1 files changed, 47 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 6678b488cc..68b2ad531e 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -485,6 +485,29 @@ static inline int skip_prefix(const char *str, const char *prefix,
 }
 
 /*
+ * If the string "str" is the same as the string in "prefix", then the "arg"
+ * parameter is set to the "def" parameter and 1 is returned.
+ * If the string "str" begins with the string found in "prefix" and then a
+ * "=" sign, then the "arg" parameter is set to "str + strlen(prefix) + 1"
+ * (i.e., to the point in the string right after the prefix and the "=" sign),
+ * and 1 is returned.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, return 0 and leave "arg" untouched.
+ *
+ * When we accept both a "--key" and a "--key=<val>" option, this function
+ * can be used instead of !strcmp(arg, "--key") and then
+ * skip_prefix(arg, "--key=", &arg) to parse such an option.
+ */
+int skip_to_optional_arg_default(const char *str, const char *prefix,
+				 const char **arg, const char *def);
+
+static inline int skip_to_optional_arg(const char *str, const char *prefix,
+				       const char **arg)
+{
+	return skip_to_optional_arg_default(str, prefix, arg, "");
+}
+
+/*
  * Like skip_prefix, but promises never to read past "len" bytes of the input
  * buffer, and returns the remaining number of bytes in "out" via "outlen".
  */
@@ -898,9 +921,11 @@ static inline char *xstrdup_or_null(const char *str)
 
 static inline size_t xsize_t(off_t len)
 {
-	if (len > (size_t) len)
+	size_t size = (size_t) len;
+
+	if (len != (off_t) size)
 		die("Cannot handle files this big");
-	return (size_t)len;
+	return size;
 }
 
 __attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)))
@@ -1169,4 +1194,24 @@ static inline int is_missing_file_error(int errno_)
 
 extern int cmd_main(int, const char **);
 
+/*
+ * You can mark a stack variable with UNLEAK(var) to avoid it being
+ * reported as a leak by tools like LSAN or valgrind. The argument
+ * should generally be the variable itself (not its address and not what
+ * it points to). It's safe to use this on pointers which may already
+ * have been freed, or on pointers which may still be in use.
+ *
+ * Use this _only_ for a variable that leaks by going out of scope at
+ * program exit (so only from cmd_* functions or their direct helpers).
+ * Normal functions, especially those which may be called multiple
+ * times, should actually free their memory. This is only meant as
+ * an annotation, and does nothing in non-leak-checking builds.
+ */
+#ifdef SUPPRESS_ANNOTATED_LEAKS
+extern void unleak_memory(const void *ptr, size_t len);
+#define UNLEAK(var) unleak_memory(&(var), sizeof(var))
+#else
+#define UNLEAK(var) do {} while (0)
+#endif
+
 #endif