Re: [PATCH v5 05/50] tools api fs: Avoid reading whole file for a 1 byte bool

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Wed Nov 29 2023 - 20:43:01 EST


On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 2:09 PM Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> sysfs__read_bool used the first byte from a fully read file into a
> string. It then looked at the first byte's value. Avoid doing this and
> just read the first byte.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Namhyung

> ---
> tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
> index 004f2af5504b..337fde770e45 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
> @@ -447,15 +447,22 @@ int sysfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
>
> int sysfs__read_bool(const char *entry, bool *value)
> {
> - char *buf;
> - size_t size;
> - int ret;
> + struct io io;
> + char bf[16];
> + int ret = 0;
> + char path[PATH_MAX];
> + const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
> +
> + if (!sysfs)
> + return -1;
>
> - ret = sysfs__read_str(entry, &buf, &size);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> + snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", sysfs, entry);
> + io.fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
> + if (io.fd < 0)
> + return -errno;
>
> - switch (buf[0]) {
> + io__init(&io, io.fd, bf, sizeof(bf));
> + switch (io__get_char(&io)) {
> case '1':
> case 'y':
> case 'Y':
> @@ -469,8 +476,7 @@ int sysfs__read_bool(const char *entry, bool *value)
> default:
> ret = -1;
> }
> -
> - free(buf);
> + close(io.fd);
>
> return ret;
> }
> --
> 2.43.0.rc1.413.gea7ed67945-goog
>