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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Fix a race condition when reading loose refs
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:57:59 -0700
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I've read the series while on a bus and found all of them sensible.
I do share the worry of retry storm you expressed in the last one,
and I agree that giving up after N times is a reasonable way out,
when it becomes necessary.

Thanks.