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Subject: Re: bitcount32: replace lengthy comment with SWAR reference
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Am 07.05.2011 um 12:47 schrieb Kostik Belousov:

> On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 12:58:11PM +0300, Andriy Gapon wrote:
>>=20
>> I think that the SWAR reference should be more concise and should =
lead an
>> interested reader to more information on the topic (and more =
up-to-date as well).
>>=20
> SWAR acronim seems to be a wikipedia invention. Without the =
abbreviation,
> the trimmed down comment looks better, IMHO.

How about a proper reference, for example Warren's Hackers Delight (p. =
65)?


Stefan

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