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[PATCH v2 02/11] handle_missing_loose_ref(): return an int

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Oct 15, 2014, 15:06 UTC
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From: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>

The return value of handle_missing_loose_ref() was either NULL to signify an error or the input parameter refname on success. So instead of returning a string, just return a 0 on success or -1 on error, so the reader doesn't have to wonder what string the return value points at.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index ffd45e9..ceba23c 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1370,10 +1370,10 @@ static struct ref_entry *get_packed_ref(const char *refname)
  * A loose ref file doesn't exist; check for a packed ref.  The
  * options are forwarded from resolve_safe_unsafe().
  */
-static const char *handle_missing_loose_ref(const char *refname,
-					    unsigned char *sha1,
-					    int reading,
-					    int *flag)
+static int handle_missing_loose_ref(const char *refname,
+				    unsigned char *sha1,
+				    int reading,
+				    int *flag)
 {
 	struct ref_entry *entry;
 
@@ -1386,14 +1386,14 @@ static const char *handle_missing_loose_ref(const char *refname,
 		hashcpy(sha1, entry->u.value.sha1);
 		if (flag)
 			*flag |= REF_ISPACKED;
-		return refname;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	/* The reference is not a packed reference, either. */
 	if (reading) {
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	} else {
 		hashclr(sha1);
-		return refname;
+		return 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1437,10 +1437,12 @@ const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, int rea
 		 */
 	stat_ref:
 		if (lstat(path, &st) < 0) {
-			if (errno == ENOENT)
-				return handle_missing_loose_ref(refname, sha1,
-								reading, flag);
-			else
+			if (errno == ENOENT) {
+				if (handle_missing_loose_ref(refname, sha1,
+							     reading, flag))
+					return NULL;
+				return refname;
+			} else
 				return NULL;
 		}
 
-- 
2.1.1
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Message 3 of 16 in “Consolidate ref parsing code”
  1. 00/11 Consolidate ref parsing codeMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  2. 01/11 strbuf_read_file(): preserve errno on failureMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  3. 02/11 handle_missing_loose_ref(): return an intMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  4. 03/11 resolve_ref_unsafe(): reverse the logic of the symref conditionalMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  5. 04/11 resolve_ref_unsafe(): use skip_prefix() to skip over "ref:"Michael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  6. 05/11 refs.c: refactor resolve_ref_unsafe() to use strbuf internallyMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  7. 06/11 refs.c: move ref parsing code out of resolve_ref()Michael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  8. 07/11 handle_missing_loose_ref(): inline functionMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  9. 08/11 resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(): drop arbitrary refname length limitMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  10. 09/11 refs.c: rewrite resolve_gitlink_ref() to use parse_ref()Michael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  11. 10/11 resove_gitlink_packed_ref(): inline functionMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  12. 11/11 resolve_gitlink_ref(): remove redundant testMichael Haggerty, Oct 15, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2014
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2014
  15. Michael HaggertyOct 16, 2014
  16. Duy NguyenOct 16, 2014

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