Re: [PATCH 15/19] reset.c: finish entire cmd_reset() whether or not pathspec is given

> By not returning from inside the "if (pathspec)" block, we can let the
> pathspec-aware and pathspec-less code share a bit more, making it
> easier to make future changes that should affect both cases. This also
> highlights the similarity between read_from_tree() and reset_index().
> ---
> Should error reporting be aligned too? Speaking of which,
> do_diff_cache() never returns anything by 0. Is the return value for
> future-proofing?

>
>  builtin/reset.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
> index 254afa9..9bcad29 100644
> --- a/builtin/reset.c
> +++ b/builtin/reset.c
> @@ -308,19 +308,6 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  		die(_("%s reset is not allowed in a bare repository"),
>  		    _(reset_type_names[reset_type]));
>  
> -	if (pathspec) {
> -		struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
> -		int index_fd = hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
> -		if (read_from_tree(pathspec, sha1))
> -			return 1;
> -		update_index_refresh(
> -			quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN);
> -		if (write_cache(index_fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
> -		    commit_locked_index(lock))
> -			return error("Could not write new index file.");
> -		return 0;
> -	}
> -
>  	/* Soft reset does not touch the index file nor the working tree
>  	 * at all, but requires them in a good order.  Other resets reset
>  	 * the index file to the tree object we are switching to. */
> @@ -330,11 +317,16 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  	if (reset_type != SOFT) {
>  		struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
>  		int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
> -		int err = reset_index(sha1, reset_type, quiet);
> -		if (reset_type == KEEP && !err)
> -			err = reset_index(sha1, MIXED, quiet);
> -		if (err)
> -			die(_("Could not reset index file to revision '%s'."), rev);
> +		if (pathspec) {
> +			if (read_from_tree(pathspec, sha1))
> +				return 1;
> +		} else {
> +			int err = reset_index(sha1, reset_type, quiet);
> +			if (reset_type == KEEP && !err)
> +				err = reset_index(sha1, MIXED, quiet);
> +			if (err)
> +				die(_("Could not reset index file to revision '%s'."), rev);
> +		}
>  
>  		if (reset_type == MIXED) /* Report what has not been updated. */
>  			update_index_refresh(
> @@ -345,14 +337,16 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  			die(_("Could not write new index file."));
>  	}
>  
> -	/* Any resets update HEAD to the head being switched to,
> -	 * saving the previous head in ORIG_HEAD before. */
> -	update_ref_status = update_refs(rev, sha1);
> +	if (!pathspec) {
> +		/* Any resets without paths update HEAD to the head being
> +		 * switched to, saving the previous head in ORIG_HEAD before. */
> +		update_ref_status = update_refs(rev, sha1);
>  
> -	if (reset_type == HARD && !update_ref_status && !quiet)
> -		print_new_head_line(commit);
> +		if (reset_type == HARD && !update_ref_status && !quiet)
> +			print_new_head_line(commit);
>  
> -	remove_branch_state();
> +		remove_branch_state();
> +	}
>  
>  	return update_ref_status;
>  }