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+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <asm/types.h>
+
+/**
+ * hweightN - returns the hamming weight of a N-bit word
+ * @x: the word to weigh
+ *
+ * The Hamming Weight of a number is the total number of bits set in it.
+ */
+
+unsigned int __sw_hweight32(unsigned int w)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
+ w -= (w >> 1) & 0x55555555;
+ w = (w & 0x33333333) + ((w >> 2) & 0x33333333);
+ w = (w + (w >> 4)) & 0x0f0f0f0f;
+ return (w * 0x01010101) >> 24;
+#else
+ unsigned int res = w - ((w >> 1) & 0x55555555);
+ res = (res & 0x33333333) + ((res >> 2) & 0x33333333);
+ res = (res + (res >> 4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F;
+ res = res + (res >> 8);
+ return (res + (res >> 16)) & 0x000000FF;
+#endif
+}
+
+unsigned int __sw_hweight16(unsigned int w)
+{
+ unsigned int res = w - ((w >> 1) & 0x5555);
+ res = (res & 0x3333) + ((res >> 2) & 0x3333);
+ res = (res + (res >> 4)) & 0x0F0F;
+ return (res + (res >> 8)) & 0x00FF;
+}
+
+unsigned int __sw_hweight8(unsigned int w)
+{
+ unsigned int res = w - ((w >> 1) & 0x55);
+ res = (res & 0x33) + ((res >> 2) & 0x33);
+ return (res + (res >> 4)) & 0x0F;
+}
+
+unsigned long __sw_hweight64(__u64 w)
+{
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
+ return __sw_hweight32((unsigned int)(w >> 32)) +
+ __sw_hweight32((unsigned int)w);
+#elif BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
+ w -= (w >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555ul;
+ w = (w & 0x3333333333333333ul) + ((w >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333ul);
+ w = (w + (w >> 4)) & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0ful;
+ return (w * 0x0101010101010101ul) >> 56;
+#else
+ __u64 res = w - ((w >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555ul);
+ res = (res & 0x3333333333333333ul) + ((res >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333ul);
+ res = (res + (res >> 4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0Ful;
+ res = res + (res >> 8);
+ res = res + (res >> 16);
+ return (res + (res >> 32)) & 0x00000000000000FFul;
+#endif
+#endif
+}