diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 4c2a72e..3df1f7f 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -150,4 +150,17 @@
 	const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr);	\
 	(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
 
+#define USHORT_MAX	((u16)(~0U))
+#define SHORT_MAX	((s16)(USHORT_MAX>>1))
+#define SHORT_MIN	(-SHORT_MAX - 1)
+#define INT_MAX		((int)(~0U>>1))
+#define INT_MIN		(-INT_MAX - 1)
+#define UINT_MAX	(~0U)
+#define LONG_MAX	((long)(~0UL>>1))
+#define LONG_MIN	(-LONG_MAX - 1)
+#define ULONG_MAX	(~0UL)
+#define LLONG_MAX	((long long)(~0ULL>>1))
+#define LLONG_MIN	(-LLONG_MAX - 1)
+#define ULLONG_MAX	(~0ULL)
+
 #endif	/* __COMMON_H_ */