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diff --git a/lib/util/enum_by_name.c b/lib/util/enum_by_name.c
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 - David Oberhollenzer
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+const enum_map_t *enum_by_name(const enum_map_t *map, const char *name)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; map[i].name != NULL; ++i) {
+		if (!strcmp(map[i].name, name))
+			return map + i;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}