static int delete_ref_loose(struct ref_lock *lock, int flag)
{
if (!(flag & REF_ISPACKED) || flag & REF_ISSYMREF) {
- /* loose */
- int err, i = strlen(lock->lk->filename) - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN;
-
- lock->lk->filename[i] = 0;
- err = unlink_or_warn(lock->lk->filename);
- lock->lk->filename[i] = LOCK_SUFFIX[0];
+ /*
+ * loose. The loose file name is the same as the
+ * lockfile name, minus ".lock":
+ */
+ char *loose_filename = xmemdupz(
+ lock->lk->filename,
+ strlen(lock->lk->filename) - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN);
+ int err = unlink_or_warn(loose_filename);
+ free(loose_filename);
if (err && errno != ENOENT)
return 1;
}