If a reference is missing, its SHA-1 will be null_sha1, which can't possibly match a new value that ref_transaction_commit() is trying to update it to. So there is no need to set force_write in this scenario. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- refs.c | 15 ++++++--------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c index dd30bfa..3ed9ea6 100644 --- a/refs.c +++ b/refs.c @@ -2258,7 +2258,6 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname, int type, lflags; int mustexist = (old_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(old_sha1)); int resolve_flags = 0; - int missing = 0; int attempts_remaining = 3; lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_lock)); @@ -2297,13 +2296,13 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname, orig_refname, strerror(errno)); goto error_return; } - missing = is_null_sha1(lock->old_sha1); - /* When the ref did not exist and we are creating it, - * make sure there is no existing ref that is packed - * whose name begins with our refname, nor a ref whose - * name is a proper prefix of our refname. + /* + * If the ref did not exist and we are creating it, make sure + * there is no existing packed ref whose name begins with our + * refname, nor a packed ref whose name is a proper prefix of + * our refname. */ - if (missing && + if (is_null_sha1(lock->old_sha1) && !is_refname_available(refname, skip, get_packed_refs(&ref_cache))) { last_errno = ENOTDIR; goto error_return; @@ -2319,8 +2318,6 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname, lock->ref_name = xstrdup(refname); lock->orig_ref_name = xstrdup(orig_refname); ref_file = git_path("%s", refname); - if (missing) - lock->force_write = 1; if ((flags & REF_NODEREF) && (type & REF_ISSYMREF)) lock->force_write = 1; -- 2.1.4 -- 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