Re: [PATCH v3 09/12] builtin/maintenance: fix locking race when packing refs and reflogs

On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 12:03:21PM +0200, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:

On Mon, Jun 2, 2025, at 09:17, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

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As explained in the preceding commit, git-gc(1) knows to detach only
after it has already packed references and reflogs. This is done to

I’m a naïve reader.  When I read this I immediately thought that reflogs
can be packed now.  But going by the last paragraph it is packed
references and expired reflogs?

Yeah, I see how this is misleading. But indeed, it is packing refs and
expiring reflogs. I've rephrased this locally, but if that's okay with
you I'll hold off sending a new version for just this change.

Thanks!

Patrick