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[PATCH v2 17/21] refs API: make resolve_ref_unsafe() not set errno

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 16, 2021, 09:39 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-17.21-cae56498b43-20211016T093845Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v2-00.21-00000000000-20211016T093845Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Change the resolve_ref_unsafe() wrapper function to use the underlying refs_werrres_ref_unsafe() directly.

From a reading of the callers I determined that the only one who cared about errno was a sequencer.c caller added in e47c6cafcb5 (commit: move print_commit_summary() to libgit, 2017-11-24), I'm migrating it to using refs_werrres_ref_unsafe() directly.

This adds another "set errno" instance, but in this case it's OK and idiomatic. We are setting it just before calling die_errno(). We could have some hypothetical die_errno_var(&saved_errno, ...) here, but I don't think it's worth it. The problem with errno is subtle action at distance, not this sort of thing. We already use this pattern in a couple of places in wrapper.c

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 refs.c      |  6 ++++--
 sequencer.c | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8d5a76fbf29..b563729782b 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1785,8 +1785,10 @@ int refs_init_db(struct strbuf *err)
 const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
 			       struct object_id *oid, int *flags)
 {
-	return refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), refname,
-				       resolve_flags, oid, flags);
+	int ignore_errno;
+
+	return refs_werrres_ref_unsafe(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), refname,
+				       resolve_flags, oid, flags, &ignore_errno);
 }
 
 int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *submodule, const char *refname,
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index fac0b5162f6..1223dc2d2bf 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1282,6 +1282,8 @@ void print_commit_summary(struct repository *r,
 	struct pretty_print_context pctx = {0};
 	struct strbuf author_ident = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf committer_ident = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct ref_store *refs;
+	int resolve_errno;
 
 	commit = lookup_commit(r, oid);
 	if (!commit)
@@ -1331,9 +1333,13 @@ void print_commit_summary(struct repository *r,
 	rev.diffopt.break_opt = 0;
 	diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt);
 
-	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
-	if (!head)
+	refs = get_main_ref_store(the_repository);
+	head = refs_werrres_ref_unsafe(refs, "HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL,
+				       &resolve_errno);
+	if (!head) {
+		errno = resolve_errno;
 		die_errno(_("unable to resolve HEAD after creating commit"));
+	}
 	if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
 		head = _("detached HEAD");
 	else
-- 
2.33.1.1338.g20da966911a
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Message 38 of 45 in “refs: stop having the API set "errno"”
  1. 00/20 refs: stop having the API set "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  2. 01/20 branch tests: test for errno propagating on failing readÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  3. Eric SunshineOct 14, 2021
  4. 02/20 refs API: add a version of refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() with "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  5. 03/20 refs API: make refs_read_raw_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  6. 04/20 refs API: make parse_loose_ref_contents() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  7. 05/20 refs API: make refs_rename_ref_available() staticÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  8. 06/20 refs/files: remove "name exist?" check in lock_ref_oid_basic()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2021
  10. 07/20 refs API: remove refs_read_ref_full() wrapperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  11. 08/20 refs API: make resolve_gitlink_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  12. 09/20 refs API: make loose_fill_ref_dir() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  13. 10/20 refs API: make files_copy_or_rename_ref() et al not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  14. 11/20 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's add_head_info()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  15. 12/20 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's find_shared_symref()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  16. 14/20 refs API: make refs_resolve_refdup() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  17. 13/20 refs tests: ignore ignore errno in test-ref-store helperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  18. 15/20 refs API: make refs_ref_exists() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  19. 16/20 refs API: make resolve_ref_unsafe() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  20. 17/20 refs API: make expand_ref() & repo_dwim_log() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  21. 18/20 refs API: don't expose "errno" in run_transaction_hook()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  22. 20/20 refs API: post-migration API renaming [2/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  23. 19/20 refs API: post-migration API renaming [1/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  24. 00/21 refs: stop having the API set "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  25. 04/21 refs API: make parse_loose_ref_contents() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  26. 06/21 reflog tests: add --updateref testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  27. 03/21 refs API: make refs_read_raw_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  28. 01/21 branch tests: test for errno propagating on failing readÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  29. 08/21 refs API: remove refs_read_ref_full() wrapperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  30. 02/21 refs API: add a version of refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() with "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  31. 05/21 refs API: make refs_rename_ref_available() staticÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  32. 07/21 refs/files: remove "name exist?" check in lock_ref_oid_basic()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  33. 09/21 refs API: make resolve_gitlink_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  34. 10/21 refs API: make loose_fill_ref_dir() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  35. 12/21 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's add_head_info()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  36. 11/21 refs API: make files_copy_or_rename_ref() et al not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  37. 14/21 refs tests: ignore ignore errno in test-ref-store helperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  38. 17/21 refs API: make resolve_ref_unsafe() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  39. 13/21 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's find_shared_symref()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  40. 16/21 refs API: make refs_ref_exists() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  41. 15/21 refs API: make refs_resolve_refdup() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  42. 20/21 refs API: post-migration API renaming [1/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  43. 18/21 refs API: make expand_ref() & repo_dwim_log() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  44. 19/21 refs API: don't expose "errno" in run_transaction_hook()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  45. 21/21 refs API: post-migration API renaming [2/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021

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