+static void *read_index_data(const char *path)
+{
+ int pos, len;
+ unsigned long sz;
+ enum object_type type;
+ void *data;
+
+ len = strlen(path);
+ pos = cache_name_pos(path, len);
+ if (pos < 0) {
+ /*
+ * We might be in the middle of a merge, in which
+ * case we would read stage #2 (ours).
+ */
+ int i;
+ for (i = -pos - 1;
+ (pos < 0 && i < active_nr &&
+ !strcmp(active_cache[i]->name, path));
+ i++)
+ if (ce_stage(active_cache[i]) == 2)
+ pos = i;
+ }
+ if (pos < 0)
+ return NULL;
+ data = read_sha1_file(active_cache[pos]->sha1, &type, &sz);
+ if (!data || type != OBJ_BLOB) {
+ free(data);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ return data;
+}
+