"a.tv_nsec < b.tv_nsec ? -1 : a.tv_nsec > b.tv_nsec" would cause
this function to work in some cases where the above assumption is
violated, but not in all cases (e.g., a.tv_sec==1, a.tv_nsec==-2,
b.tv_sec==0, b.tv_nsec==999999999) and is arguably not worth the
extra instructions. Using a subtraction has the advantage of
detecting some invalid cases on platforms that detect integer
"a.tv_nsec < b.tv_nsec ? -1 : a.tv_nsec > b.tv_nsec" would cause
this function to work in some cases where the above assumption is
violated, but not in all cases (e.g., a.tv_sec==1, a.tv_nsec==-2,
b.tv_sec==0, b.tv_nsec==999999999) and is arguably not worth the
extra instructions. Using a subtraction has the advantage of
detecting some invalid cases on platforms that detect integer