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+#ifndef _LTTNG_UST_HELPER_H
+#define _LTTNG_UST_HELPER_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1 of
+ * the License.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static inline
+void *zmalloc(size_t len)
+{
+ return calloc(len, 1);
+}
+
+#define max_t(type, x, y) \
+ ({ \
+ type __max1 = (x); \
+ type __max2 = (y); \
+ __max1 > __max2 ? __max1: __max2; \
+ })
+
+#define min_t(type, x, y) \
+ ({ \
+ type __min1 = (x); \
+ type __min2 = (y); \
+ __min1 <= __min2 ? __min1: __min2; \
+ })
+
+#endif /* _LTTNG_UST_HELPER_H */