Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Developer Guide and Reference

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Date 3/22/2024
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unroll/nounroll

Tells the compiler to unroll or not to unroll a loop.

Syntax

#pragma unroll

#pragma unroll(n)

#pragma nounroll

Arguments

n

The unrolling factor representing the number of times to unroll a loop.

Description

The unroll pragma tells the compiler to unroll a loop. The pragma must precede the for statement for each for loop it affects.

If n is specified, the optimizer unrolls the loop n times. If n is omitted, the optimizer assigns the number of times to unroll the loop.

This pragma is supported when option O2 or higher is in effect. The unroll pragma overrides any setting of loop unrolling from the command line.

The pragma can be applied to an innermost loop or an outer loop.

When unrolling a loop increases register pressure and code size, it may be necessary to prevent unrolling of a loop. In such cases, use the nounroll pragma. The nounroll pragma instructs the compiler not to unroll a specified loop.

The unroll and nounroll pragmas are supported in both host and device code.

Target device support: CPU, GPU, FPGA.

Examples

Use the unroll pragma for innermost loop unrolling:

void unroll(int a[], int b[], int c[], int d[]) {
  #pragma unroll(4)
  for (int i = 1; i < 100; i++) {
    b[i] = a[i] + 1;
    d[i] = c[i] + 1;
  } 
}

Use the unroll pragma for outer loop unrolling:

int m = 0; 
int dir[4]= {1,2,3,4}; 
int data[10]; 
#pragma unroll (4)  // outer loop unrolling
  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
     for (int j = dir[i]; data[j]==N ; j+=dir[i])
        m++;
  }

When you place the unroll pragma before the first for loop, it causes the compiler to unroll the outer loop completely. If an unroll pragma is placed before the inner for loop as well as before the outer for loop, the compiler will honor both unroll pragmas.