if (has_symlink_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
                return 1;
        if (S_ISDIR(st->st_mode)) {
-               unsigned char sub[20];
+               struct object_id sub;
 
                /*
                 * If ce is already a gitlink, we can have a plain
                 * a directory --- the blob was removed!
                 */
                if (!S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode) &&
-                   resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", sub))
+                   resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", sub.hash))
                        return 1;
        }
        return 0;
 
                if (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES)
                        break;
                if (!(dir->flags & DIR_NO_GITLINKS)) {
-                       unsigned char sha1[20];
-                       if (resolve_gitlink_ref(dirname, "HEAD", sha1) == 0)
+                       struct object_id oid;
+                       if (resolve_gitlink_ref(dirname, "HEAD", oid.hash) == 0)
                                return path_untracked;
                }
                return path_recurse;
        int ret = 0, original_len = path->len, len, kept_down = 0;
        int only_empty = (flag & REMOVE_DIR_EMPTY_ONLY);
        int keep_toplevel = (flag & REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL);
-       unsigned char submodule_head[20];
+       struct object_id submodule_head;
 
        if ((flag & REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_NESTED_GIT) &&
-           !resolve_gitlink_ref(path->buf, "HEAD", submodule_head)) {
+           !resolve_gitlink_ref(path->buf, "HEAD", submodule_head.hash)) {
                /* Do not descend and nuke a nested git work tree. */
                if (kept_up)
                        *kept_up = 1;
 
 
 static int ce_compare_gitlink(const struct cache_entry *ce)
 {
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
+       struct object_id oid;
 
        /*
         * We don't actually require that the .git directory
         *
         * If so, we consider it always to match.
         */
-       if (resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", sha1) < 0)
+       if (resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", oid.hash) < 0)
                return 0;
-       return hashcmp(sha1, ce->oid.hash);
+       return oidcmp(&oid, &ce->oid);
 }
 
 static int ce_modified_check_fs(const struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st)
 
        int cnt = 0;
 
        if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode)) {
-               unsigned char sha1[20];
-               int sub_head = resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", sha1);
+               struct object_id oid;
+               int sub_head = resolve_gitlink_ref(ce->name, "HEAD", oid.hash);
                /*
                 * If we are not going to update the submodule, then
                 * we don't care.
                 */
-               if (!sub_head && !hashcmp(sha1, ce->oid.hash))
+               if (!sub_head && !oidcmp(&oid, &ce->oid))
                        return 0;
-               return verify_clean_submodule(sub_head ? NULL : sha1_to_hex(sha1),
+               return verify_clean_submodule(sub_head ? NULL : oid_to_hex(&oid),
                                              ce, error_type, o);
        }