.TH "hweight32" 9 "hweight32" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
hweight32 \-  returns the hamming weight of a N-bit word
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "" hweight32
.BI "(" x ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "x" 12
 the word to weigh
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
The Hamming Weight of a number is the total number of bits set in it.