Re: [PATCH v2] convert log_ref_write_fd() to use strbuf

diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index a9a066dcfb..054306d779 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c

@@ -1582,26 +1582,17 @@ static int log_ref_write_fd(int fd, const struct object_id *old_oid,
 			    const struct object_id *new_oid,
 			    const char *committer, const char *msg)
 {
-	int msglen, written;
-	unsigned maxlen, len;
-	char *logrec;
-
-	msglen = msg ? strlen(msg) : 0;
-	maxlen = strlen(committer) + msglen + 100;
-	logrec = xmalloc(maxlen);
-	len = xsnprintf(logrec, maxlen, "%s %s %s\n",
-			oid_to_hex(old_oid),
-			oid_to_hex(new_oid),
-			committer);
-	if (msglen)
-		len += copy_reflog_msg(logrec + len - 1, msg) - 1;
-
-	written = len <= maxlen ? write_in_full(fd, logrec, len) : -1;
-	free(logrec);
-	if (written < 0)
-		return -1;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	return 0;
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s %s %s", oid_to_hex(old_oid), oid_to_hex(new_oid), committer);
+	if (msg && *msg)
+		copy_reflog_msg(&sb, msg);
+	strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
+	if (write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len) < 0)
+		ret = -1;
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+	return ret;