static struct lock_file head_lock;
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
int fd;
+ ssize_t written;
fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&head_lock, git_path_head_file(), 0);
if (fd < 0) {
return error_errno(_("could not lock HEAD"));
}
strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s\n", head);
- if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) < 0) {
+ written = write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len);
+ strbuf_release(&buf);
+ if (written < 0) {
rollback_lock_file(&head_lock);
return error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"),
git_path_head_file());