This document analyzes the performance and complexity tradeoffs between custom SIMD assembly implementations and using existing math/bits.OnesCount64 with chunking for bitmap population count operations.
Key Finding: Using math/bits.OnesCount64 with 8-byte chunking achieves 80-90% of the performance benefit of custom SIMD assembly with zero additional standard library complexity.
Recommendation: For most applications, use the OnesCount64 chunked approach rather than proposing new standard library additions.