Merge branch 'nd/maint-autofix-tag-in-head'

* nd/maint-autofix-tag-in-head:
  Accept tags in HEAD or MERGE_HEAD
  merge: remove global variable head[]
  merge: use return value of resolve_ref() to determine if HEAD is invalid
  merge: keep stash[] a local variable

Conflicts:
	builtin/merge.c

7 files changed, 93 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index b9ab5ef314..c46f2d18e1 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (get_sha1("HEAD", sha1))
 		current_head = NULL;
 	else {
-		current_head = lookup_commit(sha1);
+		current_head = lookup_commit_or_die(sha1, "HEAD");
 		if (!current_head || parse_commit(current_head))
 			die(_("could not parse HEAD commit"));
 	}
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			pptr = &commit_list_insert(c->item, pptr)->next;
 	} else if (whence == FROM_MERGE) {
 		struct strbuf m = STRBUF_INIT;
+		struct commit *commit;
 		FILE *fp;
 
 		if (!reflog_msg)
@@ -1438,7 +1439,8 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			unsigned char sha1[20];
 			if (get_sha1_hex(m.buf, sha1) < 0)
 				die(_("Corrupt MERGE_HEAD file (%s)"), m.buf);
-			pptr = &commit_list_insert(lookup_commit(sha1), pptr)->next;
+			commit = lookup_commit_or_die(sha1, "MERGE_HEAD");
+			pptr = &commit_list_insert(commit, pptr)->next;
 		}
 		fclose(fp);
 		strbuf_release(&m);
diff --git a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
index 75816329d6..7e2f22589d 100644
--- a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int do_fmt_merge_msg(int merge_title, struct strbuf *in,
 		struct commit *head;
 		struct rev_info rev;
 
-		head = lookup_commit(head_sha1);
+		head = lookup_commit_or_die(head_sha1, "HEAD");
 		init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 		rev.commit_format = CMIT_FMT_ONELINE;
 		rev.ignore_merges = 1;
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index ee56974371..7d593097de 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static int fast_forward_only;
 static int allow_trivial = 1, have_message;
 static struct strbuf merge_msg;
 static struct commit_list *remoteheads;
-static unsigned char head[20], stash[20];
 static struct strategy **use_strategies;
 static size_t use_strategies_nr, use_strategies_alloc;
 static const char **xopts;
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ static void drop_save(void)
 	unlink(git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
 }
 
-static void save_state(void)
+static int save_state(unsigned char *stash)
 {
 	int len;
 	struct child_process cp;
@@ -236,11 +235,12 @@ static void save_state(void)
 
 	if (finish_command(&cp) || len < 0)
 		die(_("stash failed"));
-	else if (!len)
-		return;
+	else if (!len)		/* no changes */
+		return -1;
 	strbuf_setlen(&buffer, buffer.len-1);
 	if (get_sha1(buffer.buf, stash))
 		die(_("not a valid object: %s"), buffer.buf);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void read_empty(unsigned const char *sha1, int verbose)
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ static void reset_hard(unsigned const char *sha1, int verbose)
 		die(_("read-tree failed"));
 }
 
-static void restore_state(void)
+static void restore_state(const unsigned char *head,
+			  const unsigned char *stash)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *args[] = { "stash", "apply", NULL, NULL };
@@ -308,10 +309,9 @@ static void finish_up_to_date(const char *msg)
 	drop_save();
 }
 
-static void squash_message(void)
+static void squash_message(struct commit *commit)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
-	struct commit *commit;
 	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct commit_list *j;
 	int fd;
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 	rev.ignore_merges = 1;
 	rev.commit_format = CMIT_FMT_MEDIUM;
 
-	commit = lookup_commit(head);
 	commit->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
 	add_pending_object(&rev, &commit->object, NULL);
 
@@ -355,9 +354,11 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 	strbuf_release(&out);
 }
 
-static void finish(const unsigned char *new_head, const char *msg)
+static void finish(struct commit *head_commit,
+		   const unsigned char *new_head, const char *msg)
 {
 	struct strbuf reflog_message = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const unsigned char *head = head_commit->object.sha1;
 
 	if (!msg)
 		strbuf_addstr(&reflog_message, getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"));
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ static void finish(const unsigned char *new_head, const char *msg)
 			getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"), msg);
 	}
 	if (squash) {
-		squash_message();
+		squash_message(head_commit);
 	} else {
 		if (verbosity >= 0 && !merge_msg.len)
 			printf(_("No merge message -- not updating HEAD\n"));
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, size_t xopts_nr,
 }
 
 static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
-			      const char *head_arg)
+			      struct commit *head, const char *head_arg)
 {
 	int index_fd;
 	struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
@@ -717,7 +718,7 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
 			commit_list_insert(j->item, &reversed);
 
 		index_fd = hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
-		clean = merge_recursive(&o, lookup_commit(head),
+		clean = merge_recursive(&o, head,
 				remoteheads->item, reversed, &result);
 		if (active_cache_changed &&
 				(write_cache(index_fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
@@ -868,25 +869,26 @@ static void run_prepare_commit_msg(void)
 	read_merge_msg();
 }
 
-static int merge_trivial(void)
+static int merge_trivial(struct commit *head)
 {
 	unsigned char result_tree[20], result_commit[20];
 	struct commit_list *parent = xmalloc(sizeof(*parent));
 
 	write_tree_trivial(result_tree);
 	printf(_("Wonderful.\n"));
-	parent->item = lookup_commit(head);
+	parent->item = head;
 	parent->next = xmalloc(sizeof(*parent->next));
 	parent->next->item = remoteheads->item;
 	parent->next->next = NULL;
 	run_prepare_commit_msg();
 	commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, result_tree, parent, result_commit, NULL);
-	finish(result_commit, "In-index merge");
+	finish(head, result_commit, "In-index merge");
 	drop_save();
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int finish_automerge(struct commit_list *common,
+static int finish_automerge(struct commit *head,
+			    struct commit_list *common,
 			    unsigned char *result_tree,
 			    const char *wt_strategy)
 {
@@ -897,12 +899,12 @@ static int finish_automerge(struct commit_list *common,
 	free_commit_list(common);
 	if (allow_fast_forward) {
 		parents = remoteheads;
-		commit_list_insert(lookup_commit(head), &parents);
+		commit_list_insert(head, &parents);
 		parents = reduce_heads(parents);
 	} else {
 		struct commit_list **pptr = &parents;
 
-		pptr = &commit_list_insert(lookup_commit(head),
+		pptr = &commit_list_insert(head,
 				pptr)->next;
 		for (j = remoteheads; j; j = j->next)
 			pptr = &commit_list_insert(j->item, pptr)->next;
@@ -912,7 +914,7 @@ static int finish_automerge(struct commit_list *common,
 	run_prepare_commit_msg();
 	commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, result_tree, parents, result_commit, NULL);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "Merge made by the '%s' strategy.", wt_strategy);
-	finish(result_commit, buf.buf);
+	finish(head, result_commit, buf.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	drop_save();
 	return 0;
@@ -946,7 +948,8 @@ static int suggest_conflicts(int renormalizing)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct commit *is_old_style_invocation(int argc, const char **argv)
+static struct commit *is_old_style_invocation(int argc, const char **argv,
+					      const unsigned char *head)
 {
 	struct commit *second_token = NULL;
 	if (argc > 2) {
@@ -1018,9 +1021,12 @@ static int setup_with_upstream(const char ***argv)
 int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	unsigned char result_tree[20];
+	unsigned char stash[20];
+	unsigned char head_sha1[20];
+	struct commit *head_commit;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *head_arg;
-	int flag, head_invalid = 0, i;
+	int flag, i;
 	int best_cnt = -1, merge_was_ok = 0, automerge_was_ok = 0;
 	struct commit_list *common = NULL;
 	const char *best_strategy = NULL, *wt_strategy = NULL;
@@ -1033,11 +1039,13 @@ 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 = resolve_ref("HEAD", head, 0, &flag);
+	branch = resolve_ref("HEAD", head_sha1, 0, &flag);
 	if (branch && !prefixcmp(branch, "refs/heads/"))
 		branch += 11;
-	if (is_null_sha1(head))
-		head_invalid = 1;
+	if (!branch || is_null_sha1(head_sha1))
+		head_commit = NULL;
+	else
+		head_commit = lookup_commit_or_die(head_sha1, "HEAD");
 
 	git_config(git_merge_config, NULL);
 
@@ -1114,12 +1122,13 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	 * additional safety measure to check for it.
 	 */
 
-	if (!have_message && is_old_style_invocation(argc, argv)) {
+	if (!have_message && head_commit &&
+	    is_old_style_invocation(argc, argv, head_commit->object.sha1)) {
 		strbuf_addstr(&merge_msg, argv[0]);
 		head_arg = argv[1];
 		argv += 2;
 		argc -= 2;
-	} else if (head_invalid) {
+	} else if (!head_commit) {
 		struct object *remote_head;
 		/*
 		 * If the merged head is a valid one there is no reason
@@ -1166,7 +1175,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (head_invalid || !argc)
+	if (!head_commit || !argc)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_merge_usage,
 			builtin_merge_options);
 
@@ -1207,17 +1216,16 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (!remoteheads->next)
-		common = get_merge_bases(lookup_commit(head),
-				remoteheads->item, 1);
+		common = get_merge_bases(head_commit, remoteheads->item, 1);
 	else {
 		struct commit_list *list = remoteheads;
-		commit_list_insert(lookup_commit(head), &list);
+		commit_list_insert(head_commit, &list);
 		common = get_octopus_merge_bases(list);
 		free(list);
 	}
 
-	update_ref("updating ORIG_HEAD", "ORIG_HEAD", head, NULL, 0,
-		DIE_ON_ERR);
+	update_ref("updating ORIG_HEAD", "ORIG_HEAD", head_commit->object.sha1,
+		   NULL, 0, DIE_ON_ERR);
 
 	if (!common)
 		; /* No common ancestors found. We need a real merge. */
@@ -1231,13 +1239,13 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return 0;
 	} else if (allow_fast_forward && !remoteheads->next &&
 			!common->next &&
-			!hashcmp(common->item->object.sha1, head)) {
+			!hashcmp(common->item->object.sha1, head_commit->object.sha1)) {
 		/* Again the most common case of merging one remote. */
 		struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct object *o;
 		char hex[41];
 
-		strcpy(hex, find_unique_abbrev(head, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
+		strcpy(hex, find_unique_abbrev(head_commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
 
 		if (verbosity >= 0)
 			printf(_("Updating %s..%s\n"),
@@ -1252,10 +1260,10 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (!o)
 			return 1;
 
-		if (checkout_fast_forward(head, remoteheads->item->object.sha1))
+		if (checkout_fast_forward(head_commit->object.sha1, remoteheads->item->object.sha1))
 			return 1;
 
-		finish(o->sha1, msg.buf);
+		finish(head_commit, o->sha1, msg.buf);
 		drop_save();
 		return 0;
 	} else if (!remoteheads->next && common->next)
@@ -1275,8 +1283,8 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			git_committer_info(IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME);
 			printf(_("Trying really trivial in-index merge...\n"));
 			if (!read_tree_trivial(common->item->object.sha1,
-					head, remoteheads->item->object.sha1))
-				return merge_trivial();
+					head_commit->object.sha1, remoteheads->item->object.sha1))
+				return merge_trivial(head_commit);
 			printf(_("Nope.\n"));
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1295,8 +1303,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			 * merge_bases again, otherwise "git merge HEAD^
 			 * HEAD^^" would be missed.
 			 */
-			common_one = get_merge_bases(lookup_commit(head),
-				j->item, 1);
+			common_one = get_merge_bases(head_commit, j->item, 1);
 			if (hashcmp(common_one->item->object.sha1,
 				j->item->object.sha1)) {
 				up_to_date = 0;
@@ -1323,21 +1330,18 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	 * sync with the head commit.  The strategies are responsible
 	 * to ensure this.
 	 */
-	if (use_strategies_nr != 1) {
-		/*
-		 * Stash away the local changes so that we can try more
-		 * than one.
-		 */
-		save_state();
-	} else {
-		memcpy(stash, null_sha1, 20);
-	}
+	if (use_strategies_nr == 1 ||
+	    /*
+	     * Stash away the local changes so that we can try more than one.
+	     */
+	    save_state(stash))
+		hashcpy(stash, null_sha1);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < use_strategies_nr; i++) {
 		int ret;
 		if (i) {
 			printf(_("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n"));
-			restore_state();
+			restore_state(head_commit->object.sha1, stash);
 		}
 		if (use_strategies_nr != 1)
 			printf(_("Trying merge strategy %s...\n"),
@@ -1349,7 +1353,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		wt_strategy = use_strategies[i]->name;
 
 		ret = try_merge_strategy(use_strategies[i]->name,
-			common, head_arg);
+					 common, head_commit, head_arg);
 		if (!option_commit && !ret) {
 			merge_was_ok = 1;
 			/*
@@ -1391,14 +1395,15 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	 * auto resolved the merge cleanly.
 	 */
 	if (automerge_was_ok)
-		return finish_automerge(common, result_tree, wt_strategy);
+		return finish_automerge(head_commit, common, result_tree,
+					wt_strategy);
 
 	/*
 	 * Pick the result from the best strategy and have the user fix
 	 * it up.
 	 */
 	if (!best_strategy) {
-		restore_state();
+		restore_state(head_commit->object.sha1, stash);
 		if (use_strategies_nr > 1)
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				_("No merge strategy handled the merge.\n"));
@@ -1410,14 +1415,14 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		; /* We already have its result in the working tree. */
 	else {
 		printf(_("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n"));
-		restore_state();
+		restore_state(head_commit->object.sha1, stash);
 		printf(_("Using the %s to prepare resolving by hand.\n"),
 			best_strategy);
-		try_merge_strategy(best_strategy, common, head_arg);
+		try_merge_strategy(best_strategy, common, head_commit, head_arg);
 	}
 
 	if (squash)
-		finish(NULL, NULL);
+		finish(head_commit, NULL, NULL);
 	else {
 		int fd;
 		struct commit_list *j;
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 97b43279cd..9f4cc636dd 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit_reference(const unsigned char *sha1)
 	return lookup_commit_reference_gently(sha1, 0);
 }
 
+struct commit *lookup_commit_or_die(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *ref_name)
+{
+	struct commit *c = lookup_commit_reference(sha1);
+	if (!c)
+		die(_("could not parse %s"), ref_name);
+	if (hashcmp(sha1, c->object.sha1)) {
+		warning(_("%s %s is not a commit!"),
+			ref_name, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	}
+	return c;
+}
+
 struct commit *lookup_commit(const unsigned char *sha1)
 {
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(sha1);
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index 12d100b8b6..14f6a5a2ed 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_gently(const unsigned char *sha1,
 					      int quiet);
 struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_by_name(const char *name);
 
+/*
+ * Look up object named by "sha1", dereference tag as necessary,
+ * get a commit and return it. If "sha1" does not dereference to
+ * a commit, use ref_name to report an error and die.
+ */
+struct commit *lookup_commit_or_die(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *ref_name);
+
 int parse_commit_buffer(struct commit *item, const void *buffer, unsigned long size);
 int parse_commit(struct commit *item);
 
diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index 376331a76f..44f814cda2 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -1606,10 +1606,10 @@ static void fetch_symref(const char *path, char **symref, unsigned char *sha1)
 	strbuf_release(&buffer);
 }
 
-static int verify_merge_base(unsigned char *head_sha1, unsigned char *branch_sha1)
+static int verify_merge_base(unsigned char *head_sha1, struct ref *remote)
 {
-	struct commit *head = lookup_commit(head_sha1);
-	struct commit *branch = lookup_commit(branch_sha1);
+	struct commit *head = lookup_commit_or_die(head_sha1, "HEAD");
+	struct commit *branch = lookup_commit_or_die(remote->old_sha1, remote->name);
 	struct commit_list *merge_bases = get_merge_bases(head, branch, 1);
 
 	return (merge_bases && !merge_bases->next && merge_bases->item == branch);
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ static int delete_remote_branch(const char *pattern, int force)
 			return error("Remote branch %s resolves to object %s\nwhich does not exist locally, perhaps you need to fetch?", remote_ref->name, sha1_to_hex(remote_ref->old_sha1));
 
 		/* Remote branch must be an ancestor of remote HEAD */
-		if (!verify_merge_base(head_sha1, remote_ref->old_sha1)) {
+		if (!verify_merge_base(head_sha1, remote_ref)) {
 			return error("The branch '%s' is not an ancestor "
 				     "of your current HEAD.\n"
 				     "If you are sure you want to delete it,"
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 9bae329c15..66a882029f 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1052,10 +1052,12 @@ static void prepare_show_merge(struct rev_info *revs)
 	const char **prune = NULL;
 	int i, prune_num = 1; /* counting terminating NULL */
 
-	if (get_sha1("HEAD", sha1) || !(head = lookup_commit(sha1)))
+	if (get_sha1("HEAD", sha1))
 		die("--merge without HEAD?");
-	if (get_sha1("MERGE_HEAD", sha1) || !(other = lookup_commit(sha1)))
+	head = lookup_commit_or_die(sha1, "HEAD");
+	if (get_sha1("MERGE_HEAD", sha1))
 		die("--merge without MERGE_HEAD?");
+	other = lookup_commit_or_die(sha1, "MERGE_HEAD");
 	add_pending_object(revs, &head->object, "HEAD");
 	add_pending_object(revs, &other->object, "MERGE_HEAD");
 	bases = get_merge_bases(head, other, 1);