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| -rw-r--r-- | refs.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -2136,11 +2136,14 @@ int lock_packed_refs(int flags) { struct packed_ref_cache *packed_ref_cache; - /* Discard the old cache because it might be invalid: */ - clear_packed_ref_cache(&ref_cache); if (hold_lock_file_for_update(&packlock, git_path("packed-refs"), flags) < 0) return -1; - /* Read the current packed-refs while holding the lock: */ + /* + * Get the current packed-refs while holding the lock. If the + * packed-refs file has been modified since we last read it, + * this will automatically invalidate the cache and re-read + * the packed-refs file. + */ packed_ref_cache = get_packed_ref_cache(&ref_cache); packed_ref_cache->lock = &packlock; /* Increment the reference count to prevent it from being freed: */ |