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[PATCH 15/31] refs.c: lock the ref during _update instead of during _commit

From
Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Date
May 14, 2014, 22:13 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Try to lock the ref during the transaction update instead of later during the commit phase. This allows us to do things such as :

t = transaction_begin() transaction_update_sha1(t, ref, ...) /* locking ref */ ... do stuff while we know that ref is locked ... transaction_commit(t)

Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
---
 refs.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8212d77..b006238 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -3438,6 +3438,16 @@ int transaction_update_sha1(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 	 */
 	if (update->flags & REF_ISPACKONLY)
 		add_delname(transaction, update->refname);
+	else {
+		update->lock = lock_ref_sha1_basic(update->refname,
+						   (update->have_old ?
+						    update->old_sha1 :
+						    NULL),
+						   update->flags,
+						   &update->type,
+						   transaction->delnames,
+						   transaction->delnum);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3566,14 +3576,6 @@ int transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		if (update->flags & REF_ISPACKONLY)
 			continue;
 
-		update->lock = lock_ref_sha1_basic(update->refname,
-						   (update->have_old ?
-						    update->old_sha1 :
-						    NULL),
-						   update->flags,
-						   &update->type,
-						   transaction->delnames,
-						   transaction->delnum);
 		if (!update->lock) {
 			if (err)
 				strbuf_addf(err, "Cannot lock the ref '%s'.",

-- 
2.0.0.rc3.506.g3739a35
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Message 27 of 43 in “Finish implementing ref and reflog transactions”
  1. 00/31 Finish implementing ref and reflog transactionsRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  2. 01/31 refs.c make ref_transaction_create a wrapper to ref_transaction_updateRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  3. 02/31 refs.c: make ref_transaction_delete a wrapper for ref_transaction_updateRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  4. 03/31 refs.c: rename the transaction functionsRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2014
  6. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 19, 2014
  8. 04/31 refs.c: add a new update_type field to ref_updateRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  9. 05/31 refs.c: add a function to append a reflog entry to a fdRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  10. 06/31 refs.c: add a transaction function to append a reflog entryRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  11. 07/31 refs.c: add a flag to allow reflog updates to truncate the logRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2014
  13. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  14. 08/31 refs.c: only write reflog update if msg is non-NULLRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2014
  16. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  17. 09/31 refs.c: allow multiple reflog updates during a single transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2014
  19. Eric SunshineMay 16, 2014
  20. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  21. Ronnie SahlbergMay 19, 2014
  22. 10/31 reflog.c: use a reflog transaction when writing during expireRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  23. 11/31 refs.c: null terminate the string in copy_msgRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  24. 12/31 refs.c: track the refnames we are deleting in the transaction structureRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  25. 13/31 refs.c: update the list of deleted refs during _update instead of _commitRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  26. 14/31 refs.c: return error instead of dying when locking fails during transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  27. 15/31 refs.c: lock the ref during _update instead of during _commitRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  28. 16/31 refs.c: add an error argument to create/delete/update just like commitRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  29. 17/31 refs.c: make _update_reflog take an error argumentRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  30. 18/31 refs.c: return immediately from _commit if the transaction has an errorRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  31. 19/31 tests: move tests for -z update/delete/verify to after the ref is createdRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  32. 20/31 refs.c: check for lock conflicts already in _updateRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  33. 21/31 refs.c allow multiple updates of the same ref in a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  34. 22/31 refs.c: release all remaining locks during transaction_freeRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  35. 23/31 reflog.c: use the existing transaction to also lock and update the refRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  36. 24/31 refs.c: make unlock_ref staticRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  37. 25/31 refs.c: make close_ref staticRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  38. 26/31 refs.c: make commit_ref staticRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  39. 27/31 refs.c: remove the function lock_any_ref_for_updateRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  40. 28/31 refs.c: make struct ref_lock private to refs.cRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  41. 29/31 refs.c: allow passing raw git_committer_info as email to _update_reflogRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  42. 30/31 refs.c: move ref_update and other definitions to earlier in the fileRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014
  43. 31/31 refs.c: use the transaction to manage the reflog in rename_refsRonnie Sahlberg, May 14, 2014

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