From: Maciej Ciemborowicz <maciej.ciemborowicz@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
"Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks.im>,
"Phil Hord" <phil.hord@gmail.com>,
"Elijah Newren" <newren@gmail.com>,
"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"D . Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
"Maciej Ciemborowicz" <maciej.ciemborowicz@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] refs: allow callers to supply old OIDs for batch deletion
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:11:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260919201158.43415-2-maciej.ciemborowicz@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260919201158.43415-1-maciej.ciemborowicz@gmail.com>
refs_delete_refs() currently performs unconditional deletions. Thus callers
cannot preserve old values that they have already resolved, and
reference-transaction hooks consequently see a null old OID.
Add an optional oid_array whose entries correspond to the refnames. Pass each
non-null OID to ref_transaction_delete(). Existing callers retain the
unconditional behavior for now.
Signed-off-by: Maciej Ciemborowicz <maciej.ciemborowicz@gmail.com>
---
bisect.c | 2 +-
builtin/branch.c | 3 ++-
builtin/fetch.c | 2 +-
builtin/remote.c | 5 +++--
builtin/tag.c | 3 ++-
refs.c | 26 +++++++++++++++-----------
refs.h | 12 ++++++++++--
t/helper/test-ref-store.c | 2 +-
8 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index 94c7028d2a..9aa3bace9f 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ int bisect_clean_state(void)
string_list_append(&refs_for_removal, "BISECT_EXPECTED_REV");
result = refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
"bisect: remove", &refs_for_removal,
- REF_NO_DEREF);
+ NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
string_list_clear(&refs_for_removal, 0);
unlink_or_warn(git_path_bisect_ancestors_ok());
unlink_or_warn(git_path_bisect_log());
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 1572a4f9ef..f1abeb681d 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
free(target);
}
- if (refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), NULL, &refs_to_delete, REF_NO_DEREF))
+ if (refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), NULL,
+ &refs_to_delete, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF))
ret = 1;
for_each_string_list_item(item, &refs_to_delete) {
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index c1d7c672f4..d202147b21 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ static int prune_refs(struct display_state *display_state,
} else {
result = refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
"fetch: prune", &refnames,
- 0);
+ NULL, 0);
}
}
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index de989ea3ba..13d3cc52dd 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static int rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
if (!result)
result = refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
"remote: remove", &branches,
- REF_NO_DEREF);
+ NULL, REF_NO_DEREF);
string_list_clear(&branches, 0);
if (skipped.nr) {
@@ -1645,7 +1645,8 @@ static int prune_remote(const char *remote, int dry_run)
if (!dry_run)
result |= refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
- "remote: prune", &refs_to_prune, 0);
+ "remote: prune", &refs_to_prune,
+ NULL, 0);
for_each_string_list_item(item, &states.stale) {
const char *refname = item->util;
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index 06c125b53c..40874a2923 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ static int delete_tags(const char **argv)
struct string_list_item *item;
result = for_each_tag_name(argv, collect_tags, (void *)&refs_to_delete);
- if (refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), NULL, &refs_to_delete, REF_NO_DEREF))
+ if (refs_delete_refs(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), NULL,
+ &refs_to_delete, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF))
result = 1;
for_each_string_list_item(item, &refs_to_delete) {
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index d3caa9a633..a9c5397fd7 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include "refs/refs-internal.h"
#include "hook.h"
#include "object-name.h"
+#include "oid-array.h"
#include "odb.h"
#include "object.h"
#include "path.h"
@@ -3056,36 +3057,39 @@ void ref_transaction_for_each_rejected_update(struct ref_transaction *transactio
}
int refs_delete_refs(struct ref_store *refs, const char *logmsg,
- struct string_list *refnames, unsigned int flags)
+ struct string_list *refnames,
+ const struct oid_array *old_oids,
+ unsigned int flags)
{
struct ref_transaction *transaction;
struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
- struct string_list_item *item;
+ size_t i;
int ret = 0, failures = 0;
char *msg;
+ if (old_oids && old_oids->nr != refnames->nr)
+ BUG("refname and old OID counts do not match");
if (!refnames->nr)
return 0;
msg = normalize_reflog_message(logmsg);
- /*
- * Since we don't check the references' old_oids, the
- * individual updates can't fail, so we can pack all of the
- * updates into a single transaction.
- */
transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, 0, &err);
if (!transaction) {
ret = error("%s", err.buf);
goto out;
}
- for_each_string_list_item(item, refnames) {
- ret = ref_transaction_delete(transaction, item->string,
- NULL, NULL, flags, msg, &err);
+ for (i = 0; i < refnames->nr; i++) {
+ const struct object_id *old_oid = old_oids ? &old_oids->oid[i] : NULL;
+
+ if (old_oid && is_null_oid(old_oid))
+ old_oid = NULL;
+ ret = ref_transaction_delete(transaction, refnames->items[i].string,
+ old_oid, NULL, flags, msg, &err);
if (ret) {
warning(_("could not delete reference %s: %s"),
- item->string, err.buf);
+ refnames->items[i].string, err.buf);
strbuf_reset(&err);
failures = 1;
}
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 71d5c186d0..b76b556cf7 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
struct fsck_options;
struct object_id;
struct ref_store;
+struct oid_array;
struct strbuf;
struct string_list;
struct string_list_item;
@@ -613,13 +614,20 @@ int refs_delete_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg,
unsigned int flags);
/*
- * Delete the specified references. If there are any problems, emit
+ * Delete the specified references. If old_oids is non-NULL, it must contain
+ * an entry for each refname, in the same order. Each non-null entry is used
+ * to verify the current value of the corresponding reference before deleting
+ * it. A null entry disables verification for that reference.
+ *
+ * If there are any problems, emit
* errors but attempt to keep going (i.e., the deletes are not done in
* an all-or-nothing transaction). msg and flags are passed through to
* ref_transaction_delete().
*/
int refs_delete_refs(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg,
- struct string_list *refnames, unsigned int flags);
+ struct string_list *refnames,
+ const struct oid_array *old_oids,
+ unsigned int flags);
/** Delete a reflog */
int refs_delete_reflog(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname);
diff --git a/t/helper/test-ref-store.c b/t/helper/test-ref-store.c
index 3866d0aca4..c2c7dfb065 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-ref-store.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-ref-store.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int cmd_delete_refs(struct ref_store *refs, const char **argv)
while (*argv)
string_list_append(&refnames, *argv++);
- result = refs_delete_refs(refs, msg, &refnames, flags);
+ result = refs_delete_refs(refs, msg, &refnames, NULL, flags);
string_list_clear(&refnames, 0);
return result;
}
--
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-19 20:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-19 13:34 [BUG] reference-transaction reports zero OIDs for branch and tag deletion Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-19 14:59 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-09-19 15:42 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-19 20:11 ` [PATCH 0/3] refs: report old OIDs for batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-19 20:11 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz [this message]
2026-09-19 20:41 ` [PATCH 1/3] refs: allow callers to supply old OIDs for batch deletion Karthik Nayak
2026-09-20 10:38 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-20 10:54 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] refs: report old OIDs for batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-20 10:54 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] refs: allow callers to supply old OIDs for batch deletion Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-21 13:12 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-21 23:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-20 10:54 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] branch, tag: retain old OIDs in batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-21 13:19 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-20 10:54 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] fetch, remote: retain old OIDs when pruning refs Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-21 13:56 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-21 13:57 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] refs: report old OIDs for batched deletions Karthik Nayak
2026-09-21 20:01 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 " Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] refs: allow callers to supply old OIDs for batch deletion Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 18:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-22 19:21 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 23:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-22 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] branch, tag: retain old OIDs in batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 12:26 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] fetch, remote: retain old OIDs when pruning refs Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 19:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-22 22:29 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] refs: report old OIDs for batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 22:31 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] refs: allow callers to supply old OIDs for batch deletion Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 22:31 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] branch, tag: retain old OIDs in batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-22 22:31 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] fetch, remote: retain old OIDs when pruning refs Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-23 20:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-23 21:02 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-23 21:04 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] refs: report old OIDs for batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-23 21:04 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] refs: allow callers to supply old OIDs for batch deletion Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-24 10:04 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-09-24 16:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 19:43 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-24 11:07 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-24 16:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 20:13 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-28 6:44 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-28 6:43 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-24 19:56 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-23 21:04 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] branch, tag: retain old OIDs in batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-24 11:08 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-09-23 21:04 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] fetch, remote: retain old OIDs when pruning refs Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-23 21:55 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] refs: report old OIDs for batched deletions Junio C Hamano
2026-09-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 0/1] refs: report old values to transaction hooks Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 1/1] " Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-30 3:11 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-10-01 17:37 ` Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-19 20:11 ` [PATCH 2/3] branch, tag: retain old OIDs in batched deletions Maciej Ciemborowicz
2026-09-19 20:11 ` [PATCH 3/3] fetch, remote: retain old OIDs when pruning refs Maciej Ciemborowicz
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