From f456cfd21e6e9d4a778600c89c2d3d085dc3e859 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rafal Kupiec <belliash@codingworkshop.eu.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:52:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Check if one string ended before the other

---
 xtoskrnl/rtl/string.cc | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xtoskrnl/rtl/string.cc b/xtoskrnl/rtl/string.cc
index 05f2dfc57..5fbf46792 100644
--- a/xtoskrnl/rtl/string.cc
+++ b/xtoskrnl/rtl/string.cc
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ RTL::String::CompareStringInsensitive(IN PCSTR String1,
         Index++;
     }
 
+    /* Check if one string ended before the other */
+    if((Length == 0 || Index < Length) && (String1[Index] != String2[Index]))
+    {
+        /* Strings are not equal */
+        return String1[Index] > String2[Index] ? 1 : -1;
+    }
+
     /* Strings are equal */
     return 0;
 }