linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf: Improve startup time by reducing unnecessary stat() calls

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Message-ID: <CAOQCU66wgpVq8k6MX4hKXAhHyufXsg_nTeQPs-bh9jMEmHzjbA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 09:31:02 +0100
From: Krzysztof Łopatowski <krzysztof.m.lopatowski@...il.com>
To: Howard Chu <howardchu95@...il.com>
Cc: namhyung@...nel.org, acme@...nel.org, irogers@...gle.com, 
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf: Improve startup time by reducing unnecessary stat() calls

Hi Howard,

> Is it necessary to constify dent?

It's not necessary. I have used it because I wasn't sure what libc would
do when we wrote to that memory.

Thanks,
Krzysztof