*/
extern int peel_ref(const char *refname, unsigned char *sha1);
-/** Locks any ref (for 'HEAD' type refs). */
+/*
+ * Flags controlling lock_any_ref_for_update(), ref_transaction_update(),
+ * ref_transaction_create(), etc.
+ * REF_NODEREF: act on the ref directly, instead of dereferencing
+ * symbolic references.
+ *
+ * Flags >= 0x100 are reserved for internal use.
+ */
#define REF_NODEREF 0x01
-/* errno is set to something meaningful on failure */
+/*
+ * This function sets errno to something meaningful on failure.
+ */
extern struct ref_lock *lock_any_ref_for_update(const char *refname,
const unsigned char *old_sha1,
int flags, int *type_p);