rename_ref_available(): add docstring

And improve the internal variable names.

Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 814cad3163..256fef5da0 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1081,20 +1081,20 @@ const char *find_descendant_ref(const char *dirname,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int rename_ref_available(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
+int rename_ref_available(const char *old_refname, const char *new_refname)
 {
 	struct string_list skip = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int ret;
+	int ok;
 
-	string_list_insert(&skip, oldname);
-	ret = !verify_refname_available(newname, NULL, &skip, &err);
-	if (!ret)
+	string_list_insert(&skip, old_refname);
+	ok = !verify_refname_available(new_refname, NULL, &skip, &err);
+	if (!ok)
 		error("%s", err.buf);
 
 	string_list_clear(&skip, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&err);
-	return ret;
+	return ok;
 }
 
 int head_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)