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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index d8b3f7314..0404f2c23 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
#include "../cache.h"
+#include "../config.h"
#include "../refs.h"
#include "refs-internal.h"
#include "ref-cache.h"
@@ -370,6 +371,18 @@ static void files_ref_path(struct files_ref_store *refs,
}
/*
+ * Check that the packed refs cache (if any) still reflects the
+ * contents of the file. If not, clear the cache.
+ */
+static void validate_packed_ref_cache(struct files_ref_store *refs)
+{
+ if (refs->packed &&
+ !stat_validity_check(&refs->packed->validity,
+ files_packed_refs_path(refs)))
+ clear_packed_ref_cache(refs);
+}
+
+/*
* Get the packed_ref_cache for the specified files_ref_store,
* creating and populating it if it hasn't been read before or if the
* file has been changed (according to its `validity` field) since it
@@ -381,10 +394,8 @@ static struct packed_ref_cache *get_packed_ref_cache(struct files_ref_store *ref
{
const char *packed_refs_file = files_packed_refs_path(refs);
- if (refs->packed &&
- !is_lock_file_locked(&refs->packed_refs_lock) &&
- !stat_validity_check(&refs->packed->validity, packed_refs_file))
- clear_packed_ref_cache(refs);
+ if (!is_lock_file_locked(&refs->packed_refs_lock))
+ validate_packed_ref_cache(refs);
if (!refs->packed)
refs->packed = read_packed_refs(packed_refs_file);
@@ -1311,13 +1322,17 @@ static int lock_packed_refs(struct files_ref_store *refs, int flags)
&refs->packed_refs_lock, files_packed_refs_path(refs),
flags, timeout_value) < 0)
return -1;
+
/*
- * Get the current packed-refs while holding the lock. It is
- * important that we call `get_packed_ref_cache()` before
- * setting `packed_ref_cache->lock`, because otherwise the
- * former will see that the file is locked and assume that the
- * cache can't be stale.
+ * Now that we hold the `packed-refs` lock, make sure that our
+ * cache matches the current version of the file. Normally
+ * `get_packed_ref_cache()` does that for us, but that
+ * function assumes that when the file is locked, any existing
+ * cache is still valid. We've just locked the file, but it
+ * might have changed the moment *before* we locked it.
*/
+ validate_packed_ref_cache(refs);
+
packed_ref_cache = get_packed_ref_cache(refs);
/* Increment the reference count to prevent it from being freed: */
acquire_packed_ref_cache(packed_ref_cache);
@@ -2944,8 +2959,7 @@ static int files_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
head_oid.hash, &head_type);
if (head_ref && !(head_type & REF_ISSYMREF)) {
- free(head_ref);
- head_ref = NULL;
+ FREE_AND_NULL(head_ref);
}
/*