+#define CE_NAMEMASK (0x0fff)
+#define CE_STAGEMASK (0x3000)
+#define CE_STAGESHIFT 12
+
+#define create_ce_flags(len, stage) htons((len) | ((stage) << CE_STAGESHIFT))
+#define ce_namelen(ce) (CE_NAMEMASK & ntohs((ce)->ce_flags))
+#define ce_size(ce) cache_entry_size(ce_namelen(ce))
+#define ce_stage(ce) ((CE_STAGEMASK & ntohs((ce)->ce_flags)) >> CE_STAGESHIFT)
+
+#define ce_permissions(mode) (((mode) & 0100) ? 0755 : 0644)
+#define create_ce_mode(mode) htonl(S_IFREG | ce_permissions(mode))
+
+#define cache_entry_size(len) ((offsetof(struct cache_entry,name) + (len) + 8) & ~7)
+