((_A) > (_B)) ? (_A) : (_B), \
(void)0))
+/* takes two types and returns the size of the larger one */
+#define MAXSIZE(A, B) (sizeof(union _packed_ { typeof(A) a; typeof(B) b; }))
+
#define MAX3(x,y,z) \
__extension__ ({ \
const typeof(x) _c = MAX(x,y); \