Clear Specific Bits in a 32-bit Register

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint32_t clear_bits(uint32_t reg, uint8_t pos, uint8_t len) {
    uint32_t mask = (1U << len) - 1U; // Create necessary # of 0s for mask
    mask = mask << pos; // Move 0's to correct position
    return reg & ~(mask); // Clear the bits
}

int main() {
    uint32_t reg;
    uint8_t pos, len;
    scanf("%u %hhu %hhu", &reg, &pos, &len);
    printf("%u", clear_bits(reg, pos, len));
    return 0;
}