[PATCH v2] cmd: mem: add function for getting ram size for use in scripts
Frank Wunderlich
linux at fw-web.de
Sat Jan 17 22:23:59 CET 2026
From: Frank Wunderlich <frank-w at public-files.de>
Add a command for getting detected ram size with possibility to write
to environment variable.
example usage:
BPI-R4> msize
4294967296
BPI-R4> msize m
4096m
BPI-R4> msize g
4g
BPI-R4> msize g ramsize
BPI-R4> printenv ramsize
ramsize=4
BPI-R4>
board with 8GB ram:
BPI-R4> msize
8589934592
BPI-R4> msize m
8192m
BPI-R4> msize g
8g
BPI-R4> msize g ramsize
BPI-R4> printenv ramsize
ramsize=8
BPI-R4>
Signed-off-by: Frank Wunderlich <frank-w at public-files.de>
---
v2: add Kconfig entry
---
cmd/Kconfig | 5 +++++
cmd/mem.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 5c611fb3016e..b82b17195b7e 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -974,6 +974,11 @@ config CMD_RANDOM
help
random - fill memory with random data
+config CMD_MEMSIZE
+ bool "memsize"
+ help
+ Get RAM via command for use in scripts.
+
config CMD_MEMTEST
bool "memtest"
help
diff --git a/cmd/mem.c b/cmd/mem.c
index d5d7ca2790bd..a1cf4eef0701 100644
--- a/cmd/mem.c
+++ b/cmd/mem.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <linux/ctype.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -711,6 +712,27 @@ static int do_mem_loopw(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
}
#endif /* CONFIG_LOOPW */
+static int do_mem_size(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
+ char *const argv[])
+{
+ u64 memsize = gd->ram_size;
+
+ if (argc > 1) {
+ if (!strcmp(argv[1], "m"))
+ memsize = (memsize + SZ_1M - 1) / SZ_1M;
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "g"))
+ memsize = (memsize + SZ_1G - 1) / SZ_1G;
+ if (argc > 2)
+ env_set_ulong(argv[2], memsize);
+ else
+ printf("%lld%s\n", memsize, argv[1]);
+ } else {
+ printf("%lld\n", memsize);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_MEMTEST
static ulong mem_test_alt(volatile ulong *buf, ulong start_addr, ulong end_addr,
volatile ulong *dummy)
@@ -1404,6 +1426,12 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
);
#endif /* CONFIG_LOOPW */
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+ msize, 3, 1, do_mem_size,
+ "get detected ram size, optional set env variable with value",
+ "[m, g] [envvar]"
+);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_MEMTEST
U_BOOT_CMD(
mtest, 5, 1, do_mem_mtest,
--
2.43.0
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