1 files changed, 30 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index f71e745..5a78758 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include "cache.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "lockfile.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "commit.h"
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static int update_some(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *base, int baselen,
 {
 	int len;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
+	int pos;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		return READ_TREE_RECURSIVE;
@@ -79,6 +80,23 @@ static int update_some(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *base, int baselen,
 	ce->ce_flags = create_ce_flags(0) | CE_UPDATE;
 	ce->ce_namelen = len;
 	ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(mode);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the entry is the same as the current index, we can leave the old
+	 * entry in place. Whether it is UPTODATE or not, checkout_entry will
+	 * do the right thing.
+	 */
+	pos = cache_name_pos(ce->name, ce->ce_namelen);
+	if (pos >= 0) {
+		struct cache_entry *old = active_cache[pos];
+		if (ce->ce_mode == old->ce_mode &&
+		    !hashcmp(ce->sha1, old->sha1)) {
+			old->ce_flags |= CE_UPDATE;
+			free(ce);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	add_cache_entry(ce, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD | ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_REPLACE);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -355,7 +373,7 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
 		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
 
-	read_ref_full("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
+	read_ref_full("HEAD", 0, rev, &flag);
 	head = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 
 	errs |= post_checkout_hook(head, head, 0);
@@ -552,6 +570,12 @@ static int merge_working_tree(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!active_cache_tree)
+		active_cache_tree = cache_tree();
+
+	if (!cache_tree_fully_valid(active_cache_tree))
+		cache_tree_update(&the_index, WRITE_TREE_SILENT | WRITE_TREE_REPAIR);
+
 	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
 		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
 
@@ -769,7 +793,7 @@ static int switch_branches(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	unsigned char rev[20];
 	int flag, writeout_error = 0;
 	memset(&old, 0, sizeof(old));
-	old.path = path_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
+	old.path = path_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, rev, &flag);
 	old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 	if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 		old.path = NULL;
@@ -1066,7 +1090,7 @@ static int checkout_branch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		unsigned char rev[20];
 		int flag;
 
-		if (!read_ref_full("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag) &&
+		if (!read_ref_full("HEAD", 0, rev, &flag) &&
 		    (flag & REF_ISSYMREF) && is_null_sha1(rev))
 			return switch_unborn_to_new_branch(opts);
 	}
@@ -1144,10 +1168,8 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		const char *argv0 = argv[0];
 		if (!argc || !strcmp(argv0, "--"))
 			die (_("--track needs a branch name"));
-		if (starts_with(argv0, "refs/"))
-			argv0 += 5;
-		if (starts_with(argv0, "remotes/"))
-			argv0 += 8;
+		skip_prefix(argv0, "refs/", &argv0);
+		skip_prefix(argv0, "remotes/", &argv0);
 		argv0 = strchr(argv0, '/');
 		if (!argv0 || !argv0[1])
 			die (_("Missing branch name; try -b"));