1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/shell/shell_common.c b/shell/shell_common.c
index 1eca101b9..e5c2cefb3 100644
--- a/shell/shell_common.c
+++ b/shell/shell_common.c
@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@
 const char defifsvar[] ALIGN1 = "IFS= \t\n";
 const char defoptindvar[] ALIGN1 = "OPTIND=1";
 
+/* Compare two strings up to the first '=' or '\0'. */
+int FAST_FUNC varcmp(const char *p, const char *q)
+{
+        int c, d;
+
+        while ((c = *p) == (d = *q)) {
+                if (c == '\0' || c == '=')
+                        goto out;
+                p++;
+                q++;
+        }
+        if (c == '=')
+                c = '\0';
+        if (d == '=')
+                d = '\0';
+ out:
+        return c - d;
+}
+
 /* read builtin */
 
 /* Needs to be interruptible: shell must handle traps and shell-special signals