+
+int get_timezone(char **tz) {
+ _cleanup_free_ char *t = NULL;
+ const char *e;
+ char *z;
+ int r;
+
+ r = readlink_malloc("/etc/localtime", &t);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r; /* returns EINVAL if not a symlink */
+
+ e = path_startswith(t, "/usr/share/zoneinfo/");
+ if (!e)
+ e = path_startswith(t, "../usr/share/zoneinfo/");
+ if (!e)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!timezone_is_valid(e))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ z = strdup(e);
+ if (!z)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ *tz = z;
+ return 0;
+}