* `refname` starts. If `mustexist` is true and the reference doesn't
* exist, then return NULL. If `mustexist` is false and the reference
* doesn't exist, then return the point where that reference would be
- * inserted. In the latter mode, `refname` doesn't have to be a proper
- * reference name; for example, one could search for "refs/replace/"
- * to find the start of any replace references.
+ * inserted, or `snapshot->eof` (which might be NULL) if it would be
+ * inserted at the end of the file. In the latter mode, `refname`
+ * doesn't have to be a proper reference name; for example, one could
+ * search for "refs/replace/" to find the start of any replace
+ * references.
*
* The record is sought using a binary search, so `snapshot->buf` must
* be sorted.
*/
const char *hi = snapshot->eof;
- while (lo < hi) {
+ while (lo != hi) {
const char *mid, *rec;
int cmp;