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Re: [PATCH 02/11] refs.c: change ref_transaction_update() to do error checking and return status

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Apr 19, 2014, 18:55 UTC
Message-ID
<5352C696.9010601@alum.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To
<1397763987-4453-3-git-send-email-sahlberg@google.com>
On 04/17/2014 09:46 PM, Ronnie Sahlberg wrote:
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> Update ref_transaction_update() do some basic error checking and return
> true on error. Update all callers to check ref_transaction_update() for error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
> ---
>  builtin/update-ref.c | 11 +++++++----
>  refs.c               |  9 +++++++--
>  refs.h               | 10 +++++-----
>  3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/builtin/update-ref.c b/builtin/update-ref.c
> index 405267f..12bfacc 100644
> --- a/builtin/update-ref.c
> +++ b/builtin/update-ref.c
> @@ -197,8 +197,10 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_update(struct strbuf *input, const char *next)
>  	if (*next != line_termination)
>  		die("update %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
>  
> -	ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
> -			       update_flags, have_old);
> +	if (ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
> +				   update_flags, have_old))
> +		die("failed transaction update for %s", refname);
> +
>  
>  	update_flags = 0;
>  	free(refname);
> @@ -286,8 +288,9 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_verify(struct strbuf *input, const char *next)
>  	if (*next != line_termination)
>  		die("verify %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
>  
> -	ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
> -			       update_flags, have_old);
> +	if (ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
> +			       update_flags, have_old))
> +		die("failed transaction update for %s", refname);
>  
>  	update_flags = 0;
>  	free(refname);
> diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
> index 138ab70..da1761d 100644
> --- a/refs.c
> +++ b/refs.c
> @@ -3327,19 +3327,24 @@ static struct ref_update *add_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
>  	return update;
>  }
>  
> -void ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
> +int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
>  			    const char *refname,
>  			    const unsigned char *new_sha1,
>  			    const unsigned char *old_sha1,
>  			    int flags, int have_old)
>  {
> -	struct ref_update *update = add_update(transaction, refname);
> +	struct ref_update *update;
> +
> +	if (have_old && !old_sha1)
> +		return error("have_old is true but old_sha1 is NULL");

The function documentation doesn't seem to allow old_sha1 == NULL. That means that calling it that way is a bug, not an error. Therefore, I think this should result in

    die("BUG: have_old is true but old_sha1 is NULL");
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>  
> +	update = add_update(transaction, refname);
>  	hashcpy(update->new_sha1, new_sha1);
>  	update->flags = flags;
>  	update->have_old = have_old;
>  	if (have_old)
>  		hashcpy(update->old_sha1, old_sha1);
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
>  void ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
> diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
> index 892c5b6..00e4f7b 100644
> --- a/refs.h
> +++ b/refs.h
> @@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ void ref_transaction_rollback(struct ref_transaction *transaction);
>   * that the reference should have had before the update, or zeros if
>   * it must not have existed beforehand.
>   */
> -void ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
> -			    const char *refname,
> -			    const unsigned char *new_sha1,
> -			    const unsigned char *old_sha1,
> -			    int flags, int have_old);
> +int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
> +			   const char *refname,
> +			   const unsigned char *new_sha1,
> +			   const unsigned char *old_sha1,
> +			   int flags, int have_old);
>  
>  /*
>   * Add a reference creation to transaction.  new_sha1 is the value
> 
-- 
Michael Haggerty
mhagger@alum.mit.edu
http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/
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Message 5 of 24 in “Use ref transactions from most callers”
  1. 00/11 Use ref transactions from most callersRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  2. 01/11 refs.c: constify the sha arguments for ref_transaction_create|delete|updateRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  3. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  4. 02/11 refs.c: change ref_transaction_update() to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  5. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  6. Jonathan NiederApr 25, 2014
  7. 03/11 refs.c: change ref_transaction_create to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  8. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  9. 04/11 refs.c: ref_transaction_delete to check for error and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  10. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  11. 05/11 tag.c: use ref transactions when doing updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  12. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  13. 06/11 replace.c: use the ref transaction functions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  14. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  15. 07/11 commit.c: use ref transactions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  16. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  17. Ronnie SahlbergApr 21, 2014
  18. 08/11 sequencer.c: use ref transactions for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  19. 09/11 fast-import.c: change update_branch to use ref transactionsRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  20. 10/11 branch.c: use ref transaction for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  21. 11/11 walker.c: use ref transaction for ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 17, 2014
  22. Michael HaggertyApr 19, 2014
  23. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2014
  24. Ronnie SahlbergApr 21, 2014

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