Index: scanelf.c
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-projects/pax-utils/scanelf.c,v
retrieving revision 1.159
diff -u -p -r1.159 scanelf.c
--- scanelf.c	29 Oct 2006 16:20:54 -0000	1.159
+++ scanelf.c	28 Nov 2006 01:03:30 -0000
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int file_matches_list(const char 
 static int scanelf_elfobj(elfobj *elf);
 static int scanelf_elf(const char *filename, int fd, size_t len);
 static int scanelf_archive(const char *filename, int fd, size_t len);
-static void scanelf_file(const char *filename);
+static void scanelf_file(const char *filename, const struct stat *st_cache);
 static void scanelf_dir(const char *path);
 static void scanelf_ldpath(void);
 static void scanelf_envpath(void);
@@ -1231,23 +1231,30 @@ static int scanelf_archive(const char *f
 	return 0;
 }
 /* scan a file which may be an elf or an archive or some other magical beast */
-static void scanelf_file(const char *filename)
+static void scanelf_file(const char *filename, const struct stat *st_cache)
 {
-	struct stat st;
+	const struct stat *st;
+	struct stat my_st;
 	int fd;
 
-	/* make sure 'filename' exists */
-	if (lstat(filename, &st) == -1) {
-		if (be_verbose > 2) printf("%s: does not exist\n", filename);
-		return;
-	}
+	/* use stat cache if we have one */
+	if (!st_cache) {
+		/* make sure 'filename' exists */
+		if (lstat(filename, &my_st) == -1) {
+			if (be_verbose > 2) printf("%s: does not exist\n", filename);
+			return;
+		}
+		st = &my_st;
+	} else
+		st = st_cache;
 
 	/* always handle regular files and handle symlinked files if no -y */
-	if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISLNK(st->st_mode)) {
 		if (!scan_symlink) return;
-		stat(filename, &st);
+		stat(filename, &my_st);
+		st = &my_st;
 	}
-	if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
+	if (!S_ISREG(st->st_mode)) {
 		if (be_verbose > 2) printf("%s: skipping non-file\n", filename);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1255,9 +1262,9 @@ static void scanelf_file(const char *fil
 	if ((fd=open(filename, (fix_elf ? O_RDWR : O_RDONLY))) == -1)
 		return;
 
-	if (scanelf_elf(filename, fd, st.st_size) == 1 && scan_archives)
+	if (scanelf_elf(filename, fd, st->st_size) == 1 && scan_archives)
 		/* if it isn't an ELF, maybe it's an .a archive */
-		scanelf_archive(filename, fd, st.st_size);
+		scanelf_archive(filename, fd, st->st_size);
 
 	close(fd);
 }
@@ -1279,7 +1286,7 @@ static void scanelf_dir(const char *path
 
 	/* ok, if it isn't a directory, assume we can open it */
 	if (!S_ISDIR(st_top.st_mode)) {
-		scanelf_file(path);
+		scanelf_file(path, &st_top);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1303,7 +1310,7 @@ static void scanelf_dir(const char *path
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s%s", path, (path[pathlen-1] == '/') ? "" : "/", dentry->d_name);
 		if (lstat(buf, &st) != -1) {
 			if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-				scanelf_file(buf);
+				scanelf_file(buf, &st);
 			else if (dir_recurse && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 				if (dir_crossmount || (st_top.st_dev == st.st_dev))
 					scanelf_dir(buf);