[PATCH v9 04/44] refs.c: add an err argument to repack_without_refs

@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ struct lock_file {
 #define LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR 1
 #define LOCK_NODEREF 2
 extern int unable_to_lock_error(const char *path, int err);
+extern void unable_to_lock_strbuf(const char *path, int err,
+				  struct strbuf *buf);
 extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err);
 extern int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int);
 extern int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int);

@@ -157,9 +157,8 @@ static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
 	return lk->fd;
 }
 
-static char *unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err)
+void unable_to_lock_strbuf(const char *path, int err, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (err == EEXIST) {
 		strbuf_addf(&buf, "Unable to create '%s.lock': %s.\n\n"

@@ -170,20 +169,24 @@ static char *unable_to_lock_message(const char *path, int err)
 	} else
 		strbuf_addf(&buf, "Unable to create '%s.lock': %s",
 			    absolute_path(path), strerror(err));
-	return strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
 
 int unable_to_lock_error(const char *path, int err)
 {
-	char *msg = unable_to_lock_message(path, err);
-	error("%s", msg);
-	free(msg);
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	unable_to_lock_strbuf(path, err, &buf);
+	error("%s", buf.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	return -1;
 }
 
 NORETURN void unable_to_lock_index_die(const char *path, int err)
 {
-	die("%s", unable_to_lock_message(path, err));
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	unable_to_lock_strbuf(path, err, &buf);
+	die("%s", buf.buf);
 }
 
 int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)

@@ -2208,6 +2208,7 @@ int commit_packed_refs(void)
 	struct packed_ref_cache *packed_ref_cache =
 		get_packed_ref_cache(&ref_cache);
 	int error = 0;
+	int save_errno;
 
 	if (!packed_ref_cache->lock)
 		die("internal error: packed-refs not locked");

@@ -2217,10 +2218,13 @@ int commit_packed_refs(void)
 	do_for_each_entry_in_dir(get_packed_ref_dir(packed_ref_cache),
 				 0, write_packed_entry_fn,
 				 &packed_ref_cache->lock->fd);
-	if (commit_lock_file(packed_ref_cache->lock))
+	if (commit_lock_file(packed_ref_cache->lock)) {
+		save_errno = errno;
 		error = -1;
+	}
 	packed_ref_cache->lock = NULL;
 	release_packed_ref_cache(packed_ref_cache);
+	errno = save_errno;
 	return error;
 }
 

@@ -2427,12 +2431,12 @@ static int curate_packed_ref_fn(struct ref_entry *entry, void *cb_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int repack_without_refs(const char **refnames, int n)
+static int repack_without_refs(const char **refnames, int n, struct strbuf *err)
 {
 	struct ref_dir *packed;
 	struct string_list refs_to_delete = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	struct string_list_item *ref_to_delete;
-	int i, removed = 0;
+	int i, ret, removed = 0;
 
 	/* Look for a packed ref */
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)

@@ -2444,6 +2448,11 @@ static int repack_without_refs(const char **refnames, int n)
 		return 0; /* no refname exists in packed refs */
 
 	if (lock_packed_refs(0)) {
+		if (err) {
+			unable_to_lock_strbuf(git_path("packed-refs"), errno,
+					      err);
+			return 1;
+		}
 		unable_to_lock_error(git_path("packed-refs"), errno);
 		return error("cannot delete '%s' from packed refs", refnames[i]);
 	}

@@ -2470,12 +2479,16 @@ static int repack_without_refs(const char **refnames, int n)
 	}
 
 	/* Write what remains */
-	return commit_packed_refs();
+	ret = commit_packed_refs();
+	if (ret && err)
+		strbuf_addf(err, "unable to overwrite old ref-pack file: %s",
+			    strerror(errno));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int repack_without_ref(const char *refname)
 {
-	return repack_without_refs(&refname, 1);
+	return repack_without_refs(&refname, 1, NULL);
 }
 
 static int delete_ref_loose(struct ref_lock *lock, int flag)

@@ -3486,7 +3499,7 @@ int ref_transaction_commit(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret |= repack_without_refs(delnames, delnum);
+	ret |= repack_without_refs(delnames, delnum, err);
 	for (i = 0; i < delnum; i++)
 		unlink_or_warn(git_path("logs/%s", delnames[i]));
 	clear_loose_ref_cache(&ref_cache);