log.trace("No match for domain based root, checking standalone " + domain);
        }
        /*
         * We did not match a domain based root. Now try to match the
         * longest path in the list of stand-alone referrals.
         */

        CacheEntry<DfsReferralDataInternal> refs;
        synchronized ( this.referralsLock ) {
            refs = this.referrals;

   *
   * However, for a variety of reasons, Google developers have written a ton of code over the past
   * decade that assumes that they can use checkNotNull for non-precondition checks. I had hoped to
   * take a principled stand on this, but the amount of such code is simply overwhelming. To avoid
   * creating a lot of compile errors that users would not find to be informative, we're giving in

   *
   * However, for a variety of reasons, Google developers have written a ton of code over the past
   * decade that assumes that they can use checkNotNull for non-precondition checks. I had hoped to
   * take a principled stand on this, but the amount of such code is simply overwhelming. To avoid
   * creating a lot of compile errors that users would not find to be informative, we're giving in