+/** @brief Great-than comparison for timevals */
+static inline int tvgt(const struct timeval *a, const struct timeval *b) {
+ if(a->tv_sec > b->tv_sec)
+ return 1;
+ if(a->tv_sec == b->tv_sec
+ && a->tv_usec > b->tv_usec)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/** @brief Less-than
+ comparison for timevals */
+static inline int tvlt(const struct timeval *a, const struct timeval *b) {
+ if(a->tv_sec < b->tv_sec)
+ return 1;
+ if(a->tv_sec == b->tv_sec
+ && a->tv_usec < b->tv_usec)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/** @brief Greater-than-or-equal comparison for timevals */
+static inline int tvge(const struct timeval *a, const struct timeval *b) {
+ return !tvlt(a, b);
+}
+
+/** @brief Less-than-or-equal comparison for timevals */
+static inline int tvle(const struct timeval *a, const struct timeval *b) {
+ return !tvgt(a, b);
+}
+