+ if( ma->ma_rule_text.bv_val != NULL ) {
+ ma->ma_rule = mr_bvfind( &ma->ma_rule_text );
+ if( ma->ma_rule == NULL ) {
+ mra_free( ma, 1 );
+ *text = "matching rule not recognized";
+ return LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if ( ma->ma_rule == NULL ) {
+ /*
+ * Need either type or rule ...
+ */
+ if ( ma->ma_desc == NULL ) {
+ mra_free( ma, 1 );
+ *text = "no matching rule or type";
+ return LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING;
+ }
+
+ if ( ma->ma_desc->ad_type->sat_equality != NULL &&
+ ma->ma_desc->ad_type->sat_equality->smr_usage & SLAP_MR_EXT )
+ {
+ /* no matching rule was provided, use the attribute's
+ equality rule if it supports extensible matching. */
+ ma->ma_rule = ma->ma_desc->ad_type->sat_equality;
+
+ } else {
+ *text = "no appropriate rule to use for type";
+ mra_free( ma, 1 );
+ return LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if ( ma->ma_desc != NULL ) {
+ if( !mr_usable_with_at( ma->ma_rule, ma->ma_desc->ad_type ) ) {
+ mra_free( ma, 1 );
+ *text = "matching rule use with this attribute not appropriate";
+ return LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * OK, if no matching rule, normalize for equality, otherwise
+ * normalize for the matching rule.
+ */
+ rc = value_validate_normalize( ma->ma_desc, SLAP_MR_EQUALITY,
+ &value, &ma->ma_value, text );
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Need to normalize, but how?
+ */
+ rc = value_validate( ma->ma_rule, &value, text );
+ if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+ ber_dupbv( &ma->ma_value, &value );
+ }
+
+ }
+
+ if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+ mra_free( ma, 1 );
+ return rc;
+ }
+
+ *mra = ma;