rev-list --objects: use full pathname to help hashing.
[gitweb.git] / sha1_file.c
index 698b43cfcb9d81dc090961616891efb14d0683db..1d799f793a936a696cea86deb36fa2bdb04c29f4 100644 (file)
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
  * This handles basic git sha1 object files - packing, unpacking,
  * creation etc.
  */
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "delta.h"
+#include "pack.h"
 
 #ifndef O_NOATIME
 #if defined(__linux__) && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__PPC__))
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+const unsigned char null_sha1[20] = { 0, };
+
 static unsigned int sha1_file_open_flag = O_NOATIME;
 
 static unsigned hexval(char c)
@@ -45,88 +46,60 @@ int get_sha1_hex(const char *hex, unsigned char *sha1)
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_sha1_file(const char *path, unsigned char *result)
+int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path)
 {
-       char buffer[60];
-       int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
-       int len;
+       struct stat st;
+       int mode;
 
-       if (fd < 0)
-               return -1;
-       len = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-       close(fd);
-       if (len < 40)
+       if (!shared_repository)
+               return 0;
+       if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
                return -1;
-       return get_sha1_hex(buffer, result);
-}
-
-static char *git_dir, *git_object_dir, *git_index_file, *git_refs_dir;
-static void setup_git_env(void)
-{
-       git_dir = gitenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
-       if (!git_dir)
-               git_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
-       git_object_dir = gitenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT);
-       if (!git_object_dir) {
-               git_object_dir = xmalloc(strlen(git_dir) + 9);
-               sprintf(git_object_dir, "%s/objects", git_dir);
-       }
-       git_refs_dir = xmalloc(strlen(git_dir) + 6);
-       sprintf(git_refs_dir, "%s/refs", git_dir);
-       git_index_file = gitenv(INDEX_ENVIRONMENT);
-       if (!git_index_file) {
-               git_index_file = xmalloc(strlen(git_dir) + 7);
-               sprintf(git_index_file, "%s/index", git_dir);
-       }
-}
-
-char *get_object_directory(void)
-{
-       if (!git_object_dir)
-               setup_git_env();
-       return git_object_dir;
-}
-
-char *get_refs_directory(void)
-{
-       if (!git_refs_dir)
-               setup_git_env();
-       return git_refs_dir;
+       mode = st.st_mode;
+       if (mode & S_IRUSR)
+               mode |= S_IRGRP;
+       if (mode & S_IWUSR)
+               mode |= S_IWGRP;
+       if (mode & S_IXUSR)
+               mode |= S_IXGRP;
+       if (S_ISDIR(mode))
+               mode |= S_ISGID;
+       if (chmod(path, mode) < 0)
+               return -2;
+       return 0;
 }
 
-char *get_index_file(void)
+int safe_create_leading_directories(char *path)
 {
-       if (!git_index_file)
-               setup_git_env();
-       return git_index_file;
-}
+       char *pos = path;
+       struct stat st;
 
-int get_sha1(const char *str, unsigned char *sha1)
-{
-       static char pathname[PATH_MAX];
-       static const char *prefix[] = {
-               "",
-               "refs",
-               "refs/tags",
-               "refs/heads",
-               "refs/snap",
-               NULL
-       };
-       const char **p;
-
-       if (!get_sha1_hex(str, sha1))
-               return 0;
+       if (*pos == '/')
+               pos++;
 
-       if (!git_dir)
-               setup_git_env();
-       for (p = prefix; *p; p++) {
-               snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s/%s/%s",
-                        git_dir, *p, str);
-               if (!get_sha1_file(pathname, sha1))
-                       return 0;
+       while (pos) {
+               pos = strchr(pos, '/');
+               if (!pos)
+                       break;
+               *pos = 0;
+               if (!stat(path, &st)) {
+                       /* path exists */
+                       if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+                               *pos = '/';
+                               return -3;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (mkdir(path, 0777)) {
+                       *pos = '/';
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               else if (adjust_shared_perm(path)) {
+                       *pos = '/';
+                       return -2;
+               }
+               *pos++ = '/';
        }
-
-       return -1;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 char * sha1_to_hex(const unsigned char *sha1)
@@ -141,6 +114,8 @@ char * sha1_to_hex(const unsigned char *sha1)
                *buf++ = hex[val >> 4];
                *buf++ = hex[val & 0xf];
        }
+       *buf = '\0';
+
        return buffer;
 }
 
@@ -184,86 +159,189 @@ char *sha1_file_name(const unsigned char *sha1)
        return base;
 }
 
-static struct alternate_object_database {
-       char *base;
-       char *name;
-} *alt_odb;
+char *sha1_pack_name(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       static const char hex[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+       static char *name, *base, *buf;
+       int i;
+
+       if (!base) {
+               const char *sha1_file_directory = get_object_directory();
+               int len = strlen(sha1_file_directory);
+               base = xmalloc(len + 60);
+               sprintf(base, "%s/pack/pack-1234567890123456789012345678901234567890.pack", sha1_file_directory);
+               name = base + len + 11;
+       }
+
+       buf = name;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+               unsigned int val = *sha1++;
+               *buf++ = hex[val >> 4];
+               *buf++ = hex[val & 0xf];
+       }
+       
+       return base;
+}
+
+char *sha1_pack_index_name(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       static const char hex[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+       static char *name, *base, *buf;
+       int i;
+
+       if (!base) {
+               const char *sha1_file_directory = get_object_directory();
+               int len = strlen(sha1_file_directory);
+               base = xmalloc(len + 60);
+               sprintf(base, "%s/pack/pack-1234567890123456789012345678901234567890.idx", sha1_file_directory);
+               name = base + len + 11;
+       }
+
+       buf = name;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+               unsigned int val = *sha1++;
+               *buf++ = hex[val >> 4];
+               *buf++ = hex[val & 0xf];
+       }
+       
+       return base;
+}
+
+struct alternate_object_database *alt_odb_list;
+static struct alternate_object_database **alt_odb_tail;
 
 /*
  * Prepare alternate object database registry.
- * alt_odb points at an array of struct alternate_object_database.
- * This array is terminated with an element that has both its base
- * and name set to NULL.  alt_odb[n] comes from n'th non-empty
- * element from colon separated ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT environment
- * variable, and its base points at a statically allocated buffer
- * that contains "/the/directory/corresponding/to/.git/objects/...",
- * while its name points just after the slash at the end of
- * ".git/objects/" in the example above, and has enough space to hold
- * 40-byte hex SHA1, an extra slash for the first level indirection,
- * and the terminating NUL.
- * This function allocates the alt_odb array and all the strings
- * pointed by base fields of the array elements with one xmalloc();
- * the string pool immediately follows the array.
+ *
+ * The variable alt_odb_list points at the list of struct
+ * alternate_object_database.  The elements on this list come from
+ * non-empty elements from colon separated ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT
+ * environment variable, and $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info/alternates,
+ * whose contents is similar to that environment variable but can be
+ * LF separated.  Its base points at a statically allocated buffer that
+ * contains "/the/directory/corresponding/to/.git/objects/...", while
+ * its name points just after the slash at the end of ".git/objects/"
+ * in the example above, and has enough space to hold 40-byte hex
+ * SHA1, an extra slash for the first level indirection, and the
+ * terminating NUL.
  */
-static void prepare_alt_odb(void)
+static void link_alt_odb_entries(const char *alt, const char *ep, int sep,
+                                const char *relative_base)
 {
-       int pass, totlen, i;
        const char *cp, *last;
-       char *op = NULL;
-       const char *alt = gitenv(ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT) ? : "";
-
-       /* The first pass counts how large an area to allocate to
-        * hold the entire alt_odb structure, including array of
-        * structs and path buffers for them.  The second pass fills
-        * the structure and prepares the path buffers for use by
-        * fill_sha1_path().
-        */
-       for (totlen = pass = 0; pass < 2; pass++) {
-               last = alt;
-               i = 0;
-               do {
-                       cp = strchr(last, ':') ? : last + strlen(last);
-                       if (last != cp) {
-                               /* 43 = 40-byte + 2 '/' + terminating NUL */
-                               int pfxlen = cp - last;
-                               int entlen = pfxlen + 43;
-                               if (pass == 0)
-                                       totlen += entlen;
-                               else {
-                                       alt_odb[i].base = op;
-                                       alt_odb[i].name = op + pfxlen + 1;
-                                       memcpy(op, last, pfxlen);
-                                       op[pfxlen] = op[pfxlen + 3] = '/';
-                                       op[entlen-1] = 0;
-                                       op += entlen;
-                               }
-                               i++;
-                       }
-                       while (*cp && *cp == ':')
+       struct alternate_object_database *ent;
+       const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
+       int base_len = -1;
+
+       last = alt;
+       while (last < ep) {
+               cp = last;
+               if (cp < ep && *cp == '#') {
+                       while (cp < ep && *cp != sep)
                                cp++;
-                       last = cp;
-               } while (*cp);
-               if (pass)
-                       break;
-               alt_odb = xmalloc(sizeof(*alt_odb) * (i + 1) + totlen);
-               alt_odb[i].base = alt_odb[i].name = NULL;
-               op = (char*)(&alt_odb[i+1]);
+                       last = cp + 1;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               for ( ; cp < ep && *cp != sep; cp++)
+                       ;
+               if (last != cp) {
+                       struct alternate_object_database *alt;
+                       /* 43 = 40-byte + 2 '/' + terminating NUL */
+                       int pfxlen = cp - last;
+                       int entlen = pfxlen + 43;
+
+                       if (*last != '/' && relative_base) {
+                               /* Relative alt-odb */
+                               if (base_len < 0)
+                                       base_len = strlen(relative_base) + 1;
+                               entlen += base_len;
+                               pfxlen += base_len;
+                       }
+                       ent = xmalloc(sizeof(*ent) + entlen);
+
+                       if (*last != '/' && relative_base) {
+                               memcpy(ent->base, relative_base, base_len - 1);
+                               ent->base[base_len - 1] = '/';
+                               memcpy(ent->base + base_len,
+                                      last, cp - last);
+                       }
+                       else
+                               memcpy(ent->base, last, pfxlen);
+                       ent->name = ent->base + pfxlen + 1;
+                       ent->base[pfxlen] = ent->base[pfxlen + 3] = '/';
+                       ent->base[entlen-1] = 0;
+
+                       /* Prevent the common mistake of listing the same
+                        * thing twice, or object directory itself.
+                        */
+                       for (alt = alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next)
+                               if (!memcmp(ent->base, alt->base, pfxlen))
+                                       goto bad;
+                       if (!memcmp(ent->base, objdir, pfxlen)) {
+                       bad:
+                               free(ent);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               *alt_odb_tail = ent;
+                               alt_odb_tail = &(ent->next);
+                               ent->next = NULL;
+                       }
+               }
+               while (cp < ep && *cp == sep)
+                       cp++;
+               last = cp;
        }
 }
 
+void prepare_alt_odb(void)
+{
+       char path[PATH_MAX];
+       char *map;
+       int fd;
+       struct stat st;
+       char *alt;
+
+       alt = getenv(ALTERNATE_DB_ENVIRONMENT);
+       if (!alt) alt = "";
+
+       if (alt_odb_tail)
+               return;
+       alt_odb_tail = &alt_odb_list;
+       link_alt_odb_entries(alt, alt + strlen(alt), ':', NULL);
+
+       sprintf(path, "%s/info/alternates", get_object_directory());
+       fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+       if (fd < 0)
+               return;
+       if (fstat(fd, &st) || (st.st_size == 0)) {
+               close(fd);
+               return;
+       }
+       map = mmap(NULL, st.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+       close(fd);
+       if (map == MAP_FAILED)
+               return;
+
+       link_alt_odb_entries(map, map + st.st_size, '\n',
+                            get_object_directory());
+       munmap(map, st.st_size);
+}
+
 static char *find_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1, struct stat *st)
 {
-       int i;
        char *name = sha1_file_name(sha1);
+       struct alternate_object_database *alt;
 
        if (!stat(name, st))
                return name;
-       if (!alt_odb)
-               prepare_alt_odb();
-       for (i = 0; (name = alt_odb[i].name) != NULL; i++) {
+       prepare_alt_odb();
+       for (alt = alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
+               name = alt->name;
                fill_sha1_path(name, sha1);
-               if (!stat(alt_odb[i].base, st))
-                       return alt_odb[i].base;
+               if (!stat(alt->base, st))
+                       return alt->base;
        }
        return NULL;
 }
@@ -271,21 +349,7 @@ static char *find_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1, struct stat *st)
 #define PACK_MAX_SZ (1<<26)
 static int pack_used_ctr;
 static unsigned long pack_mapped;
-static struct packed_git {
-       struct packed_git *next;
-       unsigned long index_size;
-       unsigned long pack_size;
-       unsigned int *index_base;
-       void *pack_base;
-       unsigned int pack_last_used;
-       char pack_name[0]; /* something like ".git/objects/pack/xxxxx.pack" */
-} *packed_git;
-
-struct pack_entry {
-       unsigned int offset;
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
-       struct packed_git *p;
-};
+struct packed_git *packed_git;
 
 static int check_packed_git_idx(const char *path, unsigned long *idx_size_,
                                void **idx_map_)
@@ -309,9 +373,11 @@ static int check_packed_git_idx(const char *path, unsigned long *idx_size_,
                return -1;
 
        index = idx_map;
+       *idx_map_ = idx_map;
+       *idx_size_ = idx_size;
 
        /* check index map */
-       if (idx_size < 4*256 + 20)
+       if (idx_size < 4*256 + 20 + 20)
                return error("index file too small");
        nr = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
@@ -331,51 +397,85 @@ static int check_packed_git_idx(const char *path, unsigned long *idx_size_,
        if (idx_size != 4*256 + nr * 24 + 20 + 20)
                return error("wrong index file size");
 
-       *idx_map_ = idx_map;
-       *idx_size_ = idx_size;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void unuse_one_packed_git(void)
+static int unuse_one_packed_git(void)
+{
+       struct packed_git *p, *lru = NULL;
+
+       for (p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
+               if (p->pack_use_cnt || !p->pack_base)
+                       continue;
+               if (!lru || p->pack_last_used < lru->pack_last_used)
+                       lru = p;
+       }
+       if (!lru)
+               return 0;
+       munmap(lru->pack_base, lru->pack_size);
+       lru->pack_base = NULL;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+void unuse_packed_git(struct packed_git *p)
 {
-       /* NOTYET */
+       p->pack_use_cnt--;
 }
 
-static int use_packed_git(struct packed_git *p)
+int use_packed_git(struct packed_git *p)
 {
+       if (!p->pack_size) {
+               struct stat st;
+               // We created the struct before we had the pack
+               stat(p->pack_name, &st);
+               if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+                       die("packfile %s not a regular file", p->pack_name);
+               p->pack_size = st.st_size;
+       }
        if (!p->pack_base) {
                int fd;
                struct stat st;
                void *map;
 
                pack_mapped += p->pack_size;
-               while (PACK_MAX_SZ < pack_mapped)
-                       unuse_one_packed_git();
+               while (PACK_MAX_SZ < pack_mapped && unuse_one_packed_git())
+                       ; /* nothing */
                fd = open(p->pack_name, O_RDONLY);
                if (fd < 0)
-                       return -1;
+                       die("packfile %s cannot be opened", p->pack_name);
                if (fstat(fd, &st)) {
                        close(fd);
-                       return -1;
+                       die("packfile %s cannot be opened", p->pack_name);
                }
                if (st.st_size != p->pack_size)
-                       return -1;
+                       die("packfile %s size mismatch.", p->pack_name);
                map = mmap(NULL, p->pack_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
                close(fd);
                if (map == MAP_FAILED)
-                       return -1;
+                       die("packfile %s cannot be mapped.", p->pack_name);
                p->pack_base = map;
+
+               /* Check if the pack file matches with the index file.
+                * this is cheap.
+                */
+               if (memcmp((char*)(p->index_base) + p->index_size - 40,
+                          p->pack_base + p->pack_size - 20, 20)) {
+                             
+                       die("packfile %s does not match index.", p->pack_name);
+               }
        }
        p->pack_last_used = pack_used_ctr++;
+       p->pack_use_cnt++;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct packed_git *add_packed_git(char *path, int path_len)
+struct packed_git *add_packed_git(char *path, int path_len, int local)
 {
        struct stat st;
        struct packed_git *p;
        unsigned long idx_size;
        void *idx_map;
+       unsigned char sha1[20];
 
        if (check_packed_git_idx(path, &idx_size, &idx_map))
                return NULL;
@@ -395,11 +495,53 @@ static struct packed_git *add_packed_git(char *path, int path_len)
        p->pack_size = st.st_size;
        p->index_base = idx_map;
        p->next = NULL;
+       p->pack_base = NULL;
        p->pack_last_used = 0;
+       p->pack_use_cnt = 0;
+       p->pack_local = local;
+       if ((path_len > 44) && !get_sha1_hex(path + path_len - 44, sha1))
+               memcpy(p->sha1, sha1, 20);
        return p;
 }
 
-static void prepare_packed_git_one(char *objdir)
+struct packed_git *parse_pack_index(unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       char *path = sha1_pack_index_name(sha1);
+       return parse_pack_index_file(sha1, path);
+}
+
+struct packed_git *parse_pack_index_file(const unsigned char *sha1, char *idx_path)
+{
+       struct packed_git *p;
+       unsigned long idx_size;
+       void *idx_map;
+       char *path;
+
+       if (check_packed_git_idx(idx_path, &idx_size, &idx_map))
+               return NULL;
+
+       path = sha1_pack_name(sha1);
+
+       p = xmalloc(sizeof(*p) + strlen(path) + 2);
+       strcpy(p->pack_name, path);
+       p->index_size = idx_size;
+       p->pack_size = 0;
+       p->index_base = idx_map;
+       p->next = NULL;
+       p->pack_base = NULL;
+       p->pack_last_used = 0;
+       p->pack_use_cnt = 0;
+       memcpy(p->sha1, sha1, 20);
+       return p;
+}
+
+void install_packed_git(struct packed_git *pack)
+{
+       pack->next = packed_git;
+       packed_git = pack;
+}
+
+static void prepare_packed_git_one(char *objdir, int local)
 {
        char path[PATH_MAX];
        int len;
@@ -409,8 +551,10 @@ static void prepare_packed_git_one(char *objdir)
        sprintf(path, "%s/pack", objdir);
        len = strlen(path);
        dir = opendir(path);
-       if (!dir)
+       if (!dir) {
+               fprintf(stderr, "unable to open object pack directory: %s: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
                return;
+       }
        path[len++] = '/';
        while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
                int namelen = strlen(de->d_name);
@@ -421,29 +565,30 @@ static void prepare_packed_git_one(char *objdir)
 
                /* we have .idx.  Is it a file we can map? */
                strcpy(path + len, de->d_name);
-               p = add_packed_git(path, len + namelen);
+               p = add_packed_git(path, len + namelen, local);
                if (!p)
                        continue;
                p->next = packed_git;
                packed_git = p;
        }
+       closedir(dir);
 }
 
-static void prepare_packed_git(void)
+void prepare_packed_git(void)
 {
-       int i;
        static int run_once = 0;
+       struct alternate_object_database *alt;
 
-       if (run_once++)
+       if (run_once)
                return;
-
-       prepare_packed_git_one(get_object_directory());
-       if (!alt_odb)
-               prepare_alt_odb();
-       for (i = 0; alt_odb[i].base != NULL; i++) {
-               alt_odb[i].name[0] = 0;
-               prepare_packed_git_one(alt_odb[i].base);
+       prepare_packed_git_one(get_object_directory(), 1);
+       prepare_alt_odb();
+       for (alt = alt_odb_list; alt; alt = alt->next) {
+               alt->name[-1] = 0;
+               prepare_packed_git_one(alt->base, 0);
+               alt->name[-1] = '/';
        }
+       run_once = 1;
 }
 
 int check_sha1_signature(const unsigned char *sha1, void *map, unsigned long size, const char *type)
@@ -460,8 +605,7 @@ int check_sha1_signature(const unsigned char *sha1, void *map, unsigned long siz
 }
 
 static void *map_sha1_file_internal(const unsigned char *sha1,
-                                   unsigned long *size,
-                                   int say_error)
+                                   unsigned long *size)
 {
        struct stat st;
        void *map;
@@ -469,8 +613,6 @@ static void *map_sha1_file_internal(const unsigned char *sha1,
        char *filename = find_sha1_file(sha1, &st);
 
        if (!filename) {
-               if (say_error)
-                       error("cannot map sha1 file %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
                return NULL;
        }
 
@@ -484,8 +626,6 @@ static void *map_sha1_file_internal(const unsigned char *sha1,
                                break;
                /* Fallthrough */
                case 0:
-                       if (say_error)
-                               perror(filename);
                        return NULL;
                }
 
@@ -496,17 +636,12 @@ static void *map_sha1_file_internal(const unsigned char *sha1,
        }
        map = mmap(NULL, st.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
        close(fd);
-       if (-1 == (int)(long)map)
+       if (map == MAP_FAILED)
                return NULL;
        *size = st.st_size;
        return map;
 }
 
-void *map_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1, unsigned long *size)
-{
-       return map_sha1_file_internal(sha1, size, 1);
-}
-
 int unpack_sha1_header(z_stream *stream, void *map, unsigned long mapsize, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
 {
        /* Get the data stream */
@@ -520,7 +655,7 @@ int unpack_sha1_header(z_stream *stream, void *map, unsigned long mapsize, void
        return inflate(stream, 0);
 }
 
-void *unpack_sha1_rest(z_stream *stream, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
+static void *unpack_sha1_rest(z_stream *stream, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
 {
        int bytes = strlen(buffer) + 1;
        unsigned char *buf = xmalloc(1+size);
@@ -601,39 +736,190 @@ void * unpack_sha1_file(void *map, unsigned long mapsize, char *type, unsigned l
        return unpack_sha1_rest(&stream, hdr, *size);
 }
 
-/* Returns 0 on fast-path success, returns 1 on deltified
- * and need to unpack to see info.
- */
+/* forward declaration for a mutually recursive function */
+static int packed_object_info(struct pack_entry *entry,
+                             char *type, unsigned long *sizep);
+
+static int packed_delta_info(unsigned char *base_sha1,
+                            unsigned long delta_size,
+                            unsigned long left,
+                            char *type,
+                            unsigned long *sizep,
+                            struct packed_git *p)
+{
+       struct pack_entry base_ent;
+
+       if (left < 20)
+               die("truncated pack file");
+
+       /* The base entry _must_ be in the same pack */
+       if (!find_pack_entry_one(base_sha1, &base_ent, p))
+               die("failed to find delta-pack base object %s",
+                   sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
+
+       /* We choose to only get the type of the base object and
+        * ignore potentially corrupt pack file that expects the delta
+        * based on a base with a wrong size.  This saves tons of
+        * inflate() calls.
+        */
+
+       if (packed_object_info(&base_ent, type, NULL))
+               die("cannot get info for delta-pack base");
+
+       if (sizep) {
+               const unsigned char *data;
+               unsigned char delta_head[64];
+               unsigned long result_size;
+               z_stream stream;
+               int st;
+
+               memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
+
+               data = stream.next_in = base_sha1 + 20;
+               stream.avail_in = left - 20;
+               stream.next_out = delta_head;
+               stream.avail_out = sizeof(delta_head);
+
+               inflateInit(&stream);
+               st = inflate(&stream, Z_FINISH);
+               inflateEnd(&stream);
+               if ((st != Z_STREAM_END) &&
+                   stream.total_out != sizeof(delta_head))
+                       die("delta data unpack-initial failed");
+
+               /* Examine the initial part of the delta to figure out
+                * the result size.
+                */
+               data = delta_head;
+               get_delta_hdr_size(&data); /* ignore base size */
+
+               /* Read the result size */
+               result_size = get_delta_hdr_size(&data);
+               *sizep = result_size;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long unpack_object_header(struct packed_git *p, unsigned long offset,
+       enum object_type *type, unsigned long *sizep)
+{
+       unsigned shift;
+       unsigned char *pack, c;
+       unsigned long size;
+
+       if (offset >= p->pack_size)
+               die("object offset outside of pack file");
+
+       pack =  p->pack_base + offset;
+       c = *pack++;
+       offset++;
+       *type = (c >> 4) & 7;
+       size = c & 15;
+       shift = 4;
+       while (c & 0x80) {
+               if (offset >= p->pack_size)
+                       die("object offset outside of pack file");
+               c = *pack++;
+               offset++;
+               size += (c & 0x7f) << shift;
+               shift += 7;
+       }
+       *sizep = size;
+       return offset;
+}
+
+void packed_object_info_detail(struct pack_entry *e,
+                              char *type,
+                              unsigned long *size,
+                              unsigned long *store_size,
+                              unsigned int *delta_chain_length,
+                              unsigned char *base_sha1)
+{
+       struct packed_git *p = e->p;
+       unsigned long offset, left;
+       unsigned char *pack;
+       enum object_type kind;
+
+       offset = unpack_object_header(p, e->offset, &kind, size);
+       pack = p->pack_base + offset;
+       left = p->pack_size - offset;
+       if (kind != OBJ_DELTA)
+               *delta_chain_length = 0;
+       else {
+               unsigned int chain_length = 0;
+               memcpy(base_sha1, pack, 20);
+               do {
+                       struct pack_entry base_ent;
+                       unsigned long junk;
+
+                       find_pack_entry_one(pack, &base_ent, p);
+                       offset = unpack_object_header(p, base_ent.offset,
+                                                     &kind, &junk);
+                       pack = p->pack_base + offset;
+                       chain_length++;
+               } while (kind == OBJ_DELTA);
+               *delta_chain_length = chain_length;
+       }
+       switch (kind) {
+       case OBJ_COMMIT:
+               strcpy(type, "commit");
+               break;
+       case OBJ_TREE:
+               strcpy(type, "tree");
+               break;
+       case OBJ_BLOB:
+               strcpy(type, "blob");
+               break;
+       case OBJ_TAG:
+               strcpy(type, "tag");
+               break;
+       default:
+               die("corrupted pack file %s containing object of kind %d",
+                   p->pack_name, kind);
+       }
+       *store_size = 0; /* notyet */
+}
+
 static int packed_object_info(struct pack_entry *entry,
                              char *type, unsigned long *sizep)
 {
        struct packed_git *p = entry->p;
        unsigned long offset, size, left;
        unsigned char *pack;
+       enum object_type kind;
+       int retval;
 
-       offset = entry->offset;
-       if (p->pack_size - 5 < offset)
-               die("object offset outside of pack file");
+       if (use_packed_git(p))
+               die("cannot map packed file");
+
+       offset = unpack_object_header(p, entry->offset, &kind, &size);
        pack = p->pack_base + offset;
-       size = (pack[1] << 24) + (pack[2] << 16) + (pack[3] << 8) + pack[4];
-       left = p->pack_size - offset - 5;
-       switch (*pack) {
-       case 'D':
-               return 1;
-               break;
-       case 'C':
+       left = p->pack_size - offset;
+
+       switch (kind) {
+       case OBJ_DELTA:
+               retval = packed_delta_info(pack, size, left, type, sizep, p);
+               unuse_packed_git(p);
+               return retval;
+       case OBJ_COMMIT:
                strcpy(type, "commit");
                break;
-       case 'T':
+       case OBJ_TREE:
                strcpy(type, "tree");
                break;
-       case 'B':
+       case OBJ_BLOB:
                strcpy(type, "blob");
                break;
+       case OBJ_TAG:
+               strcpy(type, "tag");
+               break;
        default:
-               die("corrupted pack file");
+               die("corrupted pack file %s containing object of kind %d",
+                   p->pack_name, kind);
        }
-       *sizep = size;
+       if (sizep)
+               *sizep = size;
+       unuse_packed_git(p);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -644,8 +930,10 @@ static void *unpack_delta_entry(unsigned char *base_sha1,
                                unsigned long delta_size,
                                unsigned long left,
                                char *type,
-                               unsigned long *sizep)
+                               unsigned long *sizep,
+                               struct packed_git *p)
 {
+       struct pack_entry base_ent;
        void *data, *delta_data, *result, *base;
        unsigned long data_size, result_size, base_size;
        z_stream stream;
@@ -670,8 +958,11 @@ static void *unpack_delta_entry(unsigned char *base_sha1,
        if ((st != Z_STREAM_END) || stream.total_out != delta_size)
                die("delta data unpack failed");
 
-       /* This may recursively unpack the base, which is what we want */
-       base = read_sha1_file(base_sha1, type, &base_size);
+       /* The base entry _must_ be in the same pack */
+       if (!find_pack_entry_one(base_sha1, &base_ent, p))
+               die("failed to find delta-pack base object %s",
+                   sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
+       base = unpack_entry_gently(&base_ent, type, &base_size);
        if (!base)
                die("failed to read delta-pack base object %s",
                    sha1_to_hex(base_sha1));
@@ -692,7 +983,7 @@ static void *unpack_non_delta_entry(unsigned char *data,
 {
        int st;
        z_stream stream;
-       char *buffer;
+       unsigned char *buffer;
 
        buffer = xmalloc(size + 1);
        buffer[size] = 0;
@@ -717,42 +1008,74 @@ static void *unpack_entry(struct pack_entry *entry,
                          char *type, unsigned long *sizep)
 {
        struct packed_git *p = entry->p;
-       unsigned long offset, size, left;
-       unsigned char *pack;
-
-       offset = entry->offset;
-       if (p->pack_size - 5 < offset)
-               die("object offset outside of pack file");
+       void *retval;
 
        if (use_packed_git(p))
                die("cannot map packed file");
+       retval = unpack_entry_gently(entry, type, sizep);
+       unuse_packed_git(p);
+       if (!retval)
+               die("corrupted pack file %s", p->pack_name);
+       return retval;
+}
 
+/* The caller is responsible for use_packed_git()/unuse_packed_git() pair */
+void *unpack_entry_gently(struct pack_entry *entry,
+                         char *type, unsigned long *sizep)
+{
+       struct packed_git *p = entry->p;
+       unsigned long offset, size, left;
+       unsigned char *pack;
+       enum object_type kind;
+       void *retval;
+
+       offset = unpack_object_header(p, entry->offset, &kind, &size);
        pack = p->pack_base + offset;
-       size = (pack[1] << 24) + (pack[2] << 16) + (pack[3] << 8) + pack[4];
-       left = p->pack_size - offset - 5;
-       switch (*pack) {
-       case 'D':
-               return unpack_delta_entry(pack+5, size, left, type, sizep);
-       case 'C':
+       left = p->pack_size - offset;
+       switch (kind) {
+       case OBJ_DELTA:
+               retval = unpack_delta_entry(pack, size, left, type, sizep, p);
+               return retval;
+       case OBJ_COMMIT:
                strcpy(type, "commit");
                break;
-       case 'T':
+       case OBJ_TREE:
                strcpy(type, "tree");
                break;
-       case 'B':
+       case OBJ_BLOB:
                strcpy(type, "blob");
                break;
+       case OBJ_TAG:
+               strcpy(type, "tag");
+               break;
        default:
-               die("corrupted pack file");
+               return NULL;
        }
        *sizep = size;
-       return unpack_non_delta_entry(pack+5, size, left);
+       retval = unpack_non_delta_entry(pack, size, left);
+       return retval;
+}
+
+int num_packed_objects(const struct packed_git *p)
+{
+       /* See check_packed_git_idx() */
+       return (p->index_size - 20 - 20 - 4*256) / 24;
+}
+
+int nth_packed_object_sha1(const struct packed_git *p, int n,
+                          unsigned char* sha1)
+{
+       void *index = p->index_base + 256;
+       if (n < 0 || num_packed_objects(p) <= n)
+               return -1;
+       memcpy(sha1, (index + 24 * n + 4), 20);
+       return 0;
 }
 
-static int find_pack_entry_1(const unsigned char *sha1,
-                            struct pack_entry *e, struct packed_git *p)
+int find_pack_entry_one(const unsigned char *sha1,
+                       struct pack_entry *e, struct packed_git *p)
 {
-       int *level1_ofs = p->index_base;
+       unsigned int *level1_ofs = p->index_base;
        int hi = ntohl(level1_ofs[*sha1]);
        int lo = ((*sha1 == 0x0) ? 0 : ntohl(level1_ofs[*sha1 - 1]));
        void *index = p->index_base + 256;
@@ -780,12 +1103,26 @@ static int find_pack_entry(const unsigned char *sha1, struct pack_entry *e)
        prepare_packed_git();
 
        for (p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
-               if (find_pack_entry_1(sha1, e, p))
+               if (find_pack_entry_one(sha1, e, p))
                        return 1;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
+struct packed_git *find_sha1_pack(const unsigned char *sha1, 
+                                 struct packed_git *packs)
+{
+       struct packed_git *p;
+       struct pack_entry e;
+
+       for (p = packs; p; p = p->next) {
+               if (find_pack_entry_one(sha1, &e, p))
+                       return p;
+       }
+       return NULL;
+       
+}
+
 int sha1_object_info(const unsigned char *sha1, char *type, unsigned long *sizep)
 {
        int status;
@@ -794,18 +1131,13 @@ int sha1_object_info(const unsigned char *sha1, char *type, unsigned long *sizep
        z_stream stream;
        char hdr[128];
 
-       map = map_sha1_file_internal(sha1, &mapsize, 0);
+       map = map_sha1_file_internal(sha1, &mapsize);
        if (!map) {
                struct pack_entry e;
 
                if (!find_pack_entry(sha1, &e))
                        return error("unable to find %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-               if (!packed_object_info(&e, type, sizep))
-                       return 0;
-               /* sheesh */
-               map = unpack_entry(&e, type, sizep);
-               free(map);
-               return (map == NULL) ? 0 : -1;
+               return packed_object_info(&e, type, sizep);
        }
        if (unpack_sha1_header(&stream, map, mapsize, hdr, sizeof(hdr)) < 0)
                status = error("unable to unpack %s header",
@@ -814,7 +1146,8 @@ int sha1_object_info(const unsigned char *sha1, char *type, unsigned long *sizep
                status = error("unable to parse %s header", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
        else {
                status = 0;
-               *sizep = size;
+               if (sizep)
+                       *sizep = size;
        }
        inflateEnd(&stream);
        munmap(map, mapsize);
@@ -836,14 +1169,17 @@ void * read_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1, char *type, unsigned long *size
 {
        unsigned long mapsize;
        void *map, *buf;
+       struct pack_entry e;
 
-       map = map_sha1_file_internal(sha1, &mapsize, 0);
+       if (find_pack_entry(sha1, &e))
+               return read_packed_sha1(sha1, type, size);
+       map = map_sha1_file_internal(sha1, &mapsize);
        if (map) {
                buf = unpack_sha1_file(map, mapsize, type, size);
                munmap(map, mapsize);
                return buf;
        }
-       return read_packed_sha1(sha1, type, size);
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 void *read_object_with_reference(const unsigned char *sha1,
@@ -886,17 +1222,18 @@ void *read_object_with_reference(const unsigned char *sha1,
                        free(buffer);
                        return NULL;
                }
+               free(buffer);
                /* Now we have the ID of the referred-to object in
                 * actual_sha1.  Check again. */
        }
 }
 
-static char *write_sha1_file_prepare(void *buf,
-                                    unsigned long len,
-                                    const char *type,
-                                    unsigned char *sha1,
-                                    unsigned char *hdr,
-                                    int *hdrlen)
+char *write_sha1_file_prepare(void *buf,
+                             unsigned long len,
+                             const char *type,
+                             unsigned char *sha1,
+                             unsigned char *hdr,
+                             int *hdrlen)
 {
        SHA_CTX c;
 
@@ -912,6 +1249,79 @@ static char *write_sha1_file_prepare(void *buf,
        return sha1_file_name(sha1);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Link the tempfile to the final place, possibly creating the
+ * last directory level as you do so.
+ *
+ * Returns the errno on failure, 0 on success.
+ */
+static int link_temp_to_file(const char *tmpfile, char *filename)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (!link(tmpfile, filename))
+               return 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Try to mkdir the last path component if that failed
+        * with an ENOENT.
+        *
+        * Re-try the "link()" regardless of whether the mkdir
+        * succeeds, since a race might mean that somebody
+        * else succeeded.
+        */
+       ret = errno;
+       if (ret == ENOENT) {
+               char *dir = strrchr(filename, '/');
+               if (dir) {
+                       *dir = 0;
+                       mkdir(filename, 0777);
+                       if (adjust_shared_perm(filename))
+                               return -2;
+                       *dir = '/';
+                       if (!link(tmpfile, filename))
+                               return 0;
+                       ret = errno;
+               }
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Move the just written object into its final resting place
+ */
+int move_temp_to_file(const char *tmpfile, char *filename)
+{
+       int ret = link_temp_to_file(tmpfile, filename);
+
+       /*
+        * Coda hack - coda doesn't like cross-directory links,
+        * so we fall back to a rename, which will mean that it
+        * won't be able to check collisions, but that's not a
+        * big deal.
+        *
+        * The same holds for FAT formatted media.
+        *
+        * When this succeeds, we just return 0. We have nothing
+        * left to unlink.
+        */
+       if (ret && ret != EEXIST) {
+               if (!rename(tmpfile, filename))
+                       return 0;
+               ret = errno;
+       }
+       unlink(tmpfile);
+       if (ret) {
+               if (ret != EEXIST) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "unable to write sha1 filename %s: %s\n", filename, strerror(ret));
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               /* FIXME!!! Collision check here ? */
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsigned char *returnsha1)
 {
        int size;
@@ -921,7 +1331,7 @@ int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsigned cha
        char *filename;
        static char tmpfile[PATH_MAX];
        unsigned char hdr[50];
-       int fd, hdrlen, ret;
+       int fd, hdrlen;
 
        /* Normally if we have it in the pack then we do not bother writing
         * it out into .git/objects/??/?{38} file.
@@ -942,7 +1352,7 @@ int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsigned cha
        }
 
        if (errno != ENOENT) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "sha1 file %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno));
+               fprintf(stderr, "sha1 file %s: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
                return -1;
        }
 
@@ -950,7 +1360,7 @@ int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsigned cha
 
        fd = mkstemp(tmpfile);
        if (fd < 0) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "unable to create temporary sha1 filename %s: %s", tmpfile, strerror(errno));
+               fprintf(stderr, "unable to create temporary sha1 filename %s: %s\n", tmpfile, strerror(errno));
                return -1;
        }
 
@@ -984,50 +1394,94 @@ int write_sha1_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, const char *type, unsigned cha
        close(fd);
        free(compressed);
 
-       ret = link(tmpfile, filename);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               ret = errno;
+       return move_temp_to_file(tmpfile, filename);
+}
 
-               /*
-                * Coda hack - coda doesn't like cross-directory links,
-                * so we fall back to a rename, which will mean that it
-                * won't be able to check collisions, but that's not a
-                * big deal.
-                *
-                * When this succeeds, we just return 0. We have nothing
-                * left to unlink.
-                */
-               if (ret == EXDEV && !rename(tmpfile, filename))
-                       return 0;
+int write_sha1_to_fd(int fd, const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       ssize_t size;
+       unsigned long objsize;
+       int posn = 0;
+       void *map = map_sha1_file_internal(sha1, &objsize);
+       void *buf = map;
+       void *temp_obj = NULL;
+       z_stream stream;
+
+       if (!buf) {
+               unsigned char *unpacked;
+               unsigned long len;
+               char type[20];
+               char hdr[50];
+               int hdrlen;
+               // need to unpack and recompress it by itself
+               unpacked = read_packed_sha1(sha1, type, &len);
+
+               hdrlen = sprintf(hdr, "%s %lu", type, len) + 1;
+
+               /* Set it up */
+               memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
+               deflateInit(&stream, Z_BEST_COMPRESSION);
+               size = deflateBound(&stream, len + hdrlen);
+               temp_obj = buf = xmalloc(size);
+
+               /* Compress it */
+               stream.next_out = buf;
+               stream.avail_out = size;
+               
+               /* First header.. */
+               stream.next_in = (void *)hdr;
+               stream.avail_in = hdrlen;
+               while (deflate(&stream, 0) == Z_OK)
+                       /* nothing */;
+
+               /* Then the data itself.. */
+               stream.next_in = unpacked;
+               stream.avail_in = len;
+               while (deflate(&stream, Z_FINISH) == Z_OK)
+                       /* nothing */;
+               deflateEnd(&stream);
+               free(unpacked);
+               
+               objsize = stream.total_out;
        }
-       unlink(tmpfile);
-       if (ret) {
-               if (ret != EEXIST) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "unable to write sha1 filename %s: %s", filename, strerror(ret));
+
+       do {
+               size = write(fd, buf + posn, objsize - posn);
+               if (size <= 0) {
+                       if (!size) {
+                               fprintf(stderr, "write closed\n");
+                       } else {
+                               perror("write ");
+                       }
                        return -1;
                }
-               /* FIXME!!! Collision check here ? */
-       }
+               posn += size;
+       } while (posn < objsize);
+
+       if (map)
+               munmap(map, objsize);
+       if (temp_obj)
+               free(temp_obj);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int write_sha1_from_fd(const unsigned char *sha1, int fd)
+int write_sha1_from_fd(const unsigned char *sha1, int fd, char *buffer,
+                      size_t bufsize, size_t *bufposn)
 {
-       char *filename = sha1_file_name(sha1);
-
+       char tmpfile[PATH_MAX];
        int local;
        z_stream stream;
        unsigned char real_sha1[20];
-       unsigned char buf[4096];
        unsigned char discard[4096];
        int ret;
        SHA_CTX c;
 
-       local = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0666);
+       snprintf(tmpfile, sizeof(tmpfile), "%s/obj_XXXXXX", get_object_directory());
 
+       local = mkstemp(tmpfile);
        if (local < 0)
-               return error("Couldn't open %s\n", filename);
+               return error("Couldn't open %s for %s\n", tmpfile, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 
        memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
 
@@ -1037,41 +1491,70 @@ int write_sha1_from_fd(const unsigned char *sha1, int fd)
 
        do {
                ssize_t size;
-               size = read(fd, buf, 4096);
+               if (*bufposn) {
+                       stream.avail_in = *bufposn;
+                       stream.next_in = (unsigned char *) buffer;
+                       do {
+                               stream.next_out = discard;
+                               stream.avail_out = sizeof(discard);
+                               ret = inflate(&stream, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
+                               SHA1_Update(&c, discard, sizeof(discard) -
+                                           stream.avail_out);
+                       } while (stream.avail_in && ret == Z_OK);
+                       write(local, buffer, *bufposn - stream.avail_in);
+                       memmove(buffer, buffer + *bufposn - stream.avail_in,
+                               stream.avail_in);
+                       *bufposn = stream.avail_in;
+                       if (ret != Z_OK)
+                               break;
+               }
+               size = read(fd, buffer + *bufposn, bufsize - *bufposn);
                if (size <= 0) {
                        close(local);
-                       unlink(filename);
+                       unlink(tmpfile);
                        if (!size)
                                return error("Connection closed?");
                        perror("Reading from connection");
                        return -1;
                }
-               write(local, buf, size);
-               stream.avail_in = size;
-               stream.next_in = buf;
-               do {
-                       stream.next_out = discard;
-                       stream.avail_out = sizeof(discard);
-                       ret = inflate(&stream, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
-                       SHA1_Update(&c, discard, sizeof(discard) -
-                                   stream.avail_out);
-               } while (stream.avail_in && ret == Z_OK);
-               
-       } while (ret == Z_OK);
+               *bufposn += size;
+       } while (1);
        inflateEnd(&stream);
 
        close(local);
        SHA1_Final(real_sha1, &c);
        if (ret != Z_STREAM_END) {
-               unlink(filename);
+               unlink(tmpfile);
                return error("File %s corrupted", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
        }
        if (memcmp(sha1, real_sha1, 20)) {
-               unlink(filename);
+               unlink(tmpfile);
                return error("File %s has bad hash\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
        }
-       
-       return 0;
+
+       return move_temp_to_file(tmpfile, sha1_file_name(sha1));
+}
+
+int has_pack_index(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       struct stat st;
+       if (stat(sha1_pack_index_name(sha1), &st))
+               return 0;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+int has_pack_file(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       struct stat st;
+       if (stat(sha1_pack_name(sha1), &st))
+               return 0;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+int has_sha1_pack(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+       struct pack_entry e;
+       return find_pack_entry(sha1, &e);
 }
 
 int has_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1)
@@ -1079,26 +1562,108 @@ int has_sha1_file(const unsigned char *sha1)
        struct stat st;
        struct pack_entry e;
 
-       if (find_sha1_file(sha1, &st))
+       if (find_pack_entry(sha1, &e))
                return 1;
-       return find_pack_entry(sha1, &e);
+       return find_sha1_file(sha1, &st) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-int index_fd(unsigned char *sha1, int fd, struct stat *st)
+int index_pipe(unsigned char *sha1, int fd, const char *type, int write_object)
+{
+       unsigned long size = 4096;
+       char *buf = malloc(size);
+       int iret, ret;
+       unsigned long off = 0;
+       unsigned char hdr[50];
+       int hdrlen;
+       do {
+               iret = read(fd, buf + off, size - off);
+               if (iret > 0) {
+                       off += iret;
+                       if (off == size) {
+                               size *= 2;
+                               buf = realloc(buf, size);
+                       }
+               }
+       } while (iret > 0);
+       if (iret < 0) {
+               free(buf);
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (!type)
+               type = "blob";
+       if (write_object)
+               ret = write_sha1_file(buf, off, type, sha1);
+       else {
+               write_sha1_file_prepare(buf, off, type, sha1, hdr, &hdrlen);
+               ret = 0;
+       }
+       free(buf);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+int index_fd(unsigned char *sha1, int fd, struct stat *st, int write_object, const char *type)
 {
        unsigned long size = st->st_size;
        void *buf;
        int ret;
+       unsigned char hdr[50];
+       int hdrlen;
 
        buf = "";
        if (size)
                buf = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
        close(fd);
-       if ((int)(long)buf == -1)
+       if (buf == MAP_FAILED)
                return -1;
 
-       ret = write_sha1_file(buf, size, "blob", sha1);
+       if (!type)
+               type = "blob";
+       if (write_object)
+               ret = write_sha1_file(buf, size, type, sha1);
+       else {
+               write_sha1_file_prepare(buf, size, type, sha1, hdr, &hdrlen);
+               ret = 0;
+       }
        if (size)
                munmap(buf, size);
        return ret;
 }
+
+int index_path(unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, struct stat *st, int write_object)
+{
+       int fd;
+       char *target;
+
+       switch (st->st_mode & S_IFMT) {
+       case S_IFREG:
+               fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+               if (fd < 0)
+                       return error("open(\"%s\"): %s", path,
+                                    strerror(errno));
+               if (index_fd(sha1, fd, st, write_object, NULL) < 0)
+                       return error("%s: failed to insert into database",
+                                    path);
+               break;
+       case S_IFLNK:
+               target = xmalloc(st->st_size+1);
+               if (readlink(path, target, st->st_size+1) != st->st_size) {
+                       char *errstr = strerror(errno);
+                       free(target);
+                       return error("readlink(\"%s\"): %s", path,
+                                    errstr);
+               }
+               if (!write_object) {
+                       unsigned char hdr[50];
+                       int hdrlen;
+                       write_sha1_file_prepare(target, st->st_size, "blob",
+                                               sha1, hdr, &hdrlen);
+               } else if (write_sha1_file(target, st->st_size, "blob", sha1))
+                       return error("%s: failed to insert into database",
+                                    path);
+               free(target);
+               break;
+       default:
+               return error("%s: unsupported file type", path);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}