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diff --git a/simple_v_extension/specification/bitmanip.mdwn b/simple_v_extension/specification/bitmanip.mdwn
index 25acef4690a985db5cb77a30da972215ae89766b..d38b4246f9ab85ca81e2bded3c798ab7a515f6ee 100644 (file)
--- a/simple_v_extension/specification/bitmanip.mdwn
+++ b/simple_v_extension/specification/bitmanip.mdwn
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ output  instruction     pseudoinstruction
 
 population-count
 
+Pseudocode:
+
+    unsigned int v; // count the number of bits set in v
+    unsigned int c; // c accumulates the total bits set in v
+    for (c = 0; v; c++)
+    {
+      v &= v - 1; // clear the least significant bit set
+    }
+
 ## ffirst - find first bit
 
 finds the first bit set as an index.