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Diffstat (limited to 'refs/files-backend.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | refs/files-backend.c | 38 |
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diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c index c41cf432d1..c2bd7b8317 100644 --- a/refs/files-backend.c +++ b/refs/files-backend.c @@ -1388,44 +1388,6 @@ static int resolve_missing_loose_ref(const char *refname, return -1; } -/* - * Read the specified reference from the filesystem or packed refs - * file, non-recursively. Set type to describe the reference, and: - * - * - If refname is the name of a normal reference, fill in sha1 - * (leaving referent unchanged). - * - * - If refname is the name of a symbolic reference, write the full - * name of the reference to which it refers (e.g. - * "refs/heads/master") to referent and set the REF_ISSYMREF bit in - * type (leaving sha1 unchanged). The caller is responsible for - * validating that referent is a valid reference name. - * - * WARNING: refname might be used as part of a filename, so it is - * important from a security standpoint that it be safe in the sense - * of refname_is_safe(). Moreover, for symrefs this function sets - * referent to whatever the repository says, which might not be a - * properly-formatted or even safe reference name. NEITHER INPUT NOR - * OUTPUT REFERENCE NAMES ARE VALIDATED WITHIN THIS FUNCTION. - * - * Return 0 on success. If the ref doesn't exist, set errno to ENOENT - * and return -1. If the ref exists but is neither a symbolic ref nor - * a sha1, it is broken; set REF_ISBROKEN in type, set errno to - * EINVAL, and return -1. If there is another error reading the ref, - * set errno appropriately and return -1. - * - * Backend-specific flags might be set in type as well, regardless of - * outcome. - * - * It is OK for refname to point into referent. If so: - * - * - if the function succeeds with REF_ISSYMREF, referent will be - * overwritten and the memory formerly pointed to by it might be - * changed or even freed. - * - * - in all other cases, referent will be untouched, and therefore - * refname will still be valid and unchanged. - */ int read_raw_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type) { |