This function might be used by other refs backends Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- refs.h | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h index fc8a748..7a936e2 100644 --- a/refs.h +++ b/refs.h @@ -348,6 +348,17 @@ int verify_refname_available(const char *newname, struct string_list *extra, struct string_list *skip, struct strbuf *err); /* + * Check if a refname is safe. + * For refs that start with "refs/" we consider it safe as long they do + * not try to resolve to outside of refs/. + * + * For all other refs we only consider them safe iff they only contain + * upper case characters and '_' (like "HEAD" AND "MERGE_HEAD", and not like + * "config"). + */ +int refname_is_safe(const char *refname); + +/* * Flags controlling ref_transaction_update(), ref_transaction_create(), etc. * REF_NODEREF: act on the ref directly, instead of dereferencing * symbolic references. -- 2.4.2.644.g97b850b-twtrsrc -- 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