1 files changed, 32 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 38e913121..0e126104b 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ void parse_inittab(void)
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_INITTAB
         FILE *file;
         char buf[256], lineAsRead[256], tmpConsole[256];
-        char *p, *q, *r, *s;
+        char *id, *runlev, *action, *process, *eol;
         const struct initActionType *a = actions;
         int foundIt;
 
@@ -772,64 +772,69 @@ void parse_inittab(void)
 
         while (fgets(buf, 255, file) != NULL) {
                 foundIt = FALSE;
-                for (p = buf; *p == ' ' || *p == '\t'; p++);
-                if (*p == '#' || *p == '\n')
+                /* Skip leading spaces */
+                for (id = buf; *id == ' ' || *id == '\t'; id++);
+
+                /* Skip the line if it's a comment */
+                if (*id == '#' || *id == '\n')
                         continue;
 
                 /* Trim the trailing \n */
-                q = strrchr(p, '\n');
-                if (q != NULL)
-                        *q = '\0';
+                eol = strrchr(id, '\n');
+                if (eol != NULL)
+                        *eol = '\0';
 
                 /* Keep a copy around for posterity's sake (and error msgs) */
                 strcpy(lineAsRead, buf);
 
-                /* Grab the ID field */
-                s = p;
-                p = strchr(p, ':');
-                if (p != NULL || *(p + 1) != '\0') {
-                        *p = '\0';
-                        ++p;
+                /* Separate the ID field from the runlevels */
+                runlev = strchr(id, ':');
+                if (runlev == NULL || *(runlev + 1) == '\0') {
+                        message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Bad inittab entry: %s\n", lineAsRead);
+                        continue;
+                } else {
+                        *runlev = '\0';
+                        ++runlev;
                 }
 
-                /* Now peel off the process field from the end
-                 * of the string */
-                q = strrchr(p, ':');
-                if (q == NULL || *(q + 1) == '\0') {
+                /* Separate the runlevels from the action */
+                action = strchr(runlev, ':');
+                if (action == NULL || *(action + 1) == '\0') {
                         message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Bad inittab entry: %s\n", lineAsRead);
                         continue;
                 } else {
-                        *q = '\0';
-                        ++q;
+                        *action = '\0';
+                        ++action;
                 }
 
-                /* Now peel off the action field */
-                r = strrchr(p, ':');
-                if (r == NULL || *(r + 1) == '\0') {
+                /* Separate the action from the process */
+                process = strchr(action, ':');
+                if (process == NULL || *(process + 1) == '\0') {
                         message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Bad inittab entry: %s\n", lineAsRead);
                         continue;
                 } else {
-                        ++r;
+                        *process = '\0';
+                        ++process;
                 }
 
                 /* Ok, now process it */
                 a = actions;
                 while (a->name != 0) {
-                        if (strcmp(a->name, r) == 0) {
-                                if (*s != '\0') {
+                        if (strcmp(a->name, action) == 0) {
+                                if (*id != '\0') {
                                         struct stat statBuf;
 
                                         strcpy(tmpConsole, "/dev/");
-                                        strncat(tmpConsole, s, 200);
+                                        strncat(tmpConsole, id, 200);
                                         if (stat(tmpConsole, &statBuf) != 0) {
                                                 message(LOG | CONSOLE,
                                                                 "device '%s' does not exist.  Did you read the directions?\n",
                                                                 tmpConsole);
                                                 break;
                                         }
-                                        s = tmpConsole;
+                                        id = tmpConsole;
                                 }
-                                new_initAction(a->action, q, s);
+                                new_initAction(a->action, process, id);
                                 foundIt = TRUE;
                         }
                         a++;