git-revert documentation: refer to new HOWTO on reverting faulty merges

diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 1c510a3360e26bc7cf622036574fe9d06c1aa6da..56831c57c5cf6500714c46c63581ca98662d58c3 100644 (file)
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int read_loose_refs(struct strbuf *path, int name_offset,
 
                        if (fd < 0)
                                continue;
-                       next = alloc_ref(path->len - name_offset + 1);
+                       next = alloc_ref(path->buf + name_offset);
                        if (read_in_full(fd, buffer, 40) != 40 ||
                                        get_sha1_hex(buffer, next->old_sha1)) {
                                close(fd);
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ static int read_loose_refs(struct strbuf *path, int name_offset,
                                continue;
                        }
                        close(fd);
-                       strcpy(next->name, path->buf + name_offset);
                        (*tail)->next = next;
                        *tail = next;
                }
@@ -127,14 +126,13 @@ static void insert_packed_refs(const char *packed_refs, struct ref **list)
                                      (*list)->next->name)) > 0)
                        list = &(*list)->next;
                if (!(*list)->next || cmp < 0) {
-                       struct ref *next = alloc_ref(len - 40);
+                       struct ref *next = alloc_ref(buffer + 41);
                        buffer[40] = '\0';
                        if (get_sha1_hex(buffer, next->old_sha1)) {
                                warning ("invalid SHA-1: %s", buffer);
                                free(next);
                                continue;
                        }
-                       strcpy(next->name, buffer + 41);
                        next->next = (*list)->next;
                        (*list)->next = next;
                        list = &(*list)->next;
@@ -501,7 +499,7 @@ static struct ref *get_refs_via_curl(struct transport *transport)
 
        strbuf_release(&buffer);
 
-       ref = alloc_ref_from_str("HEAD");
+       ref = alloc_ref("HEAD");
        if (!walker->fetch_ref(walker, ref) &&
            !resolve_remote_symref(ref, refs)) {
                ref->next = refs;
@@ -542,7 +540,7 @@ static struct ref *get_refs_from_bundle(struct transport *transport)
                die ("Could not read bundle '%s'.", transport->url);
        for (i = 0; i < data->header.references.nr; i++) {
                struct ref_list_entry *e = data->header.references.list + i;
-               struct ref *ref = alloc_ref_from_str(e->name);
+               struct ref *ref = alloc_ref(e->name);
                hashcpy(ref->old_sha1, e->sha1);
                ref->next = result;
                result = ref;