- if (write_ref_sha1(lock, b->sha1, msg) < 0)
- return error("Unable to update %s", b->name);
+ transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
+ if (!transaction ||
+ ref_transaction_update(transaction, b->name, b->sha1, old_sha1,
+ 0, 1, &err) ||
+ ref_transaction_commit(transaction, msg, &err)) {
+ ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+ error("%s", err.buf);
+ strbuf_release(&err);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+ strbuf_release(&err);