# PATCH 1/2] abspath: add absolute_pathdup()

6 messages from 2017-01-26 to 2017-01-27. Participants: René Scharfe, Brandon Williams, Johannes Schindelin, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/44981

## René Scharfe, 2017-01-26 17:47

Subject: PATCH 1/2] abspath: add absolute_pathdup()
Message-ID: <d94d742d-1247-ac35-c081-7db1f2178d34@web.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d94d742d-1247-ac35-c081-7db1f2178d34%40web.de

```
Add a function that returns a buffer containing the absolute path of its
argument and a semantic patch for its intended use.  It avoids an extra
string copy to a static buffer.

Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 abspath.c                                | 7 +++++++
 cache.h                                  | 1 +
 contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci | 6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
index fce40fddcc..2f0c26e0e2 100644
--- a/abspath.c
+++ b/abspath.c
@@ -239,6 +239,13 @@ const char *absolute_path(const char *path)
 	return sb.buf;
 }
 
+char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path)
+{
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
+	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Unlike prefix_path, this should be used if the named file does
  * not have to interact with index entry; i.e. name of a random file
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 00a029af36..d7b7a8cd7a 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ const char *real_path(const char *path);
 const char *real_path_if_valid(const char *path);
 char *real_pathdup(const char *path);
 const char *absolute_path(const char *path);
+char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path);
 const char *remove_leading_path(const char *in, const char *prefix);
 const char *relative_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *sb);
 int normalize_path_copy_len(char *dst, const char *src, int *prefix_len);
diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
index 3fceef132b..8e05d1ca4b 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ expression V;
 - if (E)
 -    V = xstrdup(E);
 + V = xstrdup_or_null(E);
+
+@@
+expression E;
+@@
+- xstrdup(absolute_path(E))
++ absolute_pathdup(E)
-- 
2.11.0


```

## René Scharfe, 2017-01-26 17:54

Subject: [PATCH 2/2] use absolute_pathdup()
Message-ID: <d15fdbb9-2a21-eeab-1fee-4a1553bd3bcb@web.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/d15fdbb9-2a21-eeab-1fee-4a1553bd3bcb%40web.de
In-Reply-To: <d94d742d-1247-ac35-c081-7db1f2178d34@web.de>

```
Apply the symantic patch for converting callers that duplicate the
result of absolute_path() to call absolute_pathdup() instead, which
avoids an extra string copy to a static buffer.

Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 builtin/clone.c             | 4 ++--
 builtin/submodule--helper.c | 2 +-
 worktree.c                  | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 5ef81927a6..3f63edbbf9 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static char *get_repo_path(const char *repo, int *is_bundle)
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&path, repo);
 	raw = get_repo_path_1(&path, is_bundle);
-	canon = raw ? xstrdup(absolute_path(raw)) : NULL;
+	canon = raw ? absolute_pathdup(raw) : NULL;
 	strbuf_release(&path);
 	return canon;
 }
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	path = get_repo_path(repo_name, &is_bundle);
 	if (path)
-		repo = xstrdup(absolute_path(repo_name));
+		repo = absolute_pathdup(repo_name);
 	else if (!strchr(repo_name, ':'))
 		die(_("repository '%s' does not exist"), repo_name);
 	else
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 74614a951e..899dc334e3 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int module_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				   module_clone_options);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/modules/%s", get_git_dir(), name);
-	sm_gitdir = xstrdup(absolute_path(sb.buf));
+	sm_gitdir = absolute_pathdup(sb.buf);
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);
 
 	if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 53b4771c04..d633761575 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static struct worktree *get_linked_worktree(const char *id)
 
 static void mark_current_worktree(struct worktree **worktrees)
 {
-	char *git_dir = xstrdup(absolute_path(get_git_dir()));
+	char *git_dir = absolute_pathdup(get_git_dir());
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
-- 
2.11.0


```

## Brandon Williams, 2017-01-26 18:32

Subject: Re: PATCH 1/2] abspath: add absolute_pathdup()
Message-ID: <20170126183229.GA3626@google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170126183229.GA3626%40google.com
In-Reply-To: <d94d742d-1247-ac35-c081-7db1f2178d34@web.de>

```
On 01/26, René Scharfe wrote:
> Add a function that returns a buffer containing the absolute path of its
> argument and a semantic patch for its intended use.  It avoids an extra
> string copy to a static buffer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
> ---
>  abspath.c                                | 7 +++++++
>  cache.h                                  | 1 +
>  contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci | 6 ++++++
>  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
> index fce40fddcc..2f0c26e0e2 100644
> --- a/abspath.c
> +++ b/abspath.c
> @@ -239,6 +239,13 @@ const char *absolute_path(const char *path)
>  	return sb.buf;
>  }
>  
> +char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path)
> +{
> +	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
> +	strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
> +	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Unlike prefix_path, this should be used if the named file does
>   * not have to interact with index entry; i.e. name of a random file
> diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
> index 00a029af36..d7b7a8cd7a 100644
> --- a/cache.h
> +++ b/cache.h
> @@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ const char *real_path(const char *path);
>  const char *real_path_if_valid(const char *path);
>  char *real_pathdup(const char *path);
>  const char *absolute_path(const char *path);
> +char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path);
>  const char *remove_leading_path(const char *in, const char *prefix);
>  const char *relative_path(const char *in, const char *prefix, struct strbuf *sb);
>  int normalize_path_copy_len(char *dst, const char *src, int *prefix_len);
> diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
> index 3fceef132b..8e05d1ca4b 100644
> --- a/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
> +++ b/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
> @@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ expression V;
>  - if (E)
>  -    V = xstrdup(E);
>  + V = xstrdup_or_null(E);
> +
> +@@
> +expression E;
> +@@
> +- xstrdup(absolute_path(E))
> ++ absolute_pathdup(E)
> -- 
> 2.11.0
> 

These two patches look good to me.

-- 
Brandon Williams

```

## Johannes Schindelin, 2017-01-27 10:21

Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] use absolute_pathdup()
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1701271121120.3469@virtualbox>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.20.1701271121120.3469%40virtualbox
In-Reply-To: <d15fdbb9-2a21-eeab-1fee-4a1553bd3bcb@web.de>

```
Hi René,

On Thu, 26 Jan 2017, René Scharfe wrote:

> Apply the symantic patch for converting callers that duplicate the

s/symantic/semantic/

Ciao,
Dscho
```

## René Scharfe, 2017-01-27 15:39

Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] use absolute_pathdup()
Message-ID: <0555c0aa-fcb4-19fb-a533-c451e1e477e3@web.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/0555c0aa-fcb4-19fb-a533-c451e1e477e3%40web.de
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1701271121120.3469@virtualbox>

```
Hi Dscho,

Am 27.01.2017 um 11:21 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2017, René Scharfe wrote:
>> Apply the symantic patch for converting callers that duplicate the
>
> s/symantic/semantic/

thank you!  I wonder where this came from.  And where my spellchecker 
went without as much as a farewell.  Reinstalled it now..

René

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2017-01-27 18:18

Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] use absolute_pathdup()
Message-ID: <xmqqlgtwz7r6.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqlgtwz7r6.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <0555c0aa-fcb4-19fb-a533-c451e1e477e3@web.de>

```
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:

> Hi Dscho,
>
> Am 27.01.2017 um 11:21 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
>> On Thu, 26 Jan 2017, René Scharfe wrote:
>>> Apply the symantic patch for converting callers that duplicate the
>>
>> s/symantic/semantic/
>
> thank you!  I wonder where this came from.  And where my spellchecker
> went without as much as a farewell.  Reinstalled it now..
>
> René

Thanks.  I've already locally amended this.

```
