+int cg_get_attribute(const char *controller, const char *path, const char *attribute, char **ret) {
+ _cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ r = cg_get_path(controller, path, attribute, &p);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ return read_one_line_file(p, ret);
+}
+