* child's <relativePath> should point at that parent, too. If it doesn't, we ignore the cache and
                 * resolve externally, to mimic the behavior if the cache didn't exist in the first place. Otherwise,
                 * the cache would obscure a bad POM.
                 */

                File pomFile = parentData.getModel().getPomFile();

              newCount = this.count; // count remains unchanged
              this.count = newCount; // write-volatile
              return null;
            } else if (onlyIfAbsent) {
              // Mimic
              // "if (!map.containsKey(key)) ...
              // else return map.get(key);
              return entryValue;
            } else {
              // clobber existing entry, count remains unchanged

              newCount = this.count; // count remains unchanged
              this.count = newCount; // write-volatile
              return null;
            } else if (onlyIfAbsent) {
              // Mimic
              // "if (!map.containsKey(key)) ...
              // else return map.get(key);
              return entryValue;
            } else {
              // clobber existing entry, count remains unchanged