The non-iterative method for calculating graycode depends on Log2N bytes, to store position information for the next bit in the iteration sequence.
Specifically, the goal is to know the next bit to change without having to look at the current code.However, for the 3 bit gray code, there's a iteration sequence 0,1,2,1,0,1,2,1 that can be represented with a much simpler function - maintain "0,1,2,1" in a register and rotate each time (as an example of a more general permutation).To reduce the necessary state, this could be kept in two positions, starting 0,1 and a constant function of "xor, permute" applied: 0,3 => 1,0 => 2,1 => 3,2 => 0,3 (the bit to change being the first, and 3 handled as 1 since only 0,1,2 are valid)
Is it possible for graycodes to exist for higher values of N, such that the iteration function can be calculated with just a permutation operation?