Re: [PATCH V3 4/6] perf tools: add perf_data_file__open_tmp

[Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 06:05:12PM +0000, Liang, Kan wrote:
> > SNIP
> > 
> > > > >  ssize_t perf_data_file__write(struct perf_data_file *file, diff
> > > > > --git a/tools/perf/util/data.h b/tools/perf/util/data.h index
> > > > > ae510ce..892b3d5 100644
> > > > > --- a/tools/perf/util/data.h
> > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/util/data.h
> > > > > @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ enum perf_data_mode {
> > > > >
> > > > >  struct perf_data_file {
> > > > >  	const char		*path;
> > > > > +	char			*tmp_path;
> > > >
> > > > could we add is_tmp instead of new path pointer and keep the path
> > > > for the name..?
> > >
> > > The 'path' is const char. I think it's not good for tmp file which
> > > generate the file name in real time.
> > 
> > then change path to 'char *' ? I just dont think having
> > 2 name pointers for path will keep this simple
> >
> 
> I tried, but it will impact almost all the perf tools.
> The input/output file name is const char*, which means that the file
> name should not be change.
> I just don't think it's right to cast it to char *.

ok, then the original approach does not look that bad now ;-)

jirka