Re: [PATCH v5 5/9] ref: add basic symref content check for files backend

> shejialuo <shejialuo@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > We have code that checks regular ref contents, but we do not yet check
> > the contents of symbolic refs. By using "parse_loose_ref_content" for
> > symbolic refs, we will get the information of the "referent".
> >
> > We do not need to check the "referent" by opening the file. This is
> > because if "referent" exists in the file system, we will eventually
> > check its correctness by inspecting every file in the "refs" directory.
> > If the "referent" does not exist in the filesystem, this is OK as it is
> > seen as the dangling symref.
> >
> > So we just need to check the "referent" string content. A regular could
> 
> seems like we're missing the noun here, a regular what?
>