+#define SUBMODULE_PATCH_WITHOUT_INDEX 1
+
+static int load_patch_target(struct strbuf *buf,
+ struct cache_entry *ce,
+ struct stat *st,
+ const char *name,
+ unsigned expected_mode)
+{
+ if (cached) {
+ if (read_file_or_gitlink(ce, buf))
+ return error(_("read of %s failed"), name);
+ } else if (name) {
+ if (S_ISGITLINK(expected_mode)) {
+ if (ce)
+ return read_file_or_gitlink(ce, buf);
+ else
+ return SUBMODULE_PATCH_WITHOUT_INDEX;
+ } else {
+ if (read_old_data(st, name, buf))
+ return error(_("read of %s failed"), name);
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+