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+//
+// comparison.h
+// utilities
+//
+// Created by Mitch Adler on 6/14/12.
+// Copyright (c) 2012 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#ifndef utilities_comparison_h
+#define utilities_comparison_h
+
+#define MIN(a, b) ({ __typeof__ (a) _a = (a); __typeof__ (b) _b = (b); _a <= _b ? _a : _b; })
+#define MAX(a, b) ({ __typeof__ (a) _a = (a); __typeof__ (b) _b = (b); _a >= _b ? _a : _b; })
+
+uint64_t constant_memcmp(const uint8_t *first, const uint8_t *second, size_t count);
+
+#endif