+static void add_cache_tree(struct cache_tree *it, struct rev_info *revs,
+                          struct strbuf *path)
+{
+       size_t baselen = path->len;
+       int i;
+
+       if (it->entry_count >= 0) {
+               struct tree *tree = lookup_tree(it->sha1);
+               add_pending_object_with_path(revs, &tree->object, "",
+                                            040000, path->buf);
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < it->subtree_nr; i++) {
+               struct cache_tree_sub *sub = it->down[i];
+               strbuf_addf(path, "%s%s", baselen ? "/" : "", sub->name);
+               add_cache_tree(sub->cache_tree, revs, path);
+               strbuf_setlen(path, baselen);
+       }
+
+}
+
+void add_index_objects_to_pending(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned flags)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       read_cache();
+       for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
+               struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
+               struct blob *blob;
+
+               if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode))
+                       continue;
+
+               blob = lookup_blob(ce->sha1);
+               if (!blob)
+                       die("unable to add index blob to traversal");
+               add_pending_object_with_path(revs, &blob->object, "",
+                                            ce->ce_mode, ce->name);
+       }
+
+       if (active_cache_tree) {
+               struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+               add_cache_tree(active_cache_tree, revs, &path);
+               strbuf_release(&path);
+       }
+}
+