linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 07/53] tools api fs: Avoid reading whole file for a 1 byte bool

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Message-Id: <20231102175735.2272696-8-irogers@google.com>
Date:   Thu,  2 Nov 2023 10:56:49 -0700
From:   Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v4 07/53] tools api fs: Avoid reading whole file for a 1 byte bool

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@...gle.com>
---
 tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
index 496812b5f1d2..4c35a689d1fc 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
@@ -447,15 +447,16 @@ 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;
 
-	ret = sysfs__read_str(entry, &buf, &size);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	io.fd = open(entry, 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 +470,7 @@ int sysfs__read_bool(const char *entry, bool *value)
 	default:
 		ret = -1;
 	}
-
-	free(buf);
+	close(io.fd);
 
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.42.0.869.gea05f2083d-goog