From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:58:02 GMT
Subject: Re: push race
Message-ID: <20121015185802.GD31658@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAB9Jk9A8E57byg+1yzc22ByC_3VQd0j+HGu8Sj9121=LToopyg@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 05:50:47PM +0200, Angelo Borsotti wrote:

> correct, there will be no file overwriting because no files are
> written on the work tree.
> I tried to follow the actions of the program, but did not quite catch
> the 6. you mention.

It is the "oldval" parameter to refs.c:update_ref. Or if you are using
the "git update-ref" plumbing, it is the "oldvalue" parameter.

-Peff