+/*
+ * Search for a directory entry directly within dir (without
+ * recursing). Sort dir if necessary. subdirname must be a directory
+ * name (i.e., end in '/'). If mkdir is set, then create the
+ * directory if it is missing; otherwise, return NULL if the desired
+ * directory cannot be found.
+ */
+static struct ref_entry *search_for_subdir(struct ref_dir *dir,
+ const char *subdirname, int mkdir)
+{
+ struct ref_entry *entry = search_ref_dir(dir, subdirname);
+ if (!entry) {
+ if (!mkdir)
+ return NULL;
+ entry = create_dir_entry(subdirname);
+ add_entry_to_dir(dir, entry);
+ }
+ assert(entry->flag & REF_DIR);
+ return entry;
+}
+