Duff's device

duff_copy.c

void duff_copy(char *to, char *from, int count) {
  int n = (count + 7) / 8;
  switch (count % 8) {
    case 0: do { *to++ = *from++;
    case 7:      *to++ = *from++;
    case 6:      *to++ = *from++;
    case 5:      *to++ = *from++;
    case 4:      *to++ = *from++;
    case 3:      *to++ = *from++;
    case 2:      *to++ = *from++;
    case 1:      *to++ = *from++;
    } while (--n > 0);
  }
}