--- a/loadtools/ltexit.c	Sat May 04 06:22:09 2013 +0000
+++ b/loadtools/ltexit.c	Sat May 04 06:39:05 2013 +0000
@@ -53,3 +53,36 @@
 	}
 	tp->func();
 }
+
+/* called from hwparam.c config file parser */
+void
+set_default_exit_mode(arg, filename_for_errs, lineno_for_errs)
+	char *arg;
+	char *filename_for_errs;
+	int lineno_for_errs;
+{
+	char *cp;
+	struct kwtab *tp;
+
+	while (isspace(*arg))
+		arg++;
+	if (!*arg) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+		"%s line %d: exit-mode setting requires an argument\n",
+			filename_for_errs, lineno_for_errs);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	for (cp = arg; *cp && !isspace(*cp); cp++)
+		;
+	*cp = '\0';
+	for (tp = exit_modes; tp->kw; tp++)
+		if (!strcmp(tp->kw, arg))
+			break;
+	if (!tp->func) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"%s line %d: \"%s\" is not an understood exit mode\n",
+			filename_for_errs, lineno_for_errs, arg);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	default_exit = tp->func;
+}