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Bug 5374

Summary: [PATCH] WGI: Use fast-pass strings.
Product: SDL Reporter: Joel Linn <jl>
Component: joystickAssignee: Sam Lantinga <slouken>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact: Sam Lantinga <slouken>
Severity: normal    
Priority: P2    
Version: 2.0.13   
Hardware: All   
OS: Windows 10   
Attachments: Replacement of all uses (in joystick subsystem) of ref-counted HSTRINGs

Description Joel Linn 2020-12-01 23:18:21 UTC 
Created attachment 4550 [details]
Replacement of all uses (in joystick subsystem) of ref-counted HSTRINGs

Eliminate additional heap allocation for short-lived HSTRINGs.
Uses `WindowsCreateStringReference()` to disable reference counting and memory management by the Window Runtime.
Comment 1 Joel Linn 2020-12-01 23:36:32 UTC 
Mind though I cant fully test this change as I lack the hardware. But stepping through it seems ok.
Comment 2 Sam Lantinga 2020-12-09 14:25:02 UTC 
Patch added, thanks!
https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/32d078262876