const char *new = b;
struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
int pfx_length, sfx_length;
+ int pfx_adjust_for_slash;
int len_a = strlen(a);
int len_b = strlen(b);
int a_midlen, b_midlen;
old = a + len_a;
new = b + len_b;
sfx_length = 0;
- while (a <= old && b <= new && *old == *new) {
+ /*
+ * If there is a common prefix, it must end in a slash. In
+ * that case we let this loop run 1 into the prefix to see the
+ * same slash.
+ *
+ * If there is no common prefix, we cannot do this as it would
+ * underrun the input strings.
+ */
+ pfx_adjust_for_slash = (pfx_length ? 1 : 0);
+ while (a + pfx_length - pfx_adjust_for_slash <= old &&
+ b + pfx_length - pfx_adjust_for_slash <= new &&
+ *old == *new) {
if (*old == '/')
sfx_length = len_a - (old - a);
old--;