Re: [PATCH 4/7] sequencer: introduce functions to handle autostashes via refs

> We're about to convert the MERGE_AUTOSTASH ref to become non-special,
> using the refs API instead of direct filesystem access to both read and
> write the ref. The current interfaces to write autostashes is entirely
> path-based though, so we need to extend them to also support writes via
> the refs API instead.
>
> Ideally, we would be able to fully replace the old set of path-based
> interfaces. But the sequencer will continue to write state into
> "rebase-merge/autostash". This path is not considered to be a ref at all
> and will thus stay is-is for now, which requires us to keep both path-

> and refs-based interfaces to handle autostashes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  sequencer.c | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  sequencer.h |  3 +++
>  2 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)