linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] tools lib api fs: Add helper to read string from procfs file

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Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:37:09 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	namhyung@...nel.org, mingo@...nel.org, bp@...e.de, acme@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, milian.wolff@...b.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, dsahern@...il.com, adrian.hunter@...el.com,
	jolsa@...nel.org, wangnan0@...wei.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] tools lib api fs: Add helper to read string from
 procfs file

Commit-ID:  4bd112df3eea4db63fe90fb4e83c48d3f3bd6512
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/4bd112df3eea4db63fe90fb4e83c48d3f3bd6512
Author:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:31:16 -0300
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:15:00 -0300

tools lib api fs: Add helper to read string from procfs file

To read things like /proc/self/comm.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@...b.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-ztpkbmseidt0hq2psr46o0h9@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
index ef78c22..08556cf 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
@@ -351,6 +351,19 @@ int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int procfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *procfs = procfs__mountpoint();
+
+	if (!procfs)
+		return -1;
+
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", procfs, entry);
+
+	return filename__read_str(path, buf, sizep);
+}
+
 int sysfs__read_ull(const char *entry, unsigned long long *value)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
index 9f65980..16c9c2e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ int filename__read_int(const char *filename, int *value);
 int filename__read_ull(const char *filename, unsigned long long *value);
 int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
 
+int procfs__read_str(const char *entry, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
+
 int sysctl__read_int(const char *sysctl, int *value);
 int sysfs__read_int(const char *entry, int *value);
 int sysfs__read_ull(const char *entry, unsigned long long *value);