freebsd-skq/lib/libc/gen/feature_present.c
jhb 34de26d108 Add a feature_present(3) function which checks to see if a named kernel
feature is present by checking the kern.features sysctl MIB.

MFC after:	1 week
2008-01-10 22:11:21 +00:00

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/*-
* Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
* Written by: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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* may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
* without specific prior written permission.
*
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* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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* SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
#include <sys/cdefs.h>
__FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/sysctl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/*
* Returns true if the named feature is present in the currently
* running kernel. A feature's presence is indicated by an integer
* sysctl node called kern.feature.<feature> that is non-zero.
*/
int
feature_present(const char *feature)
{
char *mib;
size_t len;
int i;
if (asprintf(&mib, "kern.features.%s", feature) < 0)
return (0);
len = sizeof(i);
if (sysctlbyname(mib, &i, &len, NULL, 0) < 0) {
free(mib);
return (0);
}
free(mib);
if (len != sizeof(i))
return (0);
return (i != 0);
}