[v2,1/2] cmdline: add function to verify valid commands

Message ID 20220520151240.139566-2-bruce.richardson@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
Headers
Series fix uncallable unit tests (Bugzilla 1002) |

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Bruce Richardson May 20, 2022, 3:12 p.m. UTC
  The cmdline library cmdline_parse() function parses a command and
executes the action automatically too. The cmdline_valid_buffer function
also uses this function to validate commands, meaning that there is no
function to validate a command as ok without executing it.

To fix this omission, we extract the body of cmdline_parse into a new
static inline function with an extra parameter to indicate whether the
action should be performed or not. Then we create two wrappers around
that - a replacement for the existing cmdline_parse function where the
extra parameter is "true" to execute the command, and a new function
"cmdline_parse_check" which passes the parameter as "false" to perform
cmdline validation only.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
---
 lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 lib/cmdline/version.map     |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Weiyuan Li May 23, 2022, 6:52 a.m. UTC | #1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2022 11:13 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org; Li, WeiyuanX <weiyuanx.li@intel.com>; Richardson,
> Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; Olivier Matz
> <olivier.matz@6wind.com>; Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
> Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] cmdline: add function to verify valid commands
> 
> The cmdline library cmdline_parse() function parses a command and
> executes the action automatically too. The cmdline_valid_buffer function
> also uses this function to validate commands, meaning that there is no
> function to validate a command as ok without executing it.
> 
> To fix this omission, we extract the body of cmdline_parse into a new static
> inline function with an extra parameter to indicate whether the action should
> be performed or not. Then we create two wrappers around that - a
> replacement for the existing cmdline_parse function where the extra
> parameter is "true" to execute the command, and a new function
> "cmdline_parse_check" which passes the parameter as "false" to perform
> cmdline validation only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> ---

Tested-by:  Weiyuan Li  <weiyuanx.li@intel.com>

Regards,
Li, Weiyuan
  
Olivier Matz June 7, 2022, 8:08 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi Bruce,

Just few minor comments below.

On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 04:12:39PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> The cmdline library cmdline_parse() function parses a command and
> executes the action automatically too. The cmdline_valid_buffer function
> also uses this function to validate commands, meaning that there is no
> function to validate a command as ok without executing it.
> 
> To fix this omission, we extract the body of cmdline_parse into a new
> static inline function with an extra parameter to indicate whether the
> action should be performed or not. Then we create two wrappers around
> that - a replacement for the existing cmdline_parse function where the
> extra parameter is "true" to execute the command, and a new function
> "cmdline_parse_check" which passes the parameter as "false" to perform
> cmdline validation only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> ---
>  lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
>  lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h | 17 +++++++++++++++--
>  lib/cmdline/version.map     |  3 +++
>  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> index 349ec87bd7..b7fdc67ae5 100644
> --- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> +++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
>  #include <stdio.h>
>  #include <errno.h>
>  #include <string.h>
> +#include <stdbool.h>
>  
>  #include <rte_string_fns.h>
>  
> @@ -182,8 +183,8 @@ match_inst(cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst, const char *buf,
>  }
>  
>  
> -int
> -cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> +static inline int
> +__cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, bool call_fn)
>  {
>  	unsigned int inst_num=0;
>  	cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst;
> @@ -284,7 +285,8 @@ cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
>  
>  	/* call func */
>  	if (f) {
> -		f(result.buf, cl, data);
> +		if (call_fn)
> +			f(result.buf, cl, data);

Maybe nicer to test in one line:

if (f && call_fn)


>  	}
>  
>  	/* no match */
> @@ -296,6 +298,18 @@ cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
>  	return linelen;
>  }
>  
> +int
> +cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
> +{
> +	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, true);
> +}
> +
> +int
> +cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
> +{
> +	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, false);
> +}
> +
>  int
>  cmdline_complete(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, int *state,
>  		 char *dst, unsigned int size)
> diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> index e4d802fff7..6dd210d843 100644
> --- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> +++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
>  #ifndef _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
>  #define _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
>  
> +#include <rte_compat.h>
> +
>  #ifdef __cplusplus
>  extern "C" {
>  #endif
> @@ -149,11 +151,22 @@ typedef cmdline_parse_inst_t *cmdline_parse_ctx_t;
>   * argument buf must ends with "\n\0". The function returns
>   * CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
>   * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error. Else it calls the associated
> - * function (defined in the context) and returns 0
> - * (CMDLINE_PARSE_SUCCESS).
> + * function (defined in the context) and returns the parsed line length (>= 0)

Can we add a dot at the end?

>   */
>  int cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
>  
> +/**
> + * Try to parse a buffer according to the specified context, but do not
> + * perform any function calls if parse is successful.
> + *
> + * The argument buf must ends with "\n\0".
> + * The function returns CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
> + * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error and returns the parsed line length (>=0).
> + * on successful parse

Same here.

> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +int cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
> +
>  /**
>   * complete() must be called with *state==0 (try to complete) or
>   * with *state==-1 (just display choices), then called without
> diff --git a/lib/cmdline/version.map b/lib/cmdline/version.map
> index b9bbb87510..fc7fdd6ea4 100644
> --- a/lib/cmdline/version.map
> +++ b/lib/cmdline/version.map
> @@ -81,5 +81,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
>  	rdline_get_history_buffer_size;
>  	rdline_get_opaque;
>  
> +	# added in 22.07
> +	cmdline_parse_check;
> +
>  	local: *;
>  };
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

With these changes:
Acked-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
  
Bruce Richardson June 10, 2022, 2:08 p.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 10:08:30AM +0200, Olivier Matz wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
> 
> Just few minor comments below.
> 
> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 04:12:39PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > The cmdline library cmdline_parse() function parses a command and
> > executes the action automatically too. The cmdline_valid_buffer function
> > also uses this function to validate commands, meaning that there is no
> > function to validate a command as ok without executing it.
> > 
> > To fix this omission, we extract the body of cmdline_parse into a new
> > static inline function with an extra parameter to indicate whether the
> > action should be performed or not. Then we create two wrappers around
> > that - a replacement for the existing cmdline_parse function where the
> > extra parameter is "true" to execute the command, and a new function
> > "cmdline_parse_check" which passes the parameter as "false" to perform
> > cmdline validation only.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
> >  lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h | 17 +++++++++++++++--
> >  lib/cmdline/version.map     |  3 +++
> >  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> > index 349ec87bd7..b7fdc67ae5 100644
> > --- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> > +++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> >  #include <stdio.h>
> >  #include <errno.h>
> >  #include <string.h>
> > +#include <stdbool.h>
> >  
> >  #include <rte_string_fns.h>
> >  
> > @@ -182,8 +183,8 @@ match_inst(cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst, const char *buf,
> >  }
> >  
> >  
> > -int
> > -cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> > +static inline int
> > +__cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, bool call_fn)
> >  {
> >  	unsigned int inst_num=0;
> >  	cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst;
> > @@ -284,7 +285,8 @@ cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> >  
> >  	/* call func */
> >  	if (f) {
> > -		f(result.buf, cl, data);
> > +		if (call_fn)
> > +			f(result.buf, cl, data);
> 
> Maybe nicer to test in one line:
> 
> if (f && call_fn)
> 

If we do so, then we need to also change the "else" leg to "else if
(!call_fn)" because we don't want to have the debug_printf being output in
the case that we have call_fn == false. A better alternative is to slightly
restructure the whole block, to have the error leg first, which removes the
need for two condition checks before calling the function:

        /* no match */
        if (f == NULL) {
                debug_printf("No match err=%d\n", err);
                return err;
        }

        /* call func if requested*/
        if (call_fn)
                f(result.buf, cl, data);

        return linelen;

I think this latter option is better, so will implement in v3.

> 
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/* no match */
> > @@ -296,6 +298,18 @@ cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> >  	return linelen;
> >  }
> >  
> > +int
> > +cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
> > +{
> > +	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, true);
> > +}
> > +
> > +int
> > +cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
> > +{
> > +	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, false);
> > +}
> > +
> >  int
> >  cmdline_complete(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, int *state,
> >  		 char *dst, unsigned int size)
> > diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> > index e4d802fff7..6dd210d843 100644
> > --- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> > +++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> > @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
> >  #ifndef _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
> >  #define _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
> >  
> > +#include <rte_compat.h>
> > +
> >  #ifdef __cplusplus
> >  extern "C" {
> >  #endif
> > @@ -149,11 +151,22 @@ typedef cmdline_parse_inst_t *cmdline_parse_ctx_t;
> >   * argument buf must ends with "\n\0". The function returns
> >   * CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
> >   * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error. Else it calls the associated
> > - * function (defined in the context) and returns 0
> > - * (CMDLINE_PARSE_SUCCESS).
> > + * function (defined in the context) and returns the parsed line length (>= 0)
> 
> Can we add a dot at the end?

Ack.

> 
> >   */
> >  int cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
> >  
> > +/**
> > + * Try to parse a buffer according to the specified context, but do not
> > + * perform any function calls if parse is successful.
> > + *
> > + * The argument buf must ends with "\n\0".
> > + * The function returns CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
> > + * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error and returns the parsed line length (>=0).
> > + * on successful parse
> 
> Same here.

Ack.

> 
> > + */
> > +__rte_experimental
> > +int cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * complete() must be called with *state==0 (try to complete) or
> >   * with *state==-1 (just display choices), then called without
> > diff --git a/lib/cmdline/version.map b/lib/cmdline/version.map
> > index b9bbb87510..fc7fdd6ea4 100644
> > --- a/lib/cmdline/version.map
> > +++ b/lib/cmdline/version.map
> > @@ -81,5 +81,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
> >  	rdline_get_history_buffer_size;
> >  	rdline_get_opaque;
> >  
> > +	# added in 22.07
> > +	cmdline_parse_check;
> > +
> >  	local: *;
> >  };
> > -- 
> > 2.34.1
> > 
> 
> With these changes:
> Acked-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
>
  
Olivier Matz June 10, 2022, 2:21 p.m. UTC | #4
On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 03:08:49PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 10:08:30AM +0200, Olivier Matz wrote:
> > Hi Bruce,
> > 
> > Just few minor comments below.
> > 
> > On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 04:12:39PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > > The cmdline library cmdline_parse() function parses a command and
> > > executes the action automatically too. The cmdline_valid_buffer function
> > > also uses this function to validate commands, meaning that there is no
> > > function to validate a command as ok without executing it.
> > > 
> > > To fix this omission, we extract the body of cmdline_parse into a new
> > > static inline function with an extra parameter to indicate whether the
> > > action should be performed or not. Then we create two wrappers around
> > > that - a replacement for the existing cmdline_parse function where the
> > > extra parameter is "true" to execute the command, and a new function
> > > "cmdline_parse_check" which passes the parameter as "false" to perform
> > > cmdline validation only.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> > > ---
> > >  lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
> > >  lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h | 17 +++++++++++++++--
> > >  lib/cmdline/version.map     |  3 +++
> > >  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> > > index 349ec87bd7..b7fdc67ae5 100644
> > > --- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> > > +++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
> > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> > >  #include <stdio.h>
> > >  #include <errno.h>
> > >  #include <string.h>
> > > +#include <stdbool.h>
> > >  
> > >  #include <rte_string_fns.h>
> > >  
> > > @@ -182,8 +183,8 @@ match_inst(cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst, const char *buf,
> > >  }
> > >  
> > >  
> > > -int
> > > -cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> > > +static inline int
> > > +__cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, bool call_fn)
> > >  {
> > >  	unsigned int inst_num=0;
> > >  	cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst;
> > > @@ -284,7 +285,8 @@ cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> > >  
> > >  	/* call func */
> > >  	if (f) {
> > > -		f(result.buf, cl, data);
> > > +		if (call_fn)
> > > +			f(result.buf, cl, data);
> > 
> > Maybe nicer to test in one line:
> > 
> > if (f && call_fn)
> > 
> 
> If we do so, then we need to also change the "else" leg to "else if

Oh yes I missed the else part!


> (!call_fn)" because we don't want to have the debug_printf being output in
> the case that we have call_fn == false. A better alternative is to slightly
> restructure the whole block, to have the error leg first, which removes the
> need for two condition checks before calling the function:
> 
>         /* no match */
>         if (f == NULL) {
>                 debug_printf("No match err=%d\n", err);
>                 return err;
>         }
> 
>         /* call func if requested*/
>         if (call_fn)
>                 f(result.buf, cl, data);
> 
>         return linelen;
> 
> I think this latter option is better, so will implement in v3.

Yes, it looks good to me, thanks!


> 
> > 
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > >  	/* no match */
> > > @@ -296,6 +298,18 @@ cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
> > >  	return linelen;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +int
> > > +cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
> > > +{
> > > +	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, true);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +int
> > > +cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
> > > +{
> > > +	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, false);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  int
> > >  cmdline_complete(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, int *state,
> > >  		 char *dst, unsigned int size)
> > > diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> > > index e4d802fff7..6dd210d843 100644
> > > --- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> > > +++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
> > > @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
> > >  #ifndef _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
> > >  #define _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
> > >  
> > > +#include <rte_compat.h>
> > > +
> > >  #ifdef __cplusplus
> > >  extern "C" {
> > >  #endif
> > > @@ -149,11 +151,22 @@ typedef cmdline_parse_inst_t *cmdline_parse_ctx_t;
> > >   * argument buf must ends with "\n\0". The function returns
> > >   * CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
> > >   * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error. Else it calls the associated
> > > - * function (defined in the context) and returns 0
> > > - * (CMDLINE_PARSE_SUCCESS).
> > > + * function (defined in the context) and returns the parsed line length (>= 0)
> > 
> > Can we add a dot at the end?
> 
> Ack.
> 
> > 
> > >   */
> > >  int cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
> > >  
> > > +/**
> > > + * Try to parse a buffer according to the specified context, but do not
> > > + * perform any function calls if parse is successful.
> > > + *
> > > + * The argument buf must ends with "\n\0".
> > > + * The function returns CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
> > > + * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error and returns the parsed line length (>=0).
> > > + * on successful parse
> > 
> > Same here.
> 
> Ack.
> 
> > 
> > > + */
> > > +__rte_experimental
> > > +int cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
> > > +
> > >  /**
> > >   * complete() must be called with *state==0 (try to complete) or
> > >   * with *state==-1 (just display choices), then called without
> > > diff --git a/lib/cmdline/version.map b/lib/cmdline/version.map
> > > index b9bbb87510..fc7fdd6ea4 100644
> > > --- a/lib/cmdline/version.map
> > > +++ b/lib/cmdline/version.map
> > > @@ -81,5 +81,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
> > >  	rdline_get_history_buffer_size;
> > >  	rdline_get_opaque;
> > >  
> > > +	# added in 22.07
> > > +	cmdline_parse_check;
> > > +
> > >  	local: *;
> > >  };
> > > -- 
> > > 2.34.1
> > > 
> > 
> > With these changes:
> > Acked-by: Olivier Matz <olivier.matz@6wind.com>
> >
  

Patch

diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
index 349ec87bd7..b7fdc67ae5 100644
--- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
+++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
@@ -182,8 +183,8 @@  match_inst(cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst, const char *buf,
 }
 
 
-int
-cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
+static inline int
+__cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, bool call_fn)
 {
 	unsigned int inst_num=0;
 	cmdline_parse_inst_t *inst;
@@ -284,7 +285,8 @@  cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
 
 	/* call func */
 	if (f) {
-		f(result.buf, cl, data);
+		if (call_fn)
+			f(result.buf, cl, data);
 	}
 
 	/* no match */
@@ -296,6 +298,18 @@  cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char * buf)
 	return linelen;
 }
 
+int
+cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
+{
+	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, true);
+}
+
+int
+cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf)
+{
+	return __cmdline_parse(cl, buf, false);
+}
+
 int
 cmdline_complete(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf, int *state,
 		 char *dst, unsigned int size)
diff --git a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
index e4d802fff7..6dd210d843 100644
--- a/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
+++ b/lib/cmdline/cmdline_parse.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ 
 #ifndef _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
 #define _CMDLINE_PARSE_H_
 
+#include <rte_compat.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -149,11 +151,22 @@  typedef cmdline_parse_inst_t *cmdline_parse_ctx_t;
  * argument buf must ends with "\n\0". The function returns
  * CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
  * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error. Else it calls the associated
- * function (defined in the context) and returns 0
- * (CMDLINE_PARSE_SUCCESS).
+ * function (defined in the context) and returns the parsed line length (>= 0)
  */
 int cmdline_parse(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
 
+/**
+ * Try to parse a buffer according to the specified context, but do not
+ * perform any function calls if parse is successful.
+ *
+ * The argument buf must ends with "\n\0".
+ * The function returns CMDLINE_PARSE_AMBIGUOUS, CMDLINE_PARSE_NOMATCH or
+ * CMDLINE_PARSE_BAD_ARGS on error and returns the parsed line length (>=0).
+ * on successful parse
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int cmdline_parse_check(struct cmdline *cl, const char *buf);
+
 /**
  * complete() must be called with *state==0 (try to complete) or
  * with *state==-1 (just display choices), then called without
diff --git a/lib/cmdline/version.map b/lib/cmdline/version.map
index b9bbb87510..fc7fdd6ea4 100644
--- a/lib/cmdline/version.map
+++ b/lib/cmdline/version.map
@@ -81,5 +81,8 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rdline_get_history_buffer_size;
 	rdline_get_opaque;
 
+	# added in 22.07
+	cmdline_parse_check;
+
 	local: *;
 };