1 files changed, 0 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index 637b8cf743..80d056d2ed 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -177,44 +177,6 @@ int hold_lock_file_for_update_timeout(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path,
 	return fd;
 }
 
-int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
-{
-	int fd, orig_fd;
-
-	fd = lock_file(lk, path, flags);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
-			unable_to_lock_die(path, errno);
-		return fd;
-	}
-
-	orig_fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
-	if (orig_fd < 0) {
-		if (errno != ENOENT) {
-			int save_errno = errno;
-
-			if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
-				die("cannot open '%s' for copying", path);
-			rollback_lock_file(lk);
-			error("cannot open '%s' for copying", path);
-			errno = save_errno;
-			return -1;
-		}
-	} else if (copy_fd(orig_fd, fd)) {
-		int save_errno = errno;
-
-		if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
-			die("failed to prepare '%s' for appending", path);
-		close(orig_fd);
-		rollback_lock_file(lk);
-		errno = save_errno;
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		close(orig_fd);
-	}
-	return fd;
-}
-
 char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
 {
 	struct strbuf ret = STRBUF_INIT;