diff --git a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
index 863cb6710a..0459bd9ca1 100644
--- a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ info::
 	in this directory.
 
 info/refs::
-	This file is to help dumb transports to discover what
-	refs are available in this repository.  Whenever you
-	create/delete a new branch or a new tag, `git
-	update-server-info` should be run to keep this file
-	up-to-date if the repository is published for dumb
-	transports.  The `git-receive-pack` command, which is
-	run on a remote repository when you `git push` into it,
-	runs `hooks/update` hook to help you achieve this.
+	This file helps dumb transports discover what refs are
+	available in this repository.  If the repository is
+	published for dumb transports, this file should be
+	regenerated by `git update-server-info` every time a tag
+	or branch is created or modified.  This is normally done
+	from the `hooks/update` hook, which is run by the
+	`git-receive-pack` command when you `git push` into the
+	repository.
 
 info/grafts::
 	This file records fake commit ancestry information, to
diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index 357cac28b2..ca984e739a 100755
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -253,23 +253,10 @@ if test "$tags"
 then
 	taglist=`IFS='	' &&
 		  echo "$ls_remote_result" |
+		  git-show-ref --exclude-existing=refs/tags/ |
 	          while read sha1 name
 		  do
-			case "$sha1" in
-			fail)
-				exit 1
-			esac
-			case "$name" in
-			*^*) continue ;;
-			refs/tags/*) ;;
-			*) continue ;;
-			esac
-		  	if git-check-ref-format "$name"
-			then
-			    echo ".${name}:${name}"
-			else
-			    echo >&2 "warning: tag ${name} ignored"
-			fi
+			echo ".${name}:${name}"
 		  done` || exit
 	if test "$#" -gt 1
 	then
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 9e3dfb3c97..6387703789 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ static int do_for_each_reflog(const char *base, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 		free(log);
 		closedir(dir);
 	}
-	else
+	else if (*base)
 		return errno;
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 42ba310d8d..5b1794b0ef 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static void handle_reflog(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned flags)
 	struct all_refs_cb cb;
 	cb.all_revs = revs;
 	cb.all_flags = flags;
-	for_each_ref(handle_one_reflog, &cb);
+	for_each_reflog(handle_one_reflog, &cb);
 }
 
 static int add_parents_only(struct rev_info *revs, const char *arg, int flags)
diff --git a/t/lib-git-svn.sh b/t/lib-git-svn.sh
index bb1d7b84bc..67d08cf740 100644
--- a/t/lib-git-svn.sh
+++ b/t/lib-git-svn.sh
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ fi
 svnrepo="file://$svnrepo"
 
 
+poke() {
+	perl -e '@x = stat($ARGV[0]); utime($x[8], $x[9] + 1, $ARGV[0])' "$1"
+}
diff --git a/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh b/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh
index a2c4dc324a..e8133d81cb 100755
--- a/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh
+++ b/t/t9101-git-svn-props.sh
@@ -56,11 +56,14 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout working copy from svn' "svn co $svnrepo test_wc"
 test_expect_success 'setup some commits to svn' \
 	'cd test_wc &&
 		echo Greetings >> kw.c &&
+		poke kw.c &&
 		svn commit -m "Not yet an Id" &&
 		echo Hello world >> kw.c &&
+		poke kw.c &&
 		svn commit -m "Modified file, but still not yet an Id" &&
 		svn propset svn:keywords Id kw.c &&
-		svn commit -m "Propset Id"
+		poke kw.c &&
+		svn commit -m "Propset Id" &&
 	cd ..'
 
 test_expect_success 'initialize git-svn' "git-svn init $svnrepo"
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ test_expect_success "propset CR on crlf files" \
 		svn propset svn:eol-style CR empty &&
 		svn propset svn:eol-style CR crlf &&
 		svn propset svn:eol-style CR ne_crlf &&
-		svn commit -m "propset CR on crlf files"
+		svn commit -m "propset CR on crlf files" &&
 	 cd ..'
 
 test_expect_success 'fetch and pull latest from svn and checkout a new wc' \
diff --git a/t/t9103-git-svn-graft-branches.sh b/t/t9103-git-svn-graft-branches.sh
index 4e55778a47..183ae3b1c2 100755
--- a/t/t9103-git-svn-graft-branches.sh
+++ b/t/t9103-git-svn-graft-branches.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ test_expect_success 'initialize repo' "
 	svn co $svnrepo wc &&
 	cd wc &&
 	echo feedme >> branches/a/readme &&
+	poke branches/a/readme &&
 	svn commit -m hungry &&
 	cd trunk &&
 	svn merge -r3:4 $svnrepo/branches/a &&
diff --git a/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh b/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
index 8d2e2fec39..405b555368 100755
--- a/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
+++ b/t/t9104-git-svn-follow-parent.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ test_expect_success 'initialize repo' "
 	svn co $svnrepo wc &&
 	cd wc &&
 	echo world >> trunk/readme &&
+	poke trunk/readme &&
 	svn commit -m 'another commit' &&
 	svn up &&
 	svn mv -m 'rename to thunk' trunk thunk &&
 	svn up &&
 	echo goodbye >> thunk/readme &&
+	poke thunk/readme &&
 	svn commit -m 'bye now' &&
 	cd ..
 	"
diff --git a/t/t9106-git-svn-commit-diff-clobber.sh b/t/t9106-git-svn-commit-diff-clobber.sh
index 59b6425ce4..6f132f2419 100755
--- a/t/t9106-git-svn-commit-diff-clobber.sh
+++ b/t/t9106-git-svn-commit-diff-clobber.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ test_expect_success 'commit change from svn side' "
 	svn co $svnrepo t.svn &&
 	cd t.svn &&
 	echo second line from svn >> file &&
+	poke file &&
 	svn commit -m 'second line from svn' &&
 	cd .. &&
 	rm -rf t.svn
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'dcommit fails to commit because of conflict' "
 	svn co $svnrepo t.svn &&
 	cd t.svn &&
 	echo fourth line from svn >> file &&
+	poke file &&
 	svn commit -m 'fourth line from svn' &&
 	cd .. &&
 	rm -rf t.svn &&