git/list[1] front-page[2] threads[3] people[4] search[5] about
 

[PATCH v5 10/10] refs: refuse to write pseudorefs

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
May 15, 2024, 06:51 UTC
Message-ID
<15595991dce11b7666d8447691e5977635cef1ca.1715755591.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1715755591.git.ps@pks.im>

Pseudorefs are not stored in the ref database as by definition, they carry additional metadata that essentially makes them not a ref. As such, writing pseudorefs via the ref backend does not make any sense whatsoever as the ref backend wouldn't know how exactly to store the data.

Restrict writing pseudorefs via the ref backend.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 refs.c           | 7 +++++++
 t/t5510-fetch.sh | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index c13b8ff6d8..9abd9e5b86 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1263,6 +1263,13 @@ int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (!(flags & REF_SKIP_REFNAME_VERIFICATION) &&
+	    is_pseudo_ref(refname)) {
+		strbuf_addf(err, _("refusing to update pseudoref '%s'"),
+			    refname);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (flags & ~REF_TRANSACTION_UPDATE_ALLOWED_FLAGS)
 		BUG("illegal flags 0x%x passed to ref_transaction_update()", flags);
 
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 9441793d06..2af277be9a 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch with a non-applying branch.<name>.merge' '
 test_expect_success 'fetch from GIT URL with a non-applying branch.<name>.merge [1]' '
 	one_head=$(cd one && git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	this_head=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
-	git update-ref -d FETCH_HEAD &&
+	rm .git/FETCH_HEAD &&
 	git fetch one &&
 	test $one_head = "$(git rev-parse --verify FETCH_HEAD)" &&
 	test $this_head = "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)"
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch from GIT URL with a non-applying branch.<name>.merge
 	one_ref=$(cd one && git symbolic-ref HEAD) &&
 	git config branch.main.remote blub &&
 	git config branch.main.merge "$one_ref" &&
-	git update-ref -d FETCH_HEAD &&
+	rm .git/FETCH_HEAD &&
 	git fetch one &&
 	test $one_head = "$(git rev-parse --verify FETCH_HEAD)" &&
 	test $this_head = "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)"
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch from GIT URL with a non-applying branch.<name>.merge
 # the merge spec does not match the branch the remote HEAD points to
 test_expect_success 'fetch from GIT URL with a non-applying branch.<name>.merge [3]' '
 	git config branch.main.merge "${one_ref}_not" &&
-	git update-ref -d FETCH_HEAD &&
+	rm .git/FETCH_HEAD &&
 	git fetch one &&
 	test $one_head = "$(git rev-parse --verify FETCH_HEAD)" &&
 	test $this_head = "$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD)"
-- 
2.45.GIT
Previous: Patrick Steinhardt
Message 93 of 93 in “Clarify pseudo-ref terminology”
  1. 0/3 Clarify pseudo-ref terminologyPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  2. 1/3 refs: move `is_special_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  3. 2/3 refs: do not label special refs as pseudo refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  4. Phillip WoodApr 29, 2024
  5. Patrick SteinhardtApr 30, 2024
  6. Phillip WoodApr 30, 2024
  7. Patrick SteinhardtApr 30, 2024
  8. Jeff KingApr 30, 2024
  9. Karthik NayakApr 30, 2024
  10. Patrick SteinhardtApr 30, 2024
  11. Patrick SteinhardtApr 30, 2024
  12. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2024
  13. Justin ToblerApr 29, 2024
  14. Patrick SteinhardtApr 30, 2024
  15. Jean-Noël AVILAMay 9, 2024
  16. Patrick SteinhardtMay 10, 2024
  17. 3/3 refs: fix segfault in `is_pseudoref()` when ref cannot be resolvedPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 29, 2024
  18. Phillip WoodApr 29, 2024
  19. Karthik NayakApr 29, 2024
  20. Phillip WoodApr 29, 2024
  21. Karthik NayakApr 29, 2024
  22. Patrick SteinhardtApr 30, 2024
  23. 00/10 Clarify pseudo-ref terminologyPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  24. 01/10 Documentation/glossary: redefine pseudorefs as special refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  25. Karthik NayakApr 30, 2024
  26. Justin ToblerApr 30, 2024
  27. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2024
  28. Patrick SteinhardtMay 2, 2024
  29. 02/10 Documentation/glossary: clarify limitations of pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  30. Kristoffer HaugsbakkApr 30, 2024
  31. 03/10 Documentation/glossary: define root refs as refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  32. Karthik NayakApr 30, 2024
  33. 04/10 refs: rename `is_pseudoref()` to `is_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  34. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2024
  35. 05/10 refs: refname `is_special_ref()` to `is_pseudo_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  36. Karthik NayakApr 30, 2024
  37. 06/10 refs: classify HEAD as a root refPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  38. 07/10 refs: root refs can be symbolic refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  39. Justin ToblerApr 30, 2024
  40. Patrick SteinhardtMay 2, 2024
  41. Justin ToblerMay 3, 2024
  42. Patrick SteinhardtMay 7, 2024
  43. 08/10 refs: pseudorefs are no refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  44. 09/10 ref-filter: properly distinuish pseudo and root refsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  45. Karthik NayakApr 30, 2024
  46. Patrick SteinhardtMay 2, 2024
  47. Karthik NayakMay 2, 2024
  48. 10/10 refs: refuse to write pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, Apr 30, 2024
  49. 00/10 Clarify pseudo-ref terminologyPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  50. 01/10 Documentation/glossary: redefine pseudorefs as special refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  51. 02/10 Documentation/glossary: clarify limitations of pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  52. 03/10 Documentation/glossary: define root refs as refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  53. 04/10 refs: rename `is_pseudoref()` to `is_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  54. 05/10 refs: refname `is_special_ref()` to `is_pseudo_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  55. 06/10 refs: classify HEAD as a root refPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  56. 07/10 refs: root refs can be symbolic refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  57. Jeff KingMay 3, 2024
  58. Patrick SteinhardtMay 15, 2024
  59. Patrick SteinhardtMay 15, 2024
  60. Jeff KingMay 15, 2024
  61. Patrick SteinhardtMay 15, 2024
  62. Jeff KingMay 15, 2024
  63. Patrick SteinhardtMay 15, 2024
  64. Jeff KingMay 15, 2024
  65. 08/10 refs: pseudorefs are no refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  66. 09/10 ref-filter: properly distinuish pseudo and root refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  67. 10/10 refs: refuse to write pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, May 2, 2024
  68. 00/10 Clarify pseudo-ref terminologyPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  69. 01/10 Documentation/glossary: redefine pseudorefs as special refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  70. 02/10 Documentation/glossary: clarify limitations of pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  71. 03/10 Documentation/glossary: define root refs as refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  72. 04/10 refs: rename `is_pseudoref()` to `is_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  73. 05/10 refs: refname `is_special_ref()` to `is_pseudo_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  74. 06/10 refs: root refs can be symbolic refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  75. 07/10 refs: classify HEAD as a root refPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  76. 08/10 refs: pseudorefs are no refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  77. 09/10 ref-filter: properly distinuish pseudo and root refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  78. 10/10 refs: refuse to write pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, May 10, 2024
  79. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2024
  80. 00/10 Clarify pseudo-ref terminologyPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  81. 01/10 Documentation/glossary: redefine pseudorefs as special refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  82. 02/10 Documentation/glossary: clarify limitations of pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  83. 03/10 Documentation/glossary: define root refs as refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  84. 04/10 refs: rename `is_pseudoref()` to `is_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  85. 05/10 refs: rename `is_special_ref()` to `is_pseudo_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  86. 06/10 refs: do not check ref existence in `is_root_ref()`Patrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  87. Justin ToblerMay 15, 2024
  88. Patrick SteinhardtMay 16, 2024
  89. 07/10 refs: classify HEAD as a root refPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  90. Justin ToblerMay 15, 2024
  91. 08/10 refs: pseudorefs are no refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  92. 09/10 ref-filter: properly distinuish pseudo and root refsPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024
  93. 10/10 refs: refuse to write pseudorefsPatrick Steinhardt, May 15, 2024

Read the whole thread, see it on lore, or plain text.

$ cat FOOTERMessages come from the public archive at lore.kernel.org/git, fetched every hour. The front page is chosen and written each morning by an AI editor and can be wrong; the threads themselves are the record. About and API. For agents: an MCP server at https://gitlist.dev/mcp, and any thread, story or person page as Markdown by adding .md to its URL (or sending Accept: text/markdown). Details in /llms.txt.