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Generating code for a loop benefits from

  • A.placing the loop body in a separate procedure
  • B.keeping the loop control variable in a register
  • C.storing the loop variable to memory on each iteration
  • D.recomputing the loop bound at the start of every iteration

Answer: B

Correct answer: keeping the loop control variable in a register

The control variable is read and written on every iteration, so it is the value that most repays a register. Storing it to memory each time round would add two memory references per iteration, and recomputing the bound would add more - both being work the loop multiplies.

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