elf: don't parse elf more than necessary
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Current evaluation
Merged #1989 (commit 393ba2c63) to avoid parsing ELF files more than necessary, reducing redundant work for a small performance gain.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The optimization was merged through PR #1989 in commit 393ba2c63 after maintainer approval.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
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This one is pretty self-explanatory. Might get a small performance bump.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #1989 (commit 393ba2c63) to avoid parsing ELF files more than necessary, reducing redundant work for a small performance gain. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #1989 in commit 393ba2c63 to avoid parsing ELF files more than necessary, improving performance. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged a single-line change optimizing ELF parsing to avoid unnecessary work, yielding a minor performance improvement. Approved by a maintainer and passed CI checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged an optimization that restricts ELF parsing to only required operations, delivering a minor performance improvement. Integrated directly by the maintainer without additional review comments. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2000 elf: remove dead code | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2000 in adc0d3692 removed the unused ELF magic-string return after parsing logic moved to ElfFile. | |
| #1950 elf: better debug messages | snapcraft | merged | Merged #1950 in commit 7b8271737, polishing ELF linker and library-exclusion debug output while removing repeated checks and messages on unsupported bases. | |
| #1870 elf: remove dependency on magic | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1870 in commit d20b9678d, replacing python-magic with readelf for ELF parsing and cleaning up the implementation. |