+static int bisect_reset(const char *commit)
+{
+ struct strbuf branch = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+ if (!commit) {
+ if (strbuf_read_file(&branch, git_path_bisect_start(), 0) < 1) {
+ printf(_("We are not bisecting.\n"));
+ return 0;
+ }
+ strbuf_rtrim(&branch);
+ } else {
+ struct object_id oid;
+
+ if (get_oid_commit(commit, &oid))
+ return error(_("'%s' is not a valid commit"), commit);
+ strbuf_addstr(&branch, commit);
+ }
+
+ if (!file_exists(git_path_bisect_head())) {
+ struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+
+ argv_array_pushl(&argv, "checkout", branch.buf, "--", NULL);
+ if (run_command_v_opt(argv.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD)) {
+ strbuf_release(&branch);
+ argv_array_clear(&argv);
+ return error(_("could not check out original"
+ " HEAD '%s'. Try 'git bisect"
+ "reset <commit>'."), branch.buf);
+ }
+ argv_array_clear(&argv);
+ }
+
+ strbuf_release(&branch);
+ return bisect_clean_state();
+}
+