I think this is slightly better, though there isn't much functional change. This code certainly gets around...
Index: dvmrpctl/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/dvmrpctl/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.4 parser.c --- dvmrpctl/parser.c 13 Nov 2009 20:09:54 -0000 1.4 +++ dvmrpctl/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:44:37 -0000 @@ -107,18 +107,21 @@ }; -static struct parse_result res; +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *); +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *, + struct parse_result *); struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -141,8 +144,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table, + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case FLAG: @@ -171,35 +175,35 @@ strlen(word)) == 0) { match++; t = &table[i]; - res.flags |= t->value; + res->flags |= t->value; } break; case ADDRESS: - if (parse_addr(word, &res.addr)) { + if (parse_addr(word, &res->addr)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case PREFIX: - if (parse_prefix(word, &res.addr, &res.prefixlen)) { + if (parse_prefix(word, &res->addr, &res->prefixlen)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case IFNAME: if (!match && word != NULL && strlen(word) > 0) { - if (strlcpy(res.ifname, word, - sizeof(res.ifname)) >= - sizeof(res.ifname)) + if (strlcpy(res->ifname, word, + sizeof(res->ifname)) >= + sizeof(res->ifname)) err(1, "interface name too long"); match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; @@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) { int i; Index: dvmrpctl/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/dvmrpctl/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 parser.h --- dvmrpctl/parser.h 13 Nov 2009 20:09:54 -0000 1.3 +++ dvmrpctl/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:41:43 -0000 @@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *); int parse_addr(const char *, struct in_addr *); int parse_prefix(const char *, struct in_addr *, u_int8_t *); Index: ldpctl/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ldpctl/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 parser.c --- ldpctl/parser.c 13 Jan 2010 11:33:12 -0000 1.3 +++ ldpctl/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:54:03 -0000 @@ -114,18 +114,21 @@ {ENDTOKEN, "", NONE, NULL} }; -static struct parse_result res; +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *, + struct parse_result *); +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *); struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -148,8 +151,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table, + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case FLAG: @@ -178,35 +182,35 @@ strlen(word)) == 0) { match++; t = &table[i]; - res.flags |= t->value; + res->flags |= t->value; } break; case ADDRESS: - if (parse_addr(word, &res.addr)) { + if (parse_addr(word, &res->addr)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case PREFIX: - if (parse_prefix(word, &res.addr, &res.prefixlen)) { + if (parse_prefix(word, &res->addr, &res->prefixlen)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case IFNAME: if (!match && word != NULL && strlen(word) > 0) { - if (strlcpy(res.ifname, word, - sizeof(res.ifname)) >= - sizeof(res.ifname)) + if (strlcpy(res->ifname, word, + sizeof(res->ifname)) >= + sizeof(res->ifname)) err(1, "interface name too long"); match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; @@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) { int i; Index: ldpctl/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ldpctl/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 parser.h --- ldpctl/parser.h 13 Jan 2010 11:33:12 -0000 1.3 +++ ldpctl/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:52:46 -0000 @@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *); int parse_addr(const char *, struct in_addr *); int parse_prefix(const char *, struct in_addr *, u_int8_t *); Index: ospf6ctl/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ospf6ctl/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.9 parser.c --- ospf6ctl/parser.c 20 Jul 2010 05:26:06 -0000 1.9 +++ ospf6ctl/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:52:16 -0000 @@ -139,18 +139,21 @@ {ENDTOKEN, "", NONE, NULL} }; -static struct parse_result res; +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *, + struct parse_result *); +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *); struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -173,8 +176,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table, + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case FLAG: @@ -203,35 +207,35 @@ strlen(word)) == 0) { match++; t = &table[i]; - res.flags |= t->value; + res->flags |= t->value; } break; case ADDRESS: - if (parse_addr(word, &res.addr)) { + if (parse_addr(word, &res->addr)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case PREFIX: - if (parse_prefix(word, &res.addr, &res.prefixlen)) { + if (parse_prefix(word, &res->addr, &res->prefixlen)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case IFNAME: if (!match && word != NULL && strlen(word) > 0) { - if (strlcpy(res.ifname, word, - sizeof(res.ifname)) >= - sizeof(res.ifname)) + if (strlcpy(res->ifname, word, + sizeof(res->ifname)) >= + sizeof(res->ifname)) err(1, "interface name too long"); match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; @@ -253,7 +257,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) { int i; Index: ospf6ctl/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ospf6ctl/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.7 parser.h --- ospf6ctl/parser.h 13 Jan 2010 11:33:12 -0000 1.7 +++ ospf6ctl/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:38:22 -0000 @@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *); int parse_addr(const char *, struct in6_addr *); int parse_prefix(const char *, struct in6_addr *, u_int8_t *); Index: ospfctl/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ospfctl/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.18 parser.c --- ospfctl/parser.c 19 Feb 2010 10:35:52 -0000 1.18 +++ ospfctl/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:44:59 -0000 @@ -138,18 +138,21 @@ {ENDTOKEN, "", NONE, NULL} }; -static struct parse_result res; +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *, + struct parse_result *); +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *); struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -172,8 +175,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table, + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case FLAG: @@ -202,35 +206,35 @@ strlen(word)) == 0) { match++; t = &table[i]; - res.flags |= t->value; + res->flags |= t->value; } break; case ADDRESS: - if (parse_addr(word, &res.addr)) { + if (parse_addr(word, &res->addr)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case PREFIX: - if (parse_prefix(word, &res.addr, &res.prefixlen)) { + if (parse_prefix(word, &res->addr, &res->prefixlen)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case IFNAME: if (!match && word != NULL && strlen(word) > 0) { - if (strlcpy(res.ifname, word, - sizeof(res.ifname)) >= - sizeof(res.ifname)) + if (strlcpy(res->ifname, word, + sizeof(res->ifname)) >= + sizeof(res->ifname)) err(1, "interface name too long"); match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; @@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) { int i; Index: ospfctl/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ospfctl/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.11 diff -u -r1.11 parser.h --- ospfctl/parser.h 19 Feb 2010 10:35:52 -0000 1.11 +++ ospfctl/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:35:17 -0000 @@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *); int parse_addr(const char *, struct in_addr *); int parse_prefix(const char *, struct in_addr *, u_int8_t *); Index: relayctl/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/relayctl/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.23 diff -u -r1.23 parser.c --- relayctl/parser.c 11 Jan 2010 06:40:14 -0000 1.23 +++ relayctl/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:51:20 -0000 @@ -131,18 +131,21 @@ {ENDTOKEN, "", NONE, NULL} }; -static struct parse_result res; +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *, + struct parse_result *); +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *); struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -165,8 +168,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table, + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -188,16 +192,16 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case HOSTID: if (word == NULL) break; - res.id.id = strtonum(word, 0, UINT_MAX, &errstr); + res->id.id = strtonum(word, 0, UINT_MAX, &errstr); if (errstr) { - strlcpy(res.id.name, word, sizeof(res.id.name)); - res.id.id = EMPTY_ID; + strlcpy(res->id.name, word, sizeof(res->id.name)); + res->id.id = EMPTY_ID; } t = &table[i]; match++; @@ -205,10 +209,10 @@ case TABLEID: if (word == NULL) break; - res.id.id = strtonum(word, 0, UINT_MAX, &errstr); + res->id.id = strtonum(word, 0, UINT_MAX, &errstr); if (errstr) { - strlcpy(res.id.name, word, sizeof(res.id.name)); - res.id.id = EMPTY_ID; + strlcpy(res->id.name, word, sizeof(res->id.name)); + res->id.id = EMPTY_ID; } t = &table[i]; match++; @@ -216,10 +220,10 @@ case RDRID: if (word == NULL) break; - res.id.id = strtonum(word, 0, UINT_MAX, &errstr); + res->id.id = strtonum(word, 0, UINT_MAX, &errstr); if (errstr) { - strlcpy(res.id.name, word, sizeof(res.id.name)); - res.id.id = EMPTY_ID; + strlcpy(res->id.name, word, sizeof(res->id.name)); + res->id.id = EMPTY_ID; } t = &table[i]; match++; @@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) { int i; Index: relayctl/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/relayctl/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -r1.12 parser.h --- relayctl/parser.h 11 Jan 2010 06:40:14 -0000 1.12 +++ relayctl/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:45:59 -0000 @@ -44,5 +44,3 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *); Index: ripctl/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ripctl/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.4 parser.c --- ripctl/parser.c 13 Nov 2009 20:09:54 -0000 1.4 +++ ripctl/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:39:47 -0000 @@ -115,18 +115,21 @@ {ENDTOKEN, "", NONE, NULL} }; -static struct parse_result res; +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *, + struct parse_result *); +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -149,8 +152,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token *table, + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case FLAG: @@ -179,35 +183,35 @@ strlen(word)) == 0) { match++; t = &table[i]; - res.flags |= t->value; + res->flags |= t->value; } break; case ADDRESS: - if (parse_addr(word, &res.addr)) { + if (parse_addr(word, &res->addr)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case PREFIX: - if (parse_prefix(word, &res.addr, &res.prefixlen)) { + if (parse_prefix(word, &res->addr, &res->prefixlen)) { match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case IFNAME: if (!match && word != NULL && strlen(word) > 0) { - if (strlcpy(res.ifname, word, - sizeof(res.ifname)) >= - sizeof(res.ifname)) + if (strlcpy(res->ifname, word, + sizeof(res->ifname)) >= + sizeof(res->ifname)) err(1, "interface name too long"); match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; @@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token *table) { int i; Index: ripctl/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/ripctl/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 parser.h --- ripctl/parser.h 13 Nov 2009 20:09:54 -0000 1.3 +++ ripctl/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:36:26 -0000 @@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *); int parse_addr(const char *, struct in_addr *); int parse_prefix(const char *, struct in_addr *, u_int8_t *); Index: smtpd/parser.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/smtpd/parser.c,v retrieving revision 1.14 diff -u -r1.14 parser.c --- smtpd/parser.c 1 Jun 2010 23:06:23 -0000 1.14 +++ smtpd/parser.c 22 Aug 2010 21:50:27 -0000 @@ -121,18 +121,21 @@ {ENDTOKEN, "", NONE, NULL} }; -static struct parse_result res; +static const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token [], + struct parse_result *res); +static void show_valid_args(const struct token []); struct parse_result * parse(int argc, char *argv[]) { + static struct parse_result res; const struct token *table = t_main; const struct token *match; bzero(&res, sizeof(res)); while (argc >= 0) { - if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table)) == NULL) { + if ((match = match_token(argv[0], table, &res)) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "valid commands/args:\n"); show_valid_args(table); return (NULL); @@ -155,8 +158,9 @@ return (&res); } -const struct token * -match_token(const char *word, const struct token table[]) +static const struct token * +match_token(const char *word, const struct token table[], + struct parse_result *res) { u_int i, match; const struct token *t = NULL; @@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) - res.action = t->value; + res->action = t->value; } break; case VARIABLE: @@ -185,8 +189,8 @@ match++; t = &table[i]; if (t->value) { - res.action = t->value; - res.data = word; + res->action = t->value; + res->data = word; } } break; @@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ return (t); } -void +static void show_valid_args(const struct token table[]) { int i; Index: smtpd/parser.h =================================================================== RCS file: /home/tedu/cvs/src/usr.sbin/smtpd/parser.h,v retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -r1.13 parser.h --- smtpd/parser.h 1 Jun 2010 23:06:23 -0000 1.13 +++ smtpd/parser.h 22 Aug 2010 21:47:46 -0000 @@ -44,5 +44,3 @@ }; struct parse_result *parse(int, char *[]); -const struct token *match_token(const char *, const struct token *); -void show_valid_args(const struct token *);