1 files changed, 13 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 7ae7c6a1b7..8c360869c1 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,6 @@ static struct ref_iterator *files_ref_iterator_begin(
 		const char *prefix, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct files_ref_store *refs;
-	struct ref_dir *loose_dir, *packed_dir;
 	struct ref_iterator *loose_iter, *packed_iter;
 	struct files_ref_iterator *iter;
 	struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator;
@@ -1106,41 +1105,24 @@ static struct ref_iterator *files_ref_iterator_begin(
 	 * condition if loose refs are migrated to the packed-refs
 	 * file by a simultaneous process, but our in-memory view is
 	 * from before the migration. We ensure this as follows:
-	 * First, we call prime_ref_dir(), which pre-reads the loose
-	 * references for the subtree into the cache. (If they've
-	 * already been read, that's OK; we only need to guarantee
-	 * that they're read before the packed refs, not *how much*
-	 * before.) After that, we call get_packed_ref_cache(), which
-	 * internally checks whether the packed-ref cache is up to
-	 * date with what is on disk, and re-reads it if not.
+	 * First, we call start the loose refs iteration with its
+	 * `prime_ref` argument set to true. This causes the loose
+	 * references in the subtree to be pre-read into the cache.
+	 * (If they've already been read, that's OK; we only need to
+	 * guarantee that they're read before the packed refs, not
+	 * *how much* before.) After that, we call
+	 * get_packed_ref_cache(), which internally checks whether the
+	 * packed-ref cache is up to date with what is on disk, and
+	 * re-reads it if not.
 	 */
 
-	loose_dir = get_loose_ref_dir(refs);
-
-	if (prefix && *prefix)
-		loose_dir = find_containing_dir(loose_dir, prefix, 0);
-
-	if (loose_dir) {
-		prime_ref_dir(loose_dir);
-		loose_iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(loose_dir);
-	} else {
-		/* There's nothing to iterate over. */
-		loose_iter = empty_ref_iterator_begin();
-	}
+	loose_iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(get_loose_ref_cache(refs),
+					      prefix, 1);
 
 	iter->packed_ref_cache = get_packed_ref_cache(refs);
 	acquire_packed_ref_cache(iter->packed_ref_cache);
-	packed_dir = get_packed_ref_dir(iter->packed_ref_cache);
-
-	if (prefix && *prefix)
-		packed_dir = find_containing_dir(packed_dir, prefix, 0);
-
-	if (packed_dir) {
-		packed_iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(packed_dir);
-	} else {
-		/* There's nothing to iterate over. */
-		packed_iter = empty_ref_iterator_begin();
-	}
+	packed_iter = cache_ref_iterator_begin(iter->packed_ref_cache->cache,
+					       prefix, 0);
 
 	iter->iter0 = overlay_ref_iterator_begin(loose_iter, packed_iter);
 	iter->flags = flags;