Introduce min_array() (resp max_array()) in order to get the
minimal (resp maximum) of values present in an array.
Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/minmax.h | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/minmax.h b/include/linux/minmax.h
index 396df1121bff..37a211f22404 100644
--- a/include/linux/minmax.h
+++ b/include/linux/minmax.h
@@ -133,6 +133,32 @@
*/
#define max_t(type, x, y) __careful_cmp((type)(x), (type)(y), >)
+#define __minmax_array(op, array, len) ({ \
+ typeof(array) __array = (array); \
+ typeof(len) __len = (len); \
+ typeof(*__array + 0) __element = __array[--__len]; \
+ while (__len--) \
+ __element = op(__element, __array[__len]); \
+ __element; })
+
+/**
+ * min_array - return minimum of values present in an array
+ * @array: array
+ * @len: array length
+ *
+ * Note that @len must not be zero (empty array).
+ */
+#define min_array(array, len) __minmax_array(min, array, len)
+
+/**
+ * max_array - return maximum of values present in an array
+ * @array: array
+ * @len: array length
+ *
+ * Note that @len must not be zero (empty array).
+ */
+#define max_array(array, len) __minmax_array(max, array, len)
+
/**
* clamp_t - return a value clamped to a given range using a given type
* @type: the type of variable to use
--
2.40.1
