2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index b4e7cac7b2..f567a78ee8 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -858,6 +858,14 @@ int ref_transaction_verify(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 				      flags, NULL, err);
 }
 
+int update_ref_oid(const char *msg, const char *refname,
+	       const struct object_id *new_oid, const struct object_id *old_oid,
+	       unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr)
+{
+	return update_ref(msg, refname, new_oid ? new_oid->hash : NULL,
+		old_oid ? old_oid->hash : NULL, flags, onerr);
+}
+
 int update_ref(const char *msg, const char *refname,
 	       const unsigned char *new_sha1, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 	       unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr)
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 1b02043758..7a77f3ef32 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction);
 int update_ref(const char *msg, const char *refname,
 	       const unsigned char *new_sha1, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 	       unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
+int update_ref_oid(const char *msg, const char *refname,
+	       const struct object_id *new_oid, const struct object_id *old_oid,
+	       unsigned int flags, enum action_on_err onerr);
 
 int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *);