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Wait, what's wrong with BMI1 instructions?


Allegedly added to the instruction set by request of the NSA, who uses it for things. https://vaibhavsagar.com/blog/2019/09/08/popcount/


Good thing they did that then, it’s a very useful instruction!


popcount is actually a secret instruction to detect dissidents who use Hacker News. Wake up sheeple




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