+ return 1;
+}
+
+sub is_valid_refname {
+ my $input = shift;
+
+ return undef unless defined $input;
+ # textual hashes are O.K.
+ if ($input =~ m/^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$/) {
+ return 1;
+ }
+ # it must be correct pathname
+ is_valid_pathname($input) or return undef;
+ # check git-check-ref-format restrictions
+ is_valid_ref_format($input) or return undef;
+ return 1;