3 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c b/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
index 9fa75943f2..d943d78b78 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
@@ -633,11 +633,10 @@ int parse_options_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *o
 			const char *const subcommands[], const char *usagestr[], int flags)
 {
 	struct parse_opt_ctx_t ctx;
+	char *buf = NULL;
 
 	/* build usage string if it's not provided */
 	if (subcommands && !usagestr[0]) {
-		char *buf = NULL;
-
 		astrcatf(&buf, "%s %s [<options>] {", subcmd_config.exec_name, argv[0]);
 
 		for (int i = 0; subcommands[i]; i++) {
@@ -679,7 +678,10 @@ int parse_options_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *o
 			astrcatf(&error_buf, "unknown switch `%c'", *ctx.opt);
 		usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
 	}
-
+	if (buf) {
+		usagestr[0] = NULL;
+		free(buf);
+	}
 	return parse_options_end(&ctx);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
index 5cdac21625..d435eb4235 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 		}
 		if (cmd->preexec_cb)
 			cmd->preexec_cb();
+		if (cmd->no_exec_cmd)
+			exit(cmd->no_exec_cmd(cmd));
 		if (cmd->exec_cmd) {
 			execv_cmd(cmd->argv);
 		} else {
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.h b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.h
index 17d969c6ad..d794138a79 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.h
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct child_process {
 	unsigned exec_cmd:1; /* if this is to be external sub-command */
 	unsigned stdout_to_stderr:1;
 	void (*preexec_cb)(void);
+	 /* If set, call function in child rather than doing an exec. */
+	int (*no_exec_cmd)(struct child_process *process);
 };
 
 int start_command(struct child_process *);