Merge branch 'mh/tidy-ref-update-flags'

Code clean-up in refs API implementation.

* mh/tidy-ref-update-flags:
  refs: update some more docs to use "oid" rather than "sha1"
  write_packed_entry(): take `object_id` arguments
  refs: rename constant `REF_ISPRUNING` to `REF_IS_PRUNING`
  refs: rename constant `REF_NODEREF` to `REF_NO_DEREF`
  refs: tidy up and adjust visibility of the `ref_update` flags
  ref_transaction_add_update(): remove a check
  ref_transaction_update(): die on disallowed flags
  prune_ref(): call `ref_transaction_add_update()` directly
  files_transaction_prepare(): don't leak flags to packed transaction

bisect.c

@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ int bisect_clean_state(void)
 	struct string_list refs_for_removal = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	for_each_ref_in("refs/bisect", mark_for_removal, (void *) &refs_for_removal);
 	string_list_append(&refs_for_removal, xstrdup("BISECT_HEAD"));
-	result = delete_refs("bisect: remove", &refs_for_removal, REF_NODEREF);
+	result = delete_refs("bisect: remove", &refs_for_removal, REF_NO_DEREF);
 	refs_for_removal.strdup_strings = 1;
 	string_list_clear(&refs_for_removal, 0);
 	unlink_or_warn(git_path_bisect_expected_rev());

builtin/am.c

@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ static void am_abort(struct am_state *state)
 			   has_curr_head ? &curr_head : NULL, 0,
 			   UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
 	else if (curr_branch)
-		delete_ref(NULL, curr_branch, NULL, REF_NODEREF);
+		delete_ref(NULL, curr_branch, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
 
 	free(curr_branch);
 	am_destroy(state);

builtin/branch.c

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 		}
 
 		if (delete_ref(NULL, name, is_null_oid(&oid) ? NULL : &oid,
-			       REF_NODEREF)) {
+			       REF_NO_DEREF)) {
 			error(remote_branch
 			      ? _("Error deleting remote-tracking branch '%s'")
 			      : _("Error deleting branch '%s'"),

builtin/checkout.c

@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		/* Nothing to do. */
 	} else if (opts->force_detach || !new->path) {	/* No longer on any branch. */
 		update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", &new->commit->object.oid, NULL,
-			   REF_NODEREF, UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
+			   REF_NO_DEREF, UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
 		if (!opts->quiet) {
 			if (old->path &&
 			    advice_detached_head && !opts->force_detach)

builtin/clone.c

@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ static void update_head(const struct ref *our, const struct ref *remote,
 	} else if (our) {
 		struct commit *c = lookup_commit_reference(&our->old_oid);
 		/* --branch specifies a non-branch (i.e. tags), detach HEAD */
-		update_ref(msg, "HEAD", &c->object.oid, NULL, REF_NODEREF,
+		update_ref(msg, "HEAD", &c->object.oid, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF,
 			   UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
 	} else if (remote) {
 		/*
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static void update_head(const struct ref *our, const struct ref *remote,
 		 * HEAD points to a branch but we don't know which one.
 		 * Detach HEAD in all these cases.
 		 */
-		update_ref(msg, "HEAD", &remote->old_oid, NULL, REF_NODEREF,
+		update_ref(msg, "HEAD", &remote->old_oid, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF,
 			   UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
 	}
 }

builtin/notes.c

@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static int merge_abort(struct notes_merge_options *o)
 
 	if (delete_ref(NULL, "NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL", NULL, 0))
 		ret += error(_("failed to delete ref NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL"));
-	if (delete_ref(NULL, "NOTES_MERGE_REF", NULL, REF_NODEREF))
+	if (delete_ref(NULL, "NOTES_MERGE_REF", NULL, REF_NO_DEREF))
 		ret += error(_("failed to delete ref NOTES_MERGE_REF"));
 	if (notes_merge_abort(o))
 		ret += error(_("failed to remove 'git notes merge' worktree"));

builtin/remote.c

@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		read_ref_full(item->string, RESOLVE_REF_READING, &oid, &flag);
 		if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 			continue;
-		if (delete_ref(NULL, item->string, NULL, REF_NODEREF))
+		if (delete_ref(NULL, item->string, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF))
 			die(_("deleting '%s' failed"), item->string);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < remote_branches.nr; i++) {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static int rm(int argc, const char **argv)
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
 	if (!result)
-		result = delete_refs("remote: remove", &branches, REF_NODEREF);
+		result = delete_refs("remote: remove", &branches, REF_NO_DEREF);
 	string_list_clear(&branches, 0);
 
 	if (skipped.nr) {
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv)
 			head_name = xstrdup(states.heads.items[0].string);
 		free_remote_ref_states(&states);
 	} else if (opt_d && !opt_a && argc == 1) {
-		if (delete_ref(NULL, buf.buf, NULL, REF_NODEREF))
+		if (delete_ref(NULL, buf.buf, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF))
 			result |= error(_("Could not delete %s"), buf.buf);
 	} else
 		usage_with_options(builtin_remote_sethead_usage, options);

builtin/symbolic-ref.c

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int cmd_symbolic_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			die("Cannot delete %s, not a symbolic ref", argv[0]);
 		if (!strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
 			die("deleting '%s' is not allowed", argv[0]);
-		return delete_ref(NULL, argv[0], NULL, REF_NODEREF);
+		return delete_ref(NULL, argv[0], NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
 	}
 
 	switch (argc) {

builtin/update-ref.c

@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_verify(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 static const char *parse_cmd_option(struct strbuf *input, const char *next)
 {
 	if (!strncmp(next, "no-deref", 8) && next[8] == line_termination)
-		update_flags |= REF_NODEREF;
+		update_flags |= REF_NO_DEREF;
 	else
 		die("option unknown: %s", next);
 	return next + 8;
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (no_deref)
-		flags = REF_NODEREF;
+		flags = REF_NO_DEREF;
 	if (delete)
 		/*
 		 * For purposes of backwards compatibility, we treat

refs.c

@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static int read_ref_at_ent(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid,
 		if (cb->cutoff_cnt)
 			*cb->cutoff_cnt = cb->reccnt - 1;
 		/*
-		 * we have not yet updated cb->[n|o]sha1 so they still
+		 * we have not yet updated cb->[n|o]oid so they still
 		 * hold the values for the previous record.
 		 */
 		if (!is_null_oid(&cb->ooid)) {
@@ -906,9 +906,6 @@ struct ref_update *ref_transaction_add_update(
 	if (transaction->state != REF_TRANSACTION_OPEN)
 		die("BUG: update called for transaction that is not open");
 
-	if ((flags & REF_ISPRUNING) && !(flags & REF_NODEREF))
-		die("BUG: REF_ISPRUNING set without REF_NODEREF");
-
 	FLEX_ALLOC_STR(update, refname, refname);
 	ALLOC_GROW(transaction->updates, transaction->nr + 1, transaction->alloc);
 	transaction->updates[transaction->nr++] = update;
@@ -940,7 +937,8 @@ int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	flags &= REF_TRANSACTION_UPDATE_ALLOWED_FLAGS;
+	if (flags & ~REF_TRANSACTION_UPDATE_ALLOWED_FLAGS)
+		BUG("illegal flags 0x%x passed to ref_transaction_update()", flags);
 
 	flags |= (new_oid ? REF_HAVE_NEW : 0) | (old_oid ? REF_HAVE_OLD : 0);
 

refs.h

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int peel_ref(const char *refname, struct object_id *oid);
 /**
  * Resolve refname in the nested "gitlink" repository in the specified
  * submodule (which must be non-NULL). If the resolution is
- * successful, return 0 and set sha1 to the name of the object;
+ * successful, return 0 and set oid to the name of the object;
  * otherwise, return a non-zero value.
  */
 int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *submodule, const char *refname,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ struct ref_transaction;
 
 /*
  * The signature for the callback function for the for_each_*()
- * functions below.  The memory pointed to by the refname and sha1
+ * functions below.  The memory pointed to by the refname and oid
  * arguments is only guaranteed to be valid for the duration of a
  * single callback invocation.
  */
@@ -335,24 +335,6 @@ void warn_dangling_symrefs(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt,
  */
 int refs_pack_refs(struct ref_store *refs, unsigned int flags);
 
-/*
- * Flags controlling ref_transaction_update(), ref_transaction_create(), etc.
- * REF_NODEREF: act on the ref directly, instead of dereferencing
- *              symbolic references.
- *
- * Other flags are reserved for internal use.
- */
-#define REF_NODEREF	0x01
-#define REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG 0x40
-
-/*
- * Flags that can be passed in to ref_transaction_update
- */
-#define REF_TRANSACTION_UPDATE_ALLOWED_FLAGS \
-	REF_ISPRUNING |                      \
-	REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG |            \
-	REF_NODEREF
-
 /*
  * Setup reflog before using. Fill in err and return -1 on failure.
  */
@@ -372,7 +354,7 @@ int reflog_exists(const char *refname);
 
 /*
  * Delete the specified reference. If old_oid is non-NULL, then
- * verify that the current value of the reference is old_sha1 before
+ * verify that the current value of the reference is old_oid before
  * deleting it. If old_oid is NULL, delete the reference if it
  * exists, regardless of its old value. It is an error for old_oid to
  * be null_oid. msg and flags are passed through to
@@ -480,22 +462,23 @@ struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err);
  *
  *     refname -- the name of the reference to be affected.
  *
- *     new_sha1 -- the SHA-1 that should be set to be the new value of
+ *     new_oid -- the object ID that should be set to be the new value
- *         the reference. Some functions allow this parameter to be
+ *         of the reference. Some functions allow this parameter to be
  *         NULL, meaning that the reference is not changed, or
- *         null_sha1, meaning that the reference should be deleted. A
+ *         null_oid, meaning that the reference should be deleted. A
  *         copy of this value is made in the transaction.
  *
- *     old_sha1 -- the SHA-1 value that the reference must have before
+ *     old_oid -- the object ID that the reference must have before
  *         the update. Some functions allow this parameter to be NULL,
  *         meaning that the old value of the reference is not checked,
- *         or null_sha1, meaning that the reference must not exist
+ *         or null_oid, meaning that the reference must not exist
  *         before the update. A copy of this value is made in the
  *         transaction.
  *
  *     flags -- flags affecting the update, passed to
- *         update_ref_lock(). Can be REF_NODEREF, which means that
+ *         update_ref_lock(). Possible flags: REF_NO_DEREF,
- *         symbolic references should not be followed.
+ *         REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG. See those constants for more
+ *         information.
  *
  *     msg -- a message describing the change (for the reflog).
  *
@@ -511,11 +494,37 @@ struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err);
  */
 
 /*
- * Add a reference update to transaction. new_oid is the value that
+ * The following flags can be passed to ref_transaction_update() etc.
- * the reference should have after the update, or null_oid if it
+ * Internally, they are stored in `ref_update::flags`, along with some
- * should be deleted. If new_oid is NULL, then the reference is not
+ * internal flags.
- * changed at all. old_oid is the value that the reference must have
+ */
- * before the update, or null_oid if it must not have existed
+
+/*
+ * Act on the ref directly; i.e., without dereferencing symbolic refs.
+ * If this flag is not specified, then symbolic references are
+ * dereferenced and the update is applied to the referent.
+ */
+#define REF_NO_DEREF (1 << 0)
+
+/*
+ * Force the creation of a reflog for this reference, even if it
+ * didn't previously have a reflog.
+ */
+#define REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG (1 << 1)
+
+/*
+ * Bitmask of all of the flags that are allowed to be passed in to
+ * ref_transaction_update() and friends:
+ */
+#define REF_TRANSACTION_UPDATE_ALLOWED_FLAGS \
+	(REF_NO_DEREF | REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG)
+
+/*
+ * Add a reference update to transaction. `new_oid` is the value that
+ * the reference should have after the update, or `null_oid` if it
+ * should be deleted. If `new_oid` is NULL, then the reference is not
+ * changed at all. `old_oid` is the value that the reference must have
+ * before the update, or `null_oid` if it must not have existed
  * beforehand. The old value is checked after the lock is taken to
  * prevent races. If the old value doesn't agree with old_oid, the
  * whole transaction fails. If old_oid is NULL, then the previous
@@ -624,7 +633,7 @@ int ref_transaction_abort(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
  * It is a bug to call this function when there might be other
  * processes accessing the repository or if there are existing
  * references that might conflict with the ones being created. All
- * old_sha1 values must either be absent or NULL_SHA1.
+ * old_oid values must either be absent or null_oid.
  */
 int initial_ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 				   struct strbuf *err);

refs/files-backend.c

@@ -10,6 +10,51 @@
 #include "../object.h"
 #include "../dir.h"
 
+/*
+ * This backend uses the following flags in `ref_update::flags` for
+ * internal bookkeeping purposes. Their numerical values must not
+ * conflict with REF_NO_DEREF, REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG, REF_HAVE_NEW,
+ * REF_HAVE_OLD, or REF_IS_PRUNING, which are also stored in
+ * `ref_update::flags`.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when a loose ref is being
+ * pruned. This flag must only be used when REF_NO_DEREF is set.
+ */
+#define REF_IS_PRUNING (1 << 4)
+
+/*
+ * Flag passed to lock_ref_sha1_basic() telling it to tolerate broken
+ * refs (i.e., because the reference is about to be deleted anyway).
+ */
+#define REF_DELETING (1 << 5)
+
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the lockfile needs to be
+ * committed.
+ */
+#define REF_NEEDS_COMMIT (1 << 6)
+
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when we want to log a ref
+ * update but not actually perform it.  This is used when a symbolic
+ * ref update is split up.
+ */
+#define REF_LOG_ONLY (1 << 7)
+
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the ref_update was via an
+ * update to HEAD.
+ */
+#define REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD (1 << 8)
+
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the loose reference has
+ * been deleted.
+ */
+#define REF_DELETED_LOOSE (1 << 9)
+
 struct ref_lock {
 	char *ref_name;
 	struct lock_file lk;
@@ -195,7 +240,7 @@ static void loose_fill_ref_dir(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 			} else if (is_null_oid(&oid)) {
 				/*
 				 * It is so astronomically unlikely
-				 * that NULL_SHA1 is the SHA-1 of an
+				 * that null_oid is the OID of an
 				 * actual object that we consider its
 				 * appearance in a loose reference
 				 * file to be repo corruption
@@ -428,7 +473,7 @@ static void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock)
  * are passed to refs_verify_refname_available() for this check.
  *
  * If mustexist is not set and the reference is not found or is
- * broken, lock the reference anyway but clear sha1.
+ * broken, lock the reference anyway but clear old_oid.
  *
  * Return 0 on success. On failure, write an error message to err and
  * return TRANSACTION_NAME_CONFLICT or TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR.
@@ -989,22 +1034,29 @@ static void prune_ref(struct files_ref_store *refs, struct ref_to_prune *r)
 {
 	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 	if (check_refname_format(r->name, 0))
 		return;
 
 	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(&refs->base, &err);
-	if (!transaction ||
+	if (!transaction)
-	    ref_transaction_delete(transaction, r->name, &r->oid,
+		goto cleanup;
-				   REF_ISPRUNING | REF_NODEREF, NULL, &err) ||
+	ref_transaction_add_update(
-	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
+			transaction, r->name,
-		ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+			REF_NO_DEREF | REF_HAVE_NEW | REF_HAVE_OLD | REF_IS_PRUNING,
+			&null_oid, &r->oid, NULL);
+	if (ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err))
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+	if (ret)
 		error("%s", err.buf);
-		strbuf_release(&err);
-		return;
-	}
-	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 	strbuf_release(&err);
+	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1081,7 +1133,7 @@ static int files_pack_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store, unsigned int flags)
 		 */
 		if (ref_transaction_update(transaction, iter->refname,
 					   iter->oid, NULL,
-					   REF_NODEREF, NULL, &err))
+					   REF_NO_DEREF, NULL, &err))
 			die("failure preparing to create packed reference %s: %s",
 			    iter->refname, err.buf);
 
@@ -1284,7 +1336,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	}
 
 	if (!copy && refs_delete_ref(&refs->base, logmsg, oldrefname,
-			    &orig_oid, REF_NODEREF)) {
+			    &orig_oid, REF_NO_DEREF)) {
 		error("unable to delete old %s", oldrefname);
 		goto rollback;
 	}
@@ -1300,7 +1352,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 				RESOLVE_REF_READING | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
 				&oid, NULL) &&
 	    refs_delete_ref(&refs->base, NULL, newrefname,
-			    NULL, REF_NODEREF)) {
+			    NULL, REF_NO_DEREF)) {
 		if (errno == EISDIR) {
 			struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 			int result;
@@ -1325,7 +1377,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	logmoved = log;
 
 	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, newrefname, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-				  REF_NODEREF, NULL, &err);
+				  REF_NO_DEREF, NULL, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		if (copy)
 			error("unable to copy '%s' to '%s': %s", oldrefname, newrefname, err.buf);
@@ -1348,7 +1400,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
  rollback:
 	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, oldrefname, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-				  REF_NODEREF, NULL, &err);
+				  REF_NO_DEREF, NULL, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		error("unable to lock %s for rollback: %s", oldrefname, err.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&err);
@@ -1596,9 +1648,8 @@ static int files_log_ref_write(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 }
 
 /*
- * Write sha1 into the open lockfile, then close the lockfile. On
+ * Write oid into the open lockfile, then close the lockfile. On
- * errors, rollback the lockfile, fill in *err and
+ * errors, rollback the lockfile, fill in *err and return -1.
- * return -1.
  */
 static int write_ref_to_lockfile(struct ref_lock *lock,
 				 const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *err)
@@ -1764,7 +1815,7 @@ static int files_create_symref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	int ret;
 
 	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, refname, NULL,
-				  NULL, NULL, REF_NODEREF, NULL,
+				  NULL, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF, NULL,
 				  &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		error("%s", err.buf);
@@ -2125,7 +2176,7 @@ static int split_head_update(struct ref_update *update,
 	struct ref_update *new_update;
 
 	if ((update->flags & REF_LOG_ONLY) ||
-	    (update->flags & REF_ISPRUNING) ||
+	    (update->flags & REF_IS_PRUNING) ||
 	    (update->flags & REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2148,7 +2199,7 @@ static int split_head_update(struct ref_update *update,
 
 	new_update = ref_transaction_add_update(
 			transaction, "HEAD",
-			update->flags | REF_LOG_ONLY | REF_NODEREF,
+			update->flags | REF_LOG_ONLY | REF_NO_DEREF,
 			&update->new_oid, &update->old_oid,
 			update->msg);
 
@@ -2167,8 +2218,8 @@ static int split_head_update(struct ref_update *update,
 
 /*
  * update is for a symref that points at referent and doesn't have
- * REF_NODEREF set. Split it into two updates:
+ * REF_NO_DEREF set. Split it into two updates:
- * - The original update, but with REF_LOG_ONLY and REF_NODEREF set
+ * - The original update, but with REF_LOG_ONLY and REF_NO_DEREF set
  * - A new, separate update for the referent reference
  * Note that the new update will itself be subject to splitting when
  * the iteration gets to it.
@@ -2220,10 +2271,10 @@ static int split_symref_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 
 	/*
 	 * Change the symbolic ref update to log only. Also, it
-	 * doesn't need to check its old SHA-1 value, as that will be
+	 * doesn't need to check its old OID value, as that will be
 	 * done when new_update is processed.
 	 */
-	update->flags |= REF_LOG_ONLY | REF_NODEREF;
+	update->flags |= REF_LOG_ONLY | REF_NO_DEREF;
 	update->flags &= ~REF_HAVE_OLD;
 
 	/*
@@ -2289,10 +2340,10 @@ static int check_old_oid(struct ref_update *update, struct object_id *oid,
  * Prepare for carrying out update:
  * - Lock the reference referred to by update.
  * - Read the reference under lock.
- * - Check that its old SHA-1 value (if specified) is correct, and in
+ * - Check that its old OID value (if specified) is correct, and in
  *   any case record it in update->lock->old_oid for later use when
  *   writing the reflog.
- * - If it is a symref update without REF_NODEREF, split it up into a
+ * - If it is a symref update without REF_NO_DEREF, split it up into a
  *   REF_LOG_ONLY update of the symref and add a separate update for
  *   the referent to transaction.
  * - If it is an update of head_ref, add a corresponding REF_LOG_ONLY
@@ -2340,11 +2391,11 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 	update->backend_data = lock;
 
 	if (update->type & REF_ISSYMREF) {
-		if (update->flags & REF_NODEREF) {
+		if (update->flags & REF_NO_DEREF) {
 			/*
 			 * We won't be reading the referent as part of
 			 * the transaction, so we have to read it here
-			 * to record and possibly check old_sha1:
+			 * to record and possibly check old_oid:
 			 */
 			if (refs_read_ref_full(&refs->base,
 					       referent.buf, 0,
@@ -2364,7 +2415,7 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 			/*
 			 * Create a new update for the reference this
 			 * symref is pointing at. Also, we will record
-			 * and verify old_sha1 for this update as part
+			 * and verify old_oid for this update as part
 			 * of processing the split-off update, so we
 			 * don't have to do it here.
 			 */
@@ -2384,7 +2435,7 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 
 		/*
 		 * If this update is happening indirectly because of a
-		 * symref update, record the old SHA-1 in the parent
+		 * symref update, record the old OID in the parent
 		 * update:
 		 */
 		for (parent_update = update->parent_update;
@@ -2511,13 +2562,18 @@ static int files_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	 * transaction. (If we end up splitting up any updates using
 	 * split_symref_update() or split_head_update(), those
 	 * functions will check that the new updates don't have the
-	 * same refname as any existing ones.)
+	 * same refname as any existing ones.) Also fail if any of the
+	 * updates use REF_IS_PRUNING without REF_NO_DEREF.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < transaction->nr; i++) {
 		struct ref_update *update = transaction->updates[i];
 		struct string_list_item *item =
 			string_list_append(&affected_refnames, update->refname);
 
+		if ((update->flags & REF_IS_PRUNING) &&
+		    !(update->flags & REF_NO_DEREF))
+			BUG("REF_IS_PRUNING set without REF_NO_DEREF");
+
 		/*
 		 * We store a pointer to update in item->util, but at
 		 * the moment we never use the value of this field
@@ -2575,7 +2631,7 @@ static int files_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 		if (update->flags & REF_DELETING &&
 		    !(update->flags & REF_LOG_ONLY) &&
-		    !(update->flags & REF_ISPRUNING)) {
+		    !(update->flags & REF_IS_PRUNING)) {
 			/*
 			 * This reference has to be deleted from
 			 * packed-refs if it exists there.
@@ -2594,8 +2650,8 @@ static int files_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 			ref_transaction_add_update(
 					packed_transaction, update->refname,
-					update->flags & ~REF_HAVE_OLD,
+					REF_HAVE_NEW | REF_NO_DEREF,
-					&update->new_oid, &update->old_oid,
+					&update->new_oid, NULL,
 					NULL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2708,7 +2764,7 @@ static int files_transaction_finish(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 		struct ref_update *update = transaction->updates[i];
 		if (update->flags & REF_DELETING &&
 		    !(update->flags & REF_LOG_ONLY) &&
-		    !(update->flags & REF_ISPRUNING)) {
+		    !(update->flags & REF_IS_PRUNING)) {
 			strbuf_reset(&sb);
 			files_reflog_path(refs, &sb, update->refname);
 			if (!unlink_or_warn(sb.buf))
@@ -2954,7 +3010,7 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	 * reference if --updateref was specified:
 	 */
 	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, refname, oid,
-				  NULL, NULL, REF_NODEREF,
+				  NULL, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF,
 				  &type, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		error("cannot lock ref '%s': %s", refname, err.buf);

refs/packed-backend.c

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int packed_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 /*
  * This value is set in `base.flags` if the peeled value of the
  * current reference is known. In that case, `peeled` contains the
- * correct peeled value for the reference, which might be `null_sha1`
+ * correct peeled value for the reference, which might be `null_oid`
  * if the reference is not a tag or if it is broken.
  */
 #define REF_KNOWS_PEELED 0x40
@@ -961,11 +961,11 @@ static struct ref_iterator *packed_ref_iterator_begin(
  * by the failing call to `fprintf()`.
  */
 static int write_packed_entry(FILE *fh, const char *refname,
-			      const unsigned char *sha1,
+			      const struct object_id *oid,
-			      const unsigned char *peeled)
+			      const struct object_id *peeled)
 {
-	if (fprintf(fh, "%s %s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1), refname) < 0 ||
+	if (fprintf(fh, "%s %s\n", oid_to_hex(oid), refname) < 0 ||
-	    (peeled && fprintf(fh, "^%s\n", sha1_to_hex(peeled)) < 0))
+	    (peeled && fprintf(fh, "^%s\n", oid_to_hex(peeled)) < 0))
 		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1203,8 +1203,8 @@ static int write_with_updates(struct packed_ref_store *refs,
 			int peel_error = ref_iterator_peel(iter, &peeled);
 
 			if (write_packed_entry(out, iter->refname,
-					       iter->oid->hash,
+					       iter->oid,
-					       peel_error ? NULL : peeled.hash))
+					       peel_error ? NULL : &peeled))
 				goto write_error;
 
 			if ((ok = ref_iterator_advance(iter)) != ITER_OK)
@@ -1224,8 +1224,8 @@ static int write_with_updates(struct packed_ref_store *refs,
 						     &peeled);
 
 			if (write_packed_entry(out, update->refname,
-					       update->new_oid.hash,
+					       &update->new_oid,
-					       peel_error ? NULL : peeled.hash))
+					       peel_error ? NULL : &peeled))
 				goto write_error;
 
 			i++;

refs/ref-cache.c

@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ int add_ref_entry(struct ref_dir *dir, struct ref_entry *ref)
 
 /*
  * Emit a warning and return true iff ref1 and ref2 have the same name
- * and the same sha1.  Die if they have the same name but different
+ * and the same oid. Die if they have the same name but different
- * sha1s.
+ * oids.
  */
 static int is_dup_ref(const struct ref_entry *ref1, const struct ref_entry *ref2)
 {

refs/refs-internal.h

@@ -8,58 +8,22 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Flag passed to lock_ref_sha1_basic() telling it to tolerate broken
+ * The following flags can appear in `ref_update::flags`. Their
- * refs (i.e., because the reference is about to be deleted anyway).
+ * numerical values must not conflict with those of REF_NO_DEREF and
- */
+ * REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG, which are also stored in
-#define REF_DELETING	0x02
+ * `ref_update::flags`.
-
-/*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when a loose ref is being
- * pruned. This flag must only be used when REF_NODEREF is set.
- */
-#define REF_ISPRUNING	0x04
-
-/*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the reference should be
- * updated to new_sha1.
- */
-#define REF_HAVE_NEW	0x08
-
-/*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when old_sha1 should be
- * checked.
- */
-#define REF_HAVE_OLD	0x10
-
-/*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the lockfile needs to be
- * committed.
- */
-#define REF_NEEDS_COMMIT 0x20
-
-/*
- * 0x40 is REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG, so skip it if you're adding a
- * value to ref_update::flags
  */
 
 /*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when we want to log a ref
+ * The reference should be updated to new_oid.
- * update but not actually perform it.  This is used when a symbolic
- * ref update is split up.
  */
-#define REF_LOG_ONLY 0x80
+#define REF_HAVE_NEW (1 << 2)
 
 /*
- * Internal flag, meaning that the containing ref_update was via an
+ * The current reference's value should be checked to make sure that
- * update to HEAD.
+ * it agrees with old_oid.
  */
-#define REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD 0x100
+#define REF_HAVE_OLD (1 << 3)
-
-/*
- * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the loose reference has
- * been deleted.
- */
-#define REF_DELETED_LOOSE 0x200
 
 /*
  * Return the length of time to retry acquiring a loose reference lock
@@ -122,7 +86,7 @@ enum peel_status {
  * tag recursively until a non-tag is found.  If successful, store the
  * result to oid and return PEEL_PEELED.  If the object is not a tag
  * or is not valid, return PEEL_NON_TAG or PEEL_INVALID, respectively,
- * and leave sha1 unchanged.
+ * and leave oid unchanged.
  */
 enum peel_status peel_object(const struct object_id *name, struct object_id *oid);
 
@@ -134,30 +98,29 @@ enum peel_status peel_object(const struct object_id *name, struct object_id *oid
 int copy_reflog_msg(char *buf, const char *msg);
 
 /**
- * Information needed for a single ref update. Set new_sha1 to the new
+ * Information needed for a single ref update. Set new_oid to the new
- * value or to null_sha1 to delete the ref. To check the old value
+ * value or to null_oid to delete the ref. To check the old value
- * while the ref is locked, set (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) and set
+ * while the ref is locked, set (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) and set old_oid
- * old_sha1 to the old value, or to null_sha1 to ensure the ref does
+ * to the old value, or to null_oid to ensure the ref does not exist
- * not exist before update.
+ * before update.
  */
 struct ref_update {
-
 	/*
-	 * If (flags & REF_HAVE_NEW), set the reference to this value:
+	 * If (flags & REF_HAVE_NEW), set the reference to this value
+	 * (or delete it, if `new_oid` is `null_oid`).
 	 */
 	struct object_id new_oid;
 
 	/*
 	 * If (flags & REF_HAVE_OLD), check that the reference
-	 * previously had this value:
+	 * previously had this value (or didn't previously exist, if
+	 * `old_oid` is `null_oid`).
 	 */
 	struct object_id old_oid;
 
 	/*
-	 * One or more of REF_HAVE_NEW, REF_HAVE_OLD, REF_NODEREF,
+	 * One or more of REF_NO_DEREF, REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG,
-	 * REF_DELETING, REF_ISPRUNING, REF_LOG_ONLY,
+	 * REF_HAVE_NEW, REF_HAVE_OLD, or backend-specific flags.
-	 * REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD, REF_NEEDS_COMMIT, and
-	 * REF_DELETED_LOOSE:
 	 */
 	unsigned int flags;
 
@@ -195,7 +158,7 @@ int ref_update_reject_duplicates(struct string_list *refnames,
 /*
  * Add a ref_update with the specified properties to transaction, and
  * return a pointer to the new object. This function does not verify
- * that refname is well-formed. new_sha1 and old_sha1 are only
+ * that refname is well-formed. new_oid and old_oid are only
  * dereferenced if the REF_HAVE_NEW and REF_HAVE_OLD bits,
  * respectively, are set in flags.
  */

sequencer.c

@@ -1117,11 +1117,11 @@ static int do_pick_commit(enum todo_command command, struct commit *commit,
 	 */
 	if (command == TODO_PICK && !opts->no_commit && (res == 0 || res == 1) &&
 	    update_ref(NULL, "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD", &commit->object.oid, NULL,
-		       REF_NODEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR))
+		       REF_NO_DEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR))
 		res = -1;
 	if (command == TODO_REVERT && ((opts->no_commit && res == 0) || res == 1) &&
 	    update_ref(NULL, "REVERT_HEAD", &commit->object.oid, NULL,
-		       REF_NODEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR))
+		       REF_NO_DEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR))
 		res = -1;
 
 	if (res) {
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ cleanup_head_ref:
 			msg = reflog_message(opts, "finish", "%s onto %s",
 				head_ref.buf, buf.buf);
 			if (update_ref(msg, head_ref.buf, &head, &orig,
-				       REF_NODEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR)) {
+				       REF_NO_DEREF, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR)) {
 				res = error(_("could not update %s"),
 					head_ref.buf);
 				goto cleanup_head_ref;