[19:13:34 user@boxer ~/src/looptest] $ diff -u bench.c bench-alls.c      
    --- bench.c 2023-07-06 16:04:16.000000000 -0400
    +++ bench-alls.c 2023-07-06 19:13:34.000000000 -0400
    @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       int num_rand_calls = number / CHAR_BIT + 1;
       unsigned char *buffer = malloc(num_rand_calls * CHAR_BIT);
       for (int i = 0; i < num_rand_calls; i++) {
    -    buffer[i] = rand();
    +    buffer[i] = 's'; //rand();
       }
       return buffer;
     }
    [19:13:37 user@boxer ~/src/looptest] $ gcc -O3 bench-alls.c loop2.s -o l2
    [19:13:42 user@boxer ~/src/looptest] $ gcc -O3 bench-alls.c loop4.s -o l4
    [19:13:47 user@boxer ~/src/looptest] $ time ./l2 1000 1
    250001000
    ./l2 1000 1  0.69s user 0.00s system 99% cpu 0.699 total
    [19:13:55 user@boxer ~/src/looptest] $ time ./l4 1000 1
    250001000
    ./l4 1000 1  1.28s user 0.00s system 99% cpu 1.290 total