peff@peff.net wrote on Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:41 -0500:

+static struct termios old_term;
+
+static void restore_term(void)
+{
+	if (term_fd < 0)
+		return;
+
+	tcsetattr(term_fd, TCSAFLUSH, &old_term);
+	term_fd = -1;
+}

Restores from static old_term.

+char *git_terminal_prompt(const char *prompt, int echo)
+{
+	static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int r;
+	FILE *fh;
+
+	fh = fopen("/dev/tty", "w+");
+	if (!fh)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!echo) {
+		struct termios t;
+
+		if (tcgetattr(fileno(fh), &t) < 0) {
+			fclose(fh);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		old_term = t;

Which is only saved if echo is true.

+		term_fd = fileno(fh);
+		sigchain_push_common(restore_term_on_signal);
+
+		t.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+		if (tcsetattr(fileno(fh), TCSAFLUSH, &t) < 0) {
+			term_fd = -1;
+			fclose(fh);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fputs(prompt, fh);
+	fflush(fh);
+
+	r = strbuf_getline(&buf, fh, '\n');
+	if (!echo) {
+		putc('\n', fh);
+		fflush(fh);
+	}
+
+	restore_term();

Perhaps this line should go in !echo.

And why no sigchain_pop() for the signal handler?

		-- Pete