lock_ref_sha1_basic(): if locking fails with ENOENT, retry

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 5e5a3824b992132aaac8d86698feebcb773e13c6..a09bbb768d5412573a3bd42364e769f7bb3c63a8 100644 (file)
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname,
        int type, lflags;
        int mustexist = (old_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(old_sha1));
        int missing = 0;
+       int attempts_remaining = 3;
 
        lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_lock));
        lock->lock_fd = -1;
@@ -2080,7 +2081,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname,
 
        lock->lk = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 
-       lflags = LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR;
+       lflags = 0;
        if (flags & REF_NODEREF) {
                refname = orig_refname;
                lflags |= LOCK_NODEREF;
@@ -2093,13 +2094,32 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *refname,
        if ((flags & REF_NODEREF) && (type & REF_ISSYMREF))
                lock->force_write = 1;
 
-       if (safe_create_leading_directories(ref_file)) {
+ retry:
+       switch (safe_create_leading_directories(ref_file)) {
+       case SCLD_OK:
+               break; /* success */
+       case SCLD_VANISHED:
+               if (--attempts_remaining > 0)
+                       goto retry;
+               /* fall through */
+       default:
                last_errno = errno;
                error("unable to create directory for %s", ref_file);
                goto error_return;
        }
 
        lock->lock_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(lock->lk, ref_file, lflags);
+       if (lock->lock_fd < 0) {
+               if (errno == ENOENT && --attempts_remaining > 0)
+                       /*
+                        * Maybe somebody just deleted one of the
+                        * directories leading to ref_file.  Try
+                        * again:
+                        */
+                       goto retry;
+               else
+                       unable_to_lock_index_die(ref_file, errno);
+       }
        return old_sha1 ? verify_lock(lock, old_sha1, mustexist) : lock;
 
  error_return: