1 files changed, 12 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index c6d3bc4d37..353b473ed5 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -153,21 +153,8 @@ void run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
 			struct diff_filepair *pair;
 			unsigned int wt_mode = 0;
 			int num_compare_stages = 0;
-			size_t path_len;
 			struct stat st;
 
-			path_len = ce_namelen(ce);
-
-			dpath = xmalloc(combine_diff_path_size(5, path_len));
-			dpath->path = (char *) &(dpath->parent[5]);
-
-			dpath->next = NULL;
-			memcpy(dpath->path, ce->name, path_len);
-			dpath->path[path_len] = '\0';
-			oidclr(&dpath->oid, the_repository->hash_algo);
-			memset(&(dpath->parent[0]), 0,
-			       sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent)*5);
-
 			changed = check_removed(ce, &st);
 			if (!changed)
 				wt_mode = ce_mode_from_stat(ce, st.st_mode);
@@ -178,7 +165,14 @@ void run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
 				}
 				wt_mode = 0;
 			}
-			dpath->mode = wt_mode;
+
+			/*
+			 * Allocate space for two parents, which will come from
+			 * index stages #2 and #3, if present. Below we'll fill
+			 * these from (stage - 2).
+			 */
+			dpath = combine_diff_path_new(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce),
+						      wt_mode, null_oid(), 2);
 
 			while (i < entries) {
 				struct cache_entry *nce = istate->cache[i];
@@ -405,16 +399,10 @@ static int show_modified(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (revs->combine_merges && !cached &&
 	    (!oideq(oid, &old_entry->oid) || !oideq(&old_entry->oid, &new_entry->oid))) {
 		struct combine_diff_path *p;
-		int pathlen = ce_namelen(new_entry);
-
-		p = xmalloc(combine_diff_path_size(2, pathlen));
-		p->path = (char *) &p->parent[2];
-		p->next = NULL;
-		memcpy(p->path, new_entry->name, pathlen);
-		p->path[pathlen] = 0;
-		p->mode = mode;
-		oidclr(&p->oid, the_repository->hash_algo);
-		memset(p->parent, 0, 2 * sizeof(struct combine_diff_parent));
+
+		p = combine_diff_path_new(new_entry->name,
+					  ce_namelen(new_entry),
+					  mode, null_oid(), 2);
 		p->parent[0].status = DIFF_STATUS_MODIFIED;
 		p->parent[0].mode = new_entry->ce_mode;
 		oidcpy(&p->parent[0].oid, &new_entry->oid);