+ *dst++ = ce;
+ src++;
+ nr--;
+ }
+}
+
+static void merge_stat_info(struct cache_entry **src, int nr)
+{
+ static struct cache_entry null_entry;
+ struct cache_entry **dst = src;
+ struct cache_entry *old = &null_entry;
+
+ while (nr) {
+ struct cache_entry *ce;
+
+ ce = src[0];
+
+ /* We throw away original cache entries except for the stat information */
+ if (!ce_stage(ce)) {
+ old = ce;
+ src++;
+ nr--;
+ active_nr--;
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (path_matches(ce, old) && same(ce, old))
+ *ce = *old;
+ ce->ce_flags &= ~htons(CE_STAGEMASK);
+ *dst++ = ce;