branch: streamline "attr_only" handling in validate_new_branchname()

The function takes a parameter "attr_only" (which is a name that is
hard to reason about, which will be corrected soon) and skips some
checks when it is set.  Reorganize the conditionals to make it more
obvious that some checks are never made when this parameter is set.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>

Author: gitster

branch.c

@@ -181,21 +181,25 @@ int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name)
 int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref,
 			    int force, int attr_only)
 {
+	const char *head;
+
 	if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(ref, name))
 		die(_("'%s' is not a valid branch name."), name);
 
 	if (!ref_exists(ref->buf))
 		return 0;
-	else if (!force && !attr_only)
-		die(_("A branch named '%s' already exists."), ref->buf + strlen("refs/heads/"));
 
-	if (!attr_only) {
-		const char *head;
+	if (attr_only)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (!force)
+		die(_("A branch named '%s' already exists."),
+		    ref->buf + strlen("refs/heads/"));
+
+	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
+		die(_("Cannot force update the current branch."));
 
-		head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", 0, NULL, NULL);
-		if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
-			die(_("Cannot force update the current branch."));
-	}
 	return 1;
 }