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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 9e422dcccb..7d91b670c5 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -788,10 +788,10 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
char *ref_file;
const char *orig_ref = ref;
struct ref_lock *lock;
- struct stat st;
int last_errno = 0;
int type, lflags;
int mustexist = (old_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(old_sha1));
+ int missing = 0;
lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_lock));
lock->lock_fd = -1;
@@ -819,12 +819,13 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
orig_ref, strerror(errno));
goto error_return;
}
+ missing = is_null_sha1(lock->old_sha1);
/* When the ref did not exist and we are creating it,
* make sure there is no existing ref that is packed
* whose name begins with our refname, nor a ref whose
* name is a proper prefix of our refname.
*/
- if (is_null_sha1(lock->old_sha1) &&
+ if (missing &&
!is_refname_available(ref, NULL, get_packed_refs(), 0))
goto error_return;
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
lock->ref_name = xstrdup(ref);
lock->orig_ref_name = xstrdup(orig_ref);
ref_file = git_path("%s", ref);
- if (lstat(ref_file, &st) && errno == ENOENT)
+ if (missing)
lock->force_write = 1;
if ((flags & REF_NODEREF) && (type & REF_ISSYMREF))
lock->force_write = 1;