Set Specific Bits in a 32-bit Register

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

uint32_t set_bits(uint32_t reg, uint8_t pos, uint8_t len) {
    uint32_t add = 0;
    while(len>0)
    {
        add|=(1<<pos);
        pos=pos+1;
        len=len-1;
    }
    return reg |=add;
}

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