# [PATCH] diff-lib.c: don't strdup twice

2 messages from 2007-07-07 to 2007-07-07. Participants: René Scharfe, Johannes Schindelin.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/8920

## René Scharfe, 2007-07-07 18:19

Subject: [PATCH] diff-lib.c: don't strdup twice
Message-ID: <468FD91C.7040506@lsrfire.ath.cx>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/468FD91C.7040506%40lsrfire.ath.cx

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The static function read_directory in diff-lib.c is only ever called
with struct path_list lists with .strdup_paths turned on, i.e.
path_list_insert will strdup the paths for us (again).  Let's take
advantage of that and stop doing it twice.

Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
---

 diff-lib.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index 7fb19c7..92c0e39 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static int read_directory(const char *path, struct path_list *list)
 
 	while ((e = readdir(dir)))
 		if (strcmp(".", e->d_name) && strcmp("..", e->d_name))
-			path_list_insert(xstrdup(e->d_name), list);
+			path_list_insert(e->d_name, list);
 
 	closedir(dir);
 	return 0;

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## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-07-07 18:52

Subject: Re: [PATCH] diff-lib.c: don't strdup twice
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707071951340.4093@racer.site>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0707071951340.4093%40racer.site
In-Reply-To: <468FD91C.7040506@lsrfire.ath.cx>

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Hi,

On Sat, 7 Jul 2007, Ren? Scharfe wrote:

> The static function read_directory in diff-lib.c is only ever called 
> with struct path_list lists with .strdup_paths turned on, i.e. 
> path_list_insert will strdup the paths for us (again).  Let's take 
> advantage of that and stop doing it twice.

Indeed.

Acked-by: Johannes E. Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

Thanks,
Dscho

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