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.TH "CLAMP_T" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Driver Basics"
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.SH "NAME"
clamp_t \- return a value clamped to a given range using a given type
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'clamp_t('u
.BI "clamp_t(" "type" ", " "val" ", " "lo" ", " "hi" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fItype\fR
.RS 4
the type of variable to use
.RE
.PP
\fIval\fR
.RS 4
current value
.RE
.PP
\fIlo\fR
.RS 4
minimum allowable value
.RE
.PP
\fIhi\fR
.RS 4
maximum allowable value
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This macro does no typechecking and uses temporary variables of type \*(Aqtype\*(Aq to make all the comparisons\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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