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Re: [PATCH v3 14/23] log_ref_write_1(): don't depend on logfile argument

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Dec 31, 2016, 06:35 UTC
Message-ID
<20161231063523.fncqqpr3m42jjvbs@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<1e1295aff09039fc49188b085bda6ee5166d313e.1483153436.git.mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 04:12:54AM +0100, Michael Haggerty wrote:
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> It's unnecessary to pass a strbuf holding the reflog path up and down
> the call stack now that it is hardly needed by the callers. Remove the
> places where log_ref_write_1() uses it, in preparation for making it
> internal to log_ref_setup().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
> ---
>  refs/files-backend.c | 12 ++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
> index 7f26cf8..5a96424 100644
> --- a/refs/files-backend.c
> +++ b/refs/files-backend.c
> @@ -2837,14 +2837,18 @@ static int log_ref_write_1(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
>  	result = log_ref_write_fd(logfd, old_sha1, new_sha1,
>  				  git_committer_info(0), msg);
>  	if (result) {
> -		strbuf_addf(err, "unable to append to '%s': %s", logfile->buf,
> -			    strerror(errno));
> +		int save_errno = errno;
> +
> +		strbuf_addf(err, "unable to append to '%s': %s",
> +			    git_path("logs/%s", refname), strerror(save_errno));

Hmm. This means the logic of "the path for a reflog is git_path(logs/%s)" is now replicated in several places. Which feels kind of like a backwards step. But I guess it is pretty well cemented in the concept of files-backend.c, and I do like the later cleanups that this allows.

-Peff
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Message 39 of 55 in “Delete directories left empty after ref deletion”
  1. 00/23 Delete directories left empty after ref deletionMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  2. 01/23 files_rename_ref(): tidy up whitespaceMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  3. 02/23 t5505: use "for-each-ref" to test for the non-existence of referencesMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  4. 03/23 safe_create_leading_directories_const(): preserve errnoMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  5. 05/23 raceproof_create_file(): new functionMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  6. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  7. Michael HaggertyDec 31, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2017
  9. 06/23 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): inline constantMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  10. 07/23 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): use raceproof_create_file()Michael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  11. 13/23 log_ref_setup(): pass the open file descriptor back to the callerMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  12. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  13. Michael HaggertyDec 31, 2016
  14. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2017
  16. 12/23 log_ref_setup(): improve robustness against racesMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  17. 11/23 log_ref_setup(): separate code for create vs non-createMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  18. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  19. Michael HaggertyDec 31, 2016
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2017
  21. Michael HaggertyJan 1, 2017
  22. 15/23 log_ref_setup(): manage the name of the reflog file internallyMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  23. 16/23 log_ref_write_1(): inline functionMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  24. 19/23 try_remove_empty_parents(): rename parameter "name" -> "refname"Michael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  25. 20/23 try_remove_empty_parents(): don't trash argument contentsMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  26. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  27. Michael HaggertyJan 2, 2017
  28. Jeff KingJan 2, 2017
  29. 22/23 try_remove_empty_parents(): teach to remove parents of reflogs, tooMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  30. 21/23 try_remove_empty_parents(): don't accommodate consecutive slashesMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  31. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2017
  32. Jeff KingJan 1, 2017
  33. Michael HaggertyJan 2, 2017
  34. Jeff KingJan 2, 2017
  35. 23/23 files_transaction_commit(): clean up empty directoriesMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  36. 04/23 safe_create_leading_directories(): set errno on SCLD_EXISTSMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  37. 08/23 rename_tmp_log(): use raceproof_create_file()Michael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  38. 14/23 log_ref_write_1(): don't depend on logfile argumentMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  39. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  40. Michael HaggertyDec 31, 2016
  41. 17/23 delete_ref_loose(): derive loose reference path from lockMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  42. 18/23 delete_ref_loose(): inline functionMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  43. 09/23 rename_tmp_log(): improve error reportingMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  44. 10/23 log_ref_write(): inline functionMichael Haggerty, Dec 31, 2016
  45. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2017
  46. Michael HaggertyJan 1, 2017
  47. Jeff KingDec 31, 2016
  48. Junio C HamanoJan 1, 2017
  49. Jacob KellerJan 1, 2017
  50. Jacob KellerJan 1, 2017
  51. Philip OakleyJan 1, 2017
  52. Jacob KellerJan 1, 2017
  53. Jeff KingJan 2, 2017
  54. Michael HaggertyJan 2, 2017
  55. Jacob KellerJan 2, 2017

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