char *file = git_pathdup("ADD_EDIT.patch");
        const char *apply_argv[] = { "apply", "--recount", "--cached",
                NULL, NULL };
-       struct child_process child;
+       struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
        struct rev_info rev;
        int out;
        struct stat st;
        if (!st.st_size)
                die(_("Empty patch. Aborted."));
 
-       memset(&child, 0, sizeof(child));
        child.git_cmd = 1;
        child.argv = apply_argv;
        if (run_command(&child))
 int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        int exit_status = 0;
-       int newfd;
        struct pathspec pathspec;
        struct dir_struct dir;
        int flags;
        add_new_files = !take_worktree_changes && !refresh_only;
        require_pathspec = !take_worktree_changes;
 
-       newfd = hold_locked_index(&lock_file, 1);
+       hold_locked_index(&lock_file, 1);
 
        flags = ((verbose ? ADD_CACHE_VERBOSE : 0) |
                 (show_only ? ADD_CACHE_PRETEND : 0) |
 
 finish:
        if (active_cache_changed) {
-               if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
-                   commit_locked_index(&lock_file))
+               if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
                        die(_("Unable to write new index file"));
        }