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diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index a35eafc4ee..9e5db3ae26 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -10,18 +10,41 @@ struct ref_lock {
int force_write;
};
+/*
+ * Bit values set in the flags argument passed to each_ref_fn():
+ */
+
+/* Reference is a symbolic reference. */
#define REF_ISSYMREF 0x01
+
+/* Reference is a packed reference. */
#define REF_ISPACKED 0x02
+
+/*
+ * Reference cannot be resolved to an object name: dangling symbolic
+ * reference (directly or indirectly), corrupt reference file, or
+ * symbolic reference refers to ill-formatted reference name.
+ */
#define REF_ISBROKEN 0x04
/*
- * Calls the specified function for each ref file until it returns
- * nonzero, and returns the value. Please note that it is not safe to
- * modify references while an iteration is in progress, unless the
- * same callback function invocation that modifies the reference also
- * returns a nonzero value to immediately stop the iteration.
+ * The signature for the callback function for the for_each_*()
+ * functions below. The memory pointed to by the refname and sha1
+ * arguments is only guaranteed to be valid for the duration of a
+ * single callback invocation.
+ */
+typedef int each_ref_fn(const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *sha1, int flags, void *cb_data);
+
+/*
+ * The following functions invoke the specified callback function for
+ * each reference indicated. If the function ever returns a nonzero
+ * value, stop the iteration and return that value. Please note that
+ * it is not safe to modify references while an iteration is in
+ * progress, unless the same callback function invocation that
+ * modifies the reference also returns a nonzero value to immediately
+ * stop the iteration.
*/
-typedef int each_ref_fn(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flags, void *cb_data);
extern int head_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
extern int for_each_ref(each_ref_fn, void *);
extern int for_each_ref_in(const char *, each_ref_fn, void *);
@@ -54,13 +77,57 @@ extern int for_each_rawref(each_ref_fn, void *);
extern void warn_dangling_symref(FILE *fp, const char *msg_fmt, const char *refname);
/*
- * Add a reference to the in-memory packed reference cache. To actually
- * write the reference to the packed-refs file, call pack_refs().
+ * Lock the packed-refs file for writing. Flags is passed to
+ * hold_lock_file_for_update(). Return 0 on success.
+ */
+extern int lock_packed_refs(int flags);
+
+/*
+ * Add a reference to the in-memory packed reference cache. This may
+ * only be called while the packed-refs file is locked (see
+ * lock_packed_refs()). To actually write the packed-refs file, call
+ * commit_packed_refs().
*/
extern void add_packed_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1);
+/*
+ * Write the current version of the packed refs cache from memory to
+ * disk. The packed-refs file must already be locked for writing (see
+ * lock_packed_refs()). Return zero on success.
+ */
+extern int commit_packed_refs(void);
+
+/*
+ * Rollback the lockfile for the packed-refs file, and discard the
+ * in-memory packed reference cache. (The packed-refs file will be
+ * read anew if it is needed again after this function is called.)
+ */
+extern void rollback_packed_refs(void);
+
+/*
+ * Flags for controlling behaviour of pack_refs()
+ * PACK_REFS_PRUNE: Prune loose refs after packing
+ * PACK_REFS_ALL: Pack _all_ refs, not just tags and already packed refs
+ */
+#define PACK_REFS_PRUNE 0x0001
+#define PACK_REFS_ALL 0x0002
+
+/*
+ * Write a packed-refs file for the current repository.
+ * flags: Combination of the above PACK_REFS_* flags.
+ */
+int pack_refs(unsigned int flags);
+
extern int ref_exists(const char *);
+/*
+ * If refname is a non-symbolic reference that refers to a tag object,
+ * and the tag can be (recursively) dereferenced to a non-tag object,
+ * store the SHA1 of the referred-to object to sha1 and return 0. If
+ * any of these conditions are not met, return a non-zero value.
+ * Symbolic references are considered unpeelable, even if they
+ * ultimately resolve to a peelable tag.
+ */
extern int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
/** Locks a "refs/" ref returning the lock on success and NULL on failure. **/