--- libaitcfg/src/aitcfg.c	2014/03/03 09:40:28	1.11.2.1
+++ libaitcfg/src/aitcfg.c	2025/08/19 10:42:28	1.16.6.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitcfg.c,v 1.11.2.1 2014/03/03 09:40:28 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitcfg.c,v 1.16.6.1 2025/08/19 10:42:28 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ terms:
 All of the documentation and software included in the ELWIX and AITNET
 Releases is copyrighted by ELWIX - Sofia/Bulgaria <info@elwix.org>
 
-Copyright 2004 - 2014
+Copyright 2004 - 2025
 	by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>.  All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ cfg_tree_cmp(struct tagCfg *a, struct tagCfg *b)
 
 	assert(a && b);
 
-	ret = ((AIT_KEY(&a->cfg_sec) << 16) | AIT_KEY(&a->cfg_attr)) - 
-		((AIT_KEY(&b->cfg_sec) << 16) | AIT_KEY(&b->cfg_attr));
+	ret = ((AIT_KEY(&a->cfg_sec) << 15) | AIT_KEY(&a->cfg_attr)) - 
+		((AIT_KEY(&b->cfg_sec) << 15) | AIT_KEY(&b->cfg_attr));
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return -1;
@@ -157,6 +157,27 @@ cfgEndConfig(cfg_root_t **pcfg)
 }
 
 /*
+ * cfgInitConfigExt() - Init existed config root
+ *
+ * @cfg = Config root
+ * return: NULL error or !=NULL inited config root
+ */
+cfg_root_t *
+cfgInitConfigExt(cfg_root_t * __restrict cfg)
+{
+	if (!TAILQ_EMPTY(cfg) || !RB_EMPTY(cfg))
+		cfgUnloadConfig(cfg);
+
+	memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(cfg_root_t));
+
+	pthread_mutex_init(&cfg->rc_mtx, NULL);
+
+	TAILQ_INIT(cfg);
+	RB_INIT(cfg);
+	return cfg;
+}
+
+/*
  * cfgLoadConfig() - Load config from file
  *
  * @cfgName = Config filename
@@ -173,6 +194,11 @@ cfgLoadConfig(const char *cfgName, cfg_root_t * __rest
 		cfg_SetErr(EINVAL, "Invalid parameter(s)");
 		return -1;
 	} else {
+		if (!TAILQ_EMPTY(cfg) || !RB_EMPTY(cfg))
+			cfgUnloadConfig(cfg);
+
+		memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(cfg_root_t));
+
 		pthread_mutex_init(&cfg->rc_mtx, NULL);
 
 		TAILQ_INIT(cfg);
@@ -257,7 +283,7 @@ cfgCreateConfig(const char *csConfigName, cfg_root_t *
 		return -1;
 	}
 	
-	ret = cfgWriteConfig(f, cfg, whitespace);
+	ret = cfgWriteConfigRaw(f, cfg, whitespace);
 
 	fclose(f);
 	return ret;
@@ -321,6 +347,8 @@ cfgLoadPasswd(const char *pwdName, pwd_root_t * __rest
 		cfg_SetErr(EINVAL, "Invalid parameter(s)");
 		return -1;
 	} else {
+		memset(pwd, 0, sizeof(pwd_root_t));
+
 		pthread_mutex_init(&pwd->pwd_mtx, NULL);
 
 		SLIST_INIT(pwd);