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Correctly compare values as returned from 'sysctl -e -n'

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Simon Zimmermann 2014-01-18 10:50:24 +01:00
parent b8676203b9
commit 055b404f13

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@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
if self.args['sysctl_set']:
if self.proc_value is None:
self.changed = True
elif self.proc_value != self.args['value']:
elif self._compare_values(self.proc_value, self.args['value']):
self.changed = True
self.set_proc = True
@ -161,6 +161,21 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
if self.set_proc:
self.set_token_value(self.args['name'], self.args['value'])
def _compare_values(self, a, b):
"""Expects two string values. It will split the string by whitespace
and compare each value. It will return True if both lists are the same,
contain the same elements and the same order."""
if a is None or b is None:
return False
a = a.split()
b = b.split()
if len(a) != len(b):
return False
return len([i for i, j in zip(a, b) if i == j]) != len(a)
# ==============================================================
# SYSCTL COMMAND MANAGEMENT
# ==============================================================