read_cache: roll back lock in `update_index_if_able()`

`update_index_if_able()` used to always commit the lock or roll it back.
Commit 03b866477 (read-cache: new API write_locked_index instead of
write_index/write_cache, 2014-06-13) stopped rolling it back in case a
write was not even attempted. This change in behavior is not motivated
in the commit message and appears to be accidental: the `else`-path was
removed, although that changed the behavior in case the `if` shortcuts.

Reintroduce the rollback and document this behavior. While at it, move
the documentation on this function from the function definition to the
function declaration in cache.h.

If `write_locked_index(..., COMMIT_LOCK)` fails, it will roll back the
lock for us (see the previous commit).

Noticed-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 0e26224b9e..8c24937669 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -734,6 +734,10 @@ extern void fill_stat_cache_info(struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st);
 extern int refresh_index(struct index_state *, unsigned int flags, const struct pathspec *pathspec, char *seen, const char *header_msg);
 extern struct cache_entry *refresh_cache_entry(struct cache_entry *, unsigned int);
 
+/*
+ * Opportunistically update the index but do not complain if we can't.
+ * The lockfile is always committed or rolled back.
+ */
 extern void update_index_if_able(struct index_state *, struct lock_file *);
 
 extern int hold_locked_index(struct lock_file *, int);