Re: [libvirt] stat() vs. access()
Anno domini 2009 Daniel P. Berrange scripsit:
> While discussing some code with Matthias, we stumbled across
many occurances
> of stat() calls within the libVirt code (virFileExists() for example) which
> could be implemented in a cheaper way when using access() instead of stat(),
> when the only purpose is to check for the existance of a file.
> The one thing I'm concerned about, is the question if
access() does the right
> thing in all situations. As the manpages didn't tell anything about
> directories it might be worth to clarify this in advance.
> A simple practical test showed that
> access ("/path/to/dir", F_OK)
> seems to work as expected.
> Any comments on these (optimization) thoughs?
I don't see any problems with this idea, so if you want to do the
conversion
go for it.
Ok, I will have a look at this when I have a bit time these days.
Ciao
Max
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