1 files changed, 10 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 07cf555309..f71e74531d 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	int flag;
 	struct commit *head;
 	int errs = 0;
-	int newfd;
 	struct lock_file *lock_file;
 
 	if (opts->track != BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 
 	lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 
-	newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
+	hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 	if (read_cache_preload(&opts->pathspec) < 0)
 		return error(_("corrupt index file"));
 
@@ -337,6 +336,7 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
 	state.force = 1;
 	state.refresh_cache = 1;
+	state.istate = &the_index;
 	for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 		if (ce->ce_flags & CE_MATCHED) {
@@ -352,8 +352,7 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
-	    commit_locked_index(lock_file))
+	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
 		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
 
 	read_ref_full("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
@@ -444,8 +443,8 @@ static int merge_working_tree(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
-	int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 
+	hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 	if (read_cache_preload(NULL) < 0)
 		return error(_("corrupt index file"));
 
@@ -553,8 +552,7 @@ static int merge_working_tree(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
-	    commit_locked_index(lock_file))
+	if (write_locked_index(&the_index, lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
 		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
 
 	if (!opts->force && !opts->quiet)
@@ -624,7 +622,7 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		/* Nothing to do. */
 	} else if (opts->force_detach || !new->path) {	/* No longer on any branch. */
 		update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", new->commit->object.sha1, NULL,
-			   REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
+			   REF_NODEREF, UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
 		if (!opts->quiet) {
 			if (old->path && advice_detached_head)
 				detach_advice(new->name);
@@ -651,12 +649,8 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 			}
 		}
 		if (old->path && old->name) {
-			char log_file[PATH_MAX], ref_file[PATH_MAX];
-
-			git_snpath(log_file, sizeof(log_file), "logs/%s", old->path);
-			git_snpath(ref_file, sizeof(ref_file), "%s", old->path);
-			if (!file_exists(ref_file) && file_exists(log_file))
-				remove_path(log_file);
+			if (!ref_exists(old->path) && reflog_exists(old->path))
+				delete_reflog(old->path);
 		}
 	}
 	remove_branch_state();
@@ -780,8 +774,8 @@ static int switch_branches(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 		old.path = NULL;
 
-	if (old.path && starts_with(old.path, "refs/heads/"))
-		old.name = old.path + strlen("refs/heads/");
+	if (old.path)
+		skip_prefix(old.path, "refs/heads/", &old.name);
 
 	if (!new->name) {
 		new->name = "HEAD";