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Re: [PATCH v2 05/18] refs.c: extract function search_for_subdir()

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 3, 2012, 20:56 UTC
Message-ID
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Hrm.  The old code used to reset "dir" to NULL before breaking, so the
> entire function used to return NULL.  Now, it calls search_for_subdir(),
> which calls search_ref_dir() and gets NULL in entry, and returns NULL.
>
> Wouldn't we end up returning the original parameter "dir" instead of NULL
> in that case?  Would that make a difference?
In other words, isn't something like this necessary?

Otherwise, wouldn't do_for_each_ref() called for a non-existing "refs/" subhierarchy in "base" start from the top-level packed_dir/loose_dir returned from find_containing_dir(), and end up running do_for_each_ref_in_dirs() with both top-level packed_dir/loose_dir and traversing all of them, only to find nothing?

 refs.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 9f2da16..af5da5f 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@ static struct ref_dir *find_containing_dir(struct ref_dir *dir,
 			   refname + dirname.len,
 			   (slash + 1) - (refname + dirname.len));
 		subdir = search_for_subdir(dir, dirname.buf, mkdir);
-		if (!subdir)
+		if (!subdir) {
+			dir = NULL;
 			break;
+		}
 		dir = subdir;
 	}
 
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Message 8 of 26 in “Read loose references lazily”
  1. 00/18 Read loose references lazilymhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  2. 01/18 get_ref_dir(): return early if directory cannot be readmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  3. 02/18 get_ref_dir(): use a strbuf to hold refnamemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  4. 03/18 get_ref_dir(): rename "base" parameter to "dirname"mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  5. 04/18 get_ref_dir(): require that the dirname argument ends in '/'mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  6. 05/18 refs.c: extract function search_for_subdir()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2012
  9. Michael HaggertyMay 4, 2012
  10. 06/18 get_ref_dir(): take the containing directory as argumentmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  11. 07/18 do_for_each_reflog(): return early on errormhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  12. 08/18 do_for_each_reflog(): use a strbuf to hold logfile namemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 26, 2012
  14. Michael HaggertyApr 27, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2012
  16. Michael HaggertyMay 3, 2012
  17. 09/18 do_for_each_reflog(): reuse strbuf across recursive function callsmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  18. 10/18 bisect: copy filename string obtained from git_path()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  19. 11/18 find_containing_dir(): use strbuf in implementation of this functionmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  20. 12/18 refs: wrap top-level ref_dirs in ref_entriesmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  21. 13/18 read_loose_refs(): rename function from get_ref_dir()mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  22. 14/18 get_ref_dir(): add function for getting a ref_dir from a ref_entrymhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  23. 15/18 search_for_subdir(): return (ref_dir *) instead of (ref_entry *)mhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  24. 16/18 struct ref_dir: store a reference to the enclosing ref_cachemhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  25. 17/18 read_loose_refs(): eliminate ref_cache argumentmhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012
  26. 18/18 refs: read loose references lazilymhagger@alum.mit.edu, Apr 26, 2012

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