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[PATCH v3 4/7] struct ref_lock: delete the force_write member

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Mar 3, 2015, 11:43 UTC
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From: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Instead, compute the value when it is needed.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Edited-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 3ed9ea6..7a2f53f 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ struct ref_lock {
 	struct lock_file *lk;
 	unsigned char old_sha1[20];
 	int lock_fd;
-	int force_write;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -2318,8 +2317,6 @@ 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 ((flags & REF_NODEREF) && (type & REF_ISSYMREF))
-		lock->force_write = 1;
 
  retry:
 	switch (safe_create_leading_directories(ref_file)) {
@@ -3787,8 +3784,15 @@ int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		struct ref_update *update = updates[i];
 
 		if (!is_null_sha1(update->new_sha1)) {
-			if (!update->lock->force_write &&
-			    !hashcmp(update->lock->old_sha1, update->new_sha1)) {
+			int overwriting_symref = ((update->type & REF_ISSYMREF) &&
+						  (update->flags & REF_NODEREF));
+
+			if (!overwriting_symref
+			    && !hashcmp(update->lock->old_sha1, update->new_sha1)) {
+				/*
+				 * The reference already has the desired
+				 * value, so we don't need to write it.
+				 */
 				unlock_ref(update->lock);
 				update->lock = NULL;
 			} else if (write_ref_sha1(update->lock, update->new_sha1,
-- 
2.1.4
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  1. 0/7 Fix some problems with reflog expirationMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  2. 1/7 write_ref_sha1(): remove check for lock == NULLMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  3. 2/7 write_ref_sha1(): Move write elision test to callersMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  4. 3/7 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): do not set force_write for missing referencesMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  5. 4/7 struct ref_lock: delete the force_write memberMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  6. 5/7 reflog: improve and update documentationMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  7. 6/7 reflog_expire(): ignore --updateref for symbolic referencesMichael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  8. 7/7 reflog_expire(): never update a reference to null_sha1Michael Haggerty, Mar 3, 2015
  9. Stefan BellerMar 5, 2015

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