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[PATCH v3 10/25] delete_ref_loose(): don't muck around in the lock_file's filename

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Apr 14, 2014, 13:54 UTC
Message-ID
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It's bad manners. Especially since, if unlink_or_warn() failed, the memory wasn't restored to its original contents.

So make our own copy to work with.
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 2805b31..20c483b 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2486,12 +2486,15 @@ static int repack_without_ref(const char *refname)
 static int delete_ref_loose(struct ref_lock *lock, int flag)
 {
 	if (!(flag & REF_ISPACKED) || flag & REF_ISSYMREF) {
-		/* loose */
-		int err, i = strlen(lock->lk->filename) - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN;
-
-		lock->lk->filename[i] = 0;
-		err = unlink_or_warn(lock->lk->filename);
-		lock->lk->filename[i] = LOCK_SUFFIX[0];
+		/*
+		 * loose.  The loose file name is the same as the
+		 * lockfile name, minus ".lock":
+		 */
+		char *loose_filename = xmemdupz(
+				lock->lk->filename,
+				strlen(lock->lk->filename) - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN);
+		int err = unlink_or_warn(loose_filename);
+		free(loose_filename);
 		if (err && errno != ENOENT)
 			return 1;
 	}
-- 
1.9.1
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Message 11 of 32 in “Lockfile correctness and refactoring”
  1. 00/25 Lockfile correctness and refactoringMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  2. 01/25 unable_to_lock_die(): rename function from unable_to_lock_index_die()Michael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  3. 02/25 api-lockfile: expand the documentationMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  4. 03/25 rollback_lock_file(): do not clear filename redundantlyMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  5. 04/25 rollback_lock_file(): set fd to -1Michael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  6. 05/25 lockfile: unlock file if lockfile permissions cannot be adjustedMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  7. 06/25 hold_lock_file_for_append(): release lock on errorsMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  8. 07/25 lock_file(): always add lock_file object to lock_file_listMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  9. 08/25 lockfile.c: document the various states of lock_file objectsMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  10. 09/25 cache.h: define constants LOCK_SUFFIX and LOCK_SUFFIX_LENMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  11. 10/25 delete_ref_loose(): don't muck around in the lock_file's filenameMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  12. 11/25 prepare_index(): declare return value to be (const char *)Michael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  13. 12/25 write_packed_entry_fn(): convert cb_data into a (const int *)Michael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  14. 13/25 lock_file(): exit early if lockfile cannot be openedMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  15. 14/25 remove_lock_file(): call rollback_lock_file()Michael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  16. 15/25 commit_lock_file(): inline temporary variableMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  17. 16/25 commit_lock_file(): die() if called for unlocked lockfile objectMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  18. Johannes SixtApr 15, 2014
  19. Michael HaggertyApr 16, 2014
  20. 17/25 lockfile: avoid transitory invalid statesMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  21. 18/25 struct lock_file: declare some fields volatileMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  22. Johannes SixtApr 15, 2014
  23. Michael HaggertyApr 16, 2014
  24. 19/25 try_merge_strategy(): remove redundant lock_file allocationMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  25. 20/25 try_merge_strategy(): use a statically-allocated lock_file objectMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  26. 21/25 commit_lock_file(): use a strbuf to manage temporary spaceMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  27. 22/25 Change lock_file::filename into a strbufMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  28. 23/25 resolve_symlink(): use a strbuf for internal scratch spaceMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  29. 24/25 resolve_symlink(): take a strbuf parameterMichael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  30. 25/25 trim_last_path_elm(): replace last_path_elm()Michael Haggerty, Apr 14, 2014
  31. Torsten BögershausenApr 15, 2014
  32. Michael HaggertyApr 16, 2014

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