+static bool relaxed_equal_char(char a, char b) {
+
+ return a == b ||
+ (a == '_' && b == '-') ||
+ (a == '-' && b == '_');
+}
+
+char *proc_cmdline_key_startswith(const char *s, const char *prefix) {
+
+ assert(s);
+ assert(prefix);
+
+ /* Much like startswith(), but considers "-" and "_" the same */
+
+ for (; *prefix != 0; s++, prefix++)
+ if (!relaxed_equal_char(*s, *prefix))
+ return NULL;
+
+ return (char*) s;
+}
+
+bool proc_cmdline_key_streq(const char *x, const char *y) {
+ assert(x);
+ assert(y);
+
+ /* Much like streq(), but considers "-" and "_" the same */
+
+ for (; *x != 0 || *y != 0; x++, y++)
+ if (!relaxed_equal_char(*x, *y))
+ return false;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+int proc_cmdline_get_key(const char *key, unsigned flags, char **value) {