Re: [PATCH v2 10/17] refs/files: introduce function to perform normal ref checks

From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date: Jan 12, 2026, 13:08 UTC
Message-ID: <aWTyXufNdKckmBTC@pks.im>
In-Reply-To: <CAOLa=ZRMvbRT64+XdKobM5RZhgiPd=2k5_Yf=rgKyjWnbpMg1A@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 06:42:04AM -0500, Karthik Nayak wrote:

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> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> 
> > In a subsequent commit we'll introduce new generic checks for direct
> > refs. These checks will be independent of the actual backend.
> 
> I don't think we've used the terminology 'direct refs' before. Took
> me a second to understand. We generally use 'regular refs', but that
> includes symrefs, so I think this does make sense.

Yeah, I didn't really know what to call these other than "direct refs". We could instead say "non-symbolic refs", but that also feels kind of awkward. So I guess this is good enough...?

Patrick

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