int BN_usub(BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b)
{
    int max, min, dif;
    register BN_ULONG t1, t2, *rp;
    register const BN_ULONG *ap, *bp;
    int i, carry;

    bn_check_top(a);
    bn_check_top(b);

    max = a->top;
    min = b->top;
    dif = max - min;

    if (dif < 0) {              /* hmm... should not be happening */
        BNerr(BN_F_BN_USUB, BN_R_ARG2_LT_ARG3);
        return (0);
    }

    if (bn_wexpand(r, max) == NULL)
        return (0);

    ap = a->d;
    bp = b->d;
    rp = r->d;

#if 1
    carry = 0;
    for (i = min; i != 0; i--) {
        t1 = *(ap++);
        t2 = *(bp++);
        if (carry) {
            carry = (t1 <= t2);
            t1 = (t1 - t2 - 1) & BN_MASK2;
        } else {
            carry = (t1 < t2);
            t1 = (t1 - t2) & BN_MASK2;
        }
        *(rp++) = t1 & BN_MASK2;
    }
#else
    carry = bn_sub_words(rp, ap, bp, min);
    ap += min;
    bp += min;
    rp += min;
#endif
    if (carry) {                /* subtracted */
        if (!dif)
            /* error: a < b */
            return 0;
        while (dif) {
            dif--;
            t1 = *(ap++);
            t2 = (t1 - 1) & BN_MASK2;
            *(rp++) = t2;
            if (t1)
                break;
        }
    }
    if (dif && ap != rp)
        memcpy(rp, ap, sizeof(*rp) * dif);

    r->top = max;
    r->neg = 0;
    bn_correct_top(r);
    return (1);
}