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[PATCH v16 06/48] lockfile.c: add a new public function unable_to_lock_message

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Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Date
Jun 12, 2014, 17:20 UTC
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Introducing a new unable_to_lock_message helper, which has nicer semantics than unable_to_lock_error and cleans up lockfile.c a little.

Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
---
 cache.h    |  2 ++
 lockfile.c | 22 ++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index cbe1935..8b12aa8 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ struct lock_file {
 #define LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR 1
 #define LOCK_NODEREF 2
 extern int unable_to_lock_error(const char *path, int err);
+extern void unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err,
+				   struct strbuf *buf);
 extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err);
 extern int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int);
 extern int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int);
diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index 8fbcb6a..464031b 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -157,33 +157,35 @@ static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
 	return lk->fd;
 }
 
-static char *unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err)
+void unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-
 	if (err == EEXIST) {
-		strbuf_addf(&buf, "Unable to create '%s.lock': %s.\n\n"
+		strbuf_addf(buf, "Unable to create '%s.lock': %s.\n\n"
 		    "If no other git process is currently running, this probably means a\n"
 		    "git process crashed in this repository earlier. Make sure no other git\n"
 		    "process is running and remove the file manually to continue.",
 			    absolute_path(path), strerror(err));
 	} else
-		strbuf_addf(&buf, "Unable to create '%s.lock': %s",
+		strbuf_addf(buf, "Unable to create '%s.lock': %s",
 			    absolute_path(path), strerror(err));
-	return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
 
 int unable_to_lock_error(const char *path, int err)
 {
-	char *msg = unable_to_lock_message(path, err);
-	error("%s", msg);
-	free(msg);
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	unable_to_lock_message(path, err, &buf);
+	error("%s", buf.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	return -1;
 }
 
 NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err)
 {
-	die("%s", unable_to_lock_message(path, err));
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	unable_to_lock_message(path, err, &buf);
+	die("%s", buf.buf);
 }
 
 int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)

-- 
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  1. 00/48 Use ref transactionsRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  2. 01/48 refs.c: remove ref_transaction_rollbackRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  3. 02/48 refs.c: ref_transaction_commit should not free the transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  4. 03/48 refs.c: constify the sha arguments for ref_transaction_create|delete|updateRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  5. 04/48 refs.c: allow passing NULL to ref_transaction_freeRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  6. 05/48 refs.c: add a strbuf argument to ref_transaction_commit for error loggingRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  7. 06/48 lockfile.c: add a new public function unable_to_lock_messageRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  8. 07/48 lockfile.c: make lock_file return a meaningful errno on failureiRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  9. 08/48 refs.c: add an err argument to repack_without_refsRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  10. 09/48 refs.c: make sure log_ref_setup returns a meaningful errnoRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  11. 10/48 refs.c: verify_lock should set errno to something meaningfulRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  12. 11/48 refs.c: make remove_empty_directories alwasy set errno to something saneRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  13. 12/48 refs.c: commit_packed_refs to return a meaningful errno on failureRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  14. 13/48 refs.c: make resolve_ref_unsafe set errno to something meaningful on errorRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  15. 14/48 refs.c: log_ref_write should try to return meaningful errnoRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  16. 15/48 refs.c: make ref_update_reject_duplicates take a strbuf argument for errorsRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  17. 16/48 refs.c: add an err argument to delete_ref_looseRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  18. 17/48 refs.c: make update_ref_write update a strbuf on failureRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  19. 18/48 update-ref: use err argument to get error from ref_transaction_commitRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  20. 19/48 refs.c: remove the onerr argument to ref_transaction_commitRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  21. 20/48 refs.c: change ref_transaction_update() to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  22. 21/48 refs.c: change ref_transaction_create to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  23. 22/48 refs.c: update ref_transaction_delete to check for error and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  24. 23/48 refs.c: make ref_transaction_begin take an err argumentRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  25. 24/48 refs.c: add transaction.status and track OPEN/CLOSED/ERRORRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  26. 25/48 tag.c: use ref transactions when doing updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  27. 26/48 replace.c: use the ref transaction functions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  28. 27/48 commit.c: use ref transactions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  29. 28/48 sequencer.c: use ref transactions for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  30. 29/48 fast-import.c: change update_branch to use ref transactionsRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  31. 30/48 branch.c: use ref transaction for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  32. 31/48 refs.c: change update_ref to use a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  33. 32/48 receive-pack.c: use a reference transaction for updating the refsRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  34. 33/48 fast-import.c: use a ref transaction when dumping tagsRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  35. 34/48 walker.c: use ref transaction for ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  36. 35/48 refs.c: make lock_ref_sha1 staticRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  37. 36/48 refs.c: remove the update_ref_lock functionRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  38. 37/48 refs.c: remove the update_ref_write functionRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  39. 38/48 refs.c: remove lock_ref_sha1Ronnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  40. 39/48 refs.c: make prune_ref use a transaction to delete the refRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  41. 40/48 refs.c: make delete_ref use a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  42. 41/48 refs.c: pass the ref log message to _create/delete/update instead of _commitRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  43. 42/48 refs.c: pass NULL as *flags to read_ref_fullRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  44. 43/48 refs.c: move the check for valid refname to lock_ref_sha1_basicRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  45. 44/48 refs.c: call lock_ref_sha1_basic directly from commitRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  46. 45/48 refs.c: pass a skip list to name_conflict_fnRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  47. 46/48 refs.c: propagate any errno==ENOTDIR from _commit back to the callersRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  48. 47/48 fetch.c: change s_update_ref to use a ref transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014
  49. 48/48 refs.c: make write_ref_sha1 staticRonnie Sahlberg, Jun 12, 2014

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