Merge branch 'rs/ref-transaction'

The API to update refs have been restructured to allow introducing
a true transactional updates later.  We would even allow storing
refs in backends other than the traditional filesystem-based one.

* rs/ref-transaction: (25 commits)
  ref_transaction_commit: bail out on failure to remove a ref
  lockfile: remove unable_to_lock_error
  refs.c: do not permit err == NULL
  remote rm/prune: print a message when writing packed-refs fails
  for-each-ref: skip and warn about broken ref names
  refs.c: allow listing and deleting badly named refs
  test: put tests for handling of bad ref names in one place
  packed-ref cache: forbid dot-components in refnames
  branch -d: simplify by using RESOLVE_REF_READING
  branch -d: avoid repeated symref resolution
  reflog test: test interaction with detached HEAD
  refs.c: change resolve_ref_unsafe reading argument to be a flags field
  refs.c: make write_ref_sha1 static
  fetch.c: change s_update_ref to use a ref transaction
  refs.c: ref_transaction_commit: distinguish name conflicts from other errors
  refs.c: pass a list of names to skip to is_refname_available
  refs.c: call lock_ref_sha1_basic directly from commit
  refs.c: refuse to lock badly named refs in lock_ref_sha1_basic
  rename_ref: don't ask read_ref_full where the ref came from
  refs.c: pass the ref log message to _create/delete/update instead of _commit
  ...

19 files changed, 97 insertions, 57 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/blame.c b/builtin/blame.c
index 3838be2b02..303e217ae9 100644
--- a/builtin/blame.c
+++ b/builtin/blame.c
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(struct diff_options *opt,
 	commit->date = now;
 	parent_tail = &commit->parents;
 
-	if (!resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", head_sha1, 1, NULL))
+	if (!resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING, head_sha1, NULL))
 		die("no such ref: HEAD");
 
 	parent_tail = append_parent(parent_tail, head_sha1);
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 19a93a14d7..3b79c5087f 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
 		    branch->merge[0] &&
 		    branch->merge[0]->dst &&
 		    (reference_name = reference_name_to_free =
-		     resolve_refdup(branch->merge[0]->dst, sha1, 1, NULL)) != NULL)
+		     resolve_refdup(branch->merge[0]->dst, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+				    sha1, NULL)) != NULL)
 			reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(sha1);
 	}
 	if (!reference_rev)
@@ -234,9 +235,12 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 		free(name);
 
 		name = mkpathdup(fmt, bname.buf);
-		target = resolve_ref_unsafe(name, sha1, 0, &flags);
-		if (!target ||
-		    (!(flags & REF_ISSYMREF) && is_null_sha1(sha1))) {
+		target = resolve_ref_unsafe(name,
+					    RESOLVE_REF_READING
+					    | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE
+					    | RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME,
+					    sha1, &flags);
+		if (!target) {
 			error(remote_branch
 			      ? _("remote branch '%s' not found.")
 			      : _("branch '%s' not found."), bname.buf);
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!(flags & REF_ISSYMREF) &&
+		if (!(flags & (REF_ISSYMREF|REF_ISBROKEN)) &&
 		    check_branch_commit(bname.buf, name, sha1, head_rev, kinds,
 					force)) {
 			ret = 1;
@@ -264,8 +268,8 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 			       ? _("Deleted remote branch %s (was %s).\n")
 			       : _("Deleted branch %s (was %s).\n"),
 			       bname.buf,
-			       (flags & REF_ISSYMREF)
-			       ? target
+			       (flags & REF_ISBROKEN) ? "broken"
+			       : (flags & REF_ISSYMREF) ? target
 			       : find_unique_abbrev(sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
 		}
 		delete_branch_config(bname.buf);
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ static char *resolve_symref(const char *src, const char *prefix)
 	int flag;
 	const char *dst;
 
-	dst = resolve_ref_unsafe(src, sha1, 0, &flag);
+	dst = resolve_ref_unsafe(src, 0, sha1, &flag);
 	if (!(dst && (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)))
 		return NULL;
 	if (prefix)
@@ -868,7 +872,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	track = git_branch_track;
 
-	head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", head_sha1, 0, NULL);
+	head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, head_sha1, NULL);
 	if (!head)
 		die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
 	if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index b4decd5b19..5410dacea0 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
 		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
 
-	read_ref_full("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
+	read_ref_full("HEAD", 0, rev, &flag);
 	head = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 
 	errs |= post_checkout_hook(head, head, 0);
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int switch_branches(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	unsigned char rev[20];
 	int flag, writeout_error = 0;
 	memset(&old, 0, sizeof(old));
-	old.path = path_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
+	old.path = path_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, rev, &flag);
 	old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 	if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 		old.path = NULL;
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ static int checkout_branch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		unsigned char rev[20];
 		int flag;
 
-		if (!read_ref_full("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag) &&
+		if (!read_ref_full("HEAD", 0, rev, &flag) &&
 		    (flag & REF_ISSYMREF) && is_null_sha1(rev))
 			return switch_unborn_to_new_branch(opts);
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index d3bf9532d6..7f509d06a8 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static int checkout(void)
 	if (option_no_checkout)
 		return 0;
 
-	head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", sha1, 1, NULL);
+	head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING, sha1, NULL);
 	if (!head) {
 		warning(_("remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, "
 			  "unable to checkout.\n"));
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 60d35d0408..e108c53015 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ static void print_summary(const char *prefix, const unsigned char *sha1,
 	rev.diffopt.break_opt = 0;
 	diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt);
 
-	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", junk_sha1, 0, NULL);
+	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, junk_sha1, NULL);
 	if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
 		head = _("detached HEAD");
 	else
@@ -1809,8 +1809,8 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	    ref_transaction_update(transaction, "HEAD", sha1,
 				   current_head
 				   ? current_head->object.sha1 : NULL,
-				   0, !!current_head, &err) ||
-	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, sb.buf, &err)) {
+				   0, !!current_head, sb.buf, &err) ||
+	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
 		rollback_index_files();
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 159fb7e916..6ffd02388b 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -404,23 +404,37 @@ static int s_update_ref(const char *action,
 {
 	char msg[1024];
 	char *rla = getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION");
-	static struct ref_lock *lock;
+	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret, df_conflict = 0;
 
 	if (dry_run)
 		return 0;
 	if (!rla)
 		rla = default_rla.buf;
 	snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s: %s", rla, action);
-	lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref->name,
-				       check_old ? ref->old_sha1 : NULL,
-				       0, NULL);
-	if (!lock)
-		return errno == ENOTDIR ? STORE_REF_ERROR_DF_CONFLICT :
-					  STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
-	if (write_ref_sha1(lock, ref->new_sha1, msg) < 0)
-		return errno == ENOTDIR ? STORE_REF_ERROR_DF_CONFLICT :
-					  STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
+
+	transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
+	if (!transaction ||
+	    ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref->name, ref->new_sha1,
+				   ref->old_sha1, 0, check_old, msg, &err))
+		goto fail;
+
+	ret = ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err);
+	if (ret) {
+		df_conflict = (ret == TRANSACTION_NAME_CONFLICT);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+	strbuf_release(&err);
 	return 0;
+fail:
+	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+	error("%s", err.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&err);
+	return df_conflict ? STORE_REF_ERROR_DF_CONFLICT
+			   : STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
 }
 
 #define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
diff --git a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
index 79df05ef52..37177c6c29 100644
--- a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ int fmt_merge_msg(struct strbuf *in, struct strbuf *out,
 
 	/* get current branch */
 	current_branch = current_branch_to_free =
-		resolve_refdup("HEAD", head_sha1, 1, NULL);
+		resolve_refdup("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING, head_sha1, NULL);
 	if (!current_branch)
 		die("No current branch");
 	if (starts_with(current_branch, "refs/heads/"))
diff --git a/builtin/for-each-ref.c b/builtin/for-each-ref.c
index 7ee86b3ae1..603a90e29b 100644
--- a/builtin/for-each-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/for-each-ref.c
@@ -635,7 +635,8 @@ static void populate_value(struct refinfo *ref)
 
 	if (need_symref && (ref->flag & REF_ISSYMREF) && !ref->symref) {
 		unsigned char unused1[20];
-		ref->symref = resolve_refdup(ref->refname, unused1, 1, NULL);
+		ref->symref = resolve_refdup(ref->refname, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+					     unused1, NULL);
 		if (!ref->symref)
 			ref->symref = "";
 	}
@@ -694,7 +695,8 @@ static void populate_value(struct refinfo *ref)
 			const char *head;
 			unsigned char sha1[20];
 
-			head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", sha1, 1, NULL);
+			head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+						  sha1, NULL);
 			if (!strcmp(ref->refname, head))
 				v->s = "*";
 			else
@@ -838,6 +840,11 @@ static int grab_single_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int f
 	struct refinfo *ref;
 	int cnt;
 
+	if (flag & REF_BAD_NAME) {
+		  warning("ignoring ref with broken name %s", refname);
+		  return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (*cb->grab_pattern) {
 		const char **pattern;
 		int namelen = strlen(refname);
diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index e9ba576c1f..a27515aeaa 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static int fsck_head_link(void)
 	if (verbose)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Checking HEAD link\n");
 
-	head_points_at = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", head_sha1, 0, &flag);
+	head_points_at = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, head_sha1, &flag);
 	if (!head_points_at)
 		return error("Invalid HEAD");
 	if (!strcmp(head_points_at, "HEAD"))
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 68d5d30035..734aab3a73 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (check_head) {
 			unsigned char sha1[20];
 			const char *ref, *v;
-			ref = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", sha1, 1, NULL);
+			ref = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+						 sha1, NULL);
 			if (ref && skip_prefix(ref, "refs/heads/", &v))
 				branch_name = xstrdup(v);
 			else
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 4513fadc5f..bebbe5b308 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	 * Check if we are _not_ on a detached HEAD, i.e. if there is a
 	 * current branch.
 	 */
-	branch = branch_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", head_sha1, 0, &flag);
+	branch = branch_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, head_sha1, &flag);
 	if (branch && starts_with(branch, "refs/heads/"))
 		branch += 11;
 	if (!branch || is_null_sha1(head_sha1))
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 67d0bb14f8..68b6cd8cc1 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static int merge_commit(struct notes_merge_options *o)
 	init_notes(t, "NOTES_MERGE_PARTIAL", combine_notes_overwrite, 0);
 
 	o->local_ref = local_ref_to_free =
-		resolve_refdup("NOTES_MERGE_REF", sha1, 0, NULL);
+		resolve_refdup("NOTES_MERGE_REF", 0, sha1, NULL);
 	if (!o->local_ref)
 		die("Failed to resolve NOTES_MERGE_REF");
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 6420680bdd..916315ff5c 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -842,8 +842,9 @@ static const char *update(struct command *cmd, struct shallow_info *si)
 		transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
 		if (!transaction ||
 		    ref_transaction_update(transaction, namespaced_name,
-					   new_sha1, old_sha1, 0, 1, &err) ||
-		    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, "push", &err)) {
+					   new_sha1, old_sha1, 0, 1, "push",
+					   &err) ||
+		    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
 			ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 
 			rp_error("%s", err.buf);
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ static void check_aliased_update(struct command *cmd, struct string_list *list)
 	int flag;
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s%s", get_git_namespace(), cmd->ref_name);
-	dst_name = resolve_ref_unsafe(buf.buf, sha1, 0, &flag);
+	dst_name = resolve_ref_unsafe(buf.buf, 0, sha1, &flag);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
 	if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
@@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@ static void execute_commands(struct command *commands,
 	check_aliased_updates(commands);
 
 	free(head_name_to_free);
-	head_name = head_name_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", sha1, 0, NULL);
+	head_name = head_name_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, sha1, NULL);
 
 	checked_connectivity = 1;
 	for (cmd = commands; cmd; cmd = cmd->next) {
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 9a4640dbf0..7f28f92a37 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -567,7 +567,8 @@ static int read_remote_branches(const char *refname,
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s/", rename->old);
 	if (starts_with(refname, buf.buf)) {
 		item = string_list_append(rename->remote_branches, xstrdup(refname));
-		symref = resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, orig_sha1, 1, &flag);
+		symref = resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+					    orig_sha1, &flag);
 		if (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)
 			item->util = xstrdup(symref);
 		else
@@ -703,7 +704,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		int flag = 0;
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
 
-		read_ref_full(item->string, sha1, 1, &flag);
+		read_ref_full(item->string, RESOLVE_REF_READING, sha1, &flag);
 		if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 			continue;
 		if (delete_ref(item->string, NULL, REF_NODEREF))
@@ -748,13 +749,16 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 static int remove_branches(struct string_list *branches)
 {
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char **branch_names;
 	int i, result = 0;
 
 	branch_names = xmalloc(branches->nr * sizeof(*branch_names));
 	for (i = 0; i < branches->nr; i++)
 		branch_names[i] = branches->items[i].string;
-	result |= repack_without_refs(branch_names, branches->nr, NULL);
+	if (repack_without_refs(branch_names, branches->nr, &err))
+		result |= error("%s", err.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&err);
 	free(branch_names);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < branches->nr; i++) {
@@ -1331,9 +1335,13 @@ static int prune_remote(const char *remote, int dry_run)
 		delete_refs = xmalloc(states.stale.nr * sizeof(*delete_refs));
 		for (i = 0; i < states.stale.nr; i++)
 			delete_refs[i] = states.stale.items[i].util;
-		if (!dry_run)
-			result |= repack_without_refs(delete_refs,
-						      states.stale.nr, NULL);
+		if (!dry_run) {
+			struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+			if (repack_without_refs(delete_refs, states.stale.nr,
+						&err))
+				result |= error("%s", err.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&err);
+		}
 		free(delete_refs);
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/replace.c b/builtin/replace.c
index 8020db8500..85d39b58d8 100644
--- a/builtin/replace.c
+++ b/builtin/replace.c
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ static int replace_object_sha1(const char *object_ref,
 
 	transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
 	if (!transaction ||
-	    ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref, repl, prev, 0, 1, &err) ||
-	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, NULL, &err))
+	    ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref, repl, prev,
+				   0, 1, NULL, &err) ||
+	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 
 	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
diff --git a/builtin/show-branch.c b/builtin/show-branch.c
index 199b081e9b..270e39c6c1 100644
--- a/builtin/show-branch.c
+++ b/builtin/show-branch.c
@@ -728,7 +728,9 @@ int cmd_show_branch(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		if (ac == 0) {
 			static const char *fake_av[2];
 
-			fake_av[0] = resolve_refdup("HEAD", sha1, 1, NULL);
+			fake_av[0] = resolve_refdup("HEAD",
+						    RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+						    sha1, NULL);
 			fake_av[1] = NULL;
 			av = fake_av;
 			ac = 1;
@@ -789,7 +791,8 @@ int cmd_show_branch(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		}
 	}
 
-	head_p = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", head_sha1, 1, NULL);
+	head_p = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING,
+				    head_sha1, NULL);
 	if (head_p) {
 		head_len = strlen(head_p);
 		memcpy(head, head_p, head_len + 1);
diff --git a/builtin/symbolic-ref.c b/builtin/symbolic-ref.c
index b6a711d319..29fb3f1c20 100644
--- a/builtin/symbolic-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/symbolic-ref.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static int check_symref(const char *HEAD, int quiet, int shorten, int print)
 {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	int flag;
-	const char *refname = resolve_ref_unsafe(HEAD, sha1, 0, &flag);
+	const char *refname = resolve_ref_unsafe(HEAD, 0, sha1, &flag);
 
 	if (!refname)
 		die("No such ref: %s", HEAD);
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index a81b9e4174..e633f4efdb 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
 	if (!transaction ||
 	    ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref.buf, object, prev,
-				   0, 1, &err) ||
-	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, NULL, &err))
+				   0, 1, NULL, &err) ||
+	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 	if (force && !is_null_sha1(prev) && hashcmp(prev, object))
diff --git a/builtin/update-ref.c b/builtin/update-ref.c
index 54a48c0cfa..6c9be05128 100644
--- a/builtin/update-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/update-ref.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ static const char * const git_update_ref_usage[] = {
 
 static char line_termination = '\n';
 static int update_flags;
+static const char *msg;
 
 /*
  * Parse one whitespace- or NUL-terminated, possibly C-quoted argument
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		die("update %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
 
 	if (ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
-				   update_flags, have_old, &err))
+				   update_flags, have_old, msg, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 
 	update_flags = 0;
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		die("create %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
 
 	if (ref_transaction_create(transaction, refname, new_sha1,
-				   update_flags, &err))
+				   update_flags, msg, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 
 	update_flags = 0;
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_delete(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		die("delete %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
 
 	if (ref_transaction_delete(transaction, refname, old_sha1,
-				   update_flags, have_old, &err))
+				   update_flags, have_old, msg, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 
 	update_flags = 0;
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_verify(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		die("verify %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
 
 	if (ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname, new_sha1, old_sha1,
-				   update_flags, have_old, &err))
+				   update_flags, have_old, msg, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 
 	update_flags = 0;
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ static void update_refs_stdin(struct ref_transaction *transaction)
 
 int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	const char *refname, *oldval, *msg = NULL;
+	const char *refname, *oldval;
 	unsigned char sha1[20], oldsha1[20];
 	int delete = 0, no_deref = 0, read_stdin = 0, end_null = 0, flags = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (end_null)
 			line_termination = '\0';
 		update_refs_stdin(transaction);
-		if (ref_transaction_commit(transaction, msg, &err))
+		if (ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err))
 			die("%s", err.buf);
 		ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 		strbuf_release(&err);