i think it works

code/ini_parser.c

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+// ini_parser.c - minimal [section] key=value parser
+// Used by the bootloader to read boot.ini and drivers/drivers.ini.
+// No heap; caller provides fixed-size output buffers.
+#include "ini_parser.h"
+#include <string.h>
+
+static inline int IsWs(char c) { return c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\r'; }
+
+static char* TrimLeft(char* s) {
+    while (*s && IsWs(*s)) s++;
+    return s;
+}
+
+static void TrimRight(char* s) {
+    char* e = s + strlen(s);
+    while (e > s && IsWs(*(e-1))) *--e = '\0';
+}
+
+// Parse 'buf' (null-terminated) for [section] / key=value.
+// Calls cb(section, key, value, userdata) for each key found.
+void IniParse(char* buf, IniCallback cb, void* userdata) {
+    char section[64] = "";
+    char* line = buf;
+
+    while (*line) {
+        char* end = line;
+        while (*end && *end != '\n') end++;
+        char saved = *end;
+        *end = '\0';
+
+        char* p = TrimLeft(line);
+        if (*p == '[') {
+            p++;
+            char* close = strchr(p, ']');
+            if (close) { *close = '\0'; strncpy(section, p, 63); section[63] = '\0'; }
+        } else if (*p && *p != ';' && *p != '#') {
+            char* eq = strchr(p, '=');
+            if (eq) {
+                *eq = '\0';
+                char* key = p; TrimRight(key);
+                char* val = TrimLeft(eq + 1); TrimRight(val);
+                cb(section, key, val, userdata);
+            } else {
+                // Key with no value (e.g., a driver filename in drivers.ini).
+                TrimRight(p);
+                if (*p) cb(section, p, "", userdata);
+            }
+        }
+
+        *end = saved;
+        line = end + (*end ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+}