files_transaction_finish(): delete reflogs before references

If the deletion steps unexpectedly fail, it is less bad to leave a
reference without its reflog than it is to leave a reflog without its
reference, since the latter is an invalid repository state.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

refs/files-backend.c

@@ -2636,6 +2636,27 @@ static int files_transaction_finish(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Now that updates are safely completed, we can perform
+	 * deletes. First delete the reflogs of any references that
+	 * will be deleted, since (in the unexpected event of an
+	 * error) leaving a reference without a reflog is less bad
+	 * than leaving a reflog without a reference (the latter is a
+	 * mildly invalid repository state):
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < transaction->nr; i++) {
+		struct ref_update *update = transaction->updates[i];
+		if (update->flags & REF_DELETING &&
+		    !(update->flags & REF_LOG_ONLY) &&
+		    !(update->flags & REF_ISPRUNING)) {
+			strbuf_reset(&sb);
+			files_reflog_path(refs, &sb, update->refname);
+			if (!unlink_or_warn(sb.buf))
+				try_remove_empty_parents(refs, update->refname,
+							 REMOVE_EMPTY_PARENTS_REFLOG);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Perform deletes now that updates are safely completed.
 	 *
@@ -2672,20 +2693,6 @@ static int files_transaction_finish(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Delete the reflogs of any references that were deleted: */
-	for (i = 0; i < transaction->nr; i++) {
-		struct ref_update *update = transaction->updates[i];
-		if (update->flags & REF_DELETING &&
-		    !(update->flags & REF_LOG_ONLY) &&
-		    !(update->flags & REF_ISPRUNING)) {
-			strbuf_reset(&sb);
-			files_reflog_path(refs, &sb, update->refname);
-			if (!unlink_or_warn(sb.buf))
-				try_remove_empty_parents(refs, update->refname,
-							 REMOVE_EMPTY_PARENTS_REFLOG);
-		}
-	}
-
 	clear_loose_ref_cache(refs);
 
 cleanup: