Remove excess cast to C-string and add const references for read-only objects

shared/offline_compiler/source/offline_compiler.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ int OfflineCompiler::initialize(size_t numArgs, const std::vector<std::string> &
         }
     }
 
-    retVal = deviceName.empty() ? OCLOC_SUCCESS : initHardwareInfo(deviceName.c_str());
+    retVal = deviceName.empty() ? OCLOC_SUCCESS : initHardwareInfo(deviceName);
     if (retVal != OCLOC_SUCCESS) {
         argHelper->printf("Error: Cannot get HW Info for device %s.\n", deviceName.c_str());
         return retVal;

shared/source/compiler_interface/linux/compiler_cache_linux.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2023 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool CompilerCache::evictCache(uint64_t &bytesEvicted) {
     for (int i = 0; i < filesCount; ++i) {
         ElementsStruct fileElement = {};
         fileElement.path = joinPath(config.cacheDir, files[i]->d_name);
-        if (NEO::SysCalls::stat(fileElement.path.c_str(), &fileElement.statEl) == 0) {
+        if (NEO::SysCalls::stat(fileElement.path, &fileElement.statEl) == 0) {
             cacheFiles.push_back(std::move(fileElement));
         }
         free(files[i]);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void CompilerCache::lockConfigFileAndReadSize(const std::string &configFilePath,
             if (fileName.find(config.cacheFileExtension) != fileName.npos) {
                 ElementsStruct fileElement = {};
                 fileElement.path = joinPath(config.cacheDir, files[i]->d_name);
-                if (NEO::SysCalls::stat(fileElement.path.c_str(), &fileElement.statEl) == 0) {
+                if (NEO::SysCalls::stat(fileElement.path, &fileElement.statEl) == 0) {
                     cacheFiles.push_back(std::move(fileElement));
                 }
             }

shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment_drm_or_wddm.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ void ExecutionEnvironment::configureCcsMode() {
         return;
     }
 
-    const std::string drmPath = "/sys/class/drm";
+    const std::string &drmPath = "/sys/class/drm";
     std::string expectedFilePrefix = drmPath + "/card";
-    auto files = Directory::getFiles(drmPath.c_str());
+    const auto &files = Directory::getFiles(drmPath);
     for (const auto &file : files) {
         if (file.find(expectedFilePrefix.c_str()) == std::string::npos) {
             continue;
         }
 
         std::string gtPath = file + "/gt";
-        auto gtFiles = Directory::getFiles(gtPath.c_str());
+        const auto &gtFiles = Directory::getFiles(gtPath);
         expectedFilePrefix = gtPath + "/gt";
         for (const auto &gtFile : gtFiles) {
             if (gtFile.find(expectedFilePrefix.c_str()) == std::string::npos) {

shared/source/helpers/linux/path.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace NEO {
 bool pathExists(const std::string &path) {
     struct stat statbuf = {};
 
-    if (NEO::SysCalls::stat(path.c_str(), &statbuf) == -1) {
+    if (NEO::SysCalls::stat(path, &statbuf) == -1) {
         return false;
     }
 

shared/source/kernel/kernel_descriptor_from_patchtokens.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2020-2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void populateKernelDescriptor(KernelDescriptor &dst, const SPatchDataParameterSt
 
 void populateKernelDescriptor(KernelDescriptor &dst, const SPatchKernelAttributesInfo &token) {
     constexpr ConstStringRef attributeReqdSubGroupSizeBeg = "intel_reqd_sub_group_size(";
-    std::string attributes = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&token + 1), token.AttributesSize).c_str();
+    const auto &attributes = std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&token + 1), token.AttributesSize);
     dst.kernelMetadata.kernelLanguageAttributes = attributes;
     auto it = attributes.find(attributeReqdSubGroupSizeBeg.begin());
     if (it != std::string::npos) {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void populateArgDescriptor(KernelDescriptor &dst, size_t argNum, const PatchToke
 
 void populateKernelDescriptor(KernelDescriptor &dst, const PatchTokenBinary::KernelFromPatchtokens &src, uint32_t gpuPointerSizeInBytes) {
     UNRECOVERABLE_IF(nullptr == src.header);
-    dst.kernelMetadata.kernelName = std::string(src.name.begin(), src.name.end()).c_str();
+    dst.kernelMetadata.kernelName = std::string(src.name.begin(), src.name.end());
     populateKernelDescriptorIfNotNull(dst, src.tokens.executionEnvironment);
     populateKernelDescriptorIfNotNull(dst, src.tokens.samplerStateArray);
     populateKernelDescriptorIfNotNull(dst, src.tokens.bindingTableState);

shared/source/os_interface/linux/drm_neo.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ bool Drm::readSysFsAsString(const std::string &relativeFilePath, std::string &re
         return false;
     }
 
-    const std::string fileName = devicePath + relativeFilePath;
+    const std::string &fileName = devicePath + relativeFilePath;
     int fd = SysCalls::open(fileName.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
     if (fd < 0) {
         return false;

shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2025 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ bool Wddm::queryAdapterInfo() {
         memcpy_s(&gfxPartition, sizeof(gfxPartition), &adapterInfo.GfxPartition, sizeof(GMM_GFX_PARTITIONING));
         memcpy_s(&adapterBDF, sizeof(adapterBDF), &adapterInfo.stAdapterBDF, sizeof(ADAPTER_BDF));
 
-        deviceRegistryPath = std::string(adapterInfo.DeviceRegistryPath, sizeof(adapterInfo.DeviceRegistryPath)).c_str();
+        deviceRegistryPath = std::string(adapterInfo.DeviceRegistryPath, sizeof(adapterInfo.DeviceRegistryPath));
 
         systemSharedMemory = adapterInfo.SystemSharedMemory;
         dedicatedVideoMemory = adapterInfo.DedicatedVideoMemory;