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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 8cc1e07fdb..a80d60aa06 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -2605,7 +2605,23 @@ static int files_transaction_prepare(struct ref_store *ref_store,
goto cleanup;
}
backend_data->packed_refs_locked = 1;
- ret = ref_transaction_prepare(packed_transaction, err);
+
+ if (is_packed_transaction_needed(refs->packed_ref_store,
+ packed_transaction)) {
+ ret = ref_transaction_prepare(packed_transaction, err);
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * We can skip rewriting the `packed-refs`
+ * file. But we do need to leave it locked, so
+ * that somebody else doesn't pack a reference
+ * that we are trying to delete.
+ */
+ if (ref_transaction_abort(packed_transaction, err)) {
+ ret = TRANSACTION_GENERIC_ERROR;
+ goto cleanup;
+ }
+ backend_data->packed_transaction = NULL;
+ }
}
cleanup: