Re: [PATCH 2/2] match_refs: search ref list tail internally

@@ -294,17 +294,14 @@ static int get_push_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs,
 	struct ref_states *states)
 {
 	struct remote *remote = states->remote;
-	struct ref *ref, *local_refs, *push_map, **push_tail;
+	struct ref *ref, *local_refs, *push_map;
 	if (remote->mirror)
 		return 0;
 
 	local_refs = get_local_heads();
 	push_map = copy_ref_list(remote_refs);
 
-	push_tail = &push_map;
-	while (*push_tail)
-		push_tail = &((*push_tail)->next);
-	match_refs(local_refs, push_map, &push_tail, remote->push_refspec_nr,
+	match_refs(local_refs, &push_map, remote->push_refspec_nr,
 		   remote->push_refspec, MATCH_REFS_NONE);
 
 	states->push.strdup_strings = 1;

@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int fd[2];
 	struct child_process *conn;
 	struct extra_have_objects extra_have;
-	struct ref *remote_refs, **remote_tail, *local_refs;
+	struct ref *remote_refs, *local_refs;
 	int ret;
 	int send_all = 0;
 	const char *receivepack = "git-receive-pack";

@@ -567,13 +567,8 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		flags |= MATCH_REFS_MIRROR;
 
 	/* match them up */
-	remote_tail = &remote_refs;
-	while (*remote_tail)
-		remote_tail = &((*remote_tail)->next);
-	if (match_refs(local_refs, remote_refs, &remote_tail,
-		       nr_refspecs, refspecs, flags)) {
+	if (match_refs(local_refs, &remote_refs, nr_refspecs, refspecs, flags))
 		return -1;
-	}
 
 	ret = send_pack(&args, fd, conn, remote_refs, &extra_have);
 

@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ static int update_remote(unsigned char *sha1, struct remote_lock *lock)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct ref *remote_refs, **remote_tail;
+static struct ref *remote_refs;
 
 static void one_remote_ref(char *refname)
 {

@@ -1880,13 +1880,12 @@ static void one_remote_ref(char *refname)
 		}
 	}
 
-	*remote_tail = ref;
-	remote_tail = &ref->next;
+	ref->next = remote_refs;
+	remote_refs = ref;
 }
 
 static void get_dav_remote_heads(void)
 {
-	remote_tail = &remote_refs;
 	remote_ls("refs/", (PROCESS_FILES | PROCESS_DIRS | RECURSIVE), process_ls_ref, NULL);
 }
 

@@ -2341,9 +2340,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/* match them up */
-	if (!remote_tail)
-		remote_tail = &remote_refs;
-	if (match_refs(local_refs, remote_refs, &remote_tail,
+	if (match_refs(local_refs, &remote_refs,
 		       nr_refspec, (const char **) refspec, push_all)) {
 		rc = -1;
 		goto cleanup;

@@ -1085,12 +1085,20 @@ static const struct refspec *check_pattern_match(const struct refspec *rs,
 		return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct ref **tail_ref(struct ref **head)
+{
+	struct ref **tail = head;
+	while (*tail)
+		tail = &((*tail)->next);
+	return tail;
+}
+
 /*
  * Note. This is used only by "push"; refspec matching rules for
  * push and fetch are subtly different, so do not try to reuse it
  * without thinking.
  */
-int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, struct ref ***dst_tail,
+int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref **dst,
 	       int nr_refspec, const char **refspec, int flags)
 {
 	struct refspec *rs;

@@ -1098,13 +1106,14 @@ int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, struct ref ***dst_tail,
 	int send_mirror = flags & MATCH_REFS_MIRROR;
 	int errs;
 	static const char *default_refspec[] = { ":", 0 };
+	struct ref **dst_tail = tail_ref(dst);
 
 	if (!nr_refspec) {
 		nr_refspec = 1;
 		refspec = default_refspec;
 	}
 	rs = parse_push_refspec(nr_refspec, (const char **) refspec);
-	errs = match_explicit_refs(src, dst, dst_tail, rs, nr_refspec);
+	errs = match_explicit_refs(src, *dst, &dst_tail, rs, nr_refspec);
 
 	/* pick the remainder */
 	for ( ; src; src = src->next) {

@@ -1134,7 +1143,7 @@ int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, struct ref ***dst_tail,
 						     dst_side, &dst_name))
 				die("Didn't think it matches any more");
 		}
-		dst_peer = find_ref_by_name(dst, dst_name);
+		dst_peer = find_ref_by_name(*dst, dst_name);
 		if (dst_peer) {
 			if (dst_peer->peer_ref)
 				/* We're already sending something to this ref. */

@@ -1150,7 +1159,7 @@ int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, struct ref ***dst_tail,
 				goto free_name;
 
 			/* Create a new one and link it */
-			dst_peer = make_linked_ref(dst_name, dst_tail);
+			dst_peer = make_linked_ref(dst_name, &dst_tail);
 			hashcpy(dst_peer->new_sha1, src->new_sha1);
 		}
 		dst_peer->peer_ref = copy_ref(src);

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void ref_remove_duplicates(struct ref *ref_map);
 int valid_fetch_refspec(const char *refspec);
 struct refspec *parse_fetch_refspec(int nr_refspec, const char **refspec);
 
-int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst, struct ref ***dst_tail,
+int match_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref **dst,
 	       int nr_refspec, const char **refspec, int all);
 
 /*

@@ -1003,7 +1003,6 @@ int transport_push(struct transport *transport,
 	if (transport->push_refs) {
 		struct ref *remote_refs =
 			transport->get_refs_list(transport, 1);
-		struct ref **remote_tail;
 		struct ref *local_refs = get_local_heads();
 		int match_flags = MATCH_REFS_NONE;
 		int verbose = flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_VERBOSE;

@@ -1014,10 +1013,7 @@ int transport_push(struct transport *transport,
 		if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR)
 			match_flags |= MATCH_REFS_MIRROR;
 
-		remote_tail = &remote_refs;
-		while (*remote_tail)
-			remote_tail = &((*remote_tail)->next);
-		if (match_refs(local_refs, remote_refs, &remote_tail,
+		if (match_refs(local_refs, &remote_refs,
 			       refspec_nr, refspec, match_flags)) {
 			return -1;
 		}