https://jasper-aa64.github.io/tags/restrict/Recent content in Restrict on JasperHugoen-usMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jasper-aa64.github.io/posts/pointer-memory-access/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jasper-aa64.github.io/posts/pointer-memory-access/In a loop like a[i] = *b, the compiler re-reads *b every iteration, because writing a[i] might change it. Pointer optimization is about letting the compiler read less, and fitting linked structures into nearer caches.