lockfile: do not rollback lock on failed close

Since the lockfile code is based on the tempfile code, it
has some of the same problems, including that close_lock_file()
erases the tempfile's filename buf, making it hard for the
caller to write a good error message.

In practice this comes up less for lockfiles than for
straight tempfiles, since we usually just report the
refname. But there is at least one buggy case in
write_ref_to_lockfile(). Besides, given the coupling between
the lockfile and tempfile modules, it's less confusing if
their close() functions have the same semantics.

Just as the previous commit did for close_tempfile(), let's
teach close_lock_file() and its wrapper close_ref() not to
rollback on error. And just as before, we'll give them new
"gently" names to catch any new callers that are added.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/lockfile.h b/lockfile.h
index dd4259b..c45d2db 100644
--- a/lockfile.h
+++ b/lockfile.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
  *   `rollback_lock_file()`.
  *
  * * Close the file descriptor without removing or renaming the
- *   lockfile by calling `close_lock_file()`, and later call
+ *   lockfile by calling `close_lock_file_gently()`, and later call
  *   `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
  *   `rollback_lock_file()`, or `reopen_lock_file()`.
  *
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
  *
  * If you need to close the file descriptor you obtained from a
  * `hold_lock_file_for_*()` function yourself, do so by calling
- * `close_lock_file()`. See "tempfile.h" for more information.
+ * `close_lock_file_gently()`. See "tempfile.h" for more information.
  *
  *
  * Under the covers, a lockfile is just a tempfile with a few helper
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@
  *
  * Similarly, `commit_lock_file`, `commit_lock_file_to`, and
  * `close_lock_file` return 0 on success. On failure they set `errno`
- * appropriately, do their best to roll back the lockfile, and return
- * -1.
+ * appropriately and return -1. The `commit` variants (but not `close`)
+ * do their best to delete the temporary file before returning.
  */
 
 #include "tempfile.h"
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_die(const char *path, int err);
 /*
  * Associate a stdio stream with the lockfile (which must still be
  * open). Return `NULL` (*without* rolling back the lockfile) on
- * error. The stream is closed automatically when `close_lock_file()`
- * is called or when the file is committed or rolled back.
+ * error. The stream is closed automatically when
+ * `close_lock_file_gently()` is called or when the file is committed or
+ * rolled back.
  */
 static inline FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode)
 {
@@ -241,28 +242,21 @@ extern char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk);
  * lockfile over the file being locked. Return 0 upon success. On
  * failure to `close(2)`, return a negative value and roll back the
  * lock file. Usually `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
- * or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called if
- * `close_lock_file()` succeeds.
+ * or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called.
  */
-static inline int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
+static inline int close_lock_file_gently(struct lock_file *lk)
 {
-	int ret = close_tempfile_gently(&lk->tempfile);
-	if (ret) {
-		int saved_errno = errno;
-		delete_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
-		errno = saved_errno;
-	}
-	return ret;
+	return close_tempfile_gently(&lk->tempfile);
 }
 
 /*
- * Re-open a lockfile that has been closed using `close_lock_file()`
+ * Re-open a lockfile that has been closed using `close_lock_file_gently()`
  * but not yet committed or rolled back. This can be used to implement
  * a sequence of operations like the following:
  *
  * * Lock file.
  *
- * * Write new contents to lockfile, then `close_lock_file()` to
+ * * Write new contents to lockfile, then `close_lock_file_gently()` to
  *   cause the contents to be written to disk.
  *
  * * Pass the name of the lockfile to another program to allow it (and