[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64538: memoize wp_normalize_path

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Wed Jan 21 22:47:53 UTC 2026


#64538: memoize wp_normalize_path
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 Reporter:  josephscott               |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  General                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by josephscott):

 * focuses:  performance =>


Comment:

 This is a classic "use more memory to reduce I/O and CPU" trade off.  At
 the ~4,000 calls to `wp_normalize_path()` I was seeing about 240KB
 additional memory usage.  This is of course going to vary depending on
 exactly what paths you end up normalizing.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64538#comment:3>
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