This helps the future changes in this code. And because get_ref_store() is destined to become get_submodule_ref_store(), the "get main store" code path will be removed eventually. After this the patch to delete that code will be cleaner. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> --- refs.c | 23 +++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c index 818d9f0ce9..f458423301 100644 --- a/refs.c +++ b/refs.c @@ -1465,22 +1465,25 @@ static struct ref_store *get_main_ref_store(void) struct ref_store *get_ref_store(const char *submodule) { + struct strbuf submodule_sb = STRBUF_INIT; struct ref_store *refs; + int ret; if (!submodule || !*submodule) { return get_main_ref_store(); - } else { - refs = lookup_submodule_ref_store(submodule); + } - if (!refs) { - struct strbuf submodule_sb = STRBUF_INIT; + refs = lookup_submodule_ref_store(submodule); + if (refs) + return refs; - strbuf_addstr(&submodule_sb, submodule); - if (is_nonbare_repository_dir(&submodule_sb)) - refs = ref_store_init(submodule); - strbuf_release(&submodule_sb); - } - } + strbuf_addstr(&submodule_sb, submodule); + ret = is_nonbare_repository_dir(&submodule_sb); + strbuf_release(&submodule_sb); + if (!ret) + return NULL; + + refs = ref_store_init(submodule); return refs; } -- 2.11.0.157.gd943d85