+static int non_note_cmp(const struct non_note *a, const struct non_note *b)
+{
+ return strcmp(a->path, b->path);
+}
+
+static void add_non_note(struct notes_tree *t, const char *path,
+ unsigned int mode, const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+ struct non_note *p = t->prev_non_note, *n;
+ n = (struct non_note *) xmalloc(sizeof(struct non_note));
+ n->next = NULL;
+ n->path = xstrdup(path);
+ n->mode = mode;
+ hashcpy(n->sha1, sha1);
+ t->prev_non_note = n;
+
+ if (!t->first_non_note) {
+ t->first_non_note = n;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (non_note_cmp(p, n) < 0)
+ ; /* do nothing */
+ else if (non_note_cmp(t->first_non_note, n) <= 0)
+ p = t->first_non_note;
+ else {
+ /* n sorts before t->first_non_note */
+ n->next = t->first_non_note;
+ t->first_non_note = n;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* n sorts equal or after p */
+ while (p->next && non_note_cmp(p->next, n) <= 0)
+ p = p->next;
+
+ if (non_note_cmp(p, n) == 0) { /* n ~= p; overwrite p with n */
+ assert(strcmp(p->path, n->path) == 0);
+ p->mode = n->mode;
+ hashcpy(p->sha1, n->sha1);
+ free(n);
+ t->prev_non_note = p;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* n sorts between p and p->next */
+ n->next = p->next;
+ p->next = n;
+}
+
+static void load_subtree(struct notes_tree *t, struct leaf_node *subtree,
+ struct int_node *node, unsigned int n)