1 files changed, 26 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index 67152c664e..27dd8c3922 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -194,20 +194,19 @@ static int release_snapshot(struct snapshot *snapshot)
 }
 
 struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
-					  const char *path,
+					  const char *gitdir,
 					  unsigned int store_flags)
 {
 	struct packed_ref_store *refs = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*refs));
 	struct ref_store *ref_store = (struct ref_store *)refs;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	base_ref_store_init(ref_store, &refs_be_packed);
-	ref_store->repo = repo;
-	ref_store->gitdir = xstrdup(path);
+	base_ref_store_init(ref_store, repo, gitdir, &refs_be_packed);
 	refs->store_flags = store_flags;
 
-	refs->path = xstrdup(path);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/packed-refs", gitdir);
+	refs->path = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 	chdir_notify_reparent("packed-refs", &refs->path);
-
 	return ref_store;
 }
 
@@ -1522,15 +1521,10 @@ static int packed_initial_transaction_commit(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 static int packed_delete_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *msg,
 			     struct string_list *refnames, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct packed_ref_store *refs =
-		packed_downcast(ref_store, REF_STORE_WRITE, "delete_refs");
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
-	struct string_list_item *item;
 	int ret;
 
-	(void)refs; /* We need the check above, but don't use the variable */
-
 	if (!refnames->nr)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1540,10 +1534,30 @@ static int packed_delete_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *msg,
 	 * updates into a single transaction.
 	 */
 
-	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(ref_store, &err);
+	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(ref_store, 0, &err);
 	if (!transaction)
 		return -1;
 
+	ret = packed_refs_delete_refs(ref_store, transaction,
+				      msg, refnames, flags);
+
+	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int packed_refs_delete_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store,
+			    struct ref_transaction *transaction,
+			    const char *msg,
+			    struct string_list *refnames,
+			    unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct string_list_item *item;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Assert that the ref store refers to a packed backend. */
+	packed_downcast(ref_store, REF_STORE_WRITE, "delete_refs");
+
 	for_each_string_list_item(item, refnames) {
 		if (ref_transaction_delete(transaction, item->string, NULL,
 					   flags, msg, &err)) {
@@ -1563,7 +1577,6 @@ static int packed_delete_refs(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *msg,
 			error(_("could not delete references: %s"), err.buf);
 	}
 
-	ref_transaction_free(transaction);
 	strbuf_release(&err);
 	return ret;
 }