diff --git a/builtin/update-ref.c b/builtin/update-ref.c
index 9f328b2..e9c216e 100644
--- a/builtin/update-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/update-ref.c
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ static const char *parse_cmd_create(struct strbuf *input, const char *next)
if (*next != line_termination)
die("create %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
- ref_transaction_create(transaction, refname, new_sha1, update_flags);
+ if (ref_transaction_create(transaction, refname, new_sha1,
+ update_flags, NULL))
+ die("cannot create ref '%s'", refname);
update_flags = 0;
free(refname);diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 3c9b981..344e27a 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -3402,18 +3402,24 @@ int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
return 0;
}
-void ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
- const char *refname,
- const unsigned char *new_sha1,
- int flags)
+int ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
+ const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *new_sha1,
+ int flags,
+ struct strbuf *err)
{
- struct ref_update *update = add_update(transaction, refname);
+ struct ref_update *update;
+
+ if (!new_sha1 || is_null_sha1(new_sha1))
+ die("BUG: create ref with null new_sha1");
+
+ update = add_update(transaction, refname);
- assert(!is_null_sha1(new_sha1));
hashcpy(update->new_sha1, new_sha1);
hashclr(update->old_sha1);
update->flags = flags;
update->have_old = 1;
+ return 0;
}
void ref_transaction_delete(struct ref_transaction *transaction,diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 11d07ee..0af5ba7 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -258,11 +258,15 @@ int ref_transaction_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
* that the reference should have after the update; it must not be the
* null SHA-1. It is verified that the reference does not exist
* already.
+ * Function returns 0 on success and non-zero on failure. A failure to create
+ * means that the transaction as a whole has failed and will need to be
+ * rolled back. On failure the err buffer will be updated.
*/
-void ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
- const char *refname,
- const unsigned char *new_sha1,
- int flags);
+int ref_transaction_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
+ const char *refname,
+ const unsigned char *new_sha1,
+ int flags,
+ struct strbuf *err);
/*
* Add a reference deletion to transaction. If have_old is true, then
--
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