19; /* could be anything */ int blocklimit; /* The limit may not be divisible by BLOCKSIZE, * go as near as we can first, then tidy up. */ blocklimit = (limit / BLOCKSIZE) * BLOCKSIZE; /* unroll the loop in blocks of 8 */ while( i < blocklimit ) { printf("process(%d)\n", i); printf("process(%d)\n", i+1); printf("process(%d)\n", i+2); printf("process(%d)\n", i+3); printf("process(%d)\n", i+4); printf("process(%d)\n", i+5); printf("process(%d)\n", i+6); printf("process(%d)\n", i+7); /* update the counter */ i += 8; } if( i < limit ) { /* Jump into the case at the place that will allow * us to finish off the appropriate number of items. */ switch( limit - i ) { case 7 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); i++; case 6 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); i++; case 5 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); i++; case 4 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); i++; case 3 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); i++; case 2 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); i++; case 1 : printf("process(%d)\n", i); } } }