After we initialize the various fields in `opts` but before we actually use them, we might return early. Move the initialization further down, to immediately before we use `opts`. This limits the scope of `opts` and will help a later commit fix a memory leak without having to worry about those early returns. This patch is best viewed using something like this (note the tab!): --color-moved --anchored=" trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect" Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- merge.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/merge.c b/merge.c index f06a4773d4..f123658e58 100644 --- a/merge.c +++ b/merge.c @@ -94,8 +94,24 @@ int checkout_fast_forward(const struct object_id *head, return -1; memset(&trees, 0, sizeof(trees)); - memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts)); memset(&t, 0, sizeof(t)); + + trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(head); + if (!trees[nr_trees++]) { + rollback_lock_file(&lock_file); + return -1; + } + trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(remote); + if (!trees[nr_trees++]) { + rollback_lock_file(&lock_file); + return -1; + } + for (i = 0; i < nr_trees; i++) { + parse_tree(trees[i]); + init_tree_desc(t+i, trees[i]->buffer, trees[i]->size); + } + + memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts)); if (overwrite_ignore) { memset(&dir, 0, sizeof(dir)); dir.flags |= DIR_SHOW_IGNORED; @@ -112,20 +128,6 @@ int checkout_fast_forward(const struct object_id *head, opts.fn = twoway_merge; setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&opts, "merge"); - trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(head); - if (!trees[nr_trees++]) { - rollback_lock_file(&lock_file); - return -1; - } - trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(remote); - if (!trees[nr_trees++]) { - rollback_lock_file(&lock_file); - return -1; - } - for (i = 0; i < nr_trees; i++) { - parse_tree(trees[i]); - init_tree_desc(t+i, trees[i]->buffer, trees[i]->size); - } if (unpack_trees(nr_trees, t, &opts)) { rollback_lock_file(&lock_file); return -1; -- 2.17.0.840.g5d83f92caf