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⚡ perf: use list buffer for subprocess stdout concatenation - #96

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💡 What: Replaced the += string concatenation operator with a list buffer (pending_list) when processing stdout chunks in lib/linux/process.py.
🎯 Why: To eliminate the $O(N^2)$ algorithmic complexity of repeated string concatenation during potentially large output streams from child processes.
📊 Measured Improvement: In a synthetic test script streaming 100,000 text chunks (simulating heavy, continuous output with few newlines), the original approach took 5.686 seconds. The optimized list buffer approach took 0.141 seconds, demonstrating a 40x speedup in this specific bottleneck.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 1256750766236569232 started by @Ch3fUlrich

Optimizes string buffering in `lib/linux/process.py` when draining the stdout of owned subprocesses. Previously, chunks were concatenated using the `+=` operator, resulting in O(N^2) time complexity. By replacing this with a list buffer (`pending_list.append()`) and joining only on newlines or at EOF, performance on heavy output streams is significantly improved.

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Co-authored-by: Ch3fUlrich <71930650+Ch3fUlrich@users.noreply.github.com>
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