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

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Mon Nov 27 2023 - 17:09:46 EST


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>
---
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;
}
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2.43.0.rc1.413.gea7ed67945-goog