switch (state) {
case UPDATE_REFS_OPEN:
case UPDATE_REFS_STARTED:
+ if (state == UPDATE_REFS_STARTED && cmd->state == UPDATE_REFS_STARTED)
+ die("cannot restart ongoing transaction");
/* Do not downgrade a transaction to a non-transaction. */
if (cmd->state >= state)
state = cmd->state;
state = cmd->state;
break;
case UPDATE_REFS_CLOSED:
- die("transaction is closed");
+ if (cmd->state != UPDATE_REFS_STARTED)
+ die("transaction is closed");
+
+ /*
+ * Open a new transaction if we're currently closed and
+ * get a "start".
+ */
+ state = cmd->state;
+ transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
+ if (!transaction)
+ die("%s", err.buf);
+
break;
}