If safe_create_leading_directories() fails because a file along the
path unexpectedly vanished, try again from the beginning.  Try at most
4 times.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhag...@alum.mit.edu>
---
 refs.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 134d5aa..0148bbd 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2533,7 +2533,14 @@ static int rename_tmp_log(const char *newrefname)
        int attempts_remaining = 4;
 
  retry:
-       if (safe_create_leading_directories(git_path("logs/%s", newrefname))) {
+       switch (safe_create_leading_directories(git_path("logs/%s", 
newrefname))) {
+       case SCLD_OK:
+               break; /* success */
+       case SCLD_VANISHED:
+               if (--attempts_remaining > 0)
+                       goto retry;
+               /* fall through */
+       default:
                error("unable to create directory for %s", newrefname);
                return -1;
        }
-- 
1.8.5.2

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