refs API: remove "failure_errno" from refs_resolve_ref_unsafe()

Remove the now-unused "failure_errno" parameter from the
refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() signature. In my recent 96f6623 (Merge
branch 'ab/refs-errno-cleanup', 2021-11-29) series we made all of its
callers explicitly request the errno via an output parameter.

As that series shows all but one caller ended up passing in a
boilerplate "ignore_errno", since they only cared about whether the
return value was NULL or not, i.e. if the ref could be resolved.

There was one small issue with that series fixed with a follow-up in
31e3912 (Merge branch 'ab/refs-errno-cleanup', 2022-01-14) a small
bug in that series was fixed.

After those two there was one caller left in sequencer.c that used the
"failure_errno', but as of the preceding commit it uses a boilerplate
"ignore_errno" instead.

This leaves the public refs API without any use of "failure_errno" at
all. We could still do with a bit of cleanup and generalization
between refs.c and refs/files-backend.c before the "reftable"
integration lands, but that's all internal to the reference code
itself.

So let's remove this output parameter. Not only isn't it used now, but
it's unlikely that we'll want it again in the future. We'd like to
slowly move the refs API to a more file-backend independent way of
communicating error codes, having it use a "failure_errno" was only
the first step in that direction. If this or any other function needs
to communicate what specifically is wrong with the requested "refname"
it'll be better to have the function set some output enum of
well-defined error states than piggy-backend on "errno".

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>

Author: avar

refs.c

@@ -269,10 +269,9 @@ char *refs_resolve_refdup(struct ref_store *refs,
 			  struct object_id *oid, int *flags)
 {
 	const char *result;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	result = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, refname, resolve_flags,
-					 oid, flags, &ignore_errno);
+					 oid, flags);
 	return xstrdup_or_null(result);
 }
 
@@ -294,11 +293,10 @@ struct ref_filter {
 
 int read_ref_full(const char *refname, int resolve_flags, struct object_id *oid, int *flags)
 {
-	int ignore_errno;
 	struct ref_store *refs = get_main_ref_store(the_repository);
 
 	if (refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, refname, resolve_flags,
-				    oid, flags, &ignore_errno))
+				    oid, flags))
 		return 0;
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -310,9 +308,8 @@ int read_ref(const char *refname, struct object_id *oid)
 
 int refs_ref_exists(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname)
 {
-	int ignore_errno;
 	return !!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, refname, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-					 NULL, NULL, &ignore_errno);
+					 NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 int ref_exists(const char *refname)
@@ -656,15 +653,13 @@ int expand_ref(struct repository *repo, const char *str, int len,
 		struct object_id *this_result;
 		int flag;
 		struct ref_store *refs = get_main_ref_store(repo);
-		int ignore_errno;
 
 		this_result = refs_found ? &oid_from_ref : oid;
 		strbuf_reset(&fullref);
 		strbuf_addf(&fullref, *p, len, str);
 		r = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, fullref.buf,
 					    RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-					    this_result, &flag,
-					    &ignore_errno);
+					    this_result, &flag);
 		if (r) {
 			if (!refs_found++)
 				*ref = xstrdup(r);
@@ -693,14 +688,12 @@ int repo_dwim_log(struct repository *r, const char *str, int len,
 	for (p = ref_rev_parse_rules; *p; p++) {
 		struct object_id hash;
 		const char *ref, *it;
-		int ignore_errno;
 
 		strbuf_reset(&path);
 		strbuf_addf(&path, *p, len, str);
 		ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, path.buf,
 					      RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-					      oid ? &hash : NULL, NULL,
-					      &ignore_errno);
+					      oid ? &hash : NULL, NULL);
 		if (!ref)
 			continue;
 		if (refs_reflog_exists(refs, path.buf))
@@ -1390,10 +1383,9 @@ int refs_head_ref(struct ref_store *refs, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct object_id oid;
 	int flag;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	if (refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, "HEAD", RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-				    &oid, &flag, &ignore_errno))
+				    &oid, &flag))
 		return fn("HEAD", &oid, flag, cb_data);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1682,15 +1674,13 @@ const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
 				    const char *refname,
 				    int resolve_flags,
 				    struct object_id *oid,
-				    int *flags, int *failure_errno)
+				    int *flags)
 {
 	static struct strbuf sb_refname = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id unused_oid;
 	int unused_flags;
 	int symref_count;
 
-	assert(failure_errno);
-
 	if (!oid)
 		oid = &unused_oid;
 	if (!flags)
@@ -1700,10 +1690,8 @@ const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
 
 	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
 		if (!(resolve_flags & RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME) ||
-		    !refname_is_safe(refname)) {
-			*failure_errno = EINVAL;
+		    !refname_is_safe(refname))
 			return NULL;
-		}
 
 		/*
 		 * dwim_ref() uses REF_ISBROKEN to distinguish between
@@ -1718,9 +1706,10 @@ const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
 
 	for (symref_count = 0; symref_count < SYMREF_MAXDEPTH; symref_count++) {
 		unsigned int read_flags = 0;
+		int failure_errno;
 
 		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs, refname, oid, &sb_refname,
-				      &read_flags, failure_errno)) {
+				      &read_flags, &failure_errno)) {
 			*flags |= read_flags;
 
 			/* In reading mode, refs must eventually resolve */
@@ -1732,9 +1721,9 @@ const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
 			 * may show errors besides ENOENT if there are
 			 * similarly-named refs.
 			 */
-			if (*failure_errno != ENOENT &&
-			    *failure_errno != EISDIR &&
-			    *failure_errno != ENOTDIR)
+			if (failure_errno != ENOENT &&
+			    failure_errno != EISDIR &&
+			    failure_errno != ENOTDIR)
 				return NULL;
 
 			oidclr(oid);
@@ -1760,16 +1749,13 @@ const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
 		}
 		if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL)) {
 			if (!(resolve_flags & RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME) ||
-			    !refname_is_safe(refname)) {
-				*failure_errno = EINVAL;
+			    !refname_is_safe(refname))
 				return NULL;
-			}
 
 			*flags |= REF_ISBROKEN | REF_BAD_NAME;
 		}
 	}
 
-	*failure_errno = ELOOP;
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1784,26 +1770,23 @@ int refs_init_db(struct strbuf *err)
 const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
 			       struct object_id *oid, int *flags)
 {
-	int ignore_errno;
-
 	return refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), refname,
-				       resolve_flags, oid, flags, &ignore_errno);
+				       resolve_flags, oid, flags);
 }
 
 int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *submodule, const char *refname,
 			struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	struct ref_store *refs;
 	int flags;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	refs = get_submodule_ref_store(submodule);
 
 	if (!refs)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, refname, 0, oid, &flags,
-				     &ignore_errno) || is_null_oid(oid))
+	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, refname, 0, oid, &flags) ||
+	    is_null_oid(oid))
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
 }

refs.h

@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ struct worktree;
  * resolved. The function returns NULL for such ref names.
  * Caps and underscores refers to the special refs, such as HEAD,
  * FETCH_HEAD and friends, that all live outside of the refs/ directory.
- *
- * Callers should not inspect "errno" on failure, but rather pass in a
- * "failure_errno" parameter, on failure the "errno" will indicate the
- * type of failure encountered, but not necessarily one that came from
- * a syscall. We might have faked it up.
  */
 #define RESOLVE_REF_READING 0x01
 #define RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE 0x02
@@ -72,7 +67,7 @@ const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,
 				    const char *refname,
 				    int resolve_flags,
 				    struct object_id *oid,
-				    int *flags, int *failure_errno);
+				    int *flags);
 
 const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,
 			       struct object_id *oid, int *flags);

refs/files-backend.c

@@ -277,11 +277,10 @@ static void loose_fill_ref_dir(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 					 create_dir_entry(dir->cache, refname.buf,
 							  refname.len));
 		} else {
-			int ignore_errno;
 			if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base,
 						     refname.buf,
 						     RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-						     &oid, &flag, &ignore_errno)) {
+						     &oid, &flag)) {
 				oidclr(&oid);
 				flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
 			} else if (is_null_oid(&oid)) {
@@ -1006,7 +1005,6 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 {
 	struct strbuf ref_file = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct ref_lock *lock;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	files_assert_main_repository(refs, "lock_ref_oid_basic");
 	assert(err);
@@ -1034,7 +1032,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 	}
 
 	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, lock->ref_name, 0,
-				     &lock->old_oid, NULL, &ignore_errno))
+				     &lock->old_oid, NULL))
 		oidclr(&lock->old_oid);
 	goto out;
 
@@ -1399,7 +1397,6 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	struct strbuf tmp_renamed_log = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int log, ret;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	files_reflog_path(refs, &sb_oldref, oldrefname);
 	files_reflog_path(refs, &sb_newref, newrefname);
@@ -1413,7 +1410,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, oldrefname,
 				     RESOLVE_REF_READING | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-				     &orig_oid, &flag, &ignore_errno)) {
+				     &orig_oid, &flag)) {
 		ret = error("refname %s not found", oldrefname);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1459,7 +1456,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	 */
 	if (!copy && refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, newrefname,
 					     RESOLVE_REF_READING | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-					     NULL, NULL, &ignore_errno) &&
+					     NULL, NULL) &&
 	    refs_delete_ref(&refs->base, NULL, newrefname,
 			    NULL, REF_NO_DEREF)) {
 		if (errno == EISDIR) {
@@ -1828,12 +1825,10 @@ static int commit_ref_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 		 */
 		int head_flag;
 		const char *head_ref;
-		int ignore_errno;
 
 		head_ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, "HEAD",
 						   RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-						   NULL, &head_flag,
-						   &ignore_errno);
+						   NULL, &head_flag);
 		if (head_ref && (head_flag & REF_ISSYMREF) &&
 		    !strcmp(head_ref, lock->ref_name)) {
 			struct strbuf log_err = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -1877,12 +1872,10 @@ static void update_symref_reflog(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 {
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id new_oid;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	if (logmsg &&
 	    refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, target,
-				    RESOLVE_REF_READING, &new_oid, NULL,
-				    &ignore_errno) &&
+				    RESOLVE_REF_READING, &new_oid, NULL) &&
 	    files_log_ref_write(refs, refname, &lock->old_oid,
 				&new_oid, logmsg, 0, &err)) {
 		error("%s", err.buf);
@@ -2156,7 +2149,6 @@ static int files_reflog_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 		(struct files_reflog_iterator *)ref_iterator;
 	struct dir_iterator *diter = iter->dir_iterator;
 	int ok;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	while ((ok = dir_iterator_advance(diter)) == ITER_OK) {
 		int flags;
@@ -2170,8 +2162,7 @@ static int files_reflog_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 
 		if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(iter->ref_store,
 					     diter->relative_path, 0,
-					     &iter->oid, &flags,
-					     &ignore_errno)) {
+					     &iter->oid, &flags)) {
 			error("bad ref for %s", diter->path.buf);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -2515,11 +2506,9 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 			 * the transaction, so we have to read it here
 			 * to record and possibly check old_oid:
 			 */
-			int ignore_errno;
 			if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base,
 						     referent.buf, 0,
-						     &lock->old_oid, NULL,
-						     &ignore_errno)) {
+						     &lock->old_oid, NULL)) {
 				if (update->flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) {
 					strbuf_addf(err, "cannot lock ref '%s': "
 						    "error reading reference",
@@ -3208,14 +3197,12 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 		if ((expire_flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_UPDATE_REF) &&
 		    !is_null_oid(&cb.last_kept_oid)) {
-			int ignore_errno;
 			int type;
 			const char *ref;
 
 			ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, refname,
 						      RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-						      NULL, &type,
-						      &ignore_errno);
+						      NULL, &type);
 			update = !!(ref && !(type & REF_ISSYMREF));
 		}
 

remote.c

@@ -508,9 +508,8 @@ static void read_config(struct repository *repo)
 
 	repo->remote_state->current_branch = NULL;
 	if (startup_info->have_repository) {
-		int ignore_errno;
 		const char *head_ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(
-			get_main_ref_store(repo), "HEAD", 0, NULL, &flag, &ignore_errno);
+			get_main_ref_store(repo), "HEAD", 0, NULL, &flag);
 		if (head_ref && (flag & REF_ISSYMREF) &&
 		    skip_prefix(head_ref, "refs/heads/", &head_ref)) {
 			repo->remote_state->current_branch = make_branch(

sequencer.c

@@ -1281,7 +1281,6 @@ void print_commit_summary(struct repository *r,
 	struct strbuf author_ident = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf committer_ident = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct ref_store *refs;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	commit = lookup_commit(r, oid);
 	if (!commit)
@@ -1332,8 +1331,7 @@ void print_commit_summary(struct repository *r,
 	diff_setup_done(&rev.diffopt);
 
 	refs = get_main_ref_store(the_repository);
-	head = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, "HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL,
-				       &ignore_errno);
+	head = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, "HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!head)
 		die(_("unable to resolve HEAD after creating commit"));
 	if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))

t/helper/test-ref-store.c

@@ -180,10 +180,9 @@ static int cmd_resolve_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char **argv)
 	int resolve_flags = arg_flags(*argv++, "resolve-flags", empty_flags);
 	int flags;
 	const char *ref;
-	int ignore_errno;
 
 	ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(refs, refname, resolve_flags,
-				      &oid, &flags, &ignore_errno);
+				      &oid, &flags);
 	printf("%s %s 0x%x\n", oid_to_hex(&oid), ref ? ref : "(null)", flags);
 	return ref ? 0 : 1;
 }