2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index f01f6c9..6937c42 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ extern struct repoinfo *cgit_get_repoinfo(const char *url);
 extern void cgit_global_config_cb(const char *name, const char *value);
 extern void cgit_repo_config_cb(const char *name, const char *value);
 extern void cgit_querystring_cb(const char *name, const char *value);
 
 extern int chk_zero(int result, char *msg);
 extern int chk_positive(int result, char *msg);
+extern int chk_non_negative(int result, char *msg);
 
 extern int hextoint(char c);
 extern char *trim_end(const char *str, char c);
 
 extern void *cgit_free_commitinfo(struct commitinfo *info);
 
diff --git a/shared.c b/shared.c
index 1a5b866..65fc8b2 100644
--- a/shared.c
+++ b/shared.c
@@ -83,12 +83,19 @@ int chk_positive(int result, char *msg)
 {
 	if (result <= 0)
 		die("%s: %s", msg, strerror(errno));
 	return result;
 }
 
+int chk_non_negative(int result, char *msg)
+{
+    	if (result < 0)
+	    	die("%s: %s",msg, strerror(errno));
+	return result;
+}
+
 struct repoinfo *add_repo(const char *url)
 {
 	struct repoinfo *ret;
 
 	if (++cgit_repolist.count > cgit_repolist.length) {
 		if (cgit_repolist.length == 0)