root/compat/memmem.c

DEFINITIONS

1. gitmemmem

#include "../git-compat-util.h"

void *gitmemmem(const void *haystack, size_t haystack_len,
                const void *needle, size_t needle_len)
{
        const char *begin = haystack;
        const char *last_possible = begin + haystack_len - needle_len;
        const char *tail = needle;
        char point;

        /*
         * The first occurrence of the empty string is deemed to occur at
         * the beginning of the string.
         */
        if (needle_len == 0)
                return (void *)begin;

        /*
         * Sanity check, otherwise the loop might search through the whole
         * memory.
         */
        if (haystack_len < needle_len)
                return NULL;

        point = *tail++;
        for (; begin <= last_possible; begin++) {
                if (*begin == point && !memcmp(begin + 1, tail, needle_len - 1))
                        return (void *)begin;
        }

        return NULL;
}