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[PATCH v4 3/4] refs/files-backend: correct return value in lock_ref_for_update

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MÅMartin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 9, 2017, 06:57 UTC
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<3b2adfcb53d1564f7e794ec5cfbbb93c37c9f3a5.1504939825.git.martin.agren@gmail.com>
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In one code path we return a literal -1 and not a symbolic constant. The value -1 would be interpreted as TRANSACTION_NAME_CONFLICT, which is wrong. Use TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR instead (that is the only other return value we have to choose from).

Noticed-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Reviewed-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
---
 refs/files-backend.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 3d6363966..03df00275 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 					strbuf_addf(err, "cannot lock ref '%s': "
 						    "error reading reference",
 						    original_update_refname(update));
-					ret = -1;
+					ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
 					goto out;
 				}
 			} else if (check_old_oid(update, &lock->old_oid, err)) {
-- 
2.14.1.460.g848a19d64
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  1. 1/2 refs/files-backend: duplicate strings added to affected_refnamesMartin Ågren, Aug 25, 2017
  2. 2/2 refs/files-backend: fix memory leak in lock_ref_for_updateMartin Ågren, Aug 25, 2017
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2017
  4. Martin ÅgrenAug 26, 2017
  5. Michael HaggertyAug 28, 2017
  6. Martin ÅgrenAug 28, 2017
  7. 1/2 refs/files-backend: add longer-scoped copy of string to listMartin Ågren, Aug 28, 2017
  8. Michael HaggertyAug 29, 2017
  9. 2/2 refs/files-backend: fix memory leak in lock_ref_for_updateMartin Ågren, Aug 28, 2017
  10. Michael HaggertyAug 29, 2017
  11. Martin ÅgrenAug 29, 2017
  12. 1/3 refs/files-backend: add longer-scoped copy of string to listMartin Ågren, Aug 29, 2017
  13. Michael HaggertyAug 30, 2017
  14. Martin ÅgrenAug 30, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2017
  16. Martin ÅgrenSep 5, 2017
  17. Jeff KingSep 5, 2017
  18. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2017
  19. Martin ÅgrenSep 6, 2017
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 6, 2017
  21. Jeff KingSep 6, 2017
  22. 0/4 Rerolling ma/split-symref-update-fixMartin Ågren, Sep 9, 2017
  23. 1/4 refs/files-backend: add longer-scoped copy of string to listMartin Ågren, Sep 9, 2017
  24. 2/4 refs/files-backend: fix memory leak in lock_ref_for_updateMartin Ågren, Sep 9, 2017
  25. 3/4 refs/files-backend: correct return value in lock_ref_for_updateMartin Ågren, Sep 9, 2017
  26. 4/4 refs/files-backend: add `refname`, not "HEAD", to listMartin Ågren, Sep 9, 2017
  27. Jeff KingSep 9, 2017
  28. Jeff KingSep 5, 2017
  29. Michael HaggertySep 5, 2017
  30. Jeff KingSep 5, 2017
  31. 2/3 refs/files-backend: fix memory leak in lock_ref_for_updateMartin Ågren, Aug 29, 2017
  32. Jeff KingSep 5, 2017
  33. Martin ÅgrenSep 5, 2017
  34. 3/3 refs/files-backend: correct return value in lock_ref_for_updateMartin Ågren, Aug 29, 2017

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