Re: [PATCH 1/3] validate_headref: NUL-terminate HEAD buffer

Jeff King [off-list ref] writes:

I had the same concern, but actually truncation is not a problem here
(for a symlink or a symref). We are only seeing if the contents look
vaguely correct, so really we never parse past "refs/" in either case.

Ahh, OK.

It seems that at least for this week, my reviews always show you
thought things more thoroughly than I did, which is good in a weird
sort of sense ;-)