1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/utils.c b/plugins/utils.c
index 49e4d3d7..8bec1cf1 100644
--- a/plugins/utils.c
+++ b/plugins/utils.c
@@ -58,6 +58,44 @@ char *strpcat (char *dest, const char *src, const char *str);
 
 #define max(a,b) ((a)>(b))?(a):(b)
 
+/* **************************************************************************
+ * max_state(result, STATE_x)
+ * compares STATE_x to result and returns result if STATE_x is less than a based on the following
+ * STATE_UNKNOWN < STATE_OK < STATE_WARNING < STATE_CRITICAL
+ *
+ * Note that numerically the above does not hold
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int
+max_state(int a, int b)
+{
+        if(a == STATE_CRITICAL){
+                return a;
+        }
+        else if (a == STATE_WARNING) {
+
+                if (b == STATE_CRITICAL){
+                        return b;
+                }else {
+                        return a;
+                }
+        } 
+        else if (a == STATE_OK) {
+                
+                if ( b== STATE_CRITICAL || b == STATE_WARNING) {
+                        return b;
+                }else{
+                        return a;
+                }
+        }
+        else {
+                /* a == UNKNOWN */
+                return b;
+        }
+                
+
+}
+
 char *
 my_basename (char *path)
 {