1 files changed, 155 insertions, 107 deletions

diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 151b0056fe..43a3b882d7 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
  * This backend uses the following flags in `ref_update::flags` for
  * internal bookkeeping purposes. Their numerical values must not
  * conflict with REF_NO_DEREF, REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG, REF_HAVE_NEW,
- * REF_HAVE_OLD, or REF_IS_PRUNING, which are also stored in
- * `ref_update::flags`.
+ * or REF_HAVE_OLD, which are also stored in `ref_update::flags`.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -87,16 +86,12 @@ static struct ref_store *files_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
 	struct ref_store *ref_store = (struct ref_store *)refs;
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	ref_store->repo = repo;
-	ref_store->gitdir = xstrdup(gitdir);
-	base_ref_store_init(ref_store, &refs_be_files);
+	base_ref_store_init(ref_store, repo, gitdir, &refs_be_files);
 	refs->store_flags = flags;
-
 	get_common_dir_noenv(&sb, gitdir);
 	refs->gitcommondir = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
-	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/packed-refs", refs->gitcommondir);
-	refs->packed_ref_store = packed_ref_store_create(repo, sb.buf, flags);
-	strbuf_release(&sb);
+	refs->packed_ref_store =
+		packed_ref_store_create(repo, refs->gitcommondir, flags);
 
 	chdir_notify_reparent("files-backend $GIT_DIR", &refs->base.gitdir);
 	chdir_notify_reparent("files-backend $GIT_COMMONDIR",
@@ -282,10 +277,11 @@ static void loose_fill_ref_dir(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 					 create_dir_entry(dir->cache, refname.buf,
 							  refname.len));
 		} else {
+			int ignore_errno;
 			if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base,
 						     refname.buf,
 						     RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-						     &oid, &flag)) {
+						     &oid, &flag, &ignore_errno)) {
 				oidclr(&oid);
 				flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
 			} else if (is_null_oid(&oid)) {
@@ -357,6 +353,7 @@ static int files_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 	int fd;
 	int ret = -1;
 	int remaining_retries = 3;
+	int myerr = 0;
 
 	*type = 0;
 	strbuf_reset(&sb_path);
@@ -383,11 +380,13 @@ stat_ref:
 		goto out;
 
 	if (lstat(path, &st) < 0) {
-		if (errno != ENOENT)
+		int ignore_errno;
+		myerr = errno;
+		if (myerr != ENOENT)
 			goto out;
-		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs->packed_ref_store, refname,
-				      oid, referent, type)) {
-			errno = ENOENT;
+		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs->packed_ref_store, refname, oid,
+				      referent, type, &ignore_errno)) {
+			myerr = ENOENT;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = 0;
@@ -398,7 +397,8 @@ stat_ref:
 	if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
 		strbuf_reset(&sb_contents);
 		if (strbuf_readlink(&sb_contents, path, st.st_size) < 0) {
-			if (errno == ENOENT || errno == EINVAL)
+			myerr = errno;
+			if (myerr == ENOENT || myerr == EINVAL)
 				/* inconsistent with lstat; retry */
 				goto stat_ref;
 			else
@@ -420,14 +420,15 @@ stat_ref:
 
 	/* Is it a directory? */
 	if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+		int ignore_errno;
 		/*
 		 * Even though there is a directory where the loose
 		 * ref is supposed to be, there could still be a
 		 * packed ref:
 		 */
-		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs->packed_ref_store, refname,
-				      oid, referent, type)) {
-			errno = EISDIR;
+		if (refs_read_raw_ref(refs->packed_ref_store, refname, oid,
+				      referent, type, &ignore_errno)) {
+			myerr = EISDIR;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = 0;
@@ -440,7 +441,8 @@ stat_ref:
 	 */
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (errno == ENOENT && !S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
+		myerr = errno;
+		if (myerr == ENOENT && !S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
 			/* inconsistent with lstat; retry */
 			goto stat_ref;
 		else
@@ -448,26 +450,30 @@ stat_ref:
 	}
 	strbuf_reset(&sb_contents);
 	if (strbuf_read(&sb_contents, fd, 256) < 0) {
-		int save_errno = errno;
+		myerr = errno;
 		close(fd);
-		errno = save_errno;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	close(fd);
 	strbuf_rtrim(&sb_contents);
 	buf = sb_contents.buf;
 
-	ret = parse_loose_ref_contents(buf, oid, referent, type);
+	ret = parse_loose_ref_contents(buf, oid, referent, type, &myerr);
 
 out:
-	*failure_errno = errno;
+	if (ret && !myerr)
+		BUG("returning non-zero %d, should have set myerr!", ret);
+	*failure_errno = myerr;
+
 	strbuf_release(&sb_path);
 	strbuf_release(&sb_contents);
+	errno = 0;
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int parse_loose_ref_contents(const char *buf, struct object_id *oid,
-			     struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type)
+			     struct strbuf *referent, unsigned int *type,
+			     int *failure_errno)
 {
 	const char *p;
 	if (skip_prefix(buf, "ref:", &buf)) {
@@ -486,7 +492,7 @@ int parse_loose_ref_contents(const char *buf, struct object_id *oid,
 	if (parse_oid_hex(buf, oid, &p) ||
 	    (*p != '\0' && !isspace(*p))) {
 		*type |= REF_ISBROKEN;
-		errno = EINVAL;
+		*failure_errno = EINVAL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -995,11 +1001,12 @@ static int create_reflock(const char *path, void *cb)
  * Locks a ref returning the lock on success and NULL on failure.
  */
 static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
-					   const char *refname, int *type,
+					   const char *refname,
 					   struct strbuf *err)
 {
 	struct strbuf ref_file = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct ref_lock *lock;
+	int ignore_errno;
 
 	files_assert_main_repository(refs, "lock_ref_oid_basic");
 	assert(err);
@@ -1007,16 +1014,6 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(lock, 1);
 
 	files_ref_path(refs, &ref_file, refname);
-	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, refname,
-				     RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-				     &lock->old_oid, type)) {
-		if (!refs_verify_refname_available(&refs->base, refname,
-						   NULL, NULL, err))
-			strbuf_addf(err, "unable to resolve reference '%s': %s",
-				    refname, strerror(errno));
-
-		goto error_return;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If the ref did not exist and we are creating it, make sure
@@ -1036,9 +1033,8 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_oid_basic(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 		goto error_return;
 	}
 
-	if (refs_read_ref_full(&refs->base, lock->ref_name,
-			       0,
-			       &lock->old_oid, NULL))
+	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, lock->ref_name, 0,
+				     &lock->old_oid, NULL, &ignore_errno))
 		oidclr(&lock->old_oid);
 	goto out;
 
@@ -1352,12 +1348,42 @@ static int rename_tmp_log(struct files_ref_store *refs, const char *newrefname)
 }
 
 static int write_ref_to_lockfile(struct ref_lock *lock,
-				 const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *err);
+				 const struct object_id *oid,
+				 int skip_oid_verification, struct strbuf *err);
 static int commit_ref_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 			     struct ref_lock *lock,
 			     const struct object_id *oid, const char *logmsg,
 			     struct strbuf *err);
 
+/*
+ * Emit a better error message than lockfile.c's
+ * unable_to_lock_message() would in case there is a D/F conflict with
+ * another existing reference. If there would be a conflict, emit an error
+ * message and return false; otherwise, return true.
+ *
+ * Note that this function is not safe against all races with other
+ * processes, and that's not its job. We'll emit a more verbose error on D/f
+ * conflicts if we get past it into lock_ref_oid_basic().
+ */
+static int refs_rename_ref_available(struct ref_store *refs,
+			      const char *old_refname,
+			      const char *new_refname)
+{
+	struct string_list skip = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ok;
+
+	string_list_insert(&skip, old_refname);
+	ok = !refs_verify_refname_available(refs, new_refname,
+					    NULL, &skip, &err);
+	if (!ok)
+		error("%s", err.buf);
+
+	string_list_clear(&skip, 0);
+	strbuf_release(&err);
+	return ok;
+}
+
 static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 			    const char *oldrefname, const char *newrefname,
 			    const char *logmsg, int copy)
@@ -1373,6 +1399,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	struct strbuf tmp_renamed_log = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int log, ret;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ignore_errno;
 
 	files_reflog_path(refs, &sb_oldref, oldrefname);
 	files_reflog_path(refs, &sb_newref, newrefname);
@@ -1386,7 +1413,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 	if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, oldrefname,
 				     RESOLVE_REF_READING | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-				&orig_oid, &flag)) {
+				     &orig_oid, &flag, &ignore_errno)) {
 		ret = error("refname %s not found", oldrefname);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1430,9 +1457,9 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	 * the safety anyway; we want to delete the reference whatever
 	 * its current value.
 	 */
-	if (!copy && !refs_read_ref_full(&refs->base, newrefname,
-				RESOLVE_REF_READING | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
-				NULL, NULL) &&
+	if (!copy && refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, newrefname,
+					     RESOLVE_REF_READING | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
+					     NULL, NULL, &ignore_errno) &&
 	    refs_delete_ref(&refs->base, NULL, newrefname,
 			    NULL, REF_NO_DEREF)) {
 		if (errno == EISDIR) {
@@ -1458,7 +1485,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 	logmoved = log;
 
-	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, newrefname, NULL, &err);
+	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, newrefname, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		if (copy)
 			error("unable to copy '%s' to '%s': %s", oldrefname, newrefname, err.buf);
@@ -1469,7 +1496,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	}
 	oidcpy(&lock->old_oid, &orig_oid);
 
-	if (write_ref_to_lockfile(lock, &orig_oid, &err) ||
+	if (write_ref_to_lockfile(lock, &orig_oid, 0, &err) ||
 	    commit_ref_update(refs, lock, &orig_oid, logmsg, &err)) {
 		error("unable to write current sha1 into %s: %s", newrefname, err.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&err);
@@ -1480,7 +1507,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	goto out;
 
  rollback:
-	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, oldrefname, NULL, &err);
+	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, oldrefname, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		error("unable to lock %s for rollback: %s", oldrefname, err.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&err);
@@ -1489,7 +1516,7 @@ static int files_copy_or_rename_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 	flag = log_all_ref_updates;
 	log_all_ref_updates = LOG_REFS_NONE;
-	if (write_ref_to_lockfile(lock, &orig_oid, &err) ||
+	if (write_ref_to_lockfile(lock, &orig_oid, 0, &err) ||
 	    commit_ref_update(refs, lock, &orig_oid, NULL, &err)) {
 		error("unable to write current sha1 into %s: %s", oldrefname, err.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&err);
@@ -1639,15 +1666,14 @@ error:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int files_create_reflog(struct ref_store *ref_store,
-			       const char *refname, int force_create,
+static int files_create_reflog(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 			       struct strbuf *err)
 {
 	struct files_ref_store *refs =
 		files_downcast(ref_store, REF_STORE_WRITE, "create_reflog");
 	int fd;
 
-	if (log_ref_setup(refs, refname, force_create, &fd, err))
+	if (log_ref_setup(refs, refname, 1, &fd, err))
 		return -1;
 
 	if (fd >= 0)
@@ -1725,26 +1751,31 @@ static int files_log_ref_write(struct files_ref_store *refs,
  * errors, rollback the lockfile, fill in *err and return -1.
  */
 static int write_ref_to_lockfile(struct ref_lock *lock,
-				 const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *err)
+				 const struct object_id *oid,
+				 int skip_oid_verification, struct strbuf *err)
 {
 	static char term = '\n';
 	struct object *o;
 	int fd;
 
-	o = parse_object(the_repository, oid);
-	if (!o) {
-		strbuf_addf(err,
-			    "trying to write ref '%s' with nonexistent object %s",
-			    lock->ref_name, oid_to_hex(oid));
-		unlock_ref(lock);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (o->type != OBJ_COMMIT && is_branch(lock->ref_name)) {
-		strbuf_addf(err,
-			    "trying to write non-commit object %s to branch '%s'",
-			    oid_to_hex(oid), lock->ref_name);
-		unlock_ref(lock);
-		return -1;
+	if (!skip_oid_verification) {
+		o = parse_object(the_repository, oid);
+		if (!o) {
+			strbuf_addf(
+				err,
+				"trying to write ref '%s' with nonexistent object %s",
+				lock->ref_name, oid_to_hex(oid));
+			unlock_ref(lock);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (o->type != OBJ_COMMIT && is_branch(lock->ref_name)) {
+			strbuf_addf(
+				err,
+				"trying to write non-commit object %s to branch '%s'",
+				oid_to_hex(oid), lock->ref_name);
+			unlock_ref(lock);
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 	fd = get_lock_file_fd(&lock->lk);
 	if (write_in_full(fd, oid_to_hex(oid), the_hash_algo->hexsz) < 0 ||
@@ -1797,10 +1828,12 @@ static int commit_ref_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 		 */
 		int head_flag;
 		const char *head_ref;
+		int ignore_errno;
 
 		head_ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, "HEAD",
 						   RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-						   NULL, &head_flag);
+						   NULL, &head_flag,
+						   &ignore_errno);
 		if (head_ref && (head_flag & REF_ISSYMREF) &&
 		    !strcmp(head_ref, lock->ref_name)) {
 			struct strbuf log_err = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -1844,9 +1877,12 @@ static void update_symref_reflog(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 {
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id new_oid;
+	int ignore_errno;
+
 	if (logmsg &&
-	    !refs_read_ref_full(&refs->base, target,
-				RESOLVE_REF_READING, &new_oid, NULL) &&
+	    refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, target,
+				    RESOLVE_REF_READING, &new_oid, NULL,
+				    &ignore_errno) &&
 	    files_log_ref_write(refs, refname, &lock->old_oid,
 				&new_oid, logmsg, 0, &err)) {
 		error("%s", err.buf);
@@ -1887,7 +1923,7 @@ static int files_create_symref(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	struct ref_lock *lock;
 	int ret;
 
-	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, refname, NULL, &err);
+	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, refname, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		error("%s", err.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&err);
@@ -2120,6 +2156,7 @@ static int files_reflog_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 		(struct files_reflog_iterator *)ref_iterator;
 	struct dir_iterator *diter = iter->dir_iterator;
 	int ok;
+	int ignore_errno;
 
 	while ((ok = dir_iterator_advance(diter)) == ITER_OK) {
 		int flags;
@@ -2131,9 +2168,10 @@ static int files_reflog_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 		if (ends_with(diter->basename, ".lock"))
 			continue;
 
-		if (refs_read_ref_full(iter->ref_store,
-				       diter->relative_path, 0,
-				       &iter->oid, &flags)) {
+		if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(iter->ref_store,
+					     diter->relative_path, 0,
+					     &iter->oid, &flags,
+					     &ignore_errno)) {
 			error("bad ref for %s", diter->path.buf);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -2151,7 +2189,7 @@ static int files_reflog_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 }
 
 static int files_reflog_iterator_peel(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator,
-				   struct object_id *peeled)
+				      struct object_id *peeled)
 {
 	BUG("ref_iterator_peel() called for reflog_iterator");
 }
@@ -2477,9 +2515,11 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 			 * the transaction, so we have to read it here
 			 * to record and possibly check old_oid:
 			 */
-			if (refs_read_ref_full(&refs->base,
-					       referent.buf, 0,
-					       &lock->old_oid, NULL)) {
+			int ignore_errno;
+			if (!refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base,
+						     referent.buf, 0,
+						     &lock->old_oid, NULL,
+						     &ignore_errno)) {
 				if (update->flags & REF_HAVE_OLD) {
 					strbuf_addf(err, "cannot lock ref '%s': "
 						    "error reading reference",
@@ -2535,8 +2575,10 @@ static int lock_ref_for_update(struct files_ref_store *refs,
 			 * The reference already has the desired
 			 * value, so we don't need to write it.
 			 */
-		} else if (write_ref_to_lockfile(lock, &update->new_oid,
-						 err)) {
+		} else if (write_ref_to_lockfile(
+				   lock, &update->new_oid,
+				   update->flags & REF_SKIP_OID_VERIFICATION,
+				   err)) {
 			char *write_err = strbuf_detach(err, NULL);
 
 			/*
@@ -3039,11 +3081,12 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 struct expire_reflog_cb {
-	unsigned int flags;
 	reflog_expiry_should_prune_fn *should_prune_fn;
 	void *policy_cb;
 	FILE *newlog;
 	struct object_id last_kept_oid;
+	unsigned int rewrite:1,
+		     dry_run:1;
 };
 
 static int expire_reflog_ent(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid,
@@ -3051,33 +3094,27 @@ static int expire_reflog_ent(struct object_id *ooid, struct object_id *noid,
 			     const char *message, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct expire_reflog_cb *cb = cb_data;
-	struct expire_reflog_policy_cb *policy_cb = cb->policy_cb;
+	reflog_expiry_should_prune_fn *fn = cb->should_prune_fn;
 
-	if (cb->flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_REWRITE)
+	if (cb->rewrite)
 		ooid = &cb->last_kept_oid;
 
-	if ((*cb->should_prune_fn)(ooid, noid, email, timestamp, tz,
-				   message, policy_cb)) {
-		if (!cb->newlog)
-			printf("would prune %s", message);
-		else if (cb->flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_VERBOSE)
-			printf("prune %s", message);
-	} else {
-		if (cb->newlog) {
-			fprintf(cb->newlog, "%s %s %s %"PRItime" %+05d\t%s",
-				oid_to_hex(ooid), oid_to_hex(noid),
-				email, timestamp, tz, message);
-			oidcpy(&cb->last_kept_oid, noid);
-		}
-		if (cb->flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_VERBOSE)
-			printf("keep %s", message);
-	}
+	if (fn(ooid, noid, email, timestamp, tz, message, cb->policy_cb))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (cb->dry_run)
+		return 0; /* --dry-run */
+
+	fprintf(cb->newlog, "%s %s %s %"PRItime" %+05d\t%s", oid_to_hex(ooid),
+		oid_to_hex(noid), email, timestamp, tz, message);
+	oidcpy(&cb->last_kept_oid, noid);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 			       const char *refname,
-			       unsigned int flags,
+			       unsigned int expire_flags,
 			       reflog_expiry_prepare_fn prepare_fn,
 			       reflog_expiry_should_prune_fn should_prune_fn,
 			       reflog_expiry_cleanup_fn cleanup_fn,
@@ -3091,12 +3128,12 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	struct strbuf log_file_sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char *log_file;
 	int status = 0;
-	int type;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const struct object_id *oid;
 
 	memset(&cb, 0, sizeof(cb));
-	cb.flags = flags;
+	cb.rewrite = !!(expire_flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_REWRITE);
+	cb.dry_run = !!(expire_flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_DRY_RUN);
 	cb.policy_cb = policy_cb_data;
 	cb.should_prune_fn = should_prune_fn;
 
@@ -3105,7 +3142,7 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	 * reference itself, plus we might need to update the
 	 * reference if --updateref was specified:
 	 */
-	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, refname, &type, &err);
+	lock = lock_ref_oid_basic(refs, refname, &err);
 	if (!lock) {
 		error("cannot lock ref '%s': %s", refname, err.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&err);
@@ -3132,7 +3169,7 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 	files_reflog_path(refs, &log_file_sb, refname);
 	log_file = strbuf_detach(&log_file_sb, NULL);
-	if (!(flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_DRY_RUN)) {
+	if (!cb.dry_run) {
 		/*
 		 * Even though holding $GIT_DIR/logs/$reflog.lock has
 		 * no locking implications, we use the lock_file
@@ -3159,7 +3196,7 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 	refs_for_each_reflog_ent(ref_store, refname, expire_reflog_ent, &cb);
 	(*cleanup_fn)(cb.policy_cb);
 
-	if (!(flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_DRY_RUN)) {
+	if (!cb.dry_run) {
 		/*
 		 * It doesn't make sense to adjust a reference pointed
 		 * to by a symbolic ref based on expiring entries in
@@ -3167,9 +3204,20 @@ static int files_reflog_expire(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 		 * a reference if there are no remaining reflog
 		 * entries.
 		 */
-		int update = (flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_UPDATE_REF) &&
-			!(type & REF_ISSYMREF) &&
-			!is_null_oid(&cb.last_kept_oid);
+		int update = 0;
+
+		if ((expire_flags & EXPIRE_REFLOGS_UPDATE_REF) &&
+		    !is_null_oid(&cb.last_kept_oid)) {
+			int ignore_errno;
+			int type;
+			const char *ref;
+
+			ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(&refs->base, refname,
+						      RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE,
+						      NULL, &type,
+						      &ignore_errno);
+			update = !!(ref && !(type & REF_ISSYMREF));
+		}
 
 		if (close_lock_file_gently(&reflog_lock)) {
 			status |= error("couldn't write %s: %s", log_file,