2 files changed, 27 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 614d56f5e2..64b1f2e681 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -2693,7 +2693,6 @@ static int read_populate_todo(struct repository *r,
 			      struct todo_list *todo_list,
 			      struct replay_opts *opts)
 {
-	struct stat st;
 	const char *todo_file = get_todo_path(opts);
 	int res;
 
@@ -2701,11 +2700,6 @@ static int read_populate_todo(struct repository *r,
 	if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&todo_list->buf, todo_file) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	res = stat(todo_file, &st);
-	if (res)
-		return error(_("could not stat '%s'"), todo_file);
-	fill_stat_data(&todo_list->stat, &st);
-
 	res = todo_list_parse_insn_buffer(r, todo_list->buf.buf, todo_list);
 	if (res) {
 		if (is_rebase_i(opts))
@@ -4284,6 +4278,30 @@ static int stopped_at_head(struct repository *r)
 
 }
 
+static int reread_todo_if_changed(struct repository *r,
+				  struct todo_list *todo_list,
+				  struct replay_opts *opts)
+{
+	int offset;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (strbuf_read_file_or_whine(&buf, get_todo_path(opts)) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	offset = get_item_line_offset(todo_list, todo_list->current + 1);
+	if (buf.len != todo_list->buf.len - offset ||
+	    memcmp(buf.buf, todo_list->buf.buf + offset, buf.len)) {
+		/* Reread the todo file if it has changed. */
+		todo_list_release(todo_list);
+		if (read_populate_todo(r, todo_list, opts))
+			return -1; /* message was printed */
+		/* `current` will be incremented on return */
+		todo_list->current = -1;
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const char rescheduled_advice[] =
 N_("Could not execute the todo command\n"
 "\n"
@@ -4462,20 +4480,9 @@ static int pick_commits(struct repository *r,
 							item->commit,
 							arg, item->arg_len,
 							opts, res, 0);
-		} else if (is_rebase_i(opts) && check_todo && !res) {
-			struct stat st;
-
-			if (stat(get_todo_path(opts), &st)) {
-				res = error_errno(_("could not stat '%s'"),
-						  get_todo_path(opts));
-			} else if (match_stat_data(&todo_list->stat, &st)) {
-				/* Reread the todo file if it has changed. */
-				todo_list_release(todo_list);
-				if (read_populate_todo(r, todo_list, opts))
-					res = -1; /* message was printed */
-				/* `current` will be incremented below */
-				todo_list->current = -1;
-			}
+		} else if (is_rebase_i(opts) && check_todo && !res &&
+			   reread_todo_if_changed(r, todo_list, opts)) {
+			return -1;
 		}
 
 		todo_list->current++;
diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
index 2088344cb3..b4d0305606 100644
--- a/sequencer.h
+++ b/sequencer.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ struct todo_list {
 	struct todo_item *items;
 	int nr, alloc, current;
 	int done_nr, total_nr;
-	struct stat_data stat;
 };
 
 #define TODO_LIST_INIT { STRBUF_INIT }