xref: /freebsd/sys/libkern/strvalid.c (revision c17d43407fe04133a94055b0dbc7ea8965654a9f)
1 /*-
2  * Copyright (c) 2002 Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
3  * All rights reserved.
4  *
5  * This software was developed for the FreeBSD Project by NAI Labs,
6  * the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under
7  * DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 ("CBOSS"), as part of the DARPA
8  * CHATS research program.
9  *
10  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
11  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
12  * are met:
13  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
14  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
15  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
16  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
17  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
18  * 3. The names of the authors may not be used to endorse or promote
19  *    products derived from this software without specific prior written
20  *    permission.
21  *
22  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
23  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
24  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
25  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
26  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
27  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
28  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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30  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
31  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
32  * SUCH DAMAGE.
33  *
34  * $FreeBSD$
35  */
36 
37 #include <sys/types.h>
38 #include <sys/libkern.h>
39 
40 /*
41  * Return (1) if the buffer pointed to by kernel pointer 'buffer' and
42  * of length 'bufferlen' contains a valid NUL-terminated string
43  */
44 int
45 strvalid(const char *buffer, size_t bufferlen)
46 {
47 	int i;
48 
49 	/* Must be NUL-terminated. */
50 	for (i = 0; i < bufferlen; i++)
51 		if (buffer[i] == '\0')
52 			return (1);
53 
54 	return (0);
55 }
56