+/**
+ * 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); \
+})
+