sha1_to_hex: properly terminate the SHA1

[git.git] / refs.c

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 7a2c56e..c33729c 100644 (file)
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -347,14 +347,6 @@ int check_ref_format(const char *ref)
                if (!ch) {
                        if (level < 2)
                                return -1; /* at least of form "heads/blah" */
-
-                       /* Do not allow ref name to end in "HEAD"
-                        * Note that cp is poiting at one past NUL at the end.
-                        * i.e. cp[-1] = NUL.
-                        */
-                       if (5 <= cp - ref && !strcmp(cp - 5, "HEAD"))
-                               return -1;
-
                        return 0;
                }
        }