resolve_ref_unsafe(): use for loop to count up to MAXDEPTH

diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index c0cf6fd6c069d3cfa3f4506a5f691a111e31211d..101abba8d188c81ab431225131cedf8b0a3ed654 100644 (file)
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -1400,8 +1400,8 @@ static const char *resolve_ref_1(const char *refname,
                                 struct strbuf *sb_path,
                                 struct strbuf *sb_contents)
 {
-       int depth = MAXDEPTH;
        int bad_name = 0;
+       int symref_count;
 
        if (flags)
                *flags = 0;
@@ -1425,17 +1425,13 @@ static const char *resolve_ref_1(const char *refname,
                 */
                bad_name = 1;
        }
-       for (;;) {
+
+       for (symref_count = 0; symref_count < MAXDEPTH; symref_count++) {
                const char *path;
                struct stat st;
                char *buf;
                int fd;
 
-               if (--depth < 0) {
-                       errno = ELOOP;
-                       return NULL;
-               }
-
                strbuf_reset(sb_path);
                strbuf_git_path(sb_path, "%s", refname);
                path = sb_path->buf;
@@ -1566,6 +1562,9 @@ static const char *resolve_ref_1(const char *refname,
                        bad_name = 1;
                }
        }
+
+       errno = ELOOP;
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 const char *resolve_ref_unsafe(const char *refname, int resolve_flags,