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-rw-r--r--Changelog3
-rw-r--r--Makefile2
-rw-r--r--applets/busybox.c3
-rw-r--r--busybox.c3
-rw-r--r--busybox.def.h1
-rw-r--r--freeramdisk.c69
-rw-r--r--internal.h1
-rw-r--r--util-linux/freeramdisk.c69
-rw-r--r--utility.c2
9 files changed, 150 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 0398ce93e..759353272 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
0.43
* Wrote basename.
+ * Added freeramdisk, which will free up all memory associated
+ with a ram disk. Contributed by Emanuele Caratti <wiz@iol.it>
+ and then adjusted a bit by me.
* tar wouldn't create directory entries that don't end in '/',
now it does (thanks to Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca>)
* Several fixes from Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d52e1dcd..ed5a4b11d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BUILDTIME := $(shell TZ=GMT date "+%Y%m%d-%H%M")
# Set the following to `true' to make a debuggable build.
# Leave this set to `false' for production use.
# eg: `make DODEBUG=true tests'
-DODEBUG = false
+DODEBUG = true
# If you want a static binary, turn this on. I can't think
# of many situations where anybody would ever want it static,
diff --git a/applets/busybox.c b/applets/busybox.c
index a80a5678f..ccf80a75e 100644
--- a/applets/busybox.c
+++ b/applets/busybox.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ static const struct Applet applets[] = {
#ifdef BB_FREE //usr/bin
{"free", free_main},
#endif
+#ifdef BB_FREERAMDISK //sbin
+ {"freeramdisk", freeramdisk_main},
+#endif
#ifdef BB_DEALLOCVT //usr/bin
{"deallocvt", deallocvt_main},
#endif
diff --git a/busybox.c b/busybox.c
index a80a5678f..ccf80a75e 100644
--- a/busybox.c
+++ b/busybox.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ static const struct Applet applets[] = {
#ifdef BB_FREE //usr/bin
{"free", free_main},
#endif
+#ifdef BB_FREERAMDISK //sbin
+ {"freeramdisk", freeramdisk_main},
+#endif
#ifdef BB_DEALLOCVT //usr/bin
{"deallocvt", deallocvt_main},
#endif
diff --git a/busybox.def.h b/busybox.def.h
index d42be4422..3407b2cc0 100644
--- a/busybox.def.h
+++ b/busybox.def.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
//#define BB_FDFLUSH
#define BB_FIND
#define BB_FREE
+#define BB_FREERAMDISK
#define BB_FSCK_MINIX
#define BB_GREP
#define BB_GUNZIP
diff --git a/freeramdisk.c b/freeramdisk.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426e13231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freeramdisk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * freeramdisk implementation for busybox
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 and written by Emanuele Caratti <wiz@iol.it>
+ * Adjusted a bit by Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+
+static const char freeramdisk_usage[] =
+ "freeramdisk DEVICE\n\n"
+ "Frees all memory used by the specified ramdisk.\n";
+
+extern int
+freeramdisk_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ char rname[256] = "/dev/ram";
+ int f;
+
+ if (argc >= 2 || ( argv[1] && *argv[1] == '-')) {
+ usage(freeramdisk_usage);
+ }
+
+ if (argc >1)
+ strcpy(rname, argv[1]);
+
+ if ((f = open(rname, O_RDWR)) == -1) {
+ fatalError( "freeramdisk: cannot open %s: %s", rname, strerror(errno));
+ }
+ if (ioctl(f, BLKFLSBUF) < 0) {
+ fatalError( "freeramdisk: failed ioctl on %s: %s", rname, strerror(errno));
+ }
+ close(f);
+ exit(TRUE);
+}
+
+/*
+Local Variables:
+c-file-style: "linux"
+c-basic-offset: 4
+tab-width: 4
+End:
+*/
+
diff --git a/internal.h b/internal.h
index 4c7bd97ed..b2714131f 100644
--- a/internal.h
+++ b/internal.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ extern int fdflush_main(int argc, char **argv);
extern int fsck_minix_main(int argc, char **argv);
extern int find_main(int argc, char** argv);
extern int free_main(int argc, char** argv);
+extern int freeramdisk_main(int argc, char** argv);
extern int grep_main(int argc, char** argv);
extern int gunzip_main (int argc, char** argv);
extern int gzip_main(int argc, char** argv);
diff --git a/util-linux/freeramdisk.c b/util-linux/freeramdisk.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426e13231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util-linux/freeramdisk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * freeramdisk implementation for busybox
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 and written by Emanuele Caratti <wiz@iol.it>
+ * Adjusted a bit by Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+
+static const char freeramdisk_usage[] =
+ "freeramdisk DEVICE\n\n"
+ "Frees all memory used by the specified ramdisk.\n";
+
+extern int
+freeramdisk_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ char rname[256] = "/dev/ram";
+ int f;
+
+ if (argc >= 2 || ( argv[1] && *argv[1] == '-')) {
+ usage(freeramdisk_usage);
+ }
+
+ if (argc >1)
+ strcpy(rname, argv[1]);
+
+ if ((f = open(rname, O_RDWR)) == -1) {
+ fatalError( "freeramdisk: cannot open %s: %s", rname, strerror(errno));
+ }
+ if (ioctl(f, BLKFLSBUF) < 0) {
+ fatalError( "freeramdisk: failed ioctl on %s: %s", rname, strerror(errno));
+ }
+ close(f);
+ exit(TRUE);
+}
+
+/*
+Local Variables:
+c-file-style: "linux"
+c-basic-offset: 4
+tab-width: 4
+End:
+*/
+
diff --git a/utility.c b/utility.c
index c8ce3921a..64c1a4827 100644
--- a/utility.c
+++ b/utility.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ extern void errorMsg(char *s, ...)
va_start(p, s);
fflush(stdout);
- fprintf(stderr, "\n");
vfprintf(stderr, s, p);
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
va_end(p);
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ extern void fatalError(char *s, ...)
va_start(p, s);
fflush(stdout);
- fprintf(stderr, "\n");
vfprintf(stderr, s, p);
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
va_end(p);