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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 0404f2c233..baceef3b3c 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -2634,13 +2634,12 @@ static int split_symref_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
/*
* First make sure that referent is not already in the
- * transaction. This insertion is O(N) in the transaction
+ * transaction. This check is O(lg N) in the transaction
* size, but it happens at most once per symref in a
* transaction.
*/
- item = string_list_insert(affected_refnames, referent);
- if (item->util) {
- /* An entry already existed */
+ if (string_list_has_string(affected_refnames, referent)) {
+ /* An entry already exists */
strbuf_addf(err,
"multiple updates for '%s' (including one "
"via symref '%s') are not allowed",
@@ -2675,6 +2674,17 @@ static int split_symref_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
update->flags |= REF_LOG_ONLY | REF_NODEREF;
update->flags &= ~REF_HAVE_OLD;
+ /*
+ * Add the referent. This insertion is O(N) in the transaction
+ * size, but it happens at most once per symref in a
+ * transaction. Make sure to add new_update->refname, which will
+ * be valid as long as affected_refnames is in use, and NOT
+ * referent, which might soon be freed by our caller.
+ */
+ item = string_list_insert(affected_refnames, new_update->refname);
+ if (item->util)
+ BUG("%s unexpectedly found in affected_refnames",
+ new_update->refname);
item->util = new_update;
return 0;