From 63cdf161d34b5fd82a6ff60e97a0493ae882b282 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@metux.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:20:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] dix: add dixAddAtom()

Convenient helper function for creating atom and get it's ID.
If atom already exist, the existing ID is retrieved.

Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@metux.net>
---
 dix/dix_priv.h | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dix/dix_priv.h b/dix/dix_priv.h
index 30c10ce2cf..a368b54c2c 100644
--- a/dix/dix_priv.h
+++ b/dix/dix_priv.h
@@ -704,6 +704,18 @@ static inline int WriteRpcbufToClient(ClientPtr pClient,
     return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * @brief make atom from null-terminated string
+ *
+ * if atom already existing, return the existing Atom ID
+ *
+ * @param name  the atom name
+ * @return atom ID
+ */
+static inline Atom dixAddAtom(const char *name) {
+    return MakeAtom(name, strlen(name), TRUE);
+}
+
 /*
  * @brief retrieve atom ID by name
  *