ofputil_protocols_from_string(const char *s)
{
    const char *orig_s = s;
    enum ofputil_protocol protocols;

    protocols = 0;
    while (*s) {
        enum ofputil_protocol p;
        size_t n;

        n = strcspn(s, ",");
        if (n == 0) {
            s++;
            continue;
        }

        p = ofputil_protocol_from_string__(s, n);
        if (!p) {
            ovs_fatal(0, "%.*s: unknown flow protocol", (int) n, s);
        }
        protocols |= p;

        s += n;
    }

    if (!protocols) {
        ovs_fatal(0, "%s: no flow protocol specified", orig_s);
    }
    return protocols;
}

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