[PATCH v5 01/12] common/rc: Add _min() and _max() helpers

From: Ojaswin Mujoo
Date: Fri Aug 22 2025 - 04:04:34 EST


Many programs open code these functionalities so add it as a generic helper
in common/rc

Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ojaswin Mujoo <ojaswin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
common/rc | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/common/rc b/common/rc
index ff5df203..35a1c835 100644
--- a/common/rc
+++ b/common/rc
@@ -5975,6 +5975,28 @@ _require_inplace_writes()
fi
}

+_min() {
+ local ret
+
+ for arg in "$@"; do
+ if [ -z "$ret" ] || (( $arg < $ret )); then
+ ret="$arg"
+ fi
+ done
+ echo $ret
+}
+
+_max() {
+ local ret
+
+ for arg in "$@"; do
+ if [ -z "$ret" ] || (( $arg > $ret )); then
+ ret="$arg"
+ fi
+ done
+ echo $ret
+}
+
################################################################################
# make sure this script returns success
/bin/true
--
2.49.0