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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, peff@peff.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] tag: keep the message file in case ref transaction fails
Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 23:59:50 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqsfbyaxll.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 999af290af4c6850aa3faa2cc95adbac3b7a3984.1684067644.git.code@khaugsbakk.name

Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name> writes:

> The ref transaction can fail after the user has written their tag message. In
> particular, if there exists a tag `foo/bar` and `git tag -a foo` is said then
> the command will only fail once it tries to write `refs/tags/foo`, which is
> after one has closed the editor.
>
> Hold on to the message file for a little longer so that it is not unlinked
> before the fatal error occurs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
> ---

As I said in my review of [1/3], TAG_EDITMSG should be documented
just like COMMIT_EDITMSG is documented.

Other than that, looking OK to me (I didn't read the patch very
carefully so I may have missed leaking and/or use after free,
though).

Thanks for working on this.

  reply	other threads:[~2023-05-15  7:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-05-14 13:17 [PATCH 0/3] tag: keep the message file in case ref transaction fails Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-14 13:17 ` [PATCH 1/3] t/t7004-tag: add regression test for existing behavior Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15  6:59   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-14 13:17 ` [PATCH 2/3] t/t7004-tag: add failing tag message file test Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15  7:00   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-15 19:56     ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15  7:02   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-14 13:18 ` [PATCH 3/3] tag: keep the message file in case ref transaction fails Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15  6:59   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2023-05-15 20:29 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15 20:29   ` [PATCH v2 1/3] doc: tag: document `TAG_EDITMSG` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15 21:59     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-15 20:29   ` [PATCH v2 2/3] t/t7004-tag: add regression test for successful tag creation Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15 20:29   ` [PATCH v2 3/3] tag: keep the message file in case ref transaction fails Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-15 21:50   ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Junio C Hamano
2023-05-16 17:55 ` [PATCH v3 " Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-16 17:55   ` [PATCH v3 1/3] doc: tag: document `TAG_EDITMSG` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-16 17:55   ` [PATCH v3 2/3] t/t7004-tag: add regression test for successful tag creation Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-16 17:55   ` [PATCH v3 3/3] tag: keep the message file in case ref transaction fails Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-16 18:39   ` [PATCH v3 0/3] " Junio C Hamano
2023-05-17  9:32 ` [PATCH " Jeff King
2023-05-17 16:00   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-17 17:37     ` Jeff King
2023-05-17 17:52       ` Eric Sunshine
2023-05-17 18:02         ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-17 19:58   ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk

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