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Re: [PATCH v5] lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locks

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 21, 2026, 16:23 UTC
Message-ID
<xmqqcy33vsrt.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To
<20260121071344.GA570838@coredump.intra.peff.net>
Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> I don't think it's wrong, but the cleanup is redundant between the "out"
> path and the others.
>
> Did you mean this:
>
> diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
> index 731cdd4944..e5d6ae0df6 100644
> --- a/lockfile.c
> +++ b/lockfile.c
> @@ -122,14 +122,10 @@ static struct tempfile *create_lock_pid_file(const char *pid_path, int mode)
>  	strbuf_addf(&content, "pid %" PRIuMAX "\n", (uintmax_t)getpid());
>  	if (write_in_full(fd, content.buf, content.len) < 0) {
>  		warning_errno(_("could not write lock pid file '%s'"), pid_path);
> -		close(fd);
> -		fd = -1;
>  		unlink(pid_path);
>  		goto out;
>  	}
>  
> -	close(fd);
> -	fd = -1;
>  	pid_tempfile = register_tempfile(pid_path);
>  
>  out:
>
> which would just let the close after the out label handle all cases?
I recall suggesting this myself in
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqbjj4hnkr.fsf@gitster.g

without realizing that this would probably not work on Windows where unlink() cannot work correctly until the file descriptor is closed.

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  1. lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locksPaulo Casaretto via GitGitGadget, Dec 2, 2025
  2. D. Ben KnobleDec 2, 2025
  3. Torsten BögershausenDec 3, 2025
  4. Jeff KingDec 3, 2025
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2025
  6. Jeff KingDec 3, 2025
  7. Taylor BlauDec 3, 2025
  8. Patrick SteinhardtDec 5, 2025
  9. Jeff KingDec 5, 2025
  10. Taylor BlauDec 3, 2025
  11. lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locksPaulo Casaretto via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2025
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2025
  15. Ben KnobleDec 18, 2025
  16. Patrick SteinhardtDec 18, 2025
  17. lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locksPaulo Casaretto via GitGitGadget, Dec 24, 2025
  18. Junio C HamanoDec 25, 2025
  19. Jeff KingDec 27, 2025
  20. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  21. lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locksPaulo Casaretto via GitGitGadget, Jan 7, 2026
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2026
  23. D. Ben KnobleJan 8, 2026
  24. lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locksPaulo Casaretto via GitGitGadget, Jan 20, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2026
  26. Jeff KingJan 21, 2026
  27. Eric SunshineJan 21, 2026
  28. Johannes SixtJan 21, 2026
  29. Jeff KingJan 21, 2026
  30. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2026
  31. Jeff KingJan 21, 2026
  32. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2026
  33. lockfile: add PID file for debugging stale locksPaulo Casaretto via GitGitGadget, Jan 22, 2026
  34. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2026
  35. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 6, 2026
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026

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