1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 3d5cc25c167f..f0a1c24751b2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -1227,3 +1227,27 @@ char *extract_hostname(const char *unc)
 
 	return dst;
 }
+
+char *extract_sharename(const char *unc)
+{
+	const char *src;
+	char *delim, *dst;
+	int len;
+
+	/* skip double chars at the beginning */
+	src = unc + 2;
+
+	/* share name is always preceded by '\\' now */
+	delim = strchr(src, '\\');
+	if (!delim)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	delim++;
+	len = strlen(delim);
+
+	/* caller has to free the memory */
+	dst = kstrndup(delim, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dst)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	return dst;
+}