6 files changed, 24 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index c1e198f4e3..b2839c5f43 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -811,7 +811,8 @@ static char *keep_pack(const char *curr_index_name)
 	int keep_fd;
 
 	odb_pack_name(pack_data->repo, &name, pack_data->hash, "keep");
-	keep_fd = odb_pack_keep(name.buf);
+	keep_fd = safe_create_file_with_leading_directories(pack_data->repo,
+							    name.buf);
 	if (keep_fd < 0)
 		die_errno("cannot create keep file");
 	write_or_die(keep_fd, keep_msg, strlen(keep_msg));
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 60a8ee05db..f49431d626 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ static void write_special_file(const char *suffix, const char *msg,
 	else
 		filename = odb_pack_name(the_repository, &name_buf, hash, suffix);
 
-	fd = odb_pack_keep(filename);
+	fd = safe_create_file_with_leading_directories(the_repository, filename);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		if (errno != EEXIST)
 			die_errno(_("cannot write %s file '%s'"),
diff --git a/object-store.c b/object-store.c
index e5cfb8c007..0cbad5a19a 100644
--- a/object-store.c
+++ b/object-store.c
@@ -83,19 +83,6 @@ int odb_mkstemp(struct strbuf *temp_filename, const char *pattern)
 	return xmkstemp_mode(temp_filename->buf, mode);
 }
 
-int odb_pack_keep(const char *name)
-{
-	int fd;
-
-	fd = open(name, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600);
-	if (0 <= fd)
-		return fd;
-
-	/* slow path */
-	safe_create_leading_directories_const(the_repository, name);
-	return open(name, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600);
-}
-
 /*
  * Return non-zero iff the path is usable as an alternate object database.
  */
diff --git a/object-store.h b/object-store.h
index 5668de62d0..aa8fc63043 100644
--- a/object-store.h
+++ b/object-store.h
@@ -189,13 +189,6 @@ void raw_object_store_clear(struct raw_object_store *o);
  */
 int odb_mkstemp(struct strbuf *temp_filename, const char *pattern);
 
-/*
- * Create a pack .keep file named "name" (which should generally be the output
- * of odb_pack_name). Returns a file descriptor opened for writing, or -1 on
- * error.
- */
-int odb_pack_keep(const char *name);
-
 void *map_loose_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid,
 		       unsigned long *size);
 
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 4505bb78e8..3b598b2847 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,20 @@ enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_const(struct repository *repo,
 	return result;
 }
 
+int safe_create_file_with_leading_directories(struct repository *repo,
+					      const char *path)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600);
+	if (0 <= fd)
+		return fd;
+
+	/* slow path */
+	safe_create_leading_directories_const(repo, path);
+	return open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600);
+}
+
 static int have_same_root(const char *path1, const char *path2)
 {
 	int is_abs1, is_abs2;
diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
index fd1a194b06..e67348f253 100644
--- a/path.h
+++ b/path.h
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_const(struct repository *repo,
 						      const char *path);
 enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_no_share(char *path);
 
+/*
+ * Create a file, potentially creating its leading directories in case they
+ * don't exist. Returns the return value of the open(3p) call.
+ */
+int safe_create_file_with_leading_directories(struct repository *repo,
+					      const char *path);
+
 # ifdef USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
 #  include "strbuf.h"
 #  include "repository.h"