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  /** @defgroup dnscore
   *  @ingroup dnscore
   *  @brief serial arithmetic
   *
   * @{
   *
   *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  #ifndef _SERIAL_H
  #define	_SERIAL_H
  
  #include <dnscore/sys_types.h>
  
  #ifdef	__cplusplus
  extern "C" {
  #endif
  
      /*
       * SERIAL ARITHMETIC
       */
  
      /*
       * Returns TRUE if a >,<,>=,<= b
       */
      
      /**
       * 
       * Returns TRUE iff a > b in serial arithmetic, else FALSE
       * 
       * @param a
       * @param b
       * @return a > b
       */
  
      bool serial_gt(u32 a, u32 b);
      
      /**
       * 
       * Returns TRUE iff a < b in serial arithmetic, else FALSE
       * 
       * @param a
       * @param b
       * @return a < b
       */
      
      bool serial_lt(u32 a, u32 b);
      
      /**
       * 
       * Returns TRUE iff a >= b in serial arithmetic, else FALSE
       * 
       * @param a
       * @param b
       * @return a >= b
       */
      
      bool serial_ge(u32 a, u32 b);
      
      /**
       * 
       * Returns TRUE iff a <= b in serial arithmetic, else FALSE
       * 
       * @param a
       * @param b
       * @return a <= b
       */
      
      bool serial_le(u32 a, u32 b);
      
      static inline bool serial_eq(u32 a, u32 b)
      {
          return a == b;
      }
      
      static inline u32 serial_max(u32 a, u32 b)
      {
          return serial_ge(a,b) ? a : b;
      }
  
      static inline u32 serial_min(u32 a, u32 b)
      {
          return serial_le(a,b) ? a : b;
      }
      
  #ifdef	__cplusplus
  }
  #endif
  
  #endif	/* _SERIAL_H */
  /** @} */
  
  /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  
  