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[PATCH 02/25] wrapper.c: remove/unlink_or_warn: simplify, treat ENOENT as success

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 15, 2014, 00:46 UTC
Message-ID
<20141015004653.GF32245@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20141015004522.GD32245@google.com>
From: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:01:18 -0700

Simplify the function warn_if_unremovable slightly. Additionally, change behaviour slightly. If we failed to remove the object because the object does not exist, we can still return success back to the caller since none of the callers depend on "fail if the file did not exist".

Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
 git-compat-util.h |  7 +++++--
 refs.c            |  2 +-
 wrapper.c         | 14 ++++++--------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index fb41118..d67592f 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -777,11 +777,14 @@ void git_qsort(void *base, size_t nmemb, size_t size,
 
 /*
  * Preserves errno, prints a message, but gives no warning for ENOENT.
- * Always returns the return value of unlink(2).
+ * Returns 0 on success, which includes trying to unlink an object that does
+ * not exist.
  */
 int unlink_or_warn(const char *path);
 /*
- * Likewise for rmdir(2).
+ * Preserves errno, prints a message, but gives no warning for ENOENT.
+ * Returns 0 on success, which includes trying to remove a directory that does
+ * not exist.
  */
 int rmdir_or_warn(const char *path);
 /*
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index a77458f..2dcf6c6 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2607,7 +2607,7 @@ static int delete_ref_loose(struct ref_lock *lock, int flag)
 		char *loose_filename = get_locked_file_path(lock->lk);
 		int err = unlink_or_warn(loose_filename);
 		free(loose_filename);
-		if (err && errno != ENOENT)
+		if (err)
 			return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 5b77d2a..8d4be66 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -466,14 +466,12 @@ int xmkstemp_mode(char *template, int mode)
 
 static int warn_if_unremovable(const char *op, const char *file, int rc)
 {
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		int err = errno;
-		if (ENOENT != err) {
-			warning("unable to %s %s: %s",
-				op, file, strerror(errno));
-			errno = err;
-		}
-	}
+	int err;
+	if (!rc || errno == ENOENT)
+		return 0;
+	err = errno;
+	warning("unable to %s %s: %s", op, file, strerror(errno));
+	errno = err;
 	return rc;
 }
 
-- 
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  1. 0/25 rs/ref-transaction ("Use ref transactions", part 3)Jonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  2. 01/25 mv test: recreate mod/ directory instead of relying on stale copyJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  3. 02/25 wrapper.c: remove/unlink_or_warn: simplify, treat ENOENT as successJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  4. 03/25 refs.c: lock_ref_sha1_basic is used for all refsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  5. 04/25 wrapper.c: add a new function unlink_or_msgJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  6. 05/25 refs.c: add an err argument to delete_ref_looseJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  7. 06/25 refs.c: pass the ref log message to _create/delete/update instead of _commitJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  8. 07/25 rename_ref: don't ask read_ref_full where the ref came fromJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  9. 08/25 refs.c: refuse to lock badly named refs in lock_ref_sha1_basicJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  10. 09/25 refs.c: call lock_ref_sha1_basic directly from commitJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  11. 10/25 refs.c: pass a list of names to skip to is_refname_availableJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  12. 11/25 refs.c: ref_transaction_commit: distinguish name conflicts from other errorsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  13. 12/25 fetch.c: change s_update_ref to use a ref transactionJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  14. 13/25 refs.c: make write_ref_sha1 staticJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  15. 14/25 refs.c: change resolve_ref_unsafe reading argument to be a flags fieldJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  16. 15/25 reflog test: test interaction with detached HEADJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  17. 16/25 branch -d: avoid repeated symref resolutionJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  18. 17/25 branch -d: simplify by using RESOLVE_REF_READINGJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  19. 18/25 packed-ref cache: forbid dot-components in refnamesJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  20. 19/25 test: put tests for handling of bad ref names in one placeJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  21. 20/25 refs.c: allow listing and deleting badly named refsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  22. 21/25 for-each-ref: skip and warn about broken ref namesJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  23. 22/25 remote rm/prune: print a message when writing packed-refs failsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  24. 23/25 refs.c: do not permit err == NULLJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  25. 24/25 lockfile: remove unable_to_lock_errorJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  26. 25/25 ref_transaction_commit: bail out on failure to remove a refJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  27. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2014
  28. Michael HaggertyOct 16, 2014

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