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RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/misc.c,v
retrieving revision 1.187
retrieving revision 1.188
diff -u -r1.187 -r1.188
--- src/usr.bin/ssh/misc.c	2023/08/28 03:31:16	1.187
+++ src/usr.bin/ssh/misc.c	2023/10/11 22:42:26	1.188
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.187 2023/08/28 03:31:16 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.188 2023/10/11 22:42:26 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2005-2020 Damien Miller.  All rights reserved.
@@ -2384,6 +2384,43 @@
 
 	localtime_r(&tt, &tm);
 	strftime(buf, len, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S", &tm);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Parse a "pattern=interval" clause (e.g. a ChannelTimeout).
+ * Returns 0 on success or non-zero on failure.
+ * Caller must free *typep.
+ */
+int
+parse_pattern_interval(const char *s, char **typep, int *secsp)
+{
+	char *cp, *sdup;
+	int secs;
+
+	if (typep != NULL)
+		*typep = NULL;
+	if (secsp != NULL)
+		*secsp = 0;
+	if (s == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	sdup = xstrdup(s);
+
+	if ((cp = strchr(sdup, '=')) == NULL || cp == sdup) {
+		free(sdup);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	*cp++ = '\0';
+	if ((secs = convtime(cp)) < 0) {
+		free(sdup);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	/* success */
+	if (typep != NULL)
+		*typep = xstrdup(sdup);
+	if (secsp != NULL)
+		*secsp = secs;
+	free(sdup);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* check if path is absolute */