1 files changed, 139 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 008b335844..b3d0f3c30b 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -887,9 +887,32 @@ static int has_file_name(struct index_state *istate,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Like strcmp(), but also return the offset of the first change.
+ * If strings are equal, return the length.
+ */
+int strcmp_offset(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t *first_change)
+{
+	size_t k;
+
+	if (!first_change)
+		return strcmp(s1, s2);
+
+	for (k = 0; s1[k] == s2[k]; k++)
+		if (s1[k] == '\0')
+			break;
+
+	*first_change = k;
+	return (unsigned char)s1[k] - (unsigned char)s2[k];
+}
+
 /*
  * Do we have another file with a pathname that is a proper
  * subset of the name we're trying to add?
+ *
+ * That is, is there another file in the index with a path
+ * that matches a sub-directory in the given entry?
  */
 static int has_dir_name(struct index_state *istate,
 			const struct cache_entry *ce, int pos, int ok_to_replace)
@@ -898,9 +921,51 @@ static int has_dir_name(struct index_state *istate,
 	int stage = ce_stage(ce);
 	const char *name = ce->name;
 	const char *slash = name + ce_namelen(ce);
+	size_t len_eq_last;
+	int cmp_last = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We are frequently called during an iteration on a sorted
+	 * list of pathnames and while building a new index.  Therefore,
+	 * there is a high probability that this entry will eventually
+	 * be appended to the index, rather than inserted in the middle.
+	 * If we can confirm that, we can avoid binary searches on the
+	 * components of the pathname.
+	 *
+	 * Compare the entry's full path with the last path in the index.
+	 */
+	if (istate->cache_nr > 0) {
+		cmp_last = strcmp_offset(name,
+			istate->cache[istate->cache_nr - 1]->name,
+			&len_eq_last);
+		if (cmp_last > 0) {
+			if (len_eq_last == 0) {
+				/*
+				 * The entry sorts AFTER the last one in the
+				 * index and their paths have no common prefix,
+				 * so there cannot be a F/D conflict.
+				 */
+				return retval;
+			} else {
+				/*
+				 * The entry sorts AFTER the last one in the
+				 * index, but has a common prefix.  Fall through
+				 * to the loop below to disect the entry's path
+				 * and see where the difference is.
+				 */
+			}
+		} else if (cmp_last == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * The entry exactly matches the last one in the
+			 * index, but because of multiple stage and CE_REMOVE
+			 * items, we fall through and let the regular search
+			 * code handle it.
+			 */
+		}
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
-		int len;
+		size_t len;
 
 		for (;;) {
 			if (*--slash == '/')
@@ -910,6 +975,67 @@ static int has_dir_name(struct index_state *istate,
 		}
 		len = slash - name;
 
+		if (cmp_last > 0) {
+			/*
+			 * (len + 1) is a directory boundary (including
+			 * the trailing slash).  And since the loop is
+			 * decrementing "slash", the first iteration is
+			 * the longest directory prefix; subsequent
+			 * iterations consider parent directories.
+			 */
+
+			if (len + 1 <= len_eq_last) {
+				/*
+				 * The directory prefix (including the trailing
+				 * slash) also appears as a prefix in the last
+				 * entry, so the remainder cannot collide (because
+				 * strcmp said the whole path was greater).
+				 *
+				 * EQ: last: xxx/A
+				 *     this: xxx/B
+				 *
+				 * LT: last: xxx/file_A
+				 *     this: xxx/file_B
+				 */
+				return retval;
+			}
+
+			if (len > len_eq_last) {
+				/*
+				 * This part of the directory prefix (excluding
+				 * the trailing slash) is longer than the known
+				 * equal portions, so this sub-directory cannot
+				 * collide with a file.
+				 *
+				 * GT: last: xxxA
+				 *     this: xxxB/file
+				 */
+				return retval;
+			}
+
+			if (istate->cache_nr > 0 &&
+				ce_namelen(istate->cache[istate->cache_nr - 1]) > len) {
+				/*
+				 * The directory prefix lines up with part of
+				 * a longer file or directory name, but sorts
+				 * after it, so this sub-directory cannot
+				 * collide with a file.
+				 *
+				 * last: xxx/yy-file (because '-' sorts before '/')
+				 * this: xxx/yy/abc
+				 */
+				return retval;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * This is a possible collision. Fall through and
+			 * let the regular search code handle it.
+			 *
+			 * last: xxx
+			 * this: xxx/file
+			 */
+		}
+
 		pos = index_name_stage_pos(istate, name, len, stage);
 		if (pos >= 0) {
 			/*
@@ -1001,7 +1127,16 @@ static int add_index_entry_with_check(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_e
 
 	if (!(option & ADD_CACHE_KEEP_CACHE_TREE))
 		cache_tree_invalidate_path(istate, ce->name);
-	pos = index_name_stage_pos(istate, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), ce_stage(ce));
+
+	/*
+	 * If this entry's path sorts after the last entry in the index,
+	 * we can avoid searching for it.
+	 */
+	if (istate->cache_nr > 0 &&
+		strcmp(ce->name, istate->cache[istate->cache_nr - 1]->name) > 0)
+		pos = -istate->cache_nr - 1;
+	else
+		pos = index_name_stage_pos(istate, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), ce_stage(ce));
 
 	/* existing match? Just replace it. */
 	if (pos >= 0) {
@@ -1689,9 +1824,10 @@ unmap:
  */
 static void freshen_shared_index(char *base_sha1_hex, int warn)
 {
-	const char *shared_index = git_path("sharedindex.%s", base_sha1_hex);
+	char *shared_index = git_pathdup("sharedindex.%s", base_sha1_hex);
 	if (!check_and_freshen_file(shared_index, 1) && warn)
 		warning("could not freshen shared index '%s'", shared_index);
+	free(shared_index);
 }
 
 int read_index_from(struct index_state *istate, const char *path)