Extract Even Bits Only from 32-bit Register

Code

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

uint32_t extract_even_bits(uint32_t reg) {

    uint32_t bit_mask = 0;
    int pos = 0;
    for(int i = 0; i < 32; i+= 2)
    {
        if(reg & (1 << i))
        {
            bit_mask |= (1 << pos);
            pos++;
        }
    }

    return bit_mask;

    
}

int main() {
    uint32_t reg;
    scanf("%u", &reg);
    printf("%u", extract_even_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}

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