+/*
+ * Copy the sha1 and stat state of a cache entry from one to
+ * another. But we never change the name, or the hash state!
+ */
+#define CE_STATE_MASK (CE_HASHED | CE_UNHASHED)
+static inline void copy_cache_entry(struct cache_entry *dst, struct cache_entry *src)
+{
+ unsigned int state = dst->ce_flags & CE_STATE_MASK;
+
+ /* Don't copy hash chain and name */
+ memcpy(dst, src, offsetof(struct cache_entry, next));
+
+ /* Restore the hash state */
+ dst->ce_flags = (dst->ce_flags & ~CE_STATE_MASK) | state;
+}
+