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[PATCH 1/5] write_ref_to_lockfile(): new function, extracted from write_ref_sha1()

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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Apr 24, 2015, 11:35 UTC
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This is the first step towards separating the checking and writing of the new reference value to committing the change.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 4f495bd..72dae21 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -3017,11 +3017,10 @@ int is_branch(const char *refname)
 }
 
 /*
- * Write sha1 into the ref specified by the lock. Make sure that errno
- * is sane on error.
+ * Write sha1 into the open lockfile, then close the lockfile. On
+ * errors, rollback the lockfile and set errno to reflect the problem.
  */
-static int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock,
-	const unsigned char *sha1, const char *logmsg)
+static int write_ref_to_lockfile(struct ref_lock *lock, const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	static char term = '\n';
 	struct object *o;
@@ -3050,6 +3049,19 @@ static int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock,
 		errno = save_errno;
 		return -1;
 	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Write sha1 into the ref specified by the lock. Make sure that errno
+ * is sane on error.
+ */
+static int write_ref_sha1(struct ref_lock *lock,
+	const unsigned char *sha1, const char *logmsg)
+{
+	if (write_ref_to_lockfile(lock, sha1))
+		return -1;
+
 	clear_loose_ref_cache(&ref_cache);
 	if (log_ref_write(lock->ref_name, lock->old_sha1, sha1, logmsg) < 0 ||
 	    (strcmp(lock->ref_name, lock->orig_ref_name) &&
-- 
2.1.4
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  1. 0/5 Avoid file descriptor exhaustion in ref_transaction_commit()Michael Haggerty, Apr 24, 2015
  2. 1/5 write_ref_to_lockfile(): new function, extracted from write_ref_sha1()Michael Haggerty, Apr 24, 2015
  3. 2/5 commit_ref_update(): new function, extracted from write_ref_sha1()Michael Haggerty, Apr 24, 2015
  4. 3/5 write_ref_sha1(): inline function at callersMichael Haggerty, Apr 24, 2015
  5. 4/5 ref_transaction_commit(): remove the local flags variablesMichael Haggerty, Apr 24, 2015
  6. Jeff KingApr 24, 2015
  7. Michael HaggertyApr 24, 2015
  8. Jeff KingApr 24, 2015
  9. Eric SunshineApr 24, 2015
  10. Michael HaggertyApr 24, 2015
  11. 5/5 ref_transaction_commit(): only keep one lockfile open at a timeMichael Haggerty, Apr 24, 2015
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