2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
index 6a5e2504b75..1d0fb822fc5 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.c
@@ -1583,6 +1583,30 @@ strtail (char *str, const char *pattern)
         return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+skipwhite (char **s)
+{
+        while (isspace (**s))
+                (*s)++;
+}
+
+char *
+nwstrtail (char *str, char *pattern)
+{
+        for (;;) {
+                skipwhite (&str);
+                skipwhite (&pattern);
+
+                if (*str != *pattern || !*str)
+                        break;
+
+                str++;
+                pattern++;
+        }
+
+        return *pattern ? NULL : str;
+}
+
 /* RFC 1123 & 952 */
 char
 valid_host_name (char *address, int length)
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
index a253e675150..4cb3843d980 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/common-utils.h
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ int log_base2 (unsigned long x);
 int get_checksum_for_path (char *path, uint32_t *checksum);
 
 char *strtail (char *str, const char *pattern);
+void skipwhite (char **s);
+char *nwstrtail (char *str, char *pattern);
 
 char valid_host_name (char *address, int length);
 char valid_ipv4_address (char *address, int length);