+static void push_stack_element(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack)
+{
+ struct ref_formatting_stack *s = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_formatting_stack));
+
+ strbuf_init(&s->output, 0);
+ s->prev = *stack;
+ *stack = s;
+}
+
+static void pop_stack_element(struct ref_formatting_stack **stack)
+{
+ struct ref_formatting_stack *current = *stack;
+ struct ref_formatting_stack *prev = current->prev;
+
+ if (prev)
+ strbuf_addbuf(&prev->output, ¤t->output);
+ strbuf_release(¤t->output);
+ free(current);
+ *stack = prev;
+}
+