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* [Bug translator/11528] New: Pass string values by reference where possible
@ 2010-04-26 12:48 jistone at redhat dot com
  2010-05-08 14:27 ` [Bug translator/11528] " fche at redhat dot com
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: jistone at redhat dot com @ 2010-04-26 12:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: systemtap

For string variables that aren't modified after assignment, like most function
parameters, we could pass them as a "const char*" reference rather than a
char[MAXSTRINGLEN] copy.  With script functions it's easy to tell if a parameter
is modified; for embedded-C functions we could perhaps have a new /* foo */
annotation.

Return values could get similar treatment -- __retvalue could be a char* which
is pointed to the desired destination.  We just need to make sure that even with
an unused return value, we still give __retvalue somewhere to go.

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           Summary: Pass string values by reference where possible
           Product: systemtap
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: translator
        AssignedTo: systemtap at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: jistone at redhat dot com


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* [Bug translator/11528] Pass string values by reference where possible
  2010-04-26 12:48 [Bug translator/11528] New: Pass string values by reference where possible jistone at redhat dot com
@ 2010-05-08 14:27 ` fche at redhat dot com
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: fche at redhat dot com @ 2010-05-08 14:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: systemtap



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