Clear Specific Bits in a 32-bit Register

Code

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

uint32_t clear_bits(uint32_t reg, uint8_t pos, uint8_t len) {
    uint32_t clear_mask = 0;
    clear_mask = ((1 << len) - 1); // set initial bits
    clear_mask <<= pos; // shift it over
    clear_mask = ~clear_mask; // invert
    reg &= clear_mask;
    return reg;
}

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;
}

Solving Approach