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Re: [PATCH v4 12/27] replace.c: use the ref transaction functions for updates

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Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Apr 29, 2014, 00:44 UTC
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com> wrote:
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> Update replace.c to use ref transactions for updates.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
> ---
>  builtin/replace.c | 14 ++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/replace.c b/builtin/replace.c
> index b62420a..b037b29 100644
> --- a/builtin/replace.c
> +++ b/builtin/replace.c
> @@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ static int replace_object(const char *object_ref, const char *replace_ref,
>         unsigned char object[20], prev[20], repl[20];
>         enum object_type obj_type, repl_type;
>         char ref[PATH_MAX];
> -       struct ref_lock *lock;
> +       struct ref_transaction *transaction;
> +       struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
>
>         if (get_sha1(object_ref, object))
>                 die("Failed to resolve '%s' as a valid ref.", object_ref);
> @@ -157,11 +158,12 @@ static int replace_object(const char *object_ref, const char *replace_ref,
>         else if (!force)
>                 die("replace ref '%s' already exists", ref);
>
> -       lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref, prev, 0, NULL);
> -       if (!lock)
> -               die("%s: cannot lock the ref", ref);
> -       if (write_ref_sha1(lock, repl, NULL) < 0)
> -               die("%s: cannot update the ref", ref);
> +       transaction = ref_transaction_begin();
> +       if (!transaction ||
> +           ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref, repl, prev,
> +                                  0, !is_null_sha1(prev)) ||
> +           ref_transaction_commit(transaction, NULL, &err))
> +               die(_("%s: failed to replace ref: %s"), ref, err.buf);

Even though 'err' will be empty after this conditional, would strbuf_release(&err) here be warranted to future-proof it? Today's implementation of strbuf will not have allocated any memory, but perhaps a future change might pre-allocate (unlikely though that is), which would leak here.

>         return 0;
>  }
> --
> 1.9.1.528.g98b8868.dirty
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Message 16 of 38 in “Use ref transactions for all ref updates”
  1. 00/27 Use ref transactions for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  2. 01/27 refs.c: constify the sha arguments for ref_transaction_create|delete|updateRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  3. 02/27 refs.c: allow passing NULL to ref_transaction_freeRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  4. 03/27 refs.c: add a strbuf argument to ref_transaction_commit for error loggingRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  5. 04/27 refs.c: make ref_update_reject_duplicates take a strbuf argument for errorsRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  6. 05/27 update-ref.c: log transaction error from the update_refRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  7. 06/27 refs.c: make update_ref_write update a strbuf on failureRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  8. 07/27 refs.c: remove the onerr argument to ref_transaction_commitRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  9. 08/27 refs.c: change ref_transaction_update() to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  10. Eric SunshineApr 29, 2014
  11. Ronnie SahlbergApr 29, 2014
  12. 09/27 refs.c: change ref_transaction_create to do error checking and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  13. 10/27 refs.c: ref_transaction_delete to check for error and return statusRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  14. 11/27 tag.c: use ref transactions when doing updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  15. 12/27 replace.c: use the ref transaction functions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  16. Eric SunshineApr 29, 2014
  17. Ronnie SahlbergApr 29, 2014
  18. Eric SunshineApr 29, 2014
  19. 13/27 commit.c: use ref transactions for updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  20. 14/27 sequencer.c: use ref transactions for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  21. 15/27 fast-import.c: change update_branch to use ref transactionsRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  22. Eric SunshineApr 29, 2014
  23. Ronnie SahlbergApr 29, 2014
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2014
  25. 16/27 branch.c: use ref transaction for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  26. 17/27 refs.c: change update_ref to use a transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  27. 18/27 refs.c: free the transaction before returning when number of updates is 0Ronnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  28. 19/27 refs.c: ref_transaction_commit should not free the transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  29. 20/27 fetch.c: clear errno before calling functions that might set itRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  30. 21/27 fetch.c: change s_update_ref to use a ref transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  31. 22/27 fetch.c: use a single ref transaction for all ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  32. 23/27 receive-pack.c: use a reference transaction for updating the refsRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  33. 24/27 fast-import.c: use a ref transaction when dumping tagsRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  34. 25/27 walker.c: use ref transaction for ref updatesRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  35. 26/27 refs.c: make write_ref_sha1 staticRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  36. 27/27 refs.c: make lock_ref_sha1 staticRonnie Sahlberg, Apr 28, 2014
  37. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2014
  38. Ronnie SahlbergApr 29, 2014

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