int main(){
        int* ptr;
        int a;
        register int b;
        ptr = &a;
        ptr = &b; //this won't compile
        return 0;
}

/* reg_or_not.c */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdlib> //not requiered for Linux
#define LAPSb 50
#define LAPS 50000
#define MAXb 50
#define MAX 50000


int main (void)
{
/* 20 ints and 2 register ints */

register int k,l;
int a,aa,b,bb,c,cc,d,dd,e,ee,f,ff,g,gg,h,hh,i,ii,j,jj;


/* measure some ticks also */

clock_t start_1,start_2;
clock_t finish_1,finish_2;
long tmp; //just for the workload


/* pointer declarations of all ints */

int *ap, *aap, *bp, *bbp, *cp, *ccp, *dp, *ddp, *ep, *eep;
int *fp, *ffp, *gp, *ggp, *hp, *hhp, *ip, *iip, *jp, *jjp;
int *kp,*lp;

/* end of declarations */
/* read memory addresses, if possible - which can't be done in a CPU-register */

ap=&a; aap=&aa; bp=&b; bbp=&bb;
cp=&c; ccp=&cc; dp=&d; ddp=&dd;
ep=&e; eep=&ee; fp=&f; ffp=&ff;
gp=&g; ggp=&gg; hp=&h; hhp=&hh;
ip=&i; iip=&ii; jp=&j; jjp=&jj;

//kp=&k;  //won't compile if k is stored in a CPU register
//lp=&l;  //same - but try both ways !


/* what address , isn't the issue in this case - but if stored in memory    some "crazy" number will be shown, whilst CPU-registers can't be read */

printf("Address a aa: %u     %un",a,aa);
printf("Address b bb: %u     %un",b,bb);
printf("Address c cc: %u     %un",c,cc);
printf("Address d dd: %u     %un",d,dd);
printf("Address e ee: %u     %un",e,ee);
printf("Address f ff: %u     %un",f,ff);
printf("Address g gg: %u     %un",g,gg);
printf("Address h hh: %u     %un",h,hh);
printf("Address i ii: %u     %un",i,ii);
printf("Address j jj: %u     %unn",j,jj);

//printf("Address k:  %u n",k); //no reason to try "k" actually is in a CPU-register
//printf("Address l:  %u n",l);


start_2=clock(); //just for fun

/* to ensure workload */
for (a=1;a<LAPSb;a++) {for (aa=0;aa<MAXb;aa++);{tmp+=aa/a;}}
for (b=1;b<LAPSb;b++) {for (bb=0;bb<MAXb;bb++);{tmp+=aa/a;}}
for (a=1;c<LAPSb;c++) {for (cc=0;cc<MAXb;cc++);{tmp+=bb/b;}}
for (d=1;d<LAPSb;d++) {for (dd=0;dd<MAXb;dd++);{tmp+=cc/c;}}
for (e=1;e<LAPSb;e++) {for (ee=0;ee<MAXb;ee++);{tmp+=dd/d;}}
for (f=1;f<LAPSb;f++) {for (ff=0;ff<MAXb;ff++);{tmp+=ee/e;}}
for (g=1;g<LAPSb;g++) {for (gg=0;gg<MAXb;gg++);{tmp+=ff/f;}}
for (h=1;h<LAPSb;h++) {for (hh=0;hh<MAXb;hh++);{tmp+=hh/h;}}
for (jj=1;jj<LAPSb;jj++) {for (ii=0;ii<MAXb;ii++);{tmp+=ii/jj;}}

start_1=clock(); //see following printf
for (i=0;i<LAPS;i++) {for (j=0;j<MAX;j++);{tmp+=j/i;}} /* same double   loop - in supposed memory */
finish_1=clock(); //see following printf

printf ("Memory: %ld ticksnn", finish_1 - start_1); //ticks for memory

start_1=clock(); //see following printf
for (k=0;k<LAPS;k++) {for (l=0;l<MAX;l++);{tmp+=l/k;}}  /* same double       loop - in supposed register*/
finish_1=clock(); //see following printf

printf ("Register: %ld ticksnn", finish_1 - start_1); //ticks for CPU register (?) any difference ?

finish_2=clock();

printf ("Total: %ld ticksnn", finish_2 - start_2); //really for fun only

system("PAUSE"); //only requiered for Windows, so the CMD-window doesn't vanish

return 0;

}