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[PATCH 3/8] lock_ref_sha1_basic(): do not set force_write for missing references

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Feb 9, 2015, 09:12 UTC
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If a reference is missing, its SHA-1 will be null_sha1, which can't possibly match a new value that ref_transaction_commit() is trying to update it to. So there is no need to set force_write in this scenario.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 15 ++++++---------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 651e37e..b083858 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2259,7 +2259,6 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname,
 	int type, lflags;
 	int mustexist = (old_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(old_sha1));
 	int resolve_flags = 0;
-	int missing = 0;
 	int attempts_remaining = 3;
 
 	lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_lock));
@@ -2298,13 +2297,13 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname,
 			orig_refname, strerror(errno));
 		goto error_return;
 	}
-	missing = is_null_sha1(lock->old_sha1);
-	/* When the ref did not exist and we are creating it,
-	 * make sure there is no existing ref that is packed
-	 * whose name begins with our refname, nor a ref whose
-	 * name is a proper prefix of our refname.
+	/*
+	 * When the ref did not exist and we are creating it, make
+	 * sure there is no existing packed ref whose name begins with
+	 * our refname, nor a packed ref whose name is a proper prefix
+	 * of our refname.
 	 */
-	if (missing &&
+	if (is_null_sha1(lock->old_sha1) &&
 	     !is_refname_available(refname, skip, get_packed_refs(&ref_cache))) {
 		last_errno = ENOTDIR;
 		goto error_return;
@@ -2320,8 +2319,6 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname,
 	lock->ref_name = xstrdup(refname);
 	lock->orig_ref_name = xstrdup(orig_refname);
 	ref_file = git_path("%s", refname);
-	if (missing)
-		lock->force_write = 1;
 	if ((flags & REF_NODEREF) && (type & REF_ISSYMREF))
 		lock->force_write = 1;
 
-- 
2.1.4
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Message 7 of 46 in “Fix some problems with reflog expiration”
  1. 0/8 Fix some problems with reflog expirationMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  2. 1/8 write_ref_sha1(): remove check for lock == NULLMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  3. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  4. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2015
  5. 2/8 write_ref_sha1(): Move write elision test to callersMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2015
  7. 3/8 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): do not set force_write for missing referencesMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  8. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  9. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2015
  10. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  11. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  12. 4/8 reflog: fix documentationMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  13. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  14. 5/8 reflog: rearrange the manpageMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  15. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  16. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2015
  18. 6/8 reflog_expire(): ignore --updateref for symbolic referencesMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  19. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  20. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  21. Stefan BellerFeb 12, 2015
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2015
  23. Jeff KingFeb 12, 2015
  24. Michael HaggertyFeb 13, 2015
  25. 7/8 reflog_expire(): never update a reference to null_sha1Michael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  26. Eric SunshineFeb 9, 2015
  27. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  28. 8/8 reflog_expire(): lock symbolic refs themselves, not their referentMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  29. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2015
  31. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  32. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  33. Stefan BellerFeb 12, 2015
  34. Michael HaggertyFeb 13, 2015
  35. Stefan BellerFeb 13, 2015
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  37. Stefan BellerFeb 13, 2015
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  39. Stefan BellerFeb 13, 2015
  40. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  41. Michael HaggertyFeb 13, 2015
  42. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  43. Michael HaggertyFeb 14, 2015
  44. Stefan BellerFeb 9, 2015
  45. refs.c: get rid of force_write flagStefan Beller, Feb 10, 2015
  46. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015

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