From: Casey Connolly <casey.connolly@linaro.org>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 14:15:27 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: compat: math64: add abs_diff()
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compat: math64: add abs_diff()

Add the abs_diff() macro, copied directly from Linux 6.18.

Signed-off-by: Casey Connolly <casey.connolly@linaro.org>
---

diff --git a/include/linux/math64.h b/include/linux/math64.h
index eaa9fd5b968..70a7ee3ff1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/math64.h
+++ b/include/linux/math64.h
@@ -257,4 +257,23 @@ static inline u64 mul_u64_u32_div(u64 a, u32 mul, u32 divisor)
 }
 #endif /* mul_u64_u32_div */
 
+/**
+ * abs_diff - return absolute value of the difference between the arguments
+ * @a: the first argument
+ * @b: the second argument
+ *
+ * @a and @b have to be of the same type. With this restriction we compare
+ * signed to signed and unsigned to unsigned. The result is the subtraction
+ * the smaller of the two from the bigger, hence result is always a positive
+ * value.
+ *
+ * Return: an absolute value of the difference between the @a and @b.
+ */
+#define abs_diff(a, b) ({			\
+	typeof(a) __a = (a);			\
+	typeof(b) __b = (b);			\
+	(void)(&__a == &__b);			\
+	__a > __b ? (__a - __b) : (__b - __a);	\
+})
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_MATH64_H */