# Re: \[PATCH v4 4/6\] refs: add failure\_errno to refs\_read\_raw\_ref() signature

- From: Junio C Hamano \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-07-06 19:39:04 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/07/7894291
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/07/7894291/t.md

```text
"Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget" [ref] writes:

> -int refs_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
> -		      const char *refname, struct object_id *oid,
> -		      struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type)
> +int refs_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
> +		      struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *referent,
> +		      unsigned int *type, int *failure_errno)
>  {
> -	int result;
> -	int failure_errno;
> +	int ignore;
> +	if (failure_errno)
> +		*failure_errno = 0;
> +	else
> +		failure_errno = &ignore;
> +

Same comment as v3(v5).  Squashable fix-up follows.

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index eca7310e7a..aaea9b34c6 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1677,11 +1677,11 @@ int refs_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 		      struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *referent,
 		      unsigned int *type, int *failure_errno)
 {
-	int ignore;
-	if (failure_errno)
-		*failure_errno = 0;
-	else
-		failure_errno = &ignore;
+	int unused_errno;
+
+	if (!failure_errno)
+		failure_errno = &unused_errno;
+	*failure_errno = 0;
 
 	if (!strcmp(refname, "FETCH_HEAD") || !strcmp(refname, "MERGE_HEAD")) {
 		return refs_read_special_head(ref_store, refname, oid, referent,
```