thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/src/fetch.c b/src/fetch.c
index 0de0c62..26fa396 100644
--- a/src/fetch.c
+++ b/src/fetch.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int filter_wants(git_remote *remote)
 	if (git_repository_odb__weakptr(&p.odb, remote->repo) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	return remote->transport->ls(remote->transport, &filter_ref__cb, &p);
+	return git_remote_ls(remote, filter_ref__cb, &p);
 }
 
 /* Wait until we get an ack from the */
diff --git a/src/protocol.c b/src/protocol.c
index d8512fd..20d6e23 100644
--- a/src/protocol.c
+++ b/src/protocol.c
@@ -9,38 +9,36 @@
 #include "pkt.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
 
-int git_protocol_store_refs(git_protocol *p, const char *data, size_t len)
+int git_protocol_store_refs(git_transport *t, int flushes)
 {
-	git_buf *buf = &p->buf;
-	git_vector *refs = p->refs;
-	int error;
-	const char *line_end, *ptr;
-
-	if (len == 0) { /* EOF */
-		if (git_buf_len(buf) != 0) {
-			giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Unexpected EOF");
-			return p->error = -1;
-		} else {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	git_buf_put(buf, data, len);
-	ptr = buf->ptr;
-	while (1) {
-		git_pkt *pkt;
+	gitno_buffer *buf = &t->buffer;
+	git_vector *refs = &t->refs;
+	int error, flush = 0, recvd;
+	const char *line_end;
+	git_pkt *pkt;
+
+	do {
+		if (buf->offset > 0)
+			error = git_pkt_parse_line(&pkt, buf->data, &line_end, buf->offset);
+		else
+			error = GIT_EBUFS;
+
+		if (error < 0 && error != GIT_EBUFS)
+			return -1;
 
-		if (git_buf_len(buf) == 0)
-			return 0;
+		if (error == GIT_EBUFS) {
+			if ((recvd = gitno_recv(buf)) < 0)
+				return -1;
 
-		error = git_pkt_parse_line(&pkt, ptr, &line_end, git_buf_len(buf));
-		if (error == GIT_EBUFS)
-			return 0; /* Ask for more */
-		if (error < 0)
-			return p->error = -1;
+			if (recvd == 0 && !flush) {
+				giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Early EOF");
+				return -1;
+			}
 
-		git_buf_consume(buf, line_end);
+			continue;
+		}
 
+		gitno_consume(buf, line_end);
 		if (pkt->type == GIT_PKT_ERR) {
 			giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Remote error: %s", ((git_pkt_err *)pkt)->error);
 			git__free(pkt);
@@ -48,13 +46,13 @@ int git_protocol_store_refs(git_protocol *p, const char *data, size_t len)
 		}
 
 		if (git_vector_insert(refs, pkt) < 0)
-			return p->error = -1;
+			return -1;
 
 		if (pkt->type == GIT_PKT_FLUSH)
-			p->flush = 1;
-	}
+			flush++;
+	} while (flush < flushes);
 
-	return 0;
+	return flush;
 }
 
 int git_protocol_detect_caps(git_pkt_ref *pkt, git_transport_caps *caps)
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index 9d53480..615be8d 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -11,15 +11,7 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "pkt.h"
 
-typedef struct {
-	git_transport *transport;
-	git_vector *refs;
-	git_buf buf;
-	int error;
-	unsigned int flush :1;
-} git_protocol;
-
-int git_protocol_store_refs(git_protocol *p, const char *data, size_t len);
+int git_protocol_store_refs(git_transport *t, int flushes);
 int git_protocol_detect_caps(git_pkt_ref *pkt, git_transport_caps *caps);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index c2bfb09..948da12 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "fetch.h"
 #include "refs.h"
+#include "pkt.h"
 
 #include <regex.h>
 
@@ -401,6 +402,10 @@ on_error:
 
 int git_remote_ls(git_remote *remote, git_headlist_cb list_cb, void *payload)
 {
+	git_vector *refs = &remote->transport->refs;
+	unsigned int i;
+	git_pkt *p = NULL;
+
 	assert(remote);
 
 	if (!remote->transport || !remote->transport->connected) {
@@ -408,7 +413,21 @@ int git_remote_ls(git_remote *remote, git_headlist_cb list_cb, void *payload)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return remote->transport->ls(remote->transport, list_cb, payload);
+	git_vector_foreach(refs, i, p) {
+		git_pkt_ref *pkt = NULL;
+
+		if (p->type != GIT_PKT_REF)
+			continue;
+
+		pkt = (git_pkt_ref *)p;
+
+		if (list_cb(&pkt->head, payload) < 0) {
+			giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "User callback returned error");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int git_remote_download(git_remote *remote, git_off_t *bytes, git_indexer_stats *stats)
diff --git a/src/transport.h b/src/transport.h
index 0adc037..bb0b041 100644
--- a/src/transport.h
+++ b/src/transport.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct git_transport {
 #ifdef GIT_SSL
 	struct gitno_ssl ssl;
 #endif
+	git_vector refs;
 	git_vector common;
 	gitno_buffer buffer;
 	GIT_SOCKET socket;
@@ -92,10 +93,6 @@ struct git_transport {
 	 */
 	int (*negotiation_step)(struct git_transport *transport, void *data, size_t len);
 	/**
-	 * Give a list of references, useful for ls-remote
-	 */
-	int (*ls)(struct git_transport *transport, git_headlist_cb list_cb, void *opaque);
-	/**
 	 * Push the changes over
 	 */
 	int (*push)(struct git_transport *transport);
@@ -109,10 +106,6 @@ struct git_transport {
 	 */
 	int (*download_pack)(struct git_transport *transport, git_repository *repo, git_off_t *bytes, git_indexer_stats *stats);
 	/**
-	 * Fetch the changes
-	 */
-	int (*fetch)(struct git_transport *transport);
-	/**
 	 * Close the connection
 	 */
 	int (*close)(struct git_transport *transport);
diff --git a/src/transports/git.c b/src/transports/git.c
index ccd9755..7a65718 100644
--- a/src/transports/git.c
+++ b/src/transports/git.c
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 
 typedef struct {
 	git_transport parent;
-	git_protocol proto;
-	git_vector refs;
-	git_remote_head **heads;
 	char buff[1024];
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 	WSADATA wsd;
@@ -125,38 +122,6 @@ on_error:
 }
 
 /*
- * Read from the socket and store the references in the vector
- */
-static int store_refs(transport_git *t)
-{
-	gitno_buffer *buf = &t->parent.buffer;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	while (1) {
-		if ((ret = gitno_recv(buf)) < 0)
-			return -1;
-		if (ret == 0) /* Orderly shutdown, so exit */
-			return 0;
-
-		ret = git_protocol_store_refs(&t->proto, buf->data, buf->offset);
-		if (ret == GIT_EBUFS) {
-			gitno_consume_n(buf, buf->len);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-
-		gitno_consume_n(buf, buf->offset);
-
-		if (t->proto.flush) { /* No more refs */
-			t->proto.flush = 0;
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/*
  * Since this is a network connection, we need to parse and store the
  * pkt-lines at this stage and keep them there.
  */
@@ -170,48 +135,19 @@ static int git_connect(git_transport *transport, int direction)
 	}
 
 	t->parent.direction = direction;
-	if (git_vector_init(&t->refs, 16, NULL) < 0)
-		return -1;
 
 	/* Connect and ask for the refs */
 	if (do_connect(t, transport->url) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
+		return -1;
 
 	gitno_buffer_setup(transport, &transport->buffer, t->buff, sizeof(t->buff));
 
 	t->parent.connected = 1;
-	if (store_refs(t) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	if (git_protocol_detect_caps(git_vector_get(&t->refs, 0), &transport->caps) < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	return 0;
-cleanup:
-	git_vector_free(&t->refs);
-	return -1;
-}
-
-static int git_ls(git_transport *transport, git_headlist_cb list_cb, void *opaque)
-{
-	transport_git *t = (transport_git *) transport;
-	git_vector *refs = &t->refs;
-	unsigned int i;
-	git_pkt *p = NULL;
-
-	git_vector_foreach(refs, i, p) {
-		git_pkt_ref *pkt = NULL;
-
-		if (p->type != GIT_PKT_REF)
-			continue;
-
-		pkt = (git_pkt_ref *)p;
+	if (git_protocol_store_refs(transport, 1) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
-		if (list_cb(&pkt->head, opaque) < 0) {
-			giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "User callback returned error");
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
+	if (git_protocol_detect_caps(git_vector_get(&transport->refs, 0), &transport->caps) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -229,6 +165,7 @@ static int git_close(git_transport *t)
 		return -1;
 	/* Can't do anything if there's an error, so don't bother checking  */
 	gitno_send(t, buf.ptr, buf.size, 0);
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
 
 	if (gitno_close(t->socket) < 0) {
 		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Failed to close socket");
@@ -247,17 +184,22 @@ static int git_close(git_transport *t)
 static void git_free(git_transport *transport)
 {
 	transport_git *t = (transport_git *) transport;
-	git_vector *refs = &t->refs;
+	git_vector *refs = &transport->refs;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < refs->length; ++i) {
 		git_pkt *p = git_vector_get(refs, i);
 		git_pkt_free(p);
 	}
+	git_vector_free(refs);
 
+	refs = &transport->common;
+	for (i = 0; i < refs->length; ++i) {
+		git_pkt *p = git_vector_get(refs, i);
+		git_pkt_free(p);
+	}
 	git_vector_free(refs);
-	git__free(t->heads);
-	git_buf_free(&t->proto.buf);
+
 	git__free(t->parent.url);
 	git__free(t);
 }
@@ -273,18 +215,16 @@ int git_transport_git(git_transport **out)
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(t);
 
 	memset(t, 0x0, sizeof(transport_git));
-	if (git_vector_init(&t->parent.common, 8, NULL)) {
-		git__free(t);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	if (git_vector_init(&t->parent.common, 8, NULL))
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (git_vector_init(&t->parent.refs, 16, NULL) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
 
 	t->parent.connect = git_connect;
 	t->parent.negotiation_step = git_negotiation_step;
-	t->parent.ls = git_ls;
 	t->parent.close = git_close;
 	t->parent.free = git_free;
-	t->proto.refs = &t->refs;
-	t->proto.transport = (git_transport *) t;
 
 	*out = (git_transport *) t;
 
@@ -298,4 +238,8 @@ int git_transport_git(git_transport **out)
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git__free(t);
+	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/src/transports/http.c b/src/transports/http.c
index 25db802..c29ed9a 100644
--- a/src/transports/http.c
+++ b/src/transports/http.c
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ enum last_cb {
 
 typedef struct {
 	git_transport parent;
-	git_protocol proto;
-	git_vector refs;
 	http_parser_settings settings;
 	git_buf buf;
-	git_remote_head **heads;
 	int error;
 	int transfer_finished :1,
 		ct_found :1,
@@ -183,17 +180,6 @@ static int on_headers_complete(http_parser *parser)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int on_body_store_refs(http_parser *parser, const char *str, size_t len)
-{
-	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) parser->data;
-
-	if (parser->status_code == 404) {
-		return git_buf_put(&t->buf, str, len);
-	}
-
-	return git_protocol_store_refs(&t->proto, str, len);
-}
-
 static int on_message_complete(http_parser *parser)
 {
 	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) parser->data;
@@ -208,57 +194,64 @@ static int on_message_complete(http_parser *parser)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int store_refs(transport_http *t)
+static int on_body_fill_buffer(http_parser *parser, const char *str, size_t len)
 {
-	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) t;
-	http_parser_settings settings;
-	char buffer[1024];
-	gitno_buffer buf;
-	git_pkt *pkt;
-	int ret;
+	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) parser->data;
+	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) parser->data;
+	gitno_buffer *buf = &transport->buffer;
 
-	http_parser_init(&t->parser, HTTP_RESPONSE);
-	t->parser.data = t;
-	memset(&settings, 0x0, sizeof(http_parser_settings));
-	settings.on_header_field = on_header_field;
-	settings.on_header_value = on_header_value;
-	settings.on_headers_complete = on_headers_complete;
-	settings.on_body = on_body_store_refs;
-	settings.on_message_complete = on_message_complete;
+	if (buf->len - buf->offset < len) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Can't fit data in the buffer");
+		return t->error = -1;
+	}
 
-	gitno_buffer_setup((git_transport *)t, &buf, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+	memcpy(buf->data + buf->offset, str, len);
+	buf->offset += len;
 
-	while(1) {
-		size_t parsed;
+	return 0;
+}
 
-		if ((ret = gitno_recv(&buf)) < 0)
-			return -1;
+static int http_recv_cb(gitno_buffer *buf)
+{
+	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) buf->cb_data;
+	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) transport;
+	size_t old_len;
+	gitno_buffer inner;
+	char buffer[2048];
+	int error;
 
-		parsed = http_parser_execute(&t->parser, &settings, buf.data, buf.offset);
-		/* Both should happen at the same time */
-		if (parsed != buf.offset || t->error < 0)
-			return t->error;
+	if (t->transfer_finished)
+		return 0;
 
-		gitno_consume_n(&buf, parsed);
+	gitno_buffer_setup(transport, &inner, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
 
-		if (ret == 0 || t->transfer_finished)
-			break;
-	}
+	if ((error = gitno_recv(&inner)) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
-	pkt = git_vector_get(&t->refs, 0);
-	if (pkt == NULL || pkt->type != GIT_PKT_COMMENT) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Invalid HTTP response");
-		return t->error = -1;
-	} else {
-		/* Remove the comment and flush pkts */
-		git_vector_remove(&t->refs, 0);
-		git_vector_remove(&t->refs, 0);
-	}
+	old_len = buf->offset;
+	http_parser_execute(&t->parser, &t->settings, inner.data, inner.offset);
+	if (t->error < 0)
+		return t->error;
 
-	if (git_protocol_detect_caps(git_vector_get(&t->refs, 0), &transport->caps) < 0)
-		return t->error = -1;
+	return buf->offset - old_len;
+}
 
-	return 0;
+/* Set up the gitno_buffer so calling gitno_recv() grabs data from the HTTP response */
+static void setup_gitno_buffer(git_transport *transport)
+{
+	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) transport;
+
+	http_parser_init(&t->parser, HTTP_RESPONSE);
+	t->parser.data = t;
+	t->transfer_finished = 0;
+	memset(&t->settings, 0x0, sizeof(http_parser_settings));
+	t->settings.on_header_field = on_header_field;
+	t->settings.on_header_value = on_header_value;
+	t->settings.on_headers_complete = on_headers_complete;
+	t->settings.on_body = on_body_fill_buffer;
+	t->settings.on_message_complete = on_message_complete;
+
+	gitno_buffer_setup_callback(transport, &transport->buffer, t->buffer, sizeof(t->buffer), http_recv_cb, t);
 }
 
 static int http_connect(git_transport *transport, int direction)
@@ -269,6 +262,7 @@ static int http_connect(git_transport *transport, int direction)
 	const char *service = "upload-pack";
 	const char *url = t->parent.url, *prefix_http = "http://", *prefix_https = "https://";
 	const char *default_port;
+	git_pkt *pkt;
 
 	if (direction == GIT_DIR_PUSH) {
 		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Pushing over HTTP is not implemented");
@@ -276,8 +270,6 @@ static int http_connect(git_transport *transport, int direction)
 	}
 
 	t->parent.direction = direction;
-	if (git_vector_init(&t->refs, 16, NULL) < 0)
-		return -1;
 
 	if (!git__prefixcmp(url, prefix_http)) {
 		url = t->parent.url + strlen(prefix_http);
@@ -310,75 +302,31 @@ static int http_connect(git_transport *transport, int direction)
 	if (gitno_send(transport, request.ptr, request.size, 0) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	ret = store_refs(t);
-
-cleanup:
-	git_buf_free(&request);
-	git_buf_clear(&t->buf);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int http_ls(git_transport *transport, git_headlist_cb list_cb, void *opaque)
-{
-	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) transport;
-	git_vector *refs = &t->refs;
-	unsigned int i;
-	git_pkt_ref *p;
-
-	git_vector_foreach(refs, i, p) {
-		if (p->type != GIT_PKT_REF)
-			continue;
-
-		if (list_cb(&p->head, opaque) < 0) {
-			giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "The user callback returned error");
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int on_body_fill_buffer(http_parser *parser, const char *str, size_t len)
-{
-	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) parser->data;
-	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) parser->data;
-	gitno_buffer *buf = &transport->buffer;
+	setup_gitno_buffer(transport);
+	if ((ret = git_protocol_store_refs(transport, 2)) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
 
-	if (buf->len - buf->offset < len) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Can't fit data in the buffer");
+	pkt = git_vector_get(&transport->refs, 0);
+	if (pkt == NULL || pkt->type != GIT_PKT_COMMENT) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_NET, "Invalid HTTP response");
 		return t->error = -1;
+	} else {
+		/* Remove the comment and flush pkts */
+		git_vector_remove(&transport->refs, 0);
+		git__free(pkt);
+		pkt = git_vector_get(&transport->refs, 0);
+		git_vector_remove(&transport->refs, 0);
+		git__free(pkt);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(buf->data + buf->offset, str, len);
-	buf->offset += len;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int http_recv_cb(gitno_buffer *buf)
-{
-	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) buf->cb_data;
-	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) transport;
-	size_t parsed, old_len;
-	gitno_buffer inner;
-	char buffer[2048];
-	int error;
-
-	if (t->transfer_finished)
-		return 0;
-
-	gitno_buffer_setup(transport, &inner, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-
-	if ((error = gitno_recv(&inner)) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	if (git_protocol_detect_caps(git_vector_get(&transport->refs, 0), &transport->caps) < 0)
+		return t->error = -1;
 
-	old_len = buf->offset;
-	parsed = http_parser_execute(&t->parser, &t->settings, inner.data, inner.offset);
-	if (t->error < 0)
-		return t->error;
+cleanup:
+	git_buf_free(&request);
+	git_buf_clear(&t->buf);
 
-	return buf->offset - old_len;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int http_negotiation_step(struct git_transport *transport, void *data, size_t len)
@@ -403,17 +351,7 @@ static int http_negotiation_step(struct git_transport *transport, void *data, si
 	git_buf_free(&request);
 
 	/* Then we need to set up the buffer to grab data from the HTTP response */
-	http_parser_init(&t->parser, HTTP_RESPONSE);
-	t->parser.data = t;
-	t->transfer_finished = 0;
-	memset(&t->settings, 0x0, sizeof(http_parser_settings));
-	t->settings.on_header_field = on_header_field;
-	t->settings.on_header_value = on_header_value;
-	t->settings.on_headers_complete = on_headers_complete;
-	t->settings.on_body = on_body_fill_buffer;
-	t->settings.on_message_complete = on_message_complete;
-
-	gitno_buffer_setup_callback(transport, &transport->buffer, t->buffer, sizeof(t->buffer), http_recv_cb, t);
+	setup_gitno_buffer(transport);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -441,7 +379,7 @@ static int http_close(git_transport *transport)
 static void http_free(git_transport *transport)
 {
 	transport_http *t = (transport_http *) transport;
-	git_vector *refs = &t->refs;
+	git_vector *refs = &transport->refs;
 	git_vector *common = &transport->common;
 	unsigned int i;
 	git_pkt *p;
@@ -463,8 +401,6 @@ static void http_free(git_transport *transport)
 	}
 	git_vector_free(common);
 	git_buf_free(&t->buf);
-	git_buf_free(&t->proto.buf);
-	git__free(t->heads);
 	git__free(t->content_type);
 	git__free(t->host);
 	git__free(t->port);
@@ -483,13 +419,15 @@ int git_transport_http(git_transport **out)
 	memset(t, 0x0, sizeof(transport_http));
 
 	t->parent.connect = http_connect;
-	t->parent.ls = http_ls;
 	t->parent.negotiation_step = http_negotiation_step;
 	t->parent.close = http_close;
 	t->parent.free = http_free;
 	t->parent.rpc = 1;
-	t->proto.refs = &t->refs;
-	t->proto.transport = (git_transport *) t;
+
+	if (git_vector_init(&t->parent.refs, 16, NULL) < 0) {
+		git__free(t);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 	/* on win32, the WSA context needs to be initialized
diff --git a/src/transports/local.c b/src/transports/local.c
index 0e1ae37..561c84f 100644
--- a/src/transports/local.c
+++ b/src/transports/local.c
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 #include "posix.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "pkt.h"
 
 typedef struct {
 	git_transport parent;
 	git_repository *repo;
-	git_vector refs;
 } transport_local;
 
 static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
@@ -27,19 +27,32 @@ static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
 	const char peeled[] = "^{}";
 	git_remote_head *head;
 	git_object *obj = NULL, *target = NULL;
+	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) t;
 	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_pkt_ref *pkt;
 
 	head = git__malloc(sizeof(git_remote_head));
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(head);
+	pkt = git__malloc(sizeof(git_pkt_ref));
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(pkt);
 
 	head->name = git__strdup(name);
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(head->name);
 
-	if (git_reference_name_to_oid(&head->oid, t->repo, name) < 0 ||
-		git_vector_insert(&t->refs, head) < 0)
-	{
-		git__free(head->name);
+	if (git_reference_name_to_oid(&head->oid, t->repo, name) < 0) {
 		git__free(head);
+		git__free(pkt->head.name);
+		git__free(pkt);
+	}
+
+	pkt->type = GIT_PKT_REF;
+	memcpy(&pkt->head, head, sizeof(git_remote_head));
+	git__free(head);
+
+	if (git_vector_insert(&transport->refs, pkt) < 0)
+	{
+		git__free(pkt->head.name);
+		git__free(pkt);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@ static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
 	if (git__prefixcmp(name, GIT_REFS_TAGS_DIR))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (git_object_lookup(&obj, t->repo, &head->oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY) < 0)
+	if (git_object_lookup(&obj, t->repo, &pkt->head.oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	head = NULL;
@@ -66,14 +79,20 @@ static int add_ref(transport_local *t, const char *name)
 
 	head->name = git_buf_detach(&buf);
 
+	pkt = git__malloc(sizeof(git_pkt_ref));
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(pkt);
+	pkt->type = GIT_PKT_REF;
+
 	if (git_tag_peel(&target, (git_tag *) obj) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
 	git_oid_cpy(&head->oid, git_object_id(target));
 	git_object_free(obj);
 	git_object_free(target);
+	memcpy(&pkt->head, head, sizeof(git_remote_head));
+	git__free(head);
 
-	if (git_vector_insert(&t->refs, head) < 0)
+	if (git_vector_insert(&transport->refs, pkt) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -88,11 +107,12 @@ static int store_refs(transport_local *t)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	git_strarray ref_names = {0};
+	git_transport *transport = (git_transport *) t;
 
 	assert(t);
 
 	if (git_reference_list(&ref_names, t->repo, GIT_REF_LISTALL) < 0 ||
-		git_vector_init(&t->refs, (unsigned int)ref_names.count, NULL) < 0)
+		git_vector_init(&transport->refs, (unsigned int)ref_names.count, NULL) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
 	/* Sort the references first */
@@ -111,28 +131,11 @@ static int store_refs(transport_local *t)
 	return 0;
 
 on_error:
-	git_vector_free(&t->refs);
+	git_vector_free(&transport->refs);
 	git_strarray_free(&ref_names);
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int local_ls(git_transport *transport, git_headlist_cb list_cb, void *payload)
-{
-	transport_local  *t = (transport_local *) transport;
-	git_vector *refs = &t->refs;
-	unsigned int i;
-	git_remote_head *h;
-
-	assert(transport && transport->connected);
-
-	git_vector_foreach(refs, i, h) {
-		if (list_cb(h, payload) < 0)
-			return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Try to open the url as a git directory. The direction doesn't
  * matter in this case because we're calulating the heads ourselves.
@@ -201,14 +204,14 @@ static void local_free(git_transport *transport)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	transport_local *t = (transport_local *) transport;
-	git_vector *vec = &t->refs;
-	git_remote_head *h;
+	git_vector *vec = &transport->refs;
+	git_pkt_ref *pkt;
 
 	assert(transport);
 
-	git_vector_foreach (vec, i, h) {
-		git__free(h->name);
-		git__free(h);
+	git_vector_foreach (vec, i, pkt) {
+		git__free(pkt->head.name);
+		git__free(pkt);
 	}
 	git_vector_free(vec);
 
@@ -229,8 +232,8 @@ int git_transport_local(git_transport **out)
 
 	memset(t, 0x0, sizeof(transport_local));
 
+	t->parent.own_logic = 1;
 	t->parent.connect = local_connect;
-	t->parent.ls = local_ls;
 	t->parent.negotiate_fetch = local_negotiate_fetch;
 	t->parent.close = local_close;
 	t->parent.free = local_free;