2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/xenstore/xs.c b/tools/xenstore/xs.c
index 8e54fe01c9..0a01675a78 100644
--- a/tools/xenstore/xs.c
+++ b/tools/xenstore/xs.c
@@ -950,6 +950,23 @@ char *xs_get_domain_path(struct xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid)
 	return xs_single(h, XBT_NULL, XS_GET_DOMAIN_PATH, domid_str, NULL);
 }
 
+bool xs_path_is_subpath(const char *parent, const char *child)
+{
+        size_t childlen = strlen(child);
+        size_t parentlen = strlen(parent);
+
+	if (childlen < parentlen)
+		return false;
+
+	if (memcmp(child, parent, parentlen))
+		return false;
+
+	if (childlen > parentlen && child[parentlen] != '/')
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool xs_is_domain_introduced(struct xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid)
 {
 	char *domain = single_with_domid(h, XS_IS_DOMAIN_INTRODUCED, domid);
diff --git a/tools/xenstore/xs.h b/tools/xenstore/xs.h
index 63f535dd55..8d49e50e46 100644
--- a/tools/xenstore/xs.h
+++ b/tools/xenstore/xs.h
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ bool xs_release_domain(struct xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid);
  */
 char *xs_get_domain_path(struct xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid);
 
+/* Returns true if child is either equal to parent, or a node underneath
+ * parent; or false otherwise.  Done by string comparison, so relative and
+ * absolute pathnames never in a parent/child relationship by this
+ * definition.  Cannot fail.
+ */
+bool xs_path_is_subpath(const char *parent, const char *child);
+
 /* Return whether the domain specified has been introduced to xenstored.
  */
 bool xs_is_domain_introduced(struct xs_handle *h, unsigned int domid);