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From: gwyn@BRL.ARPA
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Subject: Re:  Infinite loops
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Date: Fri, 18-Apr-86 19:57:51 EST
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do ... while(1);

while(1) ...

for(;;) ...

are all widely-used idioms for unconditional looping in C.
I personally prefer the latter, but the choice is just a
matter of taste.  Any reasonable compiler will generate
efficient code for all three constructs.