-extern struct cache_entry **active_cache;
-extern unsigned int active_nr, active_alloc, active_cache_changed;
-extern struct cache_tree *active_cache_tree;
+struct index_state {
+ struct cache_entry **cache;
+ unsigned int cache_nr, cache_alloc, cache_changed;
+ struct cache_tree *cache_tree;
+ time_t timestamp;
+ void *mmap;
+ size_t mmap_size;
+};
+
+extern struct index_state the_index;
+
+#define active_cache (the_index.cache)
+#define active_nr (the_index.cache_nr)
+#define active_alloc (the_index.cache_alloc)
+#define active_cache_changed (the_index.cache_changed)
+#define active_cache_tree (the_index.cache_tree)