-static void *read_index_data(const char *path)
-{
- int pos, len;
- unsigned long sz;
- enum object_type type;
- void *data;
- struct index_state *istate = use_index ? use_index : &the_index;
-
- len = strlen(path);
- pos = index_name_pos(istate, path, len);
- if (pos < 0) {
- /*
- * We might be in the middle of a merge, in which
- * case we would read stage #2 (ours).
- */
- int i;
- for (i = -pos - 1;
- (pos < 0 && i < istate->cache_nr &&
- !strcmp(istate->cache[i]->name, path));
- i++)
- if (ce_stage(istate->cache[i]) == 2)
- pos = i;
- }
- if (pos < 0)
- return NULL;
- data = read_sha1_file(istate->cache[pos]->sha1, &type, &sz);
- if (!data || type != OBJ_BLOB) {
- free(data);
- return NULL;
- }
- return data;
-}
-