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 -- Lauf nicht vor Deinem Glück davon: Es könnte hinter Dir stehen! -- Libvir-list mailing list Libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list