diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
index 9828d33b96..ea60808cb6 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ KResultOr<size_t> DevFSInode::write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffe
     VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> DevFSInode::create_child(const String&, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> DevFSInode::create_child(StringView, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
 {
     return EROFS;
 }
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ RefPtr<Inode> DevFSRootDirectoryInode::lookup(StringView name)
     }
     return nullptr;
 }
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> DevFSRootDirectoryInode::create_child(const String& name, mode_t mode, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> DevFSRootDirectoryInode::create_child(StringView name, mode_t mode, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
 {
     Locker locker(m_parent_fs.m_lock);
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h
index 60f071bc46..6d0523c812 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protected:
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, FileDescription*) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, const StringView& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> directory_entry_count() const override;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     explicit DevFSRootDirectoryInode(DevFS&);
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult traverse_as_directory(Function<bool(FileSystem::DirectoryEntryView const&)>) const override;
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
     virtual InodeMetadata metadata() const override;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.cpp
index 88d2cef921..172ef6514f 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ KResult DevPtsFSInode::add_child(Inode&, const StringView&, mode_t)
     return EROFS;
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> DevPtsFSInode::create_child(const String&, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> DevPtsFSInode::create_child(StringView, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
 {
     return EROFS;
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.h
index 72a046c1cf..d32a4e4dd7 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevPtsFS.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ private:
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, FileDescription*) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, const StringView& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> directory_entry_count() const override;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
index cfb387c39f..82df1eb9de 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.cpp
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ KResult Ext2FSInode::write_directory(Vector<Ext2FSDirectoryEntry>& entries)
     return KSuccess;
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> Ext2FSInode::create_child(const String& name, mode_t mode, dev_t dev, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> Ext2FSInode::create_child(StringView name, mode_t mode, dev_t dev, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
     if (::is_directory(mode))
         return fs().create_directory(*this, name, mode, uid, gid);
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
index 0f7a5b2b14..77cefcb4d4 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Ext2FileSystem.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private:
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& data, FileDescription*) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode& child, const StringView& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) override;
     virtual KResult set_atime(time_t) override;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
index 2ef33d402b..31c1230c68 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
     virtual KResult traverse_as_directory(Function<bool(FileSystem::DirectoryEntryView const&)>) const = 0;
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) = 0;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& data, FileDescription*) = 0;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) = 0;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) = 0;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, const StringView& name, mode_t) = 0;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) = 0;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> directory_entry_count() const = 0;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp
index d0fdbc64d7..7ee81bc7d8 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ RefPtr<Inode> Plan9FSInode::lookup(StringView name)
     return Plan9FSInode::create(fs(), newfid);
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> Plan9FSInode::create_child(const String&, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> Plan9FSInode::create_child(StringView, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
 {
     // TODO
     return ENOTIMPL;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
index 53f1621a89..243c695889 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public:
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& data, FileDescription*) override;
     virtual KResult traverse_as_directory(Function<bool(FileSystem::DirectoryEntryView const&)>) const override;
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, const StringView& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> directory_entry_count() const override;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
index f443e467c8..8084ef6554 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ KResultOr<size_t> ProcFSInode::write_bytes(off_t offset, size_t count, const Use
     return m_associated_component->write_bytes(offset, count, buffer, fd);
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> ProcFSInode::create_child(const String&, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> ProcFSInode::create_child(StringView, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
 {
     return EROFS;
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.h
index 6677f42898..d88df337ac 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual InodeMetadata metadata() const override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, FileDescription*) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, const StringView& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) override;
     virtual void did_seek(FileDescription&, off_t) override;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp
index bf08129363..c7cb243f3a 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ KResultOr<size_t> SysFSInode::write_bytes(off_t offset, size_t count, UserOrKern
     return m_associated_component->write_bytes(offset, count, buffer, fd);
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> SysFSInode::create_child(String const&, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> SysFSInode::create_child(StringView, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t)
 {
     return EROFS;
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h
index e3d2f58127..204c333bde 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual InodeMetadata metadata() const override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, UserOrKernelBuffer const&, FileDescription*) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(String const& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, StringView const& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(StringView const& name) override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> directory_entry_count() const override;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.cpp
index ea7d4a6171..7f9365592a 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ KResult TmpFSInode::chown(uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
     return KSuccess;
 }
 
-KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> TmpFSInode::create_child(const String& name, mode_t mode, dev_t dev, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
+KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> TmpFSInode::create_child(StringView name, mode_t mode, dev_t dev, uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
 {
     Locker locker(m_inode_lock);
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.h
index 178b17bddc..3b747d7194 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/TmpFS.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
     virtual void flush_metadata() override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> write_bytes(off_t, size_t, const UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, FileDescription*) override;
-    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(const String& name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
+    virtual KResultOr<NonnullRefPtr<Inode>> create_child(StringView name, mode_t, dev_t, uid_t, gid_t) override;
     virtual KResult add_child(Inode&, const StringView& name, mode_t) override;
     virtual KResult remove_child(const StringView& name) override;
     virtual KResultOr<size_t> directory_entry_count() const override;