[PATCH v2 1/4] packed-backend: fsck should allow an empty "packed-refs" file

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shejialuo <shejialuo@gmail.com>

Date

May 7, 2025, 14:53 UTC

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Signed-off-by: shejialuo <shejialuo@gmail.com>
---
 refs/packed-backend.c    |  3 +++
 t/t0602-reffiles-fsck.sh | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index 3ad1ed0787..0dd6c6677b 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -2103,6 +2103,9 @@ static int packed_fsck(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	if (!st.st_size)
+		goto cleanup;
+
 	if (strbuf_read(&packed_ref_content, fd, 0) < 0) {
 		ret = error_errno(_("unable to read '%s'"), refs->path);
 		goto cleanup;
diff --git a/t/t0602-reffiles-fsck.sh b/t/t0602-reffiles-fsck.sh
index 9d1dc2144c..e04967581c 100755
--- a/t/t0602-reffiles-fsck.sh
+++ b/t/t0602-reffiles-fsck.sh
@@ -647,6 +647,19 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'the filetype of packed-refs should be checked' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'empty packed-refs should not be reported' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
+	git init repo &&
+	(
+		cd repo &&
+		test_commit default &&
+
+		>.git/packed-refs &&
+		git refs verify 2>err &&
+		test_must_be_empty err
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'packed-refs header should be checked' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
 	git init repo &&

-- 
2.49.0