Re: [PATCH v2] refs/files: keep root refs out of loose ref cache

> On Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 09:04:00PM +0100, Andy Koppe wrote:
> > Changes since v1:
> > - Move create_root_ref_cache() below get_loose_ref_cache() for a smaller
> >   diff, and tweak its comment.
> > - Correct the documentation, help text and refs.h comment for
> >   `--include-root-refs`, which claimed that it lists pseudorefs.
> > - Consider alternative approaches in the log message.
>
> It would help to also get a range-diff relative to v1 so that a reviewer
> can see what exxactly has changed between the two versions.

> > diff --git a/Documentation/for-each-ref-options.adoc b/Documentation/for-each-ref-options.adoc
> > index 54e2fa95c2..b93ffbd74d 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/for-each-ref-options.adoc
> > +++ b/Documentation/for-each-ref-options.adoc
> > @@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ TAB %(refname)`.
> >       using the same rules as _<pattern>_ above.
> >
> >  `--include-root-refs`::
> > -     List root refs (`HEAD` and pseudorefs) apart from regular refs.
> > +     List root refs such as `HEAD` and `ORIG_HEAD` in addition to regular
> > +     refs. (The pseudorefs `FETCH_HEAD` and `MERGE_HEAD` are not included.)
> >
> >  `--start-after=<marker>`::
> >      Allows paginating the output by skipping references up to and including the
>
> These changes make sense, but they are unrelated to the fix. They should
> thus go into a separate commit.