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.Dd $Mdocdate: April 23 2018 $
.Dt IMAX 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm imax ,
.Nm imin ,
.Nm lmax ,
.Nm lmin ,
.Nm max ,
.Nm min ,
.Nm ulmax ,
.Nm ulmin ,
.Nm abs
.Nd kernel library math routines
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In lib/libkern/libkern.h
.Ft int
.Fn imax "int a" "int b"
.Ft int
.Fn imin "int a" "int b"
.Ft long
.Fn lmax "long a" "long b"
.Ft long
.Fn lmin "long a" "long b"
.Ft u_int
.Fn max "u_int a" "u_int b"
.Ft u_int
.Fn min "u_int a" "u_int b"
.Ft u_long
.Fn ulmax "u_long a" "u_long b"
.Ft u_long
.Fn ulmin "u_long a" "u_long b"
.Ft int
.Fn abs "int j"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn min ,
.Fn imin ,
.Fn lmin
and
.Fn ulmin
functions return the smallest integer between
.Fa a
and
.Fa b ,
inclusive.
The
.Fn max ,
.Fn imax ,
.Fn lmax
and
.Fn ulmax
functions return the largest integer between
.Fa a
and
.Fa b ,
inclusive.
.Pp
The
.Fn abs
function computes the absolute value of integer
.Fa j .
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn abs
function conforms to
.St -ansiC .