Count Set Bits in an 8-bit Register

Code

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

uint8_t count_set_bits(uint8_t reg) {
    uint8_t cntSetBits = 0;
    for(uint8_t i= 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
        if( (reg >> i) & 1)
        {
            cntSetBits++;
        }
    }
    return cntSetBits;
}

int main() {
    uint8_t reg;
    scanf("%hhu", &reg);
    printf("%u", count_set_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}

Solving Approach