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[PATCH v2 16/17] rename_tmp_log(): limit the number of remote_empty_directories() attempts

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Jan 6, 2014, 13:45 UTC
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This doesn't seem to be a likely error, but we've got the counter anyway, so we might as well use it for an added bit of safety.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8de636e..490525a 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ int delete_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int delopt)
 
 static int rename_tmp_log(const char *newrefname)
 {
-	int attempts = 3;
+	int attempts = 4;
 
  retry:
 	if (safe_create_leading_directories(git_path("logs/%s", newrefname))) {
@@ -2539,7 +2539,7 @@ static int rename_tmp_log(const char *newrefname)
 	}
 
 	if (rename(git_path(TMP_RENAMED_LOG), git_path("logs/%s", newrefname))) {
-		if (errno==EISDIR || errno==ENOTDIR) {
+		if ((errno==EISDIR || errno==ENOTDIR) && --attempts > 0) {
 			/*
 			 * rename(a, b) when b is an existing
 			 * directory ought to result in ISDIR, but
-- 
1.8.5.2
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Message 26 of 29 in “Fix some mkdir/rmdir races”
  1. 00/17 Fix some mkdir/rmdir racesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  2. 01/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): fix format of "if" chainingMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  3. 02/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): reduce scope of local variableMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  4. 03/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): add explicit "slash" pointerMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  6. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2014
  8. Sebastian SchuberthJan 19, 2014
  9. 04/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): rename local variableMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  10. 05/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): split on first of multiple slashesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  11. 06/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): always restore slash at end of loopMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  12. 07/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): introduce enum for return valuesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  13. 08/17 cmd_init_db(): when creating directories, handle errors conservativelyMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  14. 09/17 safe_create_leading_directories(): add new error value SCLD_VANISHEDMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  15. 10/17 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): on SCLD_VANISHED, retryMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  17. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014
  18. 11/17 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): if locking fails with ENOENT, retryMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  19. 12/17 remove_dir_recurse(): tighten condition for removing unreadable dirMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  20. 13/17 remove_dir_recurse(): handle disappearing files and directoriesMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  21. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  22. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2014
  24. 14/17 rename_ref(): extract function rename_tmp_log()Michael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  25. 15/17 rename_tmp_log(): handle a possible mkdir/rmdir raceMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  26. 16/17 rename_tmp_log(): limit the number of remote_empty_directories() attemptsMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  27. 17/17 rename_tmp_log(): on SCLD_VANISHED, retryMichael Haggerty, Jan 6, 2014
  28. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2014
  29. Michael HaggertyJan 7, 2014

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