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+/*
+ * Copyright _ 2018 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#undef NDEBUG
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static unsigned long long xstrtoull(const char *p, char **end)
+{
+	if (*p == '0') {
+		*end = (char *)p + 1;
+		return 0;
+	} else if ('1' <= *p && *p <= '9') {
+		unsigned long long val;
+
+		errno = 0;
+		val = strtoull(p, end, 10);
+		assert(errno == 0);
+		return val;
+	} else
+		assert(0);
+}
+
+static void proc_uptime(int fd, uint64_t *uptime, uint64_t *idle)
+{
+	uint64_t val1, val2;
+	char buf[64], *p;
+	ssize_t rv;
+
+	/* save "p < end" checks */
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	rv = pread(fd, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+	assert(0 <= rv && rv <= sizeof(buf));
+	buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+
+	p = buf;
+
+	val1 = xstrtoull(p, &p);
+	assert(p[0] == '.');
+	assert('0' <= p[1] && p[1] <= '9');
+	assert('0' <= p[2] && p[2] <= '9');
+	assert(p[3] == ' ');
+
+	val2 = (p[1] - '0') * 10 + p[2] - '0';
+	*uptime = val1 * 100 + val2;
+
+	p += 4;
+
+	val1 = xstrtoull(p, &p);
+	assert(p[0] == '.');
+	assert('0' <= p[1] && p[1] <= '9');
+	assert('0' <= p[2] && p[2] <= '9');
+	assert(p[3] == '\n');
+
+	val2 = (p[1] - '0') * 10 + p[2] - '0';
+	*idle = val1 * 100 + val2;
+
+	assert(p + 4 == buf + rv);
+}