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diff --git a/openat/src/name.rs b/openat/src/name.rs
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+use std::ffi::{OsStr, CStr, CString};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
+
+use crate::{Entry};
+
+
+/// The purpose of this is similar to `AsRef<Path>` but it's optimized for
+/// things that can be directly used as `CStr` (which is type passed to
+/// the underlying system call).
+///
+/// This trait should be implemented for everything for which `AsRef<Path>`
+/// is implemented
+pub trait AsPath {
+    /// The return value of the `to_path` that holds data copied from the
+    /// original path (if copy is needed, otherwise it's just a reference)
+    type Buffer: AsRef<CStr>;
+    /// Returns `None` when path contains a zero byte
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<Self::Buffer>;
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a Path {
+    type Buffer = CString;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<CString> {
+        CString::new(self.as_os_str().as_bytes()).ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a PathBuf {
+    type Buffer = CString;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<CString> {
+        CString::new(self.as_os_str().as_bytes()).ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a OsStr {
+    type Buffer = CString;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<CString> {
+        CString::new(self.as_bytes()).ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a str {
+    type Buffer = CString;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<CString> {
+        CString::new(self.as_bytes()).ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a String {
+    type Buffer = CString;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<CString> {
+        CString::new(self.as_bytes()).ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for String {
+    type Buffer = CString;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<CString> {
+        CString::new(self).ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a CStr {
+    type Buffer = &'a CStr;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<&'a CStr> {
+        Some(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsPath for &'a Entry {
+    type Buffer = &'a CStr;
+    fn to_path(self) -> Option<&'a CStr> {
+        Some(&self.name)
+    }
+}