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From: Anders David Skarin <hobbit AT swipnet DOT se>
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Subject: Bit counting?
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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:39:02 +0200
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Hi,


What is the fastest way (or just a damn fast way) to
count the nr of binary 1's in a byte/word/dword ?

Is there any assembler instruction for this ? 
(there should be, considering the nr of instructions
in the sisc processors)


Thanks!

David Skarin