read_ref() can (and in test t5800, actually *does*) return NULL. Don't pass the NULL along to read_ref(). Coincidentally, this mistake didn't make resolve_ref() blow up, but upcoming changes to resolve_ref() will make it less forgiving. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- transport-helper.c | 6 ++++-- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c index 0713126..6f227e2 100644 --- a/transport-helper.c +++ b/transport-helper.c @@ -446,8 +446,10 @@ static int fetch_with_import(struct transport *transport, private = apply_refspecs(data->refspecs, data->refspec_nr, posn->name); else private = xstrdup(posn->name); - read_ref(private, posn->old_sha1); - free(private); + if (private) { + read_ref(private, posn->old_sha1); + free(private); + } } strbuf_release(&buf); return 0; -- 1.7.6.8.gd2879 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html