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-rw-r--r--refs/files-backend.c17
-rw-r--r--refs/refs-internal.h6
-rw-r--r--refs/reftable-backend.c17
3 files changed, 29 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 4519b46171..44c5c3b201 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -2457,8 +2457,7 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
struct strbuf *err)
{
struct strbuf referent = STRBUF_INIT;
- int mustexist = (update->flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) &&
- !is_null_oid(&update->old_oid);
+ int mustexist = ref_update_expects_existing_old_ref(update);
int ret = 0;
struct ref_lock *lock;
@@ -2537,14 +2536,16 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
/*
* Even if the ref is a regular ref, if `old_target` is set, we
- * check the referent value. Ideally `old_target` should only
- * be set for symrefs, but we're strict about its usage.
+ * fail with an error.
*/
if (update->old_target) {
- if (ref_update_check_old_target(referent.buf, update, err)) {
- ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
- goto out;
- }
+ strbuf_addf(err, _("cannot lock ref '%s': "
+ "expected symref with target '%s': "
+ "but is a regular ref"),
+ ref_update_original_update_refname(update),
+ update->old_target);
+ ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
+ goto out;
} else if (check_old_oid(update, &lock->old_oid, err)) {
ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
goto out;
diff --git a/refs/refs-internal.h b/refs/refs-internal.h
index cbcb6f9c36..fa975d69aa 100644
--- a/refs/refs-internal.h
+++ b/refs/refs-internal.h
@@ -742,4 +742,10 @@ int ref_update_has_null_new_value(struct ref_update *update);
int ref_update_check_old_target(const char *referent, struct ref_update *update,
struct strbuf *err);
+/*
+ * Check if the ref must exist, this means that the old_oid or
+ * old_target is non NULL.
+ */
+int ref_update_expects_existing_old_ref(struct ref_update *update);
+
#endif /* REFS_REFS_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/refs/reftable-backend.c b/refs/reftable-backend.c
index 3a75d63eb5..7d872a32ac 100644
--- a/refs/reftable-backend.c
+++ b/refs/reftable-backend.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int reftable_be_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
&current_oid, &referent, &u->type);
if (ret < 0)
goto done;
- if (ret > 0 && (!(u->flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) || is_null_oid(&u->old_oid))) {
+ if (ret > 0 && !ref_update_expects_existing_old_ref(u)) {
/*
* The reference does not exist, and we either have no
* old object ID or expect the reference to not exist.
@@ -1005,8 +1005,9 @@ static int reftable_be_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
*/
new_update = ref_transaction_add_update(
transaction, referent.buf, new_flags,
- &u->new_oid, &u->old_oid, u->new_target,
- u->old_target, u->msg);
+ u->new_target ? NULL : &u->new_oid,
+ u->old_target ? NULL : &u->old_oid,
+ u->new_target, u->old_target, u->msg);
new_update->parent_update = u;
@@ -1038,6 +1039,16 @@ static int reftable_be_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
* backend returns, which keeps our tests happy.
*/
if (u->old_target) {
+ if (!(u->type & REF_ISSYMREF)) {
+ strbuf_addf(err, _("cannot lock ref '%s': "
+ "expected symref with target '%s': "
+ "but is a regular ref"),
+ ref_update_original_update_refname(u),
+ u->old_target);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto done;
+ }
+
if (ref_update_check_old_target(referent.buf, u, err)) {
ret = -1;
goto done;