1 files changed, 240 insertions, 429 deletions

diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index 5c5b05bfe3..ad2a4cde74 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -8,312 +8,61 @@
 #include "diffcore.h"
 #include "revision.h"
 #include "cache-tree.h"
-#include "path-list.h"
+#include "unpack-trees.h"
+#include "refs.h"
 
 /*
  * diff-files
  */
 
-static int read_directory(const char *path, struct path_list *list)
-{
-	DIR *dir;
-	struct dirent *e;
-
-	if (!(dir = opendir(path)))
-		return error("Could not open directory %s", path);
-
-	while ((e = readdir(dir)))
-		if (strcmp(".", e->d_name) && strcmp("..", e->d_name))
-			path_list_insert(xstrdup(e->d_name), list);
-
-	closedir(dir);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int get_mode(const char *path, int *mode)
-{
-	struct stat st;
-
-	if (!path || !strcmp(path, "/dev/null"))
-		*mode = 0;
-	else if (!strcmp(path, "-"))
-		*mode = ntohl(create_ce_mode(0666));
-	else if (stat(path, &st))
-		return error("Could not access '%s'", path);
-	else
-		*mode = st.st_mode;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int queue_diff(struct diff_options *o,
-		const char *name1, const char *name2)
+/*
+ * Has the work tree entity been removed?
+ *
+ * Return 1 if it was removed from the work tree, 0 if an entity to be
+ * compared with the cache entry ce still exists (the latter includes
+ * the case where a directory that is not a submodule repository
+ * exists for ce that is a submodule -- it is a submodule that is not
+ * checked out).  Return negative for an error.
+ */
+static int check_removed(const struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
 {
-	int mode1 = 0, mode2 = 0;
-
-	if (get_mode(name1, &mode1) || get_mode(name2, &mode2))
-		return -1;
-
-	if (mode1 && mode2 && S_ISDIR(mode1) != S_ISDIR(mode2))
-		return error("file/directory conflict: %s, %s", name1, name2);
-
-	if (S_ISDIR(mode1) || S_ISDIR(mode2)) {
-		char buffer1[PATH_MAX], buffer2[PATH_MAX];
-		struct path_list p1 = {NULL, 0, 0, 1}, p2 = {NULL, 0, 0, 1};
-		int len1 = 0, len2 = 0, i1, i2, ret = 0;
-
-		if (name1 && read_directory(name1, &p1))
+	if (lstat(ce->name, st) < 0) {
+		if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR)
 			return -1;
-		if (name2 && read_directory(name2, &p2)) {
-			path_list_clear(&p1, 0);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		if (name1) {
-			len1 = strlen(name1);
-			if (len1 > 0 && name1[len1 - 1] == '/')
-				len1--;
-			memcpy(buffer1, name1, len1);
-			buffer1[len1++] = '/';
-		}
-
-		if (name2) {
-			len2 = strlen(name2);
-			if (len2 > 0 && name2[len2 - 1] == '/')
-				len2--;
-			memcpy(buffer2, name2, len2);
-			buffer2[len2++] = '/';
-		}
-
-		for (i1 = i2 = 0; !ret && (i1 < p1.nr || i2 < p2.nr); ) {
-			const char *n1, *n2;
-			int comp;
-
-			if (i1 == p1.nr)
-				comp = 1;
-			else if (i2 == p2.nr)
-				comp = -1;
-			else
-				comp = strcmp(p1.items[i1].path,
-					p2.items[i2].path);
-
-			if (comp > 0)
-				n1 = NULL;
-			else {
-				n1 = buffer1;
-				strncpy(buffer1 + len1, p1.items[i1++].path,
-						PATH_MAX - len1);
-			}
-
-			if (comp < 0)
-				n2 = NULL;
-			else {
-				n2 = buffer2;
-				strncpy(buffer2 + len2, p2.items[i2++].path,
-						PATH_MAX - len2);
-			}
-
-			ret = queue_diff(o, n1, n2);
-		}
-		path_list_clear(&p1, 0);
-		path_list_clear(&p2, 0);
-
-		return ret;
-	} else {
-		struct diff_filespec *d1, *d2;
-
-		if (o->reverse_diff) {
-			unsigned tmp;
-			const char *tmp_c;
-			tmp = mode1; mode1 = mode2; mode2 = tmp;
-			tmp_c = name1; name1 = name2; name2 = tmp_c;
-		}
-
-		if (!name1)
-			name1 = "/dev/null";
-		if (!name2)
-			name2 = "/dev/null";
-		d1 = alloc_filespec(name1);
-		d2 = alloc_filespec(name2);
-		fill_filespec(d1, null_sha1, mode1);
-		fill_filespec(d2, null_sha1, mode2);
-
-		diff_queue(&diff_queued_diff, d1, d2);
-		return 0;
-	}
-}
-
-static int is_in_index(const char *path)
-{
-	int len = strlen(path);
-	int pos = cache_name_pos(path, len);
-	char c;
-
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return 0;
-	if (strncmp(active_cache[pos]->name, path, len))
-		return 0;
-	c = active_cache[pos]->name[len];
-	return c == '\0' || c == '/';
-}
-
-static int handle_diff_files_args(struct rev_info *revs,
-		int argc, const char **argv, int *silent)
-{
-	*silent = 0;
-
-	/* revs->max_count == -2 means --no-index */
-	while (1 < argc && argv[1][0] == '-') {
-		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--base"))
-			revs->max_count = 1;
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--ours"))
-			revs->max_count = 2;
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--theirs"))
-			revs->max_count = 3;
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-n") ||
-				!strcmp(argv[1], "--no-index")) {
-			revs->max_count = -2;
-			revs->diffopt.exit_with_status = 1;
-		}
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-q"))
-			*silent = 1;
-		else
-			return error("invalid option: %s", argv[1]);
-		argv++; argc--;
+		return 1;
 	}
+	if (has_symlink_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
+		return 1;
+	if (S_ISDIR(st->st_mode)) {
+		unsigned char sub[20];
 
-	if (revs->max_count == -1 && revs->diffopt.nr_paths == 2) {
 		/*
-		 * If two files are specified, and at least one is untracked,
-		 * default to no-index.
+		 * If ce is already a gitlink, we can have a plain
+		 * directory (i.e. the submodule is not checked out),
+		 * or a checked out submodule.  Either case this is not
+		 * a case where something was removed from the work tree,
+		 * so we will return 0.
+		 *
+		 * Otherwise, if the directory is not a submodule
+		 * repository, that means ce which was a blob turned into
+		 * a directory --- the blob was removed!
 		 */
-		read_cache();
-		if (!is_in_index(revs->diffopt.paths[0]) ||
-					!is_in_index(revs->diffopt.paths[1]))
-			revs->max_count = -2;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Make sure there are NO revision (i.e. pending object) parameter,
-	 * rev.max_count is reasonable (0 <= n <= 3),
-	 * there is no other revision filtering parameters.
-	 */
-	if (revs->pending.nr || revs->max_count > 3 ||
-	    revs->min_age != -1 || revs->max_age != -1)
-		return error("no revision allowed with diff-files");
-
-	if (revs->max_count == -1 &&
-	    (revs->diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH))
-		revs->combine_merges = revs->dense_combined_merges = 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int is_outside_repo(const char *path, int nongit, const char *prefix)
-{
-	int i;
-	if (nongit || !strcmp(path, "-") || path[0] == '/')
-		return 1;
-	if (prefixcmp(path, "../"))
-		return 0;
-	if (!prefix)
-		return 1;
-	for (i = strlen(prefix); !prefixcmp(path, "../"); ) {
-		while (i > 0 && prefix[i - 1] != '/')
-			i--;
-		if (--i < 0)
+		if (!S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode) &&
+		    resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", sub))
 			return 1;
-		path += 3;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int setup_diff_no_index(struct rev_info *revs,
-		int argc, const char ** argv, int nongit, const char *prefix)
-{
-	int i;
-	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
-		if (argv[i][0] != '-' || argv[i][1] == '\0')
-			break;
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--")) {
-			i++;
-			break;
-		} else if (i < argc - 3 && !strcmp(argv[i], "--no-index")) {
-			i = argc - 3;
-			revs->diffopt.exit_with_status = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	if (argc != i + 2 || (!is_outside_repo(argv[i + 1], nongit, prefix) &&
-				!is_outside_repo(argv[i], nongit, prefix)))
-		return -1;
-
-	diff_setup(&revs->diffopt);
-	for (i = 1; i < argc - 2; )
-		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--no-index"))
-			i++;
-		else {
-			int j = diff_opt_parse(&revs->diffopt,
-					argv + i, argc - i);
-			if (!j)
-				die("invalid diff option/value: %s", argv[i]);
-			i += j;
-		}
-
-	if (prefix) {
-		int len = strlen(prefix);
-
-		revs->diffopt.paths = xcalloc(2, sizeof(char*));
-		for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-			const char *p = argv[argc - 2 + i];
-			/*
-			 * stdin should be spelled as '-'; if you have
-			 * path that is '-', spell it as ./-.
-			 */
-			p = (strcmp(p, "-")
-			     ? xstrdup(prefix_filename(prefix, len, p))
-			     : p);
-			revs->diffopt.paths[i] = p;
-		}
-	}
-	else
-		revs->diffopt.paths = argv + argc - 2;
-	revs->diffopt.nr_paths = 2;
-	revs->max_count = -2;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int run_diff_files_cmd(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **argv)
-{
-	int silent_on_removed;
-
-	if (handle_diff_files_args(revs, argc, argv, &silent_on_removed))
-		return -1;
-
-	if (revs->max_count == -2) {
-		if (revs->diffopt.nr_paths != 2)
-			return error("need two files/directories with --no-index");
-		if (queue_diff(&revs->diffopt, revs->diffopt.paths[0],
-				revs->diffopt.paths[1]))
-			return -1;
-		diffcore_std(&revs->diffopt);
-		diff_flush(&revs->diffopt);
-		/*
-		 * The return code for --no-index imitates diff(1):
-		 * 0 = no changes, 1 = changes, else error
-		 */
-		return revs->diffopt.found_changes;
-	}
-
-	if (read_cache() < 0) {
-		perror("read_cache");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	return run_diff_files(revs, silent_on_removed);
-}
-
-int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
+int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
 {
 	int entries, i;
 	int diff_unmerged_stage = revs->max_count;
+	int silent_on_removed = option & DIFF_SILENT_ON_REMOVED;
+	unsigned ce_option = ((option & DIFF_RACY_IS_MODIFIED)
+			      ? CE_MATCH_RACY_IS_DIRTY : 0);
+
+	diff_set_mnemonic_prefix(&revs->diffopt, "i/", "w/");
 
 	if (diff_unmerged_stage < 0)
 		diff_unmerged_stage = 2;
@@ -324,7 +73,8 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
 		struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
 		int changed;
 
-		if (revs->diffopt.quiet && revs->diffopt.has_changes)
+		if (DIFF_OPT_TST(&revs->diffopt, QUIET) &&
+			DIFF_OPT_TST(&revs->diffopt, HAS_CHANGES))
 			break;
 
 		if (!ce_path_match(ce, revs->prune_data))
@@ -348,16 +98,17 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
 			memset(&(dpath->parent[0]), 0,
 			       sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent)*5);
 
-			if (lstat(ce->name, &st) < 0) {
-				if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR) {
+			changed = check_removed(ce, &st);
+			if (!changed)
+				dpath->mode = ce_mode_from_stat(ce, st.st_mode);
+			else {
+				if (changed < 0) {
 					perror(ce->name);
 					continue;
 				}
 				if (silent_on_removed)
 					continue;
 			}
-			else
-				dpath->mode = canon_mode(st.st_mode);
 
 			while (i < entries) {
 				struct cache_entry *nce = active_cache[i];
@@ -371,11 +122,10 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
 				 */
 				stage = ce_stage(nce);
 				if (2 <= stage) {
-					int mode = ntohl(nce->ce_mode);
+					int mode = nce->ce_mode;
 					num_compare_stages++;
 					hashcpy(dpath->parent[stage-2].sha1, nce->sha1);
-					dpath->parent[stage-2].mode =
-						canon_mode(mode);
+					dpath->parent[stage-2].mode = ce_mode_from_stat(nce, mode);
 					dpath->parent[stage-2].status =
 						DIFF_STATUS_MODIFIED;
 				}
@@ -409,33 +159,32 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		if (lstat(ce->name, &st) < 0) {
-			if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR) {
+		if (ce_uptodate(ce))
+			continue;
+
+		changed = check_removed(ce, &st);
+		if (changed) {
+			if (changed < 0) {
 				perror(ce->name);
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (silent_on_removed)
 				continue;
-			diff_addremove(&revs->diffopt, '-', ntohl(ce->ce_mode),
-				       ce->sha1, ce->name, NULL);
+			diff_addremove(&revs->diffopt, '-', ce->ce_mode,
+				       ce->sha1, ce->name);
 			continue;
 		}
-		changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, 0);
-		if (!changed && !revs->diffopt.find_copies_harder)
-			continue;
-		oldmode = ntohl(ce->ce_mode);
-
-		newmode = canon_mode(st.st_mode);
-		if (!trust_executable_bit &&
-		    S_ISREG(newmode) && S_ISREG(oldmode) &&
-		    ((newmode ^ oldmode) == 0111))
-			newmode = oldmode;
-		else if (!has_symlinks &&
-		    S_ISREG(newmode) && S_ISLNK(oldmode))
-			newmode = oldmode;
+		changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, ce_option);
+		if (!changed) {
+			ce_mark_uptodate(ce);
+			if (!DIFF_OPT_TST(&revs->diffopt, FIND_COPIES_HARDER))
+				continue;
+		}
+		oldmode = ce->ce_mode;
+		newmode = ce_mode_from_stat(ce, st.st_mode);
 		diff_change(&revs->diffopt, oldmode, newmode,
 			    ce->sha1, (changed ? null_sha1 : ce->sha1),
-			    ce->name, NULL);
+			    ce->name);
 
 	}
 	diffcore_std(&revs->diffopt);
@@ -451,26 +200,28 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int silent_on_removed)
 static void diff_index_show_file(struct rev_info *revs,
 				 const char *prefix,
 				 struct cache_entry *ce,
-				 unsigned char *sha1, unsigned int mode)
+				 const unsigned char *sha1, unsigned int mode)
 {
-	diff_addremove(&revs->diffopt, prefix[0], ntohl(mode),
-		       sha1, ce->name, NULL);
+	diff_addremove(&revs->diffopt, prefix[0], mode,
+		       sha1, ce->name);
 }
 
 static int get_stat_data(struct cache_entry *ce,
-			 unsigned char **sha1p,
+			 const unsigned char **sha1p,
 			 unsigned int *modep,
 			 int cached, int match_missing)
 {
-	unsigned char *sha1 = ce->sha1;
+	const unsigned char *sha1 = ce->sha1;
 	unsigned int mode = ce->ce_mode;
 
-	if (!cached) {
-		static unsigned char no_sha1[20];
+	if (!cached && !ce_uptodate(ce)) {
 		int changed;
 		struct stat st;
-		if (lstat(ce->name, &st) < 0) {
-			if (errno == ENOENT && match_missing) {
+		changed = check_removed(ce, &st);
+		if (changed < 0)
+			return -1;
+		else if (changed) {
+			if (match_missing) {
 				*sha1p = sha1;
 				*modep = mode;
 				return 0;
@@ -480,7 +231,7 @@ static int get_stat_data(struct cache_entry *ce,
 		changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, 0);
 		if (changed) {
 			mode = ce_mode_from_stat(ce, st.st_mode);
-			sha1 = no_sha1;
+			sha1 = null_sha1;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -493,10 +244,11 @@ static void show_new_file(struct rev_info *revs,
 			  struct cache_entry *new,
 			  int cached, int match_missing)
 {
-	unsigned char *sha1;
+	const unsigned char *sha1;
 	unsigned int mode;
 
-	/* New file in the index: it might actually be different in
+	/*
+	 * New file in the index: it might actually be different in
 	 * the working copy.
 	 */
 	if (get_stat_data(new, &sha1, &mode, cached, match_missing) < 0)
@@ -512,7 +264,7 @@ static int show_modified(struct rev_info *revs,
 			 int cached, int match_missing)
 {
 	unsigned int mode, oldmode;
-	unsigned char *sha1;
+	const unsigned char *sha1;
 
 	if (get_stat_data(new, &sha1, &mode, cached, match_missing) < 0) {
 		if (report_missing)
@@ -532,14 +284,14 @@ static int show_modified(struct rev_info *revs,
 		p->len = pathlen;
 		memcpy(p->path, new->name, pathlen);
 		p->path[pathlen] = 0;
-		p->mode = ntohl(mode);
+		p->mode = mode;
 		hashclr(p->sha1);
 		memset(p->parent, 0, 2 * sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent));
 		p->parent[0].status = DIFF_STATUS_MODIFIED;
-		p->parent[0].mode = ntohl(new->ce_mode);
+		p->parent[0].mode = new->ce_mode;
 		hashcpy(p->parent[0].sha1, new->sha1);
 		p->parent[1].status = DIFF_STATUS_MODIFIED;
-		p->parent[1].mode = ntohl(old->ce_mode);
+		p->parent[1].mode = old->ce_mode;
 		hashcpy(p->parent[1].sha1, old->sha1);
 		show_combined_diff(p, 2, revs->dense_combined_merges, revs);
 		free(p);
@@ -548,88 +300,11 @@ static int show_modified(struct rev_info *revs,
 
 	oldmode = old->ce_mode;
 	if (mode == oldmode && !hashcmp(sha1, old->sha1) &&
-	    !revs->diffopt.find_copies_harder)
+	    !DIFF_OPT_TST(&revs->diffopt, FIND_COPIES_HARDER))
 		return 0;
 
-	mode = ntohl(mode);
-	oldmode = ntohl(oldmode);
-
 	diff_change(&revs->diffopt, oldmode, mode,
-		    old->sha1, sha1, old->name, NULL);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int diff_cache(struct rev_info *revs,
-		      struct cache_entry **ac, int entries,
-		      const char **pathspec,
-		      int cached, int match_missing)
-{
-	while (entries) {
-		struct cache_entry *ce = *ac;
-		int same = (entries > 1) && ce_same_name(ce, ac[1]);
-
-		if (revs->diffopt.quiet && revs->diffopt.has_changes)
-			break;
-
-		if (!ce_path_match(ce, pathspec))
-			goto skip_entry;
-
-		switch (ce_stage(ce)) {
-		case 0:
-			/* No stage 1 entry? That means it's a new file */
-			if (!same) {
-				show_new_file(revs, ce, cached, match_missing);
-				break;
-			}
-			/* Show difference between old and new */
-			show_modified(revs, ac[1], ce, 1,
-				      cached, match_missing);
-			break;
-		case 1:
-			/* No stage 3 (merge) entry?
-			 * That means it's been deleted.
-			 */
-			if (!same) {
-				diff_index_show_file(revs, "-", ce,
-						     ce->sha1, ce->ce_mode);
-				break;
-			}
-			/* We come here with ce pointing at stage 1
-			 * (original tree) and ac[1] pointing at stage
-			 * 3 (unmerged).  show-modified with
-			 * report-missing set to false does not say the
-			 * file is deleted but reports true if work
-			 * tree does not have it, in which case we
-			 * fall through to report the unmerged state.
-			 * Otherwise, we show the differences between
-			 * the original tree and the work tree.
-			 */
-			if (!cached &&
-			    !show_modified(revs, ce, ac[1], 0,
-					   cached, match_missing))
-				break;
-			diff_unmerge(&revs->diffopt, ce->name,
-				     ntohl(ce->ce_mode), ce->sha1);
-			break;
-		case 3:
-			diff_unmerge(&revs->diffopt, ce->name,
-				     0, null_sha1);
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			die("impossible cache entry stage");
-		}
-
-skip_entry:
-		/*
-		 * Ignore all the different stages for this file,
-		 * we've handled the relevant cases now.
-		 */
-		do {
-			ac++;
-			entries--;
-		} while (entries && ce_same_name(ce, ac[0]));
-	}
+		    old->sha1, sha1, old->name);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -645,24 +320,120 @@ static void mark_merge_entries(void)
 		struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
 		if (!ce_stage(ce))
 			continue;
-		ce->ce_flags |= htons(CE_STAGEMASK);
+		ce->ce_flags |= CE_STAGEMASK;
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * This gets a mix of an existing index and a tree, one pathname entry
+ * at a time. The index entry may be a single stage-0 one, but it could
+ * also be multiple unmerged entries (in which case idx_pos/idx_nr will
+ * give you the position and number of entries in the index).
+ */
+static void do_oneway_diff(struct unpack_trees_options *o,
+	struct cache_entry *idx,
+	struct cache_entry *tree)
+{
+	struct rev_info *revs = o->unpack_data;
+	int match_missing, cached;
+
+	/*
+	 * Backward compatibility wart - "diff-index -m" does
+	 * not mean "do not ignore merges", but "match_missing".
+	 *
+	 * But with the revision flag parsing, that's found in
+	 * "!revs->ignore_merges".
+	 */
+	cached = o->index_only;
+	match_missing = !revs->ignore_merges;
+
+	if (cached && idx && ce_stage(idx)) {
+		if (tree)
+			diff_unmerge(&revs->diffopt, idx->name, idx->ce_mode, idx->sha1);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Something added to the tree?
+	 */
+	if (!tree) {
+		show_new_file(revs, idx, cached, match_missing);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Something removed from the tree?
+	 */
+	if (!idx) {
+		diff_index_show_file(revs, "-", tree, tree->sha1, tree->ce_mode);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Show difference between old and new */
+	show_modified(revs, tree, idx, 1, cached, match_missing);
+}
+
+static inline void skip_same_name(struct cache_entry *ce, struct unpack_trees_options *o)
+{
+	int len = ce_namelen(ce);
+	const struct index_state *index = o->src_index;
+
+	while (o->pos < index->cache_nr) {
+		struct cache_entry *next = index->cache[o->pos];
+		if (len != ce_namelen(next))
+			break;
+		if (memcmp(ce->name, next->name, len))
+			break;
+		o->pos++;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * The unpack_trees() interface is designed for merging, so
+ * the different source entries are designed primarily for
+ * the source trees, with the old index being really mainly
+ * used for being replaced by the result.
+ *
+ * For diffing, the index is more important, and we only have a
+ * single tree.
+ *
+ * We're supposed to return how many index entries we want to skip.
+ *
+ * This wrapper makes it all more readable, and takes care of all
+ * the fairly complex unpack_trees() semantic requirements, including
+ * the skipping, the path matching, the type conflict cases etc.
+ */
+static int oneway_diff(struct cache_entry **src, struct unpack_trees_options *o)
+{
+	struct cache_entry *idx = src[0];
+	struct cache_entry *tree = src[1];
+	struct rev_info *revs = o->unpack_data;
+
+	if (idx && ce_stage(idx))
+		skip_same_name(idx, o);
+
+	/*
+	 * Unpack-trees generates a DF/conflict entry if
+	 * there was a directory in the index and a tree
+	 * in the tree. From a diff standpoint, that's a
+	 * delete of the tree and a create of the file.
+	 */
+	if (tree == o->df_conflict_entry)
+		tree = NULL;
+
+	if (ce_path_match(idx ? idx : tree, revs->prune_data))
+		do_oneway_diff(o, idx, tree);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, int cached)
 {
-	int ret;
 	struct object *ent;
 	struct tree *tree;
 	const char *tree_name;
-	int match_missing = 0;
-
-	/* 
-	 * Backward compatibility wart - "diff-index -m" does
-	 * not mean "do not ignore merges", but totally different.
-	 */
-	if (!revs->ignore_merges)
-		match_missing = 1;
+	struct unpack_trees_options opts;
+	struct tree_desc t;
 
 	mark_merge_entries();
 
@@ -671,13 +442,26 @@ int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, int cached)
 	tree = parse_tree_indirect(ent->sha1);
 	if (!tree)
 		return error("bad tree object %s", tree_name);
-	if (read_tree(tree, 1, revs->prune_data))
-		return error("unable to read tree object %s", tree_name);
-	ret = diff_cache(revs, active_cache, active_nr, revs->prune_data,
-			 cached, match_missing);
+
+	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
+	opts.head_idx = 1;
+	opts.index_only = cached;
+	opts.diff_index_cached = (cached &&
+				  !DIFF_OPT_TST(&revs->diffopt, FIND_COPIES_HARDER));
+	opts.merge = 1;
+	opts.fn = oneway_diff;
+	opts.unpack_data = revs;
+	opts.src_index = &the_index;
+	opts.dst_index = NULL;
+
+	init_tree_desc(&t, tree->buffer, tree->size);
+	if (unpack_trees(1, &t, &opts))
+		exit(128);
+
+	diff_set_mnemonic_prefix(&revs->diffopt, "c/", cached ? "i/" : "w/");
 	diffcore_std(&revs->diffopt);
 	diff_flush(&revs->diffopt);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int do_diff_cache(const unsigned char *tree_sha1, struct diff_options *opt)
@@ -687,6 +471,8 @@ int do_diff_cache(const unsigned char *tree_sha1, struct diff_options *opt)
 	int i;
 	struct cache_entry **dst;
 	struct cache_entry *last = NULL;
+	struct unpack_trees_options opts;
+	struct tree_desc t;
 
 	/*
 	 * This is used by git-blame to run diff-cache internally;
@@ -703,8 +489,7 @@ int do_diff_cache(const unsigned char *tree_sha1, struct diff_options *opt)
 			cache_tree_invalidate_path(active_cache_tree,
 						   ce->name);
 			last = ce;
-			ce->ce_mode = 0;
-			ce->ce_flags &= ~htons(CE_STAGEMASK);
+			ce->ce_flags |= CE_REMOVE;
 		}
 		*dst++ = ce;
 	}
@@ -715,8 +500,34 @@ int do_diff_cache(const unsigned char *tree_sha1, struct diff_options *opt)
 	tree = parse_tree_indirect(tree_sha1);
 	if (!tree)
 		die("bad tree object %s", sha1_to_hex(tree_sha1));
-	if (read_tree(tree, 1, opt->paths))
-		return error("unable to read tree %s", sha1_to_hex(tree_sha1));
-	return diff_cache(&revs, active_cache, active_nr, revs.prune_data,
-			  1, 0);
+
+	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
+	opts.head_idx = 1;
+	opts.index_only = 1;
+	opts.diff_index_cached = !DIFF_OPT_TST(opt, FIND_COPIES_HARDER);
+	opts.merge = 1;
+	opts.fn = oneway_diff;
+	opts.unpack_data = &revs;
+	opts.src_index = &the_index;
+	opts.dst_index = &the_index;
+
+	init_tree_desc(&t, tree->buffer, tree->size);
+	if (unpack_trees(1, &t, &opts))
+		exit(128);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int index_differs_from(const char *def, int diff_flags)
+{
+	struct rev_info rev;
+
+	init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
+	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, def);
+	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, QUIET);
+	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, EXIT_WITH_STATUS);
+	rev.diffopt.flags |= diff_flags;
+	run_diff_index(&rev, 1);
+	if (rev.pending.alloc)
+		free(rev.pending.objects);
+	return (DIFF_OPT_TST(&rev.diffopt, HAS_CHANGES) != 0);
 }