diff -I '\$Id: ' -u -r -b -w -p -d --new-file --exclude-from=/Users/rstory/.rcfiles/diff-ignore SVN/include/net-snmp/agent/cache_handler.h APPLE/include/net-snmp/agent/cache_handler.h
--- SVN/include/net-snmp/agent/cache_handler.h
+++ APPLE/include/net-snmp/agent/cache_handler.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ extern          "C" {
     netsnmp_cache_create(int timeout, NetsnmpCacheLoad * load_hook,
                          NetsnmpCacheFree * free_hook,
                          oid * rootoid, int rootoid_len);
+    int netsnmp_cache_free(netsnmp_cache *cache);
+
     netsnmp_mib_handler *
     netsnmp_cache_handler_get(netsnmp_cache* cache);
 
diff -I '\$Id: ' -u -r -b -w -p -d --new-file --exclude-from=/Users/rstory/.rcfiles/diff-ignore SVN/agent/helpers/cache_handler.c APPLE/agent/helpers/cache_handler.c
--- SVN/agent/helpers/cache_handler.c
+++ APPLE/agent/helpers/cache_handler.c
@@ -173,6 +173,31 @@ netsnmp_cache_create(int timeout, Netsnm
     return cache;
 }
 
+/** frees a cache
+ */
+int
+netsnmp_cache_free(netsnmp_cache *cache)
+{
+    netsnmp_cache  *pos;
+
+    if (NULL == cache)
+        return SNMPERR_SUCCESS;
+
+    for (pos = cache_head; pos; pos = pos->next) {
+        if (pos == cache) {
+            snmp_log(LOG_WARNING, "not freeing cache (still in list)\n");
+            return SNMP_ERR_GENERR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (cache->rootoid)
+        free(cache->rootoid);
+
+    free(cache);
+
+    return SNMPERR_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /** callback function to call cache load function */
 static void
 _timer_reload(unsigned int regNo, void *clientargs)