#include "string.h"

static int hex(char ch)
{
	if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9'))
		return ch - '0';
	if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'f'))
		return ch - 'a' + 10;
	if ((ch >= 'A') && (ch <= 'F'))
		return ch - 'A' + 10;
	return -1;
}

/*
 * While we find nice hex chars, build a long_val.
 * Return number of chars processed.
 */
int hex2u64(const char *ptr, __u64 *long_val)
{
	const char *p = ptr;
	*long_val = 0;

	while (*p) {
		const int hex_val = hex(*p);

		if (hex_val < 0)
			break;

		*long_val = (*long_val << 4) | hex_val;
		p++;
	}

	return p - ptr;
}