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diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index e44775182..11823f5db 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -887,6 +887,26 @@ 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?