17 files changed, 283 insertions, 200 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e35e517a..5ac88313c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 7
 SUBLEVEL = 1
-EXTRAVERSION = .svn
+EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Unnamed
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index 6de6db3cd..b40f01836 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int busybox_main(char **argv)
 help:
                output_width = 80;
                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH) {
-                        /* Obtain the terminal width.  */
+                        /* Obtain the terminal width */
                        get_terminal_width_height(0, &output_width, NULL);
                }
                /* leading tab and room to wrap */
@@ -580,12 +580,11 @@ static int busybox_main(char **argv)
        if (ENABLE_FEATURE_INSTALLER && strcmp(argv[1], "--install") == 0) {
                const char *busybox;
-                busybox = xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(bb_busybox_exec_path);
+                busybox = xmalloc_readlink(bb_busybox_exec_path);
                if (!busybox)
                        busybox = bb_busybox_exec_path;
                /* -s makes symlinks */
-                install_links(busybox,
+                install_links(busybox, argv[2] && strcmp(argv[2], "-s") == 0);
-                                 argv[2] && strcmp(argv[2], "-s") == 0);
                return 0;
        }
diff --git a/archival/bbunzip.c b/archival/bbunzip.c
index 56c742a49..a4e525f2e 100644
--- a/archival/bbunzip.c
+++ b/archival/bbunzip.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ USE_DESKTOP(long long) int unpack_unlzma(void)
 int unlzma_main(int argc, char **argv);
 int unlzma_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-        getopt32(argv, "c");
+        getopt32(argv, "cf");
        argv += optind;
        /* lzmacat? */
        if (applet_name[4] == 'c')
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/Kbuild b/archival/libunarchive/Kbuild
index 3c29d541a..d104524e4 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/Kbuild
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/Kbuild
@@ -35,36 +35,34 @@ DPKG_FILES:= \
        get_header_tar.o \
        filter_accept_list_reassign.o
-# open_transformer uses fork(). Compile it only if absolutely necessary
 lib-$(CONFIG_RPM)                       += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2)         += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2)         += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LZMA)          += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LZMA)          += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP)          += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP)          += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_COMPRESS)      += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_COMPRESS)      += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ)        += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ)        += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2)       += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2)       += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA)      += open_transformer.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA)      += open_transformer.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_AR)                        += get_header_ar.o unpack_ar_archive.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_BUNZIP2)                   += decompress_bunzip2.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_UNLZMA)                    += decompress_unlzma.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_CPIO)                      += get_header_cpio.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_DPKG)                      += $(DPKG_FILES)
-lib-$(CONFIG_DPKG_DEB)                  += $(DPKG_FILES)
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ)        += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_tar_gz.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2)       += decompress_bunzip2.o get_header_tar_bz2.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA)      += decompress_unlzma.o get_header_tar_lzma.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_GUNZIP)                    += $(GUNZIP_FILES)
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS) += decompress_uncompress.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_RPM2CPIO)                  += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_cpio.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_RPM)                       += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_cpio.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_RPM_BZ2)           += decompress_bunzip2.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_TAR)                       += get_header_tar.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2)         += decompress_bunzip2.o get_header_tar_bz2.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LZMA)          += decompress_unlzma.o get_header_tar_lzma.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP)          += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_tar_gz.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_COMPRESS)      += decompress_uncompress.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS)                += decompress_uncompress.o
-lib-$(CONFIG_UNZIP)                     += $(GUNZIP_FILES)
-lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE)    += decompress_bunzip2.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_AR)                        += get_header_ar.o unpack_ar_archive.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_BUNZIP2)                   += decompress_bunzip2.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_UNLZMA)                    += decompress_unlzma.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_CPIO)                      += get_header_cpio.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_DPKG)                      += $(DPKG_FILES)
+lib-$(CONFIG_DPKG_DEB)                  += $(DPKG_FILES)
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ)        += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_tar_gz.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2)       += decompress_bunzip2.o get_header_tar_bz2.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA)      += decompress_unlzma.o get_header_tar_lzma.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_GUNZIP)                    += $(GUNZIP_FILES)
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS) += decompress_uncompress.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_RPM2CPIO)                  += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_cpio.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_RPM)                       += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_cpio.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_RPM_BZ2)           += decompress_bunzip2.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_TAR)                       += get_header_tar.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2)         += decompress_bunzip2.o get_header_tar_bz2.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LZMA)          += decompress_unlzma.o get_header_tar_lzma.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP)          += $(GUNZIP_FILES) get_header_tar_gz.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_COMPRESS)      += decompress_uncompress.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS)                += decompress_uncompress.o
+lib-$(CONFIG_UNZIP)                     += $(GUNZIP_FILES)
+lib-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE)    += decompress_bunzip2.o
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c
index e11f44cad..8f7f83fc2 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_bz2.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ char get_header_tar_bz2(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
        /* Can't lseek over pipes */
        archive_handle->seek = seek_by_read;
-        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, unpack_bz2_stream);
+        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, unpack_bz2_stream, "bunzip2", "bunzip2", "-cf", "-", NULL);
        archive_handle->offset = 0;
        while (get_header_tar(archive_handle) == EXIT_SUCCESS) /**/;
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_gz.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_gz.c
index 85070d978..a99061411 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_gz.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_gz.c
@@ -8,19 +8,26 @@
 char get_header_tar_gz(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
 {
+#if BB_MMU
        unsigned char magic[2];
+#endif
        /* Can't lseek over pipes */
        archive_handle->seek = seek_by_read;
+        /* Check gzip magic only if open_transformer will invoke unpack_gz_stream (MMU case).
+         * Otherwise, it will invoke an external helper "gunzip -cf" (NOMMU case) which will
+         * need the header. */
+#if BB_MMU
        xread(archive_handle->src_fd, &magic, 2);
        if ((magic[0] != 0x1f) || (magic[1] != 0x8b)) {
                bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid gzip magic");
        }
        check_header_gzip_or_die(archive_handle->src_fd);
+#endif
-        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, unpack_gz_stream);
+        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, unpack_gz_stream, "gunzip", "gunzip", "-cf", "-", NULL);
        archive_handle->offset = 0;
        while (get_header_tar(archive_handle) == EXIT_SUCCESS) /**/;
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_lzma.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_lzma.c
index 771f664f2..f0e45f2c5 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_lzma.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar_lzma.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ char get_header_tar_lzma(archive_handle_t * archive_handle)
        /* Can't lseek over pipes */
        archive_handle->seek = seek_by_read;
-        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, unpack_lzma_stream);
+        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, unpack_lzma_stream, "unlzma", "unlzma", "-cf", "-", NULL);
        archive_handle->offset = 0;
        while (get_header_tar(archive_handle) == EXIT_SUCCESS) /**/;
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/open_transformer.c b/archival/libunarchive/open_transformer.c
index 0ee080621..f8f587e8d 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/open_transformer.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/open_transformer.c
@@ -7,27 +7,48 @@
 #include "unarchive.h"
 /* transformer(), more than meets the eye */
+/*
+ * On MMU machine, the transform_prog and ... are stripped
+ * by a macro in include/unarchive.h. On NOMMU, transformer is stripped.
+ */
 int open_transformer(int src_fd,
-        USE_DESKTOP(long long) int (*transformer)(int src_fd, int dst_fd))
+        USE_DESKTOP(long long) int (*transformer)(int src_fd, int dst_fd),
+        const char *transform_prog, ...)
 {
        int fd_pipe[2];
        int pid;
        xpipe(fd_pipe);
+#if BB_MMU
        pid = fork();
-        if (pid == -1) {
+#else
+        pid = vfork();
+#endif
+        if (pid == -1)
                bb_perror_msg_and_die("fork failed");
-        }
        if (pid == 0) {
+#if !BB_MMU
+                va_list ap;
+#endif
                /* child process */
                close(fd_pipe[0]); /* We don't wan't to read from the parent */
                // FIXME: error check?
+#if BB_MMU
                transformer(src_fd, fd_pipe[1]);
-                close(fd_pipe[1]); /* Send EOF */
+                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) {
-                close(src_fd);
+                        close(fd_pipe[1]); /* Send EOF */
+                        close(src_fd);
+                }
                exit(0);
+#else
+                xmove_fd(src_fd, 0);
+                xmove_fd(fd_pipe[1], 1);
+                va_start(ap, transform_prog);
+                BB_EXECVP(transform_prog, ap);
+                bb_perror_and_die("exec failed");
+#endif
                /* notreached */
        }
diff --git a/archival/rpm.c b/archival/rpm.c
index 674ee2640..4d723b73f 100644
--- a/archival/rpm.c
+++ b/archival/rpm.c
@@ -187,9 +187,15 @@ int rpm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 static void extract_cpio_gz(int fd)
 {
-        USE_DESKTOP(long long) int (*xformer)(int src_fd, int dst_fd);
        archive_handle_t *archive_handle;
        unsigned char magic[2];
+#if BB_MMU
+        USE_DESKTOP(long long) int (*xformer)(int src_fd, int dst_fd);
+        enum { xformer_prog = 0 };
+#else
+        enum { xformer = 0 };
+        const char *xformer_prog;
+#endif
        /* Initialize */
        archive_handle = init_handle();
@@ -202,11 +208,19 @@ static void extract_cpio_gz(int fd)
        archive_handle->offset = 0;
        xread(archive_handle->src_fd, &magic, 2);
+#if BB_MMU
        xformer = unpack_gz_stream;
+#else
+        xformer_prog = "gunzip";
+#endif
        if ((magic[0] != 0x1f) || (magic[1] != 0x8b)) {
                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_RPM_BZ2
                 && (magic[0] == 0x42) && (magic[1] == 0x5a)) {
+#if BB_MMU
                        xformer = unpack_bz2_stream;
+#else
+                        xformer_prog = "bunzip2";
+#endif
        /* We can do better, need modifying unpack_bz2_stream to not require
         * first 2 bytes. Not very hard to do... I mean, TODO :) */
                        xlseek(archive_handle->src_fd, -2, SEEK_CUR);
@@ -214,11 +228,17 @@ static void extract_cpio_gz(int fd)
                        bb_error_msg_and_die("no gzip"
                                USE_FEATURE_RPM_BZ2("/bzip")
                                " magic");
-        } else
+        } else {
                check_header_gzip_or_die(archive_handle->src_fd);
+#if !BB_MMU
+                /* NOMMU version of open_transformer execs an external unzipper that should
+                 * have the file position at the start of the file */
+                xlseek(archive_handle->src_fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+#endif
+        }
        xchdir("/"); /* Install RPM's to root */
-        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, xformer);
+        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, xformer, xformer_prog, xformer_prog, "-cf", "-", NULL);
        archive_handle->offset = 0;
        while (get_header_cpio(archive_handle) == EXIT_SUCCESS)
                continue;
diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 9bf9058d8..7235616cf 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static char get_header_tar_Z(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
                bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid magic");
        }
-        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, uncompress);
+        archive_handle->src_fd = open_transformer(archive_handle->src_fd, uncompress, "uncompress", "uncompress", "-cf", "-", NULL);
        archive_handle->offset = 0;
        while (get_header_tar(archive_handle) == EXIT_SUCCESS)
                /* nothing */;
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index e514fe2f2..140e21dea 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -248,9 +248,10 @@ void xmove_fd(int, int);
 DIR *xopendir(const char *path);
 DIR *warn_opendir(const char *path);
-char *xrealloc_getcwd_or_warn(char *cwd);
+/* UNUSED: char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path); */
+char *xmalloc_readlink(const char *path);
 char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path);
-char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path);
+char *xrealloc_getcwd_or_warn(char *cwd);
 //TODO: signal(sid, f) is the same? then why?
@@ -316,8 +317,8 @@ enum {
 };
 /* Create stream socket, and allocate suitable lsa.
 * (lsa of correct size and lsa->sa.sa_family (AF_INET/AF_INET6))
- * af == AF_UNSPEC will result in trying to create IPv6, and
+ * af == AF_UNSPEC will result in trying to create IPv6 socket,
- * if kernel doesn't support it, IPv4.
+ * and if kernel doesn't support it, IPv4.
 */
 int xsocket_type(len_and_sockaddr **lsap, USE_FEATURE_IPV6(int af,) int sock_type);
 int xsocket_stream(len_and_sockaddr **lsap);
diff --git a/include/unarchive.h b/include/unarchive.h
index bea055852..51ec89cc0 100644
--- a/include/unarchive.h
+++ b/include/unarchive.h
@@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ extern USE_DESKTOP(long long) int inflate_unzip(inflate_unzip_result *res, unsig
 extern USE_DESKTOP(long long) int unpack_gz_stream(int src_fd, int dst_fd);
 extern USE_DESKTOP(long long) int unpack_lzma_stream(int src_fd, int dst_fd);
+#if BB_MMU
 extern int open_transformer(int src_fd,
        USE_DESKTOP(long long) int (*transformer)(int src_fd, int dst_fd));
+#define open_transformer(src_fd, transformer, transform_prog, ...) open_transformer(src_fd, transformer)
+#else
+extern int open_transformer(int src_fd, const char *transform_prog, ...);
+#define open_transformer(src_fd, transformer, transform_prog, ...) open_transformer(src_fd, transform_prog, __VA_ARGS__)
+#endif
 #endif
diff --git a/libbb/copy_file.c b/libbb/copy_file.c
index b68a257b5..3da8a3531 100644
--- a/libbb/copy_file.c
+++ b/libbb/copy_file.c
@@ -19,28 +19,31 @@
 // (or fail, if it points to dir/nonexistent location/etc).
 // This is strange, but POSIX-correct.
 // coreutils cp has --remove-destination to override this...
+//
+// NB: we have special code which still allows for "cp file /dev/node"
+// to work POSIX-ly (the only realistic case where it makes sense)
 #define DO_POSIX_CP 0  /* 1 - POSIX behavior, 0 - safe behavior */
+// errno must be set to relevant value ("why we cannot create dest?")
+// for POSIX mode to give reasonable error message
 static int ask_and_unlink(const char *dest, int flags)
 {
-        // If !DO_POSIX_CP, act as if -f is always in effect - we don't want
-        // "'file' exists" msg, we want unlink to be done (silently unless -i
-        // is also in effect).
-        // This prevents safe way from asking more questions than POSIX does.
 #if DO_POSIX_CP
        if (!(flags & (FILEUTILS_FORCE|FILEUTILS_INTERACTIVE))) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "'%s' exists\n", dest);
+                // Either it exists, or the *path* doesnt exist
+                bb_perror_msg("cannot create '%s'", dest);
                return -1;
        }
 #endif
+        // If !DO_POSIX_CP, act as if -f is always in effect - we don't want
+        // "cannot create" msg, we want unlink to be done (silently unless -i).
        // TODO: maybe we should do it only if ctty is present?
        if (flags & FILEUTILS_INTERACTIVE) {
                // We would not do POSIX insanity. -i asks,
                // then _unlinks_ the offender. Presto.
-                // (No opening without O_EXCL, no unlinks only if -f)
+                // (No "opening without O_EXCL", no "unlink only if -f")
                // Or else we will end up having 3 open()s!
                fprintf(stderr, "%s: overwrite '%s'? ", applet_name, dest);
                if (!bb_ask_confirmation())
@@ -60,9 +63,11 @@ static int ask_and_unlink(const char *dest, int flags)
 */
 int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
 {
+        /* This is a recursive function, try to minimize stack usage */
+        /* NB: each struct stat is ~100 bytes */
        struct stat source_stat;
        struct stat dest_stat;
-        int status = 0;
+        signed char retval = 0;
        signed char dest_exists = 0;
        signed char ovr;
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
        if (S_ISDIR(source_stat.st_mode)) {
                DIR *dp;
+                const char *tp;
                struct dirent *d;
                mode_t saved_umask = 0;
@@ -120,12 +126,23 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                        return -1;
                }
-                /* Create DEST.  */
+                /* Did we ever create source ourself before? */
+                tp = is_in_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat);
+                if (tp) {
+                        /* We did! it's a recursion! man the lifeboats... */
+                        bb_error_msg("recursion detected, omitting directory '%s'",
+                                        source);
+                        return -1;
+                }
+                /* Create DEST */
                if (dest_exists) {
                        if (!S_ISDIR(dest_stat.st_mode)) {
                                bb_error_msg("target '%s' is not a directory", dest);
                                return -1;
                        }
+                        /* race here: user can substitute a symlink between
+                         * this check and actual creation of files inside dest */
                } else {
                        mode_t mode;
                        saved_umask = umask(0);
@@ -133,22 +150,29 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                        mode = source_stat.st_mode;
                        if (!(flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_STATUS))
                                mode = source_stat.st_mode & ~saved_umask;
+                        /* Allow owner to access new dir (at least for now) */
                        mode |= S_IRWXU;
                        if (mkdir(dest, mode) < 0) {
                                umask(saved_umask);
                                bb_perror_msg("cannot create directory '%s'", dest);
                                return -1;
                        }
                        umask(saved_umask);
+                        /* need stat info for add_to_ino_dev_hashtable */
+                        if (lstat(dest, &dest_stat) < 0) {
+                                bb_perror_msg("cannot stat '%s'", dest);
+                                return -1;
+                        }
                }
+                /* remember (dev,inode) of each created dir.
+                 * NULL: name is not remembered */
+                add_to_ino_dev_hashtable(&dest_stat, NULL);
-                /* Recursively copy files in SOURCE.  */
+                /* Recursively copy files in SOURCE */
                dp = opendir(source);
                if (dp == NULL) {
-                        status = -1;
+                        retval = -1;
-                        goto preserve_status;
+                        goto preserve_mode_ugid_time;
                }
                while ((d = readdir(dp)) != NULL) {
@@ -159,7 +183,7 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                                continue;
                        new_dest = concat_path_file(dest, d->d_name);
                        if (copy_file(new_source, new_dest, flags) < 0)
-                                status = -1;
+                                retval = -1;
                        free(new_source);
                        free(new_dest);
                }
@@ -168,11 +192,13 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                if (!dest_exists
                 && chmod(dest, source_stat.st_mode & ~saved_umask) < 0
                ) {
-                        bb_perror_msg("cannot change permissions of '%s'", dest);
+                        bb_perror_msg("cannot preserve %s of '%s'", "permissions", dest);
-                        status = -1;
+                        /* retval = -1; - WRONG! copy *WAS* made */
                }
+                goto preserve_mode_ugid_time;
+        }
-        } else if (flags & (FILEUTILS_MAKE_SOFTLINK|FILEUTILS_MAKE_HARDLINK)) {
+        if (flags & (FILEUTILS_MAKE_SOFTLINK|FILEUTILS_MAKE_HARDLINK)) {
                int (*lf)(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
 make_links:
                // Hmm... maybe
@@ -188,47 +214,52 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                                return -1;
                        }
                }
+                /* _Not_ jumping to preserve_mode_ugid_time:
+                 * hard/softlinks don't have those */
                return 0;
+        }
-        } else if (S_ISREG(source_stat.st_mode)
+        if (S_ISREG(source_stat.st_mode)
-         /* Huh? DEREF uses stat, which never returns links! */
+         /* DEREF uses stat, which never returns S_ISLNK() == true. */
         /* || (FLAGS_DEREF && S_ISLNK(source_stat.st_mode)) */
        ) {
                int src_fd;
                int dst_fd;
-                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS) {
-                        char *link_target;
-                        if (!FLAGS_DEREF) {
+                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS && !FLAGS_DEREF) {
-                                link_target = is_in_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat);
+                        const char *link_target;
-                                if (link_target) {
+                        link_target = is_in_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat);
+                        if (link_target) {
+                                if (link(link_target, dest) < 0) {
+                                        ovr = ask_and_unlink(dest, flags);
+                                        if (ovr <= 0)
+                                                return ovr;
                                        if (link(link_target, dest) < 0) {
-                                                ovr = ask_and_unlink(dest, flags);
+                                                bb_perror_msg("cannot create link '%s'", dest);
-                                                if (ovr <= 0)
+                                                return -1;
-                                                        return ovr;
-                                                if (link(link_target, dest) < 0) {
-                                                        bb_perror_msg("cannot create link '%s'", dest);
-                                                        return -1;
-                                                }
                                        }
-                                        return 0;
                                }
+                                return 0;
                        }
                        add_to_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat, dest);
                }
                src_fd = open_or_warn(source, O_RDONLY);
-                if (src_fd < 0) {
+                if (src_fd < 0)
                        return -1;
-                }
-#if DO_POSIX_CP  /* POSIX way (a security problem versus symlink attacks!): */
+                /* POSIX way is a security problem versus symlink attacks,
-                dst_fd = open(dest, (flags & FILEUTILS_INTERACTIVE)
+                 * we do it only for non-symlinks, and only for non-recursive,
-                                ? O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL
+                 * non-interactive cp. NB: it is still racy
-                                : O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, source_stat.st_mode);
+                 * for "cp file /home/bad_user/file" case
-#else  /* safe way: */
+                 * (user can rm file and create a link to /etc/passwd) */
-                dst_fd = open(dest, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, source_stat.st_mode);
+                if (DO_POSIX_CP
-#endif
+                 || (dest_exists && !(flags & (FILEUTILS_RECUR|FILEUTILS_INTERACTIVE))
+                     && !S_ISLNK(dest_stat.st_mode))
+                ) {
+                        dst_fd = open(dest, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, source_stat.st_mode);
+                } else  /* safe way: */
+                        dst_fd = open(dest, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, source_stat.st_mode);
                if (dst_fd == -1) {
                        ovr = ask_and_unlink(dest, flags);
                        if (ovr <= 0) {
@@ -264,60 +295,55 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                }
 #endif
                if (bb_copyfd_eof(src_fd, dst_fd) == -1)
-                        status = -1;
+                        retval = -1;
+                /* Ok, writing side I can understand... */
                if (close(dst_fd) < 0) {
                        bb_perror_msg("cannot close '%s'", dest);
-                        status = -1;
+                        retval = -1;
-                }
-                if (close(src_fd) < 0) {
-                        bb_perror_msg("cannot close '%s'", source);
-                        status = -1;
                }
+                /* ...but read size is already checked by bb_copyfd_eof */
+                close(src_fd);
+                goto preserve_mode_ugid_time;
+        }
-        } else if (S_ISBLK(source_stat.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(source_stat.st_mode)
+        /* Source is a symlink or a special file */
-         || S_ISSOCK(source_stat.st_mode) || S_ISFIFO(source_stat.st_mode)
+        /* We are lazy here, a bit lax with races... */
-         || S_ISLNK(source_stat.st_mode)
+        if (dest_exists) {
-        ) {
+                errno = EEXIST;
-                // We are lazy here, a bit lax with races...
+                ovr = ask_and_unlink(dest, flags);
-                if (dest_exists) {
+                if (ovr <= 0)
-                        ovr = ask_and_unlink(dest, flags);
+                        return ovr;
-                        if (ovr <= 0)
+        }
-                                return ovr;
+        if (S_ISLNK(source_stat.st_mode)) {
-                }
+                char *lpath = xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(source);
-                if (S_ISFIFO(source_stat.st_mode)) {
+                if (lpath) {
-                        if (mkfifo(dest, source_stat.st_mode) < 0) {
+                        int r = symlink(lpath, dest);
-                                bb_perror_msg("cannot create fifo '%s'", dest);
+                        free(lpath);
-                                return -1;
+                        if (r < 0) {
-                        }
-                } else if (S_ISLNK(source_stat.st_mode)) {
-                        char *lpath;
-                        lpath = xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(source);
-                        if (lpath && symlink(lpath, dest) < 0) {
                                bb_perror_msg("cannot create symlink '%s'", dest);
-                                free(lpath);
                                return -1;
                        }
-                        free(lpath);
                        if (flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_STATUS)
                                if (lchown(dest, source_stat.st_uid, source_stat.st_gid) < 0)
                                        bb_perror_msg("cannot preserve %s of '%s'", "ownership", dest);
+                }
-                        return 0;
+                /* _Not_ jumping to preserve_mode_ugid_time:
+                 * symlinks don't have those */
-                } else {
+                return 0;
-                        if (mknod(dest, source_stat.st_mode, source_stat.st_rdev) < 0) {
+        }
-                                bb_perror_msg("cannot create '%s'", dest);
+        if (S_ISBLK(source_stat.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(source_stat.st_mode)
-                                return -1;
+         || S_ISSOCK(source_stat.st_mode) || S_ISFIFO(source_stat.st_mode)
-                        }
+        ) {
+                if (mknod(dest, source_stat.st_mode, source_stat.st_rdev) < 0) {
+                        bb_perror_msg("cannot create '%s'", dest);
+                        return -1;
                }
        } else {
-                bb_error_msg("internal error: unrecognized file type");
+                bb_error_msg("unrecognized file '%s' with mode %x", source, source_stat.st_mode);
                return -1;
        }
- preserve_status:
+ preserve_mode_ugid_time:
        if (flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_STATUS
        /* Cannot happen: */
@@ -327,6 +353,7 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                times.actime = source_stat.st_atime;
                times.modtime = source_stat.st_mtime;
+                /* BTW, utimes sets usec-precision time - just FYI */
                if (utime(dest, &times) < 0)
                        bb_perror_msg("cannot preserve %s of '%s'", "times", dest);
                if (chown(dest, source_stat.st_uid, source_stat.st_gid) < 0) {
@@ -337,5 +364,5 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                        bb_perror_msg("cannot preserve %s of '%s'", "permissions", dest);
        }
-        return status;
+        return retval;
 }
diff --git a/libbb/xreadlink.c b/libbb/xreadlink.c
index 18a8b9467..4d87b944d 100644
--- a/libbb/xreadlink.c
+++ b/libbb/xreadlink.c
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 * NOTE: This function returns a malloced char* that you will have to free
 * yourself. You have been warned.
 */
+char *xmalloc_readlink(const char *path)
-char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
 {
        enum { GROWBY = 80 }; /* how large we will grow strings by */
@@ -20,20 +19,30 @@ char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
        do {
                buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize += GROWBY);
-                readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize); /* 1st try */
+                readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize);
                if (readsize == -1) {
-                        bb_perror_msg("%s", path);
                        free(buf);
                        return NULL;
                }
-        }
+        } while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
-        while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
        buf[readsize] = '\0';
        return buf;
 }
+char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
+{
+        char *buf = xmalloc_readlink(path);
+        if (!buf) {
+                /* EINVAL => "file: Invalid argument" => puzzled user */
+                bb_error_msg("%s: cannot read link (not a symlink?)", path);
+        }
+        return buf;
+}
+/* UNUSED */
+#if 0
 char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
 {
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__UCLIBC__)
@@ -46,3 +55,4 @@ char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
        return xstrdup(realpath(path, buf));
 #endif
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/networking/isrv.c b/networking/isrv.c
index 1a41dd4fb..080c60fbd 100644
--- a/networking/isrv.c
+++ b/networking/isrv.c
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@
 /* Helpers */
-/* Even if _POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK is defined, this
- * may require librt */
-#if 0 /*def _POSIX_MONOTONIC_CLOCK*/
-static time_t monotonic_time(void)
-{
-        struct timespec ts;
-        if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts) != 0)
-                time(&ts.tv_sec);
-        return ts.tv_sec;
-}
-#else
-#define monotonic_time() (time(NULL))
-#endif
 /* Opaque structure */
 struct isrv_state_t {
@@ -258,7 +244,7 @@ static void handle_fd_set(isrv_state_t *state, fd_set *fds, int (*h)(int, void *
                        /* this peer is gone */
                        remove_peer(state, peer);
                } else if (TIMEOUT) {
-                        TIMEO_TBL[peer] = monotonic_time();
+                        TIMEO_TBL[peer] = monotonic_sec();
                }
        }
 }
@@ -335,7 +321,7 @@ void isrv_run(
                        break;
                if (timeout) {
-                        time_t t = monotonic_time();
+                        time_t t = monotonic_sec();
                        if (t != CURTIME) {
                                CURTIME = t;
                                handle_timeout(state, do_timeout);
diff --git a/runit/runsv.c b/runit/runsv.c
index baef6e13f..b35c26630 100644
--- a/runit/runsv.c
+++ b/runit/runsv.c
@@ -33,6 +33,34 @@ ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include "libbb.h"
 #include "runit_lib.h"
+#if ENABLE_MONOTONIC_SYSCALL
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+/* libc has incredibly messy way of doing this,
+ * typically requiring -lrt. We just skip all this mess */
+static void gettimeofday_ns(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+        syscall(__NR_clock_gettime, CLOCK_REALTIME, ts);
+}
+#else
+static void gettimeofday_ns(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+        if (sizeof(struct timeval) == sizeof(struct timespec)
+         && sizeof(((struct timeval*)ts)->tv_usec) == sizeof(ts->tv_nsec)
+        ) {
+                /* Cheat */
+                gettimeofday((void*)ts, NULL);
+                ts->tv_nsec *= 1000;
+        } else {
+                extern void BUG_need_to_implement_gettimeofday_ns(void);
+                BUG_need_to_implement_gettimeofday_ns();
+        }
+}
+#endif
+/* Compare possibly overflowing unsigned counters */
+#define LESS(a,b) ((int)((unsigned)(b) - (unsigned)(a)) > 0)
 static int selfpipe[2];
 /* state */
@@ -126,14 +154,6 @@ static int rename_or_warn(const char *old, const char *new)
        return 0;
 }
-#define LESS(a,b) ((int)((unsigned)(b) - (unsigned)(a)) > 0)
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-static void gettimeofday_ns(struct timespec *ts)
-{
-        syscall(__NR_clock_gettime, CLOCK_REALTIME, ts);
-}
 static void update_status(struct svdir *s)
 {
        ssize_t sz;
diff --git a/scripts/trylink b/scripts/trylink
index 4eaa334d5..0b8f6c062 100755
--- a/scripts/trylink
+++ b/scripts/trylink
@@ -14,37 +14,30 @@ try() {
 BBOX_LIB_LIST=`echo "$BBOX_LIB_LIST" | xargs -n1 | sort | uniq | xargs`
 # First link with all libs. If it fails, bail out
-l_list=`echo "$BBOX_LIB_LIST" | sed -e 's/ / -l/g' -e 's/^/-l/'`
 echo "Trying libraries: $BBOX_LIB_LIST"
-try "-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group" "$@" \
+l_list=`echo "$BBOX_LIB_LIST" | sed -e 's/ / -l/g' -e 's/^/-l/' -e 's/^-l$//'`
+test "x$l_list" != "x" && l_list="-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group"
+try "$l_list" "$@" \
 || {
    echo "Failed: $* -Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group"
    cat busybox_ld.err
    exit 1
 }
-#### Hack disabled: conflicts with ld --verbose flag in last link phase
-##### Hack: we are not supposed to know executable name,
-##### but this hack cuts down link time
-####mv busybox_unstripped busybox_unstripped.tmp
-####mv busybox.map        busybox.map.tmp
 # Now try to remove each lib and build without it.
 # Stop when no lib can be removed.
-####ever_discarded=false
 while test "$BBOX_LIB_LIST"; do
    $debug && echo "Trying libraries: $BBOX_LIB_LIST"
    all_needed=true
    for one in $BBOX_LIB_LIST; do
        without_one=`echo " $BBOX_LIB_LIST " | sed "s/ $one / /g" | xargs`
-        l_list=`echo "$without_one" | sed -e 's/ / -l/g' -e 's/^/-l/'`
+        l_list=`echo "$without_one" | sed -e 's/ / -l/g' -e 's/^/-l/' -e 's/^-l$//'`
-        $debug && echo "Trying -l options: $l_list"
+        test "x$l_list" != "x" && l_list="-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group"
-        if try "-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group" "$@"; then
+        $debug && echo "Trying -l options: '$l_list'"
+        if try "$l_list" "$@"; then
                echo "Library $one is not needed"
                BBOX_LIB_LIST="$without_one"
                all_needed=false
-####            ever_discarded=true
        else
                echo "Library $one is needed"
        fi
@@ -57,24 +50,19 @@ while test "$BBOX_LIB_LIST"; do
    #{ echo "$BBOX_LIB_LIST" | grep -q ' '; } || break
 done
-####mv busybox_unstripped.tmp busybox_unstripped
+# Make the binary with final, minimal list of libs
-####mv busybox.map.tmp        busybox.map
+echo "Final link with: $BBOX_LIB_LIST"
-####$ever_discarded && {
+l_list=`echo "$BBOX_LIB_LIST" | sed -e 's/ / -l/g' -e 's/^/-l/' -e 's/^-l$//'`
-    # Make the binary with final, minimal list of libs
+test "x$l_list" != "x" && l_list="-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--verbose"
-    echo "Final link with: $BBOX_LIB_LIST"
+# --verbose gives us gobs of info to stdout (e.g. linker script used)
-    l_list=`echo "$BBOX_LIB_LIST" | sed -e 's/ / -l/g' -e 's/^/-l/'`
+if ! test -f busybox_ldscript; then
-    # --verbose gives us gobs of info to stdout (e.g. linker script used)
+    try "$l_list -Wl,--verbose" "$@" >busybox_ld.out
-    if ! test -f busybox_ldscript; then
+else
-        try "-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--verbose" "$@" >busybox_ld.out ####|| exit 1
+    echo "Custom linker script 'busybox_ldscript' found, using it"
-    else
+    # Add SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT to linker script (found in busybox_ld.out):
-        echo "Custom linker script 'busybox_ldscript' found, using it"
+    #  .rodata         : { *(.rodata SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata.*) .gnu.linkonce.r.*) }
-        # Add SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT to linker script (found in busybox_ld.out):
+    #  *(.data SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data.*) .gnu.linkonce.d.*)
-        #  .rodata         : { *(.rodata SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata.*) .gnu.linkonce.r.*) }
+    #  *(.bss SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.bss.*) .gnu.linkonce.b.*)
-        #  *(.data SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data.*) .gnu.linkonce.d.*)
+    # This will eliminate most of the data padding (~3kb).
-        #  *(.bss SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.bss.*) .gnu.linkonce.b.*)
+    try "$l_list -Wl,--verbose -Wl,-T -Wl,busybox_ldscript" "$@" >busybox_ld.out
-        # This will eliminate most of the data padding (~3kb).
+fi
-        try "-Wl,--start-group $l_list -Wl,--end-group -Wl,--verbose -Wl,-T -Wl,busybox_ldscript" "$@" >busybox_ld.out
-    fi
-####}
-####rm busybox_ld.err
-####exit 0  # Ensure "success" exit code