tools lib api fs: Introduce sysfs__read_bool

Will be used in a upcoming patch warning about PERF_RECORD_AUX data
gaps, reading the "module/kvm_intel/parameters/vmm_exclusive" sysfs
entry.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: Vince Weaver <vince@deater.net>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/8760j941ig.fsf@ashishki-desk.ger.corp.intel.com
[ split from a larger patch ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c

@@ -439,6 +439,35 @@ int sysfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
 	return filename__read_str(path, buf, sizep);
 }
 
+int sysfs__read_bool(const char *entry, bool *value)
+{
+	char *buf;
+	size_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = sysfs__read_str(entry, &buf, &size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	switch (buf[0]) {
+	case '1':
+	case 'y':
+	case 'Y':
+		*value = true;
+		break;
+	case '0':
+	case 'n':
+	case 'N':
+		*value = false;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	free(buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 int sysctl__read_int(const char *sysctl, int *value)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];

tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h

@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ int sysctl__read_int(const char *sysctl, int *value);
 int sysfs__read_int(const char *entry, int *value);
 int sysfs__read_ull(const char *entry, unsigned long long *value);
 int sysfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
+int sysfs__read_bool(const char *entry, bool *value);
 #endif /* __API_FS__ */