+/*
+ * This is like 'lstat()', except it refuses to follow symlinks
+ * in the path, after skipping "skiplen".
+ */
+static int check_path(const char *path, int len, struct stat *st, int skiplen)
+{
+ const char *slash = path + len;
+
+ while (path < slash && *slash != '/')
+ slash--;
+ if (!has_dirs_only_path(path, slash - path, skiplen)) {
+ errno = ENOENT;
+ return -1;
+ }
+ return lstat(path, st);
+}
+