thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/examples/showindex.c b/examples/showindex.c
index bf85238..f4c92f0 100644
--- a/examples/showindex.c
+++ b/examples/showindex.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 		git_repository_free(repo);
 	}
 
-	git_index_read(index);
+	git_index_read(index, 0);
 
 	ecount = git_index_entrycount(index);
 	if (!ecount)
diff --git a/include/git2/diff.h b/include/git2/diff.h
index 5d360be..a16f86a 100644
--- a/include/git2/diff.h
+++ b/include/git2/diff.h
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	/* options controlling which files are in the diff */
 
-	git_submodule_ignore_t ignore_submodules; /** << submodule ignore rule */
-	git_strarray pathspec;     /**< defaults to include all paths */
+	git_submodule_ignore_t ignore_submodules; /**< submodule ignore rule */
+	git_strarray       pathspec;     /**< defaults to include all paths */
 	git_diff_notify_cb notify_cb;
-	void *notify_payload;
+	void              *notify_payload;
 
 	/* options controlling how to diff text is generated */
 
@@ -367,9 +367,14 @@ typedef struct {
 	const char *new_prefix;       /**< defaults to "b" */
 } git_diff_options;
 
+/* The current version of the diff options structure */
 #define GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION 1
+
+/* Stack initializer for diff options.  Alternatively use
+ * `git_diff_options_init` programmatic initialization.
+ */
 #define GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT \
-	{GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION, 0, 0, {NULL,0}, NULL, NULL, 3}
+	{GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION, 0, GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DEFAULT, {NULL,0}, NULL, NULL, 3}
 
 /**
  * When iterating over a diff, callback that will be made per file.
@@ -607,6 +612,10 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_tree_to_tree(
  * The tree you pass will be used for the "old_file" side of the delta, and
  * the index will be used for the "new_file" side of the delta.
  *
+ * If you pass NULL for the index, then the existing index of the `repo`
+ * will be used.  In this case, the index will be refreshed from disk
+ * (if it has changed) before the diff is generated.
+ *
  * @param diff Output pointer to a git_diff pointer to be allocated.
  * @param repo The repository containing the tree and index.
  * @param old_tree A git_tree object to diff from, or NULL for empty tree.
@@ -631,6 +640,10 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_tree_to_index(
  * The index will be used for the "old_file" side of the delta, and the
  * working directory will be used for the "new_file" side of the delta.
  *
+ * If you pass NULL for the index, then the existing index of the `repo`
+ * will be used.  In this case, the index will be refreshed from disk
+ * (if it has changed) before the diff is generated.
+ *
  * @param diff Output pointer to a git_diff pointer to be allocated.
  * @param repo The repository.
  * @param index The index to diff from; repo index used if NULL.
@@ -730,6 +743,23 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_find_similar(
 	git_diff *diff,
 	const git_diff_find_options *options);
 
+/**
+ * Initialize diff options structure
+ *
+ * In most cases, you can probably just use `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT` to
+ * initialize the diff options structure, but in some cases that is not
+ * going to work.  You can call this function instead.  Note that you
+ * must pass both a pointer to the structure to be initialized and the
+ * `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION` value from the header you compiled with.
+ *
+ * @param options Pointer to git_diff_options memory to be initialized
+ * @param version Should be `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION`
+ * @return 0 on success, negative on failure (such as unsupported version)
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_options_init(
+	git_diff_options *options,
+	unsigned int version);
+
 /**@}*/
 
 
diff --git a/include/git2/index.h b/include/git2/index.h
index 8064a62..a60db37 100644
--- a/include/git2/index.h
+++ b/include/git2/index.h
@@ -222,16 +222,23 @@ GIT_EXTERN(unsigned int) git_index_caps(const git_index *index);
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_index_set_caps(git_index *index, unsigned int caps);
 
 /**
- * Update the contents of an existing index object in memory
- * by reading from the hard disk.
+ * Update the contents of an existing index object in memory by reading
+ * from the hard disk.
  *
- * If the file doesn't exist on the filesystem, the index
- * will be cleared from its current content.
+ * If `force` is true, this performs a "hard" read that discards in-memory
+ * changes and always reloads the on-disk index data.  If there is no
+ * on-disk version, the index will be cleared.
+ *
+ * If `force` is false, this does a "soft" read that reloads the index
+ * data from disk only if it has changed since the last time it was
+ * loaded.  Purely in-memory index data will be untouched.  Be aware: if
+ * there are changes on disk, unwritten in-memory changes are discarded.
  *
  * @param index an existing index object
+ * @param force if true, always reload, vs. only read if file has changed
  * @return 0 or an error code
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_index_read(git_index *index);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_index_read(git_index *index, int force);
 
 /**
  * Write an existing index object from memory back to disk
diff --git a/include/git2/status.h b/include/git2/status.h
index aa934d9..4ec3432 100644
--- a/include/git2/status.h
+++ b/include/git2/status.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ typedef enum {
  *   case-insensitive order
  * - GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_FROM_REWRITES indicates that rename detection
  *   should include rewritten files
+ * - GIT_STATUS_OPT_NO_REFRESH bypasses the default status behavior of
+ *   doing a "soft" index reload (i.e. reloading the index data if the
+ *   file on disk has been modified outside libgit2).
  *
  * Calling `git_status_foreach()` is like calling the extended version
  * with: GIT_STATUS_OPT_INCLUDE_IGNORED, GIT_STATUS_OPT_INCLUDE_UNTRACKED,
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	GIT_STATUS_OPT_SORT_CASE_SENSITIVELY    = (1u << 9),
 	GIT_STATUS_OPT_SORT_CASE_INSENSITIVELY  = (1u << 10),
 	GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_FROM_REWRITES    = (1u << 11),
+	GIT_STATUS_OPT_NO_REFRESH               = (1u << 12),
 } git_status_opt_t;
 
 #define GIT_STATUS_OPT_DEFAULTS \
diff --git a/include/git2/types.h b/include/git2/types.h
index 2d18d38..71d5374 100644
--- a/include/git2/types.h
+++ b/include/git2/types.h
@@ -268,13 +268,18 @@ typedef struct git_submodule git_submodule;
  *   superproject into the current checkout out branch of the submodule.
  * - GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_NONE: do not update this submodule even when
  *   the commit in the superproject is updated.
+ * - GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_DEFAULT: not used except as static initializer
+ *   when we don't want any particular update rule to be specified.
  */
 typedef enum {
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESET = -1,
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_RESET    = -1,
+
 	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_CHECKOUT = 1,
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE = 2,
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_MERGE = 3,
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_NONE = 4
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_REBASE   = 2,
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_MERGE    = 3,
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_NONE     = 4,
+
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE_DEFAULT  = 0
 } git_submodule_update_t;
 
 /**
@@ -301,13 +306,18 @@ typedef enum {
  *   only considering changes if the HEAD of submodule has moved from the
  *   value in the superproject.
  * - GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_ALL: never check if the submodule is dirty
+ * - GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DEFAULT: not used except as static initializer
+ *   when we don't want any particular ignore rule to be specified.
  */
 typedef enum {
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET = -1,    /* reset to on-disk value */
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_NONE = 1,      /* any change or untracked == dirty */
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED = 2, /* dirty if tracked files change */
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DIRTY = 3,     /* only dirty if HEAD moved */
-	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_ALL = 4        /* never dirty */
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_RESET     = -1, /* reset to on-disk value */
+
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_NONE      = 1,  /* any change or untracked == dirty */
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_UNTRACKED = 2,  /* dirty if tracked files change */
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DIRTY     = 3,  /* only dirty if HEAD moved */
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_ALL       = 4,  /* never dirty */
+
+	GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DEFAULT   = 0
 } git_submodule_ignore_t;
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/src/checkout.c b/src/checkout.c
index 76edc6a..dce9afd 100644
--- a/src/checkout.c
+++ b/src/checkout.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ static int checkout_data_init(
 		} else {
 			/* otherwise, grab and reload the index */
 			if ((error = git_repository_index(&data->index, data->repo)) < 0 ||
-				(error = git_index_read(data->index)) < 0)
+				(error = git_index_read(data->index, true)) < 0)
 				goto cleanup;
 
 			/* cannot checkout if unresolved conflicts exist */
diff --git a/src/diff.c b/src/diff.c
index 37bc737..4c33a02 100644
--- a/src/diff.c
+++ b/src/diff.c
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ static int diff_notify(
 
 static int diff_delta__from_one(
 	git_diff *diff,
-	git_delta_t   status,
+	git_delta_t status,
 	const git_index_entry *entry)
 {
 	git_diff_delta *delta;
 	const char *matched_pathspec;
 	int notify_res;
 
+	if ((entry->flags & GIT_IDXENTRY_VALID) != 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (status == GIT_DELTA_IGNORED &&
 		DIFF_FLAG_ISNT_SET(diff, GIT_DIFF_INCLUDE_IGNORED))
 		return 0;
@@ -426,7 +429,7 @@ static int diff_list_apply_options(
 		diff->diffcaps = diff->diffcaps | GIT_DIFFCAPS_HAS_SYMLINKS;
 
 	if (!git_repository__cvar(&val, repo, GIT_CVAR_IGNORESTAT) && val)
-		diff->diffcaps = diff->diffcaps | GIT_DIFFCAPS_ASSUME_UNCHANGED;
+		diff->diffcaps = diff->diffcaps | GIT_DIFFCAPS_IGNORE_STAT;
 
 	if ((diff->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_FILEMODE) == 0 &&
 		!git_repository__cvar(&val, repo, GIT_CVAR_FILEMODE) && val)
@@ -448,6 +451,13 @@ static int diff_list_apply_options(
 		/* add other defaults here */
 	}
 
+	/* Reverse src info if diff is reversed */
+	if (DIFF_FLAG_IS_SET(diff, GIT_DIFF_REVERSE)) {
+		git_iterator_type_t tmp_src = diff->old_src;
+		diff->old_src = diff->new_src;
+		diff->new_src = tmp_src;
+	}
+
 	/* if ignore_submodules not explicitly set, check diff config */
 	if (diff->opts.ignore_submodules <= 0) {
 		const char *str;
@@ -484,9 +494,9 @@ static int diff_list_apply_options(
 		return -1;
 
 	if (DIFF_FLAG_IS_SET(diff, GIT_DIFF_REVERSE)) {
-		const char *swap = diff->opts.old_prefix;
-		diff->opts.old_prefix = diff->opts.new_prefix;
-		diff->opts.new_prefix = swap;
+		const char *tmp_prefix = diff->opts.old_prefix;
+		diff->opts.old_prefix  = diff->opts.new_prefix;
+		diff->opts.new_prefix  = tmp_prefix;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -694,9 +704,8 @@ static int maybe_modified(
 		nmode = (nmode & ~MODE_BITS_MASK) | (omode & MODE_BITS_MASK);
 
 	/* support "assume unchanged" (poorly, b/c we still stat everything) */
-	if ((diff->diffcaps & GIT_DIFFCAPS_ASSUME_UNCHANGED) != 0)
-		status = (oitem->flags_extended & GIT_IDXENTRY_INTENT_TO_ADD) ?
-			GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED : GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED;
+	if ((oitem->flags & GIT_IDXENTRY_VALID) != 0)
+		status = GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED;
 
 	/* support "skip worktree" index bit */
 	else if ((oitem->flags_extended & GIT_IDXENTRY_SKIP_WORKTREE) != 0)
@@ -1177,6 +1186,17 @@ int git_diff_tree_to_tree(
 	return error;
 }
 
+static int diff_load_index(git_index **index, git_repository *repo)
+{
+	int error = git_repository_index__weakptr(index, repo);
+
+	/* reload the repository index when user did not pass one in */
+	if (!error && git_index_read(*index, false) < 0)
+		giterr_clear();
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 int git_diff_tree_to_index(
 	git_diff **diff,
 	git_repository *repo,
@@ -1189,7 +1209,7 @@ int git_diff_tree_to_index(
 
 	assert(diff && repo);
 
-	if (!index && (error = git_repository_index__weakptr(&index, repo)) < 0)
+	if (!index && (error = diff_load_index(&index, repo)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
 	if (index->ignore_case) {
@@ -1232,7 +1252,7 @@ int git_diff_index_to_workdir(
 
 	assert(diff && repo);
 
-	if (!index && (error = git_repository_index__weakptr(&index, repo)) < 0)
+	if (!index && (error = diff_load_index(&index, repo)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
 	DIFF_FROM_ITERATORS(
@@ -1271,11 +1291,15 @@ int git_diff_tree_to_workdir_with_index(
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	git_diff *d1 = NULL, *d2 = NULL;
+	git_index *index = NULL;
 
 	assert(diff && repo);
 
-	if (!(error = git_diff_tree_to_index(&d1, repo, old_tree, NULL, opts)) &&
-		!(error = git_diff_index_to_workdir(&d2, repo, NULL, opts)))
+	if ((error = diff_load_index(&index, repo)) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	if (!(error = git_diff_tree_to_index(&d1, repo, old_tree, index, opts)) &&
+		!(error = git_diff_index_to_workdir(&d2, repo, index, opts)))
 		error = git_diff_merge(d1, d2);
 
 	git_diff_free(d2);
@@ -1289,6 +1313,19 @@ int git_diff_tree_to_workdir_with_index(
 	return error;
 }
 
+int git_diff_options_init(git_diff_options *options, unsigned int version)
+{
+	git_diff_options template = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
+
+	if (version != template.version) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID,
+			"Invalid version %d for git_diff_options", (int)version);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(options, &template, sizeof(*options));
+	return 0;
+}
 
 size_t git_diff_num_deltas(const git_diff *diff)
 {
diff --git a/src/diff.h b/src/diff.h
index 270bea0..2c9298a 100644
--- a/src/diff.h
+++ b/src/diff.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 enum {
 	GIT_DIFFCAPS_HAS_SYMLINKS     = (1 << 0), /* symlinks on platform? */
-	GIT_DIFFCAPS_ASSUME_UNCHANGED = (1 << 1), /* use stat? */
+	GIT_DIFFCAPS_IGNORE_STAT      = (1 << 1), /* use stat? */
 	GIT_DIFFCAPS_TRUST_MODE_BITS  = (1 << 2), /* use st_mode? */
 	GIT_DIFFCAPS_TRUST_CTIME      = (1 << 3), /* use st_ctime? */
 	GIT_DIFFCAPS_USE_DEV          = (1 << 4), /* use st_dev? */
diff --git a/src/diff_tform.c b/src/diff_tform.c
index 9461ca2..28a9cc7 100644
--- a/src/diff_tform.c
+++ b/src/diff_tform.c
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static git_diff_delta *diff_delta__merge_like_cgit(
-	const git_diff_delta *a, const git_diff_delta *b, git_pool *pool)
+	const git_diff_delta *a,
+	const git_diff_delta *b,
+	git_pool *pool)
 {
 	git_diff_delta *dup;
 
@@ -96,15 +98,46 @@ static git_diff_delta *diff_delta__merge_like_cgit(
 	return dup;
 }
 
-int git_diff_merge(
-	git_diff *onto,
-	const git_diff *from)
+static git_diff_delta *diff_delta__merge_like_cgit_reversed(
+	const git_diff_delta *a,
+	const git_diff_delta *b,
+	git_pool *pool)
+{
+	git_diff_delta *dup;
+
+	/* reversed version of above logic */
+
+	if (a->status == GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED)
+		return diff_delta__dup(b, pool);
+
+	if ((dup = diff_delta__dup(a, pool)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (b->status == GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED || b->status == GIT_DELTA_UNTRACKED)
+		return dup;
+
+	if (dup->status == GIT_DELTA_DELETED) {
+		if (b->status == GIT_DELTA_ADDED)
+			dup->status = GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED;
+	} else {
+		dup->status = b->status;
+	}
+
+	git_oid_cpy(&dup->old_file.oid, &b->old_file.oid);
+	dup->old_file.mode  = b->old_file.mode;
+	dup->old_file.size  = b->old_file.size;
+	dup->old_file.flags = b->old_file.flags;
+
+	return dup;
+}
+
+int git_diff_merge(git_diff *onto, const git_diff *from)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	git_pool onto_pool;
 	git_vector onto_new;
 	git_diff_delta *delta;
-	bool ignore_case = false;
+	bool ignore_case, reversed;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 
 	assert(onto && from);
@@ -112,26 +145,26 @@ int git_diff_merge(
 	if (!from->deltas.length)
 		return 0;
 
+	ignore_case = ((onto->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0);
+	reversed    = ((onto->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_REVERSE) != 0);
+
+	if (ignore_case != ((from->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0) ||
+		reversed    != ((from->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_REVERSE) != 0)) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID,
+			"Attempt to merge diffs created with conflicting options");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (git_vector_init(
 			&onto_new, onto->deltas.length, git_diff_delta__cmp) < 0 ||
 		git_pool_init(&onto_pool, 1, 0) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if ((onto->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0 ||
-		(from->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0)
-	{
-		ignore_case = true;
-
-		/* This function currently only supports merging diff lists that
-		 * are sorted identically. */
-		assert((onto->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0 &&
-				(from->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0);
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < onto->deltas.length || j < from->deltas.length; ) {
 		git_diff_delta *o = GIT_VECTOR_GET(&onto->deltas, i);
 		const git_diff_delta *f = GIT_VECTOR_GET(&from->deltas, j);
-		int cmp = !f ? -1 : !o ? 1 : STRCMP_CASESELECT(ignore_case, o->old_file.path, f->old_file.path);
+		int cmp = !f ? -1 : !o ? 1 :
+			STRCMP_CASESELECT(ignore_case, o->old_file.path, f->old_file.path);
 
 		if (cmp < 0) {
 			delta = diff_delta__dup(o, &onto_pool);
@@ -140,7 +173,9 @@ int git_diff_merge(
 			delta = diff_delta__dup(f, &onto_pool);
 			j++;
 		} else {
-			delta = diff_delta__merge_like_cgit(o, f, &onto_pool);
+			delta = reversed ?
+				diff_delta__merge_like_cgit_reversed(o, f, &onto_pool) :
+				diff_delta__merge_like_cgit(o, f, &onto_pool);
 			i++;
 			j++;
 		}
@@ -160,7 +195,11 @@ int git_diff_merge(
 	if (!error) {
 		git_vector_swap(&onto->deltas, &onto_new);
 		git_pool_swap(&onto->pool, &onto_pool);
-		onto->new_src = from->new_src;
+
+		if ((onto->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_REVERSE) != 0)
+			onto->old_src = from->old_src;
+		else
+			onto->new_src = from->new_src;
 
 		/* prefix strings also come from old pool, so recreate those.*/
 		onto->opts.old_prefix =
diff --git a/src/index.c b/src/index.c
index 5cdd40a..dbf1ab5 100644
--- a/src/index.c
+++ b/src/index.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int git_index_open(git_index **index_out, const char *index_path)
 	*index_out = index;
 	GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(index);
 
-	return (index_path != NULL) ? git_index_read(index) : 0;
+	return (index_path != NULL) ? git_index_read(index, true) : 0;
 }
 
 int git_index_new(git_index **out)
@@ -451,11 +451,11 @@ unsigned int git_index_caps(const git_index *index)
 			(index->no_symlinks ? GIT_INDEXCAP_NO_SYMLINKS : 0));
 }
 
-int git_index_read(git_index *index)
+int git_index_read(git_index *index, int force)
 {
 	int error = 0, updated;
 	git_buf buffer = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_futils_filestamp stamp = {0};
+	git_futils_filestamp stamp = index->stamp;
 
 	if (!index->index_file_path)
 		return create_index_error(-1,
@@ -464,12 +464,13 @@ int git_index_read(git_index *index)
 	index->on_disk = git_path_exists(index->index_file_path);
 
 	if (!index->on_disk) {
-		git_index_clear(index);
+		if (force)
+			git_index_clear(index);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	updated = git_futils_filestamp_check(&stamp, index->index_file_path);
-	if (updated <= 0)
+	if (updated < 0 || (!updated && !force))
 		return updated;
 
 	error = git_futils_readbuffer(&buffer, index->index_file_path);
diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
index 2b84794..07fdcb5 100644
--- a/src/status.c
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -251,12 +251,17 @@ int git_status_list_new(
 		return error;
 
 	/* if there is no HEAD, that's okay - we'll make an empty iterator */
-	if (((error = git_repository_head_tree(&head, repo)) < 0) &&
-		error != GIT_ENOTFOUND && error != GIT_EUNBORNBRANCH) {
-		git_index_free(index); /* release index */
-		return error;
+	if ((error = git_repository_head_tree(&head, repo)) < 0) {
+		if (error != GIT_ENOTFOUND && error != GIT_EUNBORNBRANCH)
+			goto done;
+		giterr_clear();
 	}
 
+	/* refresh index from disk unless prevented */
+	if ((flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_NO_REFRESH) == 0 &&
+		git_index_read(index, false) < 0)
+		giterr_clear();
+
 	status = git_status_list_alloc(index);
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(status);
 
@@ -291,7 +296,7 @@ int git_status_list_new(
 
 	if (show != GIT_STATUS_SHOW_WORKDIR_ONLY) {
 		if ((error = git_diff_tree_to_index(
-				&status->head2idx, repo, head, NULL, &diffopt)) < 0)
+				&status->head2idx, repo, head, index, &diffopt)) < 0)
 			goto done;
 
 		if ((flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_HEAD_TO_INDEX) != 0 &&
@@ -301,7 +306,7 @@ int git_status_list_new(
 
 	if (show != GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_ONLY) {
 		if ((error = git_diff_index_to_workdir(
-				&status->idx2wd, repo, NULL, &diffopt)) < 0)
+				&status->idx2wd, repo, index, &diffopt)) < 0)
 			goto done;
 
 		if ((flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_INDEX_TO_WORKDIR) != 0 &&
diff --git a/src/submodule.c b/src/submodule.c
index 18d80f0..586494f 100644
--- a/src/submodule.c
+++ b/src/submodule.c
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ static void submodule_get_wd_status(
 	const git_oid *wd_oid =
 		(sm->flags & GIT_SUBMODULE_STATUS__WD_OID_VALID) ? &sm->wd_oid : NULL;
 	git_tree *sm_head = NULL;
+	git_index *index = NULL;
 	git_diff_options opt = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	git_diff *diff;
 
@@ -1558,12 +1559,14 @@ static void submodule_get_wd_status(
 	if (ign == GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_NONE)
 		opt.flags |= GIT_DIFF_INCLUDE_UNTRACKED;
 
+	(void)git_repository_index__weakptr(&index, sm_repo);
+
 	/* if we don't have an unborn head, check diff with index */
 	if (git_repository_head_tree(&sm_head, sm_repo) < 0)
 		giterr_clear();
 	else {
 		/* perform head to index diff on submodule */
-		if (git_diff_tree_to_index(&diff, sm_repo, sm_head, NULL, &opt) < 0)
+		if (git_diff_tree_to_index(&diff, sm_repo, sm_head, index, &opt) < 0)
 			giterr_clear();
 		else {
 			if (git_diff_num_deltas(diff) > 0)
@@ -1576,7 +1579,7 @@ static void submodule_get_wd_status(
 	}
 
 	/* perform index-to-workdir diff on submodule */
-	if (git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff, sm_repo, NULL, &opt) < 0)
+	if (git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff, sm_repo, index, &opt) < 0)
 		giterr_clear();
 	else {
 		size_t untracked =
diff --git a/tests-clar/checkout/head.c b/tests-clar/checkout/head.c
index 74c6fb8..a7a7e90 100644
--- a/tests-clar/checkout/head.c
+++ b/tests-clar/checkout/head.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ void test_checkout_head__with_index_only_tree(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_checkout_head(g_repo, &opts));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, g_repo));
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index)); /* reload if needed */
 
 	cl_assert(!git_path_isfile("testrepo/newdir/newfile.txt"));
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "newdir/newfile.txt", 0) == NULL);
diff --git a/tests-clar/diff/blob.c b/tests-clar/diff/blob.c
index b51bc0f..93f2071 100644
--- a/tests-clar/diff/blob.c
+++ b/tests-clar/diff/blob.c
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ void test_diff_blob__initialize(void)
 
 	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr");
 
-	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION);
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_options_init(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION));
 	opts.context_lines = 1;
-	opts.interhunk_lines = 0;
 
 	memset(&expected, 0, sizeof(expected));
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/diff/diff_helpers.c b/tests-clar/diff/diff_helpers.c
index 466d0ef..33bb561 100644
--- a/tests-clar/diff/diff_helpers.c
+++ b/tests-clar/diff/diff_helpers.c
@@ -221,11 +221,15 @@ static int diff_print_cb(
 	const git_diff_line *line,
 	void *payload)
 {
-	GIT_UNUSED(payload);
-	GIT_UNUSED(delta);
-	GIT_UNUSED(hunk);
-	fprintf((FILE *)payload, "%c%.*s",
-		line->origin, (int)line->content_len, line->content);
+	FILE *fp = payload;
+
+	GIT_UNUSED(delta); GIT_UNUSED(hunk);
+
+	if (line->origin == GIT_DIFF_LINE_CONTEXT ||
+		line->origin == GIT_DIFF_LINE_ADDITION ||
+		line->origin == GIT_DIFF_LINE_DELETION)
+		fputc(line->origin, fp);
+	fwrite(line->content, 1, line->content_len, fp);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/diff/tree.c b/tests-clar/diff/tree.c
index ca2daf5..582174b 100644
--- a/tests-clar/diff/tree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/diff/tree.c
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ static diff_expects expect;
 
 void test_diff_tree__initialize(void)
 {
-	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION);
-	/* The default context lines is set by _INIT which we can't use here */
-	opts.context_lines = 3;
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_options_init(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION));
 
 	memset(&expect, 0, sizeof(expect));
 
@@ -91,7 +89,8 @@ void test_diff_tree__0(void)
 }
 
 #define DIFF_OPTS(FLAGS, CTXT) \
-	{GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION, (FLAGS), 0, {NULL,0}, NULL, NULL, (CTXT), 1}
+	{GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION, (FLAGS), GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DEFAULT, \
+	{NULL,0}, NULL, NULL, (CTXT), 1}
 
 void test_diff_tree__options(void)
 {
diff --git a/tests-clar/diff/workdir.c b/tests-clar/diff/workdir.c
index 60acd36..df31e73 100644
--- a/tests-clar/diff/workdir.c
+++ b/tests-clar/diff/workdir.c
@@ -63,6 +63,60 @@ void test_diff_workdir__to_index(void)
 	git_diff_free(diff);
 }
 
+void test_diff_workdir__to_index_with_assume_unchanged(void)
+{
+	git_diff_options opts = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
+	git_diff *diff = NULL;
+	git_index *idx = NULL;
+	diff_expects exp;
+	const git_index_entry *iep;
+	git_index_entry ie;
+
+	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+
+	/* do initial diff */
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff, g_repo, NULL, &opts));
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		diff, diff_file_cb, diff_hunk_cb, diff_line_cb, &exp));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(8, exp.files);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_ADDED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_DELETED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED]);
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+
+	/* mark a couple of entries with ASSUME_UNCHANGED */
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&idx, g_repo));
+
+	cl_assert((iep = git_index_get_bypath(idx, "modified_file", 0)) != NULL);
+	memcpy(&ie, iep, sizeof(ie));
+	ie.flags |= GIT_IDXENTRY_VALID;
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_add(idx, &ie));
+
+	cl_assert((iep = git_index_get_bypath(idx, "file_deleted", 0)) != NULL);
+	memcpy(&ie, iep, sizeof(ie));
+	ie.flags |= GIT_IDXENTRY_VALID;
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_add(idx, &ie));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(idx));
+	git_index_free(idx);
+
+	/* redo diff and see that entries are skipped */
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff, g_repo, NULL, &opts));
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		diff, diff_file_cb, diff_hunk_cb, diff_line_cb, &exp));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(6, exp.files);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_ADDED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_DELETED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED]);
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+
+}
+
 void test_diff_workdir__to_tree(void)
 {
 	/* grabbed a couple of commit oids from the history of the attr repo */
@@ -196,6 +250,38 @@ void test_diff_workdir__to_tree(void)
 
 	git_diff_free(diff);
 
+	/* Let's try that once more with a reversed diff */
+
+	opts.flags |= GIT_DIFF_REVERSE;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_tree_to_index(&diff, g_repo, b, NULL, &opts));
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff2, g_repo, NULL, &opts));
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_merge(diff, diff2));
+	git_diff_free(diff2);
+
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		diff, diff_file_cb, diff_hunk_cb, diff_line_cb, &exp));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(16, exp.files);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(5, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_DELETED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_ADDED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_IGNORED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_UNTRACKED]);
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(12, exp.hunks);
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(19, exp.lines);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.line_ctxt);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(12, exp.line_dels);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.line_adds);
+
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+
+	/* all done now */
+
 	git_tree_free(a);
 	git_tree_free(b);
 }
@@ -1330,3 +1416,73 @@ void test_diff_workdir__patience_diff(void)
 	git_patch_free(patch);
 	git_diff_free(diff);
 }
+
+void test_diff_workdir__with_stale_index(void)
+{
+	git_diff_options opts = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
+	git_diff *diff = NULL;
+	git_index *idx = NULL;
+	diff_expects exp;
+
+	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&idx, g_repo));
+
+	/* make the in-memory index invalid */
+	{
+		git_repository *r2;
+		git_index *idx2;
+		cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&r2, "status"));
+		cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&idx2, r2));
+		cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(idx2, "new_file"));
+		cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(idx2, "subdir/new_file"));
+		cl_git_pass(git_index_remove_bypath(idx2, "staged_new_file"));
+		cl_git_pass(git_index_remove_bypath(idx2, "staged_changes_file_deleted"));
+		cl_git_pass(git_index_write(idx2));
+		git_index_free(idx2);
+		git_repository_free(r2);
+	}
+
+	opts.context_lines = 3;
+	opts.interhunk_lines = 1;
+	opts.flags |= GIT_DIFF_INCLUDE_UNTRACKED | GIT_DIFF_INCLUDE_UNMODIFIED;
+
+	/* first try with index pointer which should prevent reload */
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff, g_repo, idx, &opts));
+
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		diff, diff_file_cb, diff_hunk_cb, diff_line_cb, &exp));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(17, exp.files);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_ADDED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_DELETED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_UNTRACKED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(5, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED]);
+
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+
+	/* now let's try without the index pointer which should trigger reload */
+
+	/* two files that were UNTRACKED should have become UNMODIFIED */
+	/* one file that was UNMODIFIED should now have become UNTRACKED */
+	/* one file that was DELETED should now be gone completely */
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_index_to_workdir(&diff, g_repo, NULL, &opts));
+
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		diff, diff_file_cb, diff_hunk_cb, diff_line_cb, &exp));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(16, exp.files);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_ADDED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_DELETED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(3, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_UNTRACKED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(6, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_UNMODIFIED]);
+
+	git_index_free(idx);
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/index/addall.c b/tests-clar/index/addall.c
index 3b5f5f2..44c5127 100644
--- a/tests-clar/index/addall.c
+++ b/tests-clar/index/addall.c
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ static int index_status_cb(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void check_status(
+static void check_status_at_line(
 	git_repository *repo,
 	size_t index_adds, size_t index_dels, size_t index_mods,
-	size_t wt_adds, size_t wt_dels, size_t wt_mods, size_t ignores)
+	size_t wt_adds, size_t wt_dels, size_t wt_mods, size_t ignores,
+	const char *file, int line)
 {
 	index_status_counts vals;
 
@@ -79,15 +80,25 @@ static void check_status(
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_status_foreach(repo, index_status_cb, &vals));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(index_adds, vals.index_adds);
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(index_dels, vals.index_dels);
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(index_mods, vals.index_mods);
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(wt_adds, vals.wt_adds);
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(wt_dels, vals.wt_dels);
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(wt_mods, vals.wt_mods);
-	cl_assert_equal_sz(ignores, vals.ignores);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong index adds", 1, "%"PRIuZ, index_adds, vals.index_adds);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong index dels", 1, "%"PRIuZ, index_dels, vals.index_dels);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong index mods", 1, "%"PRIuZ, index_mods, vals.index_mods);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong workdir adds", 1, "%"PRIuZ, wt_adds, vals.wt_adds);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong workdir dels", 1, "%"PRIuZ, wt_dels, vals.wt_dels);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong workdir mods", 1, "%"PRIuZ, wt_mods, vals.wt_mods);
+	clar__assert_equal(
+		file,line,"wrong ignores", 1, "%"PRIuZ, ignores, vals.ignores);
 }
 
+#define check_status(R,IA,ID,IM,WA,WD,WM,IG) \
+	check_status_at_line(R,IA,ID,IM,WA,WD,WM,IG,__FILE__,__LINE__)
+
 static void check_stat_data(git_index *index, const char *path, bool match)
 {
 	const git_index_entry *entry;
diff --git a/tests-clar/index/names.c b/tests-clar/index/names.c
index 87453ec..9007b1b 100644
--- a/tests-clar/index/names.c
+++ b/tests-clar/index/names.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void test_index_names__roundtrip(void)
 	git_index_clear(repo_index);
 	cl_assert(git_index_name_entrycount(repo_index) == 0);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(repo_index));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(repo_index, true));
 	cl_assert(git_index_name_entrycount(repo_index) == 3);
 
 	conflict_name = git_index_name_get_byindex(repo_index, 0);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void test_index_names__cleaned_on_checkout_tree(void)
 	git_reference_name_to_id(&oid, repo, "refs/heads/master");
 	git_object_lookup(&obj, repo, &oid, GIT_OBJ_ANY);
 	git_checkout_tree(repo, obj, &opts);
-	cl_assert(git_index_name_entrycount(repo_index) == 0);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(0, git_index_name_entrycount(repo_index));
 
 	git_object_free(obj);
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void test_index_names__cleaned_on_checkout_head(void)
 
 	test_index_names__add();
 	git_checkout_head(repo, &opts);
-	cl_assert(git_index_name_entrycount(repo_index) == 0);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(0, git_index_name_entrycount(repo_index));
 }
 
 void test_index_names__retained_on_checkout_index(void)
diff --git a/tests-clar/index/reuc.c b/tests-clar/index/reuc.c
index 69ed4a9..a18d560 100644
--- a/tests-clar/index/reuc.c
+++ b/tests-clar/index/reuc.c
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ void test_index_reuc__write(void)
 		0100644, &their_oid));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(repo_index));
-
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(repo_index));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(2, git_index_reuc_entrycount(repo_index));
 
 	/* ensure sort order was round-tripped correct */
diff --git a/tests-clar/index/tests.c b/tests-clar/index/tests.c
index 009d393..09b05bf 100644
--- a/tests-clar/index/tests.c
+++ b/tests-clar/index/tests.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static const size_t index_entry_count_2 = 1437;
 #define TEST_INDEXBIG_PATH cl_fixture("big.index")
 
 
-// Suite data
+/* Suite data */
 struct test_entry {
    size_t index;
    char path[128];
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static struct test_entry test_entries[] = {
    {48, "src/revobject.h", 1448, 0x4C3F7FE2}
 };
 
-// Helpers
+/* Helpers */
 static void copy_file(const char *src, const char *dst)
 {
 	git_buf source_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void copy_file(const char *src, const char *dst)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&source_buf, src));
 
-	dst_fd = git_futils_creat_withpath(dst, 0777, 0666); //-V536
+	dst_fd = git_futils_creat_withpath(dst, 0777, 0666); /* -V536 */
 	if (dst_fd < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void files_are_equal(const char *a, const char *b)
 }
 
 
-// Fixture setup and teardown
+/* Fixture setup and teardown */
 void test_index_tests__initialize(void)
 {
 }
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ void test_index_tests__write(void)
 
 void test_index_tests__sort0(void)
 {
-   // sort the entires in an index
+	/* sort the entires in an index */
+
    /*
    * TODO: This no longer applies:
    * index sorting in Git uses some specific changes to the way
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ void test_index_tests__sort0(void)
 
 void test_index_tests__sort1(void)
 {
-   // sort the entires in an empty index
+   /* sort the entires in an empty index */
    git_index *index;
 
    cl_git_pass(git_index_open(&index, "fake-index"));
@@ -349,14 +350,14 @@ void test_index_tests__remove_entry(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(index, "hello"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index)); /* reload */
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index, true)); /* reload */
 	cl_assert(git_index_entrycount(index) == 1);
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "hello", 0) != NULL);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_remove(index, "hello", 0));
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index)); /* reload */
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index, true)); /* reload */
 	cl_assert(git_index_entrycount(index) == 0);
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "hello", 0) == NULL);
 
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ void test_index_tests__remove_directory(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(index, "b.txt"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index)); /* reload */
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index, true)); /* reload */
 	cl_assert_equal_i(4, (int)git_index_entrycount(index));
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "a/1.txt", 0) != NULL);
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "a/2.txt", 0) != NULL);
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ void test_index_tests__remove_directory(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_remove(index, "a/1.txt", 0));
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index)); /* reload */
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index, true)); /* reload */
 	cl_assert_equal_i(3, (int)git_index_entrycount(index));
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "a/1.txt", 0) == NULL);
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "a/2.txt", 0) != NULL);
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ void test_index_tests__remove_directory(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_remove_directory(index, "a", 0));
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index)); /* reload */
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(index, true)); /* reload */
 	cl_assert_equal_i(1, (int)git_index_entrycount(index));
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "a/1.txt", 0) == NULL);
 	cl_assert(git_index_get_bypath(index, "a/2.txt", 0) == NULL);
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ void test_index_tests__reload_from_disk(void)
 	/* Sync the changes back into the read_index */
 	cl_assert_equal_sz(0, git_index_entrycount(read_index));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(read_index));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(read_index, true));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(true, read_index->on_disk);
 
 	cl_assert_equal_sz(2, git_index_entrycount(read_index));
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ void test_index_tests__reload_from_disk(void)
 	cl_git_pass(p_unlink(write_index->index_file_path));
 
 	/* Sync the changes back into the read_index */
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(read_index));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_read(read_index, true));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, read_index->on_disk);
 	cl_assert_equal_sz(0, git_index_entrycount(read_index));
 
diff --git a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
index 3b569c7..34be6d3 100644
--- a/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
+++ b/tests-clar/status/worktree.c
@@ -470,16 +470,15 @@ void test_status_worktree__conflict_with_diff3(void)
 	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_WT_MODIFIED, status);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
-
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_remove(index, "modified_file", 0));
-	cl_git_pass(git_index_conflict_add(index, &ancestor_entry,
-		&our_entry, &their_entry));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_conflict_add(
+		index, &ancestor_entry, &our_entry, &their_entry));
+	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
+	git_index_free(index);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_status_file(&status, repo, "modified_file"));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_INDEX_DELETED | GIT_STATUS_WT_NEW, status);
-
-	git_index_free(index);
 }
 
 static const char *filemode_paths[] = {