5 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/basic/time-util.c b/src/basic/time-util.c
index 62cdc305f9..25a5c116e8 100644
--- a/src/basic/time-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/time-util.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,15 @@ int parse_sec_fix_0(const char *t, usec_t *ret) {
         return r;
 }
 
+int parse_sec_def_infinity(const char *t, usec_t *ret) {
+        t += strspn(t, WHITESPACE);
+        if (isempty(t)) {
+                *ret = USEC_INFINITY;
+                return 0;
+        }
+        return parse_sec(t, ret);
+}
+
 static const char* extract_nsec_multiplier(const char *p, nsec_t *multiplier) {
         static const struct {
                 const char *suffix;
diff --git a/src/basic/time-util.h b/src/basic/time-util.h
index 5316305062..a238f6914d 100644
--- a/src/basic/time-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/time-util.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ int parse_timestamp(const char *t, usec_t *usec);
 
 int parse_sec(const char *t, usec_t *usec);
 int parse_sec_fix_0(const char *t, usec_t *usec);
+int parse_sec_def_infinity(const char *t, usec_t *usec);
 int parse_time(const char *t, usec_t *usec, usec_t default_unit);
 int parse_nsec(const char *t, nsec_t *nsec);
 
diff --git a/src/shared/conf-parser.c b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
index b80c147807..aa8283313f 100644
--- a/src/shared/conf-parser.c
+++ b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ DEFINE_PARSER(unsigned, unsigned, safe_atou);
 DEFINE_PARSER(double, double, safe_atod);
 DEFINE_PARSER(nsec, nsec_t, parse_nsec);
 DEFINE_PARSER(sec, usec_t, parse_sec);
+DEFINE_PARSER(sec_def_infinity, usec_t, parse_sec_def_infinity);
 DEFINE_PARSER(mode, mode_t, parse_mode);
 
 int config_parse_iec_size(const char* unit,
diff --git a/src/shared/conf-parser.h b/src/shared/conf-parser.h
index 865db4278b..17b4bdf1a2 100644
--- a/src/shared/conf-parser.h
+++ b/src/shared/conf-parser.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_string);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_path);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_strv);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_sec);
+CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_sec_def_infinity);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_nsec);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_mode);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_warn_compat);
diff --git a/src/test/test-time-util.c b/src/test/test-time-util.c
index eb6041c152..633544ff2e 100644
--- a/src/test/test-time-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-time-util.c
@@ -85,6 +85,26 @@ static void test_parse_sec_fix_0(void) {
         assert_se(u == USEC_INFINITY);
 }
 
+static void test_parse_sec_def_infinity(void) {
+        usec_t u;
+
+        log_info("/* %s */", __func__);
+
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity("5s", &u) >= 0);
+        assert_se(u == 5 * USEC_PER_SEC);
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity("", &u) >= 0);
+        assert_se(u == USEC_INFINITY);
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity("     ", &u) >= 0);
+        assert_se(u == USEC_INFINITY);
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity("0s", &u) >= 0);
+        assert_se(u == 0);
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity("0", &u) >= 0);
+        assert_se(u == 0);
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity(" 0", &u) >= 0);
+        assert_se(u == 0);
+        assert_se(parse_sec_def_infinity("-5s", &u) < 0);
+}
+
 static void test_parse_time(void) {
         usec_t u;
 
@@ -472,6 +492,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         test_parse_sec();
         test_parse_sec_fix_0();
+        test_parse_sec_def_infinity();
         test_parse_time();
         test_parse_nsec();
         test_format_timespan(1);