This adds a straight-forward implementation of the functionality.
A more performant version could be added that unrolls the loop
as is done in google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protowire,
but usages that demand high performance can use that package instead.
Fixes #51644
Change-Id: I9d3b615a60cdff47e5200e7e5d2276adf4c93783
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/400176 Reviewed-by: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> Reviewed-by: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@google.com>
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