+
+/* Checks if paths point to the same device
+ * Returns 0 if they do.
+ * Returns 1 if they don't.
+ * Returns -1 if something went wrong,
+ * e.g. paths are empty or the files
+ * they point to don't exist */
+int compare_paths (char* path1, char* path2)
+{
+ struct stat st1,st2;
+
+ if (path1 == NULL || path2 == NULL)
+ return -1;
+ if (stat(path1,&st1) != 0)
+ return -1;
+ if (stat(path2,&st2) != 0)
+ return -1;
+ if ((st1.st_ino == st2.st_ino) && (st1.st_dev == st2.st_dev))
+ return 0;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/* Make sure we can open as many devices as needed */
+void enable_fds(int devices)
+{
+ unsigned int fds = 20 + devices;
+ struct rlimit lim;
+ if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &lim) != 0
+ || lim.rlim_cur >= fds)
+ return;
+ if (lim.rlim_max < fds)
+ lim.rlim_max = fds;
+ lim.rlim_cur = fds;
+ setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &lim);
+}
+
+int in_initrd(void)
+{
+ /* This is based on similar function in systemd. */
+ struct statfs s;
+ return statfs("/", &s) >= 0 &&
+ (s.f_type == TMPFS_MAGIC ||
+ s.f_type == RAMFS_MAGIC);
+}