Re: [PATCH v2 10/17] refs/files: introduce function to perform normal ref checks

Patrick Steinhardt [off-list ref] writes:

On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 06:42:04AM -0500, Karthik Nayak wrote:

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Patrick Steinhardt [off-list ref] writes:

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In a subsequent commit we'll introduce new generic checks for direct
refs. These checks will be independent of the actual backend.

I don't think we've used the terminology 'direct refs' before. Took
me a second to understand. We generally use 'regular refs', but that
includes symrefs, so I think this does make sense.

Yeah, I didn't really know what to call these other than "direct refs".
We could instead say "non-symbolic refs", but that also feels kind of
awkward. So I guess this is good enough...?

The latter is understandable, if awkward.  The former is not.

Thanks.