Let the builtin rebase call the git am command directly

index e1dfa74ca8..768bea0da8 100644
@@ -438,10 +438,11 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 				 detach_head ? REF_NO_DEREF : 0,
 				 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
 	else {
-		ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch, msg.buf);
+		ret = update_ref(reflog_orig_head, switch_to_branch, oid,
+				 NULL, 0, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
 		if (!ret)
-			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
-					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+			ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch,
+					    reflog_head);
 	}
 
 leave_reset_head:

index b5c99ec10c..e1dfa74ca8 100644
@@ -333,6 +333,125 @@ static void add_var(struct strbuf *buf, const char *name, const char *value)
 	}
 }
 
+#define GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"
+
+#define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
+#define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
+
+static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
+		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,
+		      const char *reflog_orig_head, const char *reflog_head)
+{
+	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
+	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
+	struct object_id head_oid;
+	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
+	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
+	struct unpack_trees_options unpack_tree_opts;
+	struct tree *tree;
+	const char *reflog_action;
+	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+	size_t prefix_len;
+	struct object_id *orig = NULL, oid_orig,
+		*old_orig = NULL, oid_old_orig;
+	int ret = 0, nr = 0;
+
+	if (switch_to_branch && !starts_with(switch_to_branch, "refs/"))
+		BUG("Not a fully qualified branch: '%s'", switch_to_branch);
+
+	if (hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if ((!oid || !reset_hard) && get_oid("HEAD", &head_oid)) {
+		ret = error(_("could not determine HEAD revision"));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (!oid)
+		oid = &head_oid;
+
+	memset(&unpack_tree_opts, 0, sizeof(unpack_tree_opts));
+	setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&unpack_tree_opts, action);
+	unpack_tree_opts.head_idx = 1;
+	unpack_tree_opts.src_index = the_repository->index;
+	unpack_tree_opts.dst_index = the_repository->index;
+	unpack_tree_opts.fn = reset_hard ? oneway_merge : twoway_merge;
+	unpack_tree_opts.update = 1;
+	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
+	if (!detach_head)
+		unpack_tree_opts.reset = 1;
+
+	if (read_index_unmerged(the_repository->index) < 0) {
+		ret = error(_("could not read index"));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (!reset_hard && !fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], &head_oid)) {
+		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"),
+			    oid_to_hex(&head_oid));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (!fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], oid)) {
+		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (unpack_trees(nr, desc, &unpack_tree_opts)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	tree = parse_tree_indirect(oid);
+	prime_cache_tree(the_repository->index, tree);
+
+	if (write_locked_index(the_repository->index, &lock, COMMIT_LOCK) < 0) {
+		ret = error(_("could not write index"));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	reflog_action = getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT);
+	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: ", reflog_action ? reflog_action : "rebase");
+	prefix_len = msg.len;
+
+	if (!get_oid("ORIG_HEAD", &oid_old_orig))
+		old_orig = &oid_old_orig;
+	if (!get_oid("HEAD", &oid_orig)) {
+		orig = &oid_orig;
+		if (!reflog_orig_head) {
+			strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating ORIG_HEAD");
+			reflog_orig_head = msg.buf;
+		}
+		update_ref(reflog_orig_head, "ORIG_HEAD", orig, old_orig, 0,
+			   UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+	} else if (old_orig)
+		delete_ref(NULL, "ORIG_HEAD", old_orig, 0);
+	if (!reflog_head) {
+		strbuf_setlen(&msg, prefix_len);
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating HEAD");
+		reflog_head = msg.buf;
+	}
+	if (!switch_to_branch)
+		ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, orig,
+				 detach_head ? REF_NO_DEREF : 0,
+				 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+	else {
+		ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch, msg.buf);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
+					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+	}
+
+leave_reset_head:
+	strbuf_release(&msg);
+	rollback_lock_file(&lock);
+	while (nr)
+		free((void *)desc[--nr].buffer);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const char *resolvemsg =
 N_("Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with\n"
 "\"git add/rm <conflicted_files>\", then run \"git rebase --continue\".\n"

@@ -526,125 +645,6 @@ static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 	return status ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
-#define GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"
-
-#define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
-#define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
-
-static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
-		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,
-		      const char *reflog_orig_head, const char *reflog_head)
-{
-	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
-	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
-	struct object_id head_oid;
-	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
-	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
-	struct unpack_trees_options unpack_tree_opts;
-	struct tree *tree;
-	const char *reflog_action;
-	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
-	size_t prefix_len;
-	struct object_id *orig = NULL, oid_orig,
-		*old_orig = NULL, oid_old_orig;
-	int ret = 0, nr = 0;
-
-	if (switch_to_branch && !starts_with(switch_to_branch, "refs/"))
-		BUG("Not a fully qualified branch: '%s'", switch_to_branch);
-
-	if (hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if ((!oid || !reset_hard) && get_oid("HEAD", &head_oid)) {
-		ret = error(_("could not determine HEAD revision"));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (!oid)
-		oid = &head_oid;
-
-	memset(&unpack_tree_opts, 0, sizeof(unpack_tree_opts));
-	setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&unpack_tree_opts, action);
-	unpack_tree_opts.head_idx = 1;
-	unpack_tree_opts.src_index = the_repository->index;
-	unpack_tree_opts.dst_index = the_repository->index;
-	unpack_tree_opts.fn = reset_hard ? oneway_merge : twoway_merge;
-	unpack_tree_opts.update = 1;
-	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
-	if (!detach_head)
-		unpack_tree_opts.reset = 1;
-
-	if (read_index_unmerged(the_repository->index) < 0) {
-		ret = error(_("could not read index"));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (!reset_hard && !fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], &head_oid)) {
-		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"),
-			    oid_to_hex(&head_oid));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (!fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], oid)) {
-		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (unpack_trees(nr, desc, &unpack_tree_opts)) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	tree = parse_tree_indirect(oid);
-	prime_cache_tree(the_repository->index, tree);
-
-	if (write_locked_index(the_repository->index, &lock, COMMIT_LOCK) < 0) {
-		ret = error(_("could not write index"));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	reflog_action = getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT);
-	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: ", reflog_action ? reflog_action : "rebase");
-	prefix_len = msg.len;
-
-	if (!get_oid("ORIG_HEAD", &oid_old_orig))
-		old_orig = &oid_old_orig;
-	if (!get_oid("HEAD", &oid_orig)) {
-		orig = &oid_orig;
-		if (!reflog_orig_head) {
-			strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating ORIG_HEAD");
-			reflog_orig_head = msg.buf;
-		}
-		update_ref(reflog_orig_head, "ORIG_HEAD", orig, old_orig, 0,
-			   UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
-	} else if (old_orig)
-		delete_ref(NULL, "ORIG_HEAD", old_orig, 0);
-	if (!reflog_head) {
-		strbuf_setlen(&msg, prefix_len);
-		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating HEAD");
-		reflog_head = msg.buf;
-	}
-	if (!switch_to_branch)
-		ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, orig,
-				 detach_head ? REF_NO_DEREF : 0,
-				 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
-	else {
-		ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch, msg.buf);
-		if (!ret)
-			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
-					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
-	}
-
-leave_reset_head:
-	strbuf_release(&msg);
-	rollback_lock_file(&lock);
-	while (nr)
-		free((void *)desc[--nr].buffer);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int rebase_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 {
 	struct rebase_options *opts = data;

index 768bea0da8..303175fdf1 100644
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ static void add_var(struct strbuf *buf, const char *name, const char *value)
 
 #define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
 #define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
+#define RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY (1<<2)
 
 static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,

@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 {
 	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
 	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
+	unsigned refs_only = flags & RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY;
 	struct object_id head_oid;
 	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
 	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;

@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	if (switch_to_branch && !starts_with(switch_to_branch, "refs/"))
 		BUG("Not a fully qualified branch: '%s'", switch_to_branch);
 
-	if (hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
+	if (!refs_only && hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
 		ret = -1;
 		goto leave_reset_head;
 	}

@@ -372,6 +374,9 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	if (!oid)
 		oid = &head_oid;
 
+	if (flags & RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY)
+		goto reset_head_refs;
+
 	memset(&unpack_tree_opts, 0, sizeof(unpack_tree_opts));
 	setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&unpack_tree_opts, action);
 	unpack_tree_opts.head_idx = 1;

@@ -412,6 +417,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 		goto leave_reset_head;
 	}
 
+reset_head_refs:
 	reflog_action = getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT);
 	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: ", reflog_action ? reflog_action : "rebase");
 	prefix_len = msg.len;

index 303175fdf1..e327c30b6b 100644
@@ -246,6 +246,37 @@ static int read_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int write_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	write_file(state_dir_path("head-name", opts), "%s",
+		   opts->head_name ? opts->head_name : "detached HEAD");
+	write_file(state_dir_path("onto", opts), "%s",
+		   opts->onto ? oid_to_hex(&opts->onto->object.oid) : "");
+	write_file(state_dir_path("orig-head", opts), "%s",
+		   oid_to_hex(&opts->orig_head));
+	write_file(state_dir_path("quiet", opts), "%s",
+		   opts->flags & REBASE_NO_QUIET ? "" : "t");
+	if (opts->flags & REBASE_VERBOSE)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("verbose", opts), "%s", "");
+	if (opts->strategy)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy", opts), "%s",
+			   opts->strategy);
+	if (opts->strategy_opts)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy_opts", opts), "%s",
+			   opts->strategy_opts);
+	if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate >= 0)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("allow_rerere_autoupdate", opts),
+			   "-%s-rerere-autoupdate",
+			   opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate ? "" : "-no");
+	if (opts->gpg_sign_opt)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("gpg_sign_opt", opts), "%s",
+			   opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+	if (opts->signoff)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy", opts), "--signoff");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int apply_autostash(struct rebase_options *opts)
 {
 	const char *path = state_dir_path("autostash", opts);

@@ -459,6 +490,30 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int move_to_original_branch(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	struct strbuf orig_head_reflog = STRBUF_INIT, head_reflog = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!opts->head_name)
+		return 0; /* nothing to move back to */
+
+	if (!opts->onto)
+		BUG("move_to_original_branch without onto");
+
+	strbuf_addf(&orig_head_reflog, "rebase finished: %s onto %s",
+		    opts->head_name, oid_to_hex(&opts->onto->object.oid));
+	strbuf_addf(&head_reflog, "rebase finished: returning to %s",
+		    opts->head_name);
+	ret = reset_head(NULL, "checkout", opts->head_name,
+			 RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY,
+			 orig_head_reflog.buf, head_reflog.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&orig_head_reflog);
+	strbuf_release(&head_reflog);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const char *resolvemsg =
 N_("Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with\n"
 "\"git add/rm <conflicted_files>\", then run \"git rebase --continue\".\n"

@@ -466,6 +521,129 @@ N_("Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with\n"
 "To abort and get back to the state before \"git rebase\", run "
 "\"git rebase --abort\".");
 
+static int run_am(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	struct child_process am = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct child_process format_patch = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct strbuf revisions = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int status;
+	char *rebased_patches;
+
+	am.git_cmd = 1;
+	argv_array_push(&am.args, "am");
+
+	if (opts->action && !strcmp("continue", opts->action)) {
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--resolved");
+		argv_array_pushf(&am.args, "--resolvemsg=%s", resolvemsg);
+		if (opts->gpg_sign_opt)
+			argv_array_push(&am.args, opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+		status = run_command(&am);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
+		discard_cache();
+		return move_to_original_branch(opts);
+	}
+	if (opts->action && !strcmp("skip", opts->action)) {
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--skip");
+		argv_array_pushf(&am.args, "--resolvemsg=%s", resolvemsg);
+		status = run_command(&am);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
+		discard_cache();
+		return move_to_original_branch(opts);
+	}
+	if (opts->action && !strcmp("show-current-patch", opts->action)) {
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--show-current-patch");
+		return run_command(&am);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(&revisions, "%s...%s",
+		    oid_to_hex(opts->root ?
+			       /* this is now equivalent to ! -z "$upstream" */
+			       &opts->onto->object.oid :
+			       &opts->upstream->object.oid),
+		    oid_to_hex(&opts->orig_head));
+
+	rebased_patches = xstrdup(git_path("rebased-patches"));
+	format_patch.out = open(rebased_patches,
+				O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);
+	if (format_patch.out < 0) {
+		status = error_errno(_("could not write '%s'"),
+				     rebased_patches);
+		free(rebased_patches);
+		argv_array_clear(&am.args);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	format_patch.git_cmd = 1;
+	argv_array_pushl(&format_patch.args, "format-patch", "-k", "--stdout",
+			 "--full-index", "--cherry-pick", "--right-only",
+			 "--src-prefix=a/", "--dst-prefix=b/", "--no-renames",
+			 "--no-cover-letter", "--pretty=mboxrd", NULL);
+	if (opts->git_format_patch_opt.len)
+		argv_array_split(&format_patch.args,
+				 opts->git_format_patch_opt.buf);
+	argv_array_push(&format_patch.args, revisions.buf);
+	if (opts->restrict_revision)
+		argv_array_pushf(&format_patch.args, "^%s",
+				 oid_to_hex(&opts->restrict_revision->object.oid));
+
+	status = run_command(&format_patch);
+	if (status) {
+		unlink(rebased_patches);
+		free(rebased_patches);
+		argv_array_clear(&am.args);
+
+		reset_head(&opts->orig_head, "checkout", opts->head_name, 0,
+			   "HEAD", NULL);
+		error(_("\ngit encountered an error while preparing the "
+			"patches to replay\n"
+			"these revisions:\n"
+			"\n    %s\n\n"
+			"As a result, git cannot rebase them."),
+		      opts->revisions);
+
+		strbuf_release(&revisions);
+		return status;
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&revisions);
+
+	am.in = open(rebased_patches, O_RDONLY);
+	if (am.in < 0) {
+		status = error_errno(_("could not read '%s'"),
+				     rebased_patches);
+		free(rebased_patches);
+		argv_array_clear(&am.args);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	argv_array_pushv(&am.args, opts->git_am_opts.argv);
+	argv_array_push(&am.args, "--rebasing");
+	argv_array_pushf(&am.args, "--resolvemsg=%s", resolvemsg);
+	argv_array_push(&am.args, "--patch-format=mboxrd");
+	if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate > 0)
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--rerere-autoupdate");
+	else if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate == 0)
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--no-rerere-autoupdate");
+	if (opts->gpg_sign_opt)
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+	status = run_command(&am);
+	unlink(rebased_patches);
+	free(rebased_patches);
+
+	if (!status) {
+		discard_cache();
+		return move_to_original_branch(opts);
+	}
+
+	if (is_directory(opts->state_dir))
+		write_basic_state(opts);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 {
 	const char *argv[] = { NULL, NULL };

@@ -546,6 +724,11 @@ static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 		goto finished_rebase;
 	}
 
+	if (opts->type == REBASE_AM) {
+		status = run_am(opts);
+		goto finished_rebase;
+	}
+
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "GIT_DIR", absolute_path(get_git_dir()));
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "state_dir", opts->state_dir);
 

index 00de70365e..efa90ca894 100644
@@ -333,6 +333,125 @@ static void add_var(struct strbuf *buf, const char *name, const char *value)
 	}
 }
 
+#define GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"
+
+#define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
+#define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
+
+static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
+		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,
+		      const char *reflog_orig_head, const char *reflog_head)
+{
+	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
+	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
+	struct object_id head_oid;
+	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
+	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
+	struct unpack_trees_options unpack_tree_opts;
+	struct tree *tree;
+	const char *reflog_action;
+	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+	size_t prefix_len;
+	struct object_id *orig = NULL, oid_orig,
+		*old_orig = NULL, oid_old_orig;
+	int ret = 0, nr = 0;
+
+	if (switch_to_branch && !starts_with(switch_to_branch, "refs/"))
+		BUG("Not a fully qualified branch: '%s'", switch_to_branch);
+
+	if (hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if ((!oid || !reset_hard) && get_oid("HEAD", &head_oid)) {
+		ret = error(_("could not determine HEAD revision"));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (!oid)
+		oid = &head_oid;
+
+	memset(&unpack_tree_opts, 0, sizeof(unpack_tree_opts));
+	setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&unpack_tree_opts, action);
+	unpack_tree_opts.head_idx = 1;
+	unpack_tree_opts.src_index = the_repository->index;
+	unpack_tree_opts.dst_index = the_repository->index;
+	unpack_tree_opts.fn = reset_hard ? oneway_merge : twoway_merge;
+	unpack_tree_opts.update = 1;
+	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
+	if (!detach_head)
+		unpack_tree_opts.reset = 1;
+
+	if (read_index_unmerged(the_repository->index) < 0) {
+		ret = error(_("could not read index"));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (!reset_hard && !fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], &head_oid)) {
+		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"),
+			    oid_to_hex(&head_oid));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (!fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], oid)) {
+		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	if (unpack_trees(nr, desc, &unpack_tree_opts)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	tree = parse_tree_indirect(oid);
+	prime_cache_tree(the_repository, the_repository->index, tree);
+
+	if (write_locked_index(the_repository->index, &lock, COMMIT_LOCK) < 0) {
+		ret = error(_("could not write index"));
+		goto leave_reset_head;
+	}
+
+	reflog_action = getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT);
+	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: ", reflog_action ? reflog_action : "rebase");
+	prefix_len = msg.len;
+
+	if (!get_oid("ORIG_HEAD", &oid_old_orig))
+		old_orig = &oid_old_orig;
+	if (!get_oid("HEAD", &oid_orig)) {
+		orig = &oid_orig;
+		if (!reflog_orig_head) {
+			strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating ORIG_HEAD");
+			reflog_orig_head = msg.buf;
+		}
+		update_ref(reflog_orig_head, "ORIG_HEAD", orig, old_orig, 0,
+			   UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+	} else if (old_orig)
+		delete_ref(NULL, "ORIG_HEAD", old_orig, 0);
+	if (!reflog_head) {
+		strbuf_setlen(&msg, prefix_len);
+		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating HEAD");
+		reflog_head = msg.buf;
+	}
+	if (!switch_to_branch)
+		ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, orig,
+				 detach_head ? REF_NO_DEREF : 0,
+				 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+	else {
+		ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch, msg.buf);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
+					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+	}
+
+leave_reset_head:
+	strbuf_release(&msg);
+	rollback_lock_file(&lock);
+	while (nr)
+		free((void *)desc[--nr].buffer);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const char *resolvemsg =
 N_("Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with\n"
 "\"git add/rm <conflicted_files>\", then run \"git rebase --continue\".\n"

@@ -526,125 +645,6 @@ static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 	return status ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
-#define GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT "GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"
-
-#define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
-#define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
-
-static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
-		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,
-		      const char *reflog_orig_head, const char *reflog_head)
-{
-	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
-	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
-	struct object_id head_oid;
-	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
-	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
-	struct unpack_trees_options unpack_tree_opts;
-	struct tree *tree;
-	const char *reflog_action;
-	struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
-	size_t prefix_len;
-	struct object_id *orig = NULL, oid_orig,
-		*old_orig = NULL, oid_old_orig;
-	int ret = 0, nr = 0;
-
-	if (switch_to_branch && !starts_with(switch_to_branch, "refs/"))
-		BUG("Not a fully qualified branch: '%s'", switch_to_branch);
-
-	if (hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if ((!oid || !reset_hard) && get_oid("HEAD", &head_oid)) {
-		ret = error(_("could not determine HEAD revision"));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (!oid)
-		oid = &head_oid;
-
-	memset(&unpack_tree_opts, 0, sizeof(unpack_tree_opts));
-	setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&unpack_tree_opts, action);
-	unpack_tree_opts.head_idx = 1;
-	unpack_tree_opts.src_index = the_repository->index;
-	unpack_tree_opts.dst_index = the_repository->index;
-	unpack_tree_opts.fn = reset_hard ? oneway_merge : twoway_merge;
-	unpack_tree_opts.update = 1;
-	unpack_tree_opts.merge = 1;
-	if (!detach_head)
-		unpack_tree_opts.reset = 1;
-
-	if (read_index_unmerged(the_repository->index) < 0) {
-		ret = error(_("could not read index"));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (!reset_hard && !fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], &head_oid)) {
-		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"),
-			    oid_to_hex(&head_oid));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (!fill_tree_descriptor(&desc[nr++], oid)) {
-		ret = error(_("failed to find tree of %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	if (unpack_trees(nr, desc, &unpack_tree_opts)) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	tree = parse_tree_indirect(oid);
-	prime_cache_tree(the_repository, the_repository->index, tree);
-
-	if (write_locked_index(the_repository->index, &lock, COMMIT_LOCK) < 0) {
-		ret = error(_("could not write index"));
-		goto leave_reset_head;
-	}
-
-	reflog_action = getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT);
-	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: ", reflog_action ? reflog_action : "rebase");
-	prefix_len = msg.len;
-
-	if (!get_oid("ORIG_HEAD", &oid_old_orig))
-		old_orig = &oid_old_orig;
-	if (!get_oid("HEAD", &oid_orig)) {
-		orig = &oid_orig;
-		if (!reflog_orig_head) {
-			strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating ORIG_HEAD");
-			reflog_orig_head = msg.buf;
-		}
-		update_ref(reflog_orig_head, "ORIG_HEAD", orig, old_orig, 0,
-			   UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
-	} else if (old_orig)
-		delete_ref(NULL, "ORIG_HEAD", old_orig, 0);
-	if (!reflog_head) {
-		strbuf_setlen(&msg, prefix_len);
-		strbuf_addstr(&msg, "updating HEAD");
-		reflog_head = msg.buf;
-	}
-	if (!switch_to_branch)
-		ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, orig,
-				 detach_head ? REF_NO_DEREF : 0,
-				 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
-	else {
-		ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch, msg.buf);
-		if (!ret)
-			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
-					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
-	}
-
-leave_reset_head:
-	strbuf_release(&msg);
-	rollback_lock_file(&lock);
-	while (nr)
-		free((void *)desc[--nr].buffer);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int rebase_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 {
 	struct rebase_options *opts = data;

index efa90ca894..5c827b2f03 100644
@@ -438,10 +438,11 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 				 detach_head ? REF_NO_DEREF : 0,
 				 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
 	else {
-		ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch, msg.buf);
+		ret = update_ref(reflog_orig_head, switch_to_branch, oid,
+				 NULL, 0, UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
 		if (!ret)
-			ret = update_ref(reflog_head, "HEAD", oid, NULL, 0,
-					 UPDATE_REFS_MSG_ON_ERR);
+			ret = create_symref("HEAD", switch_to_branch,
+					    reflog_head);
 	}
 
 leave_reset_head:

index 5c827b2f03..c65493a484 100644
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ static void add_var(struct strbuf *buf, const char *name, const char *value)
 
 #define RESET_HEAD_DETACH (1<<0)
 #define RESET_HEAD_HARD (1<<1)
+#define RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY (1<<2)
 
 static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 		      const char *switch_to_branch, unsigned flags,

@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 {
 	unsigned detach_head = flags & RESET_HEAD_DETACH;
 	unsigned reset_hard = flags & RESET_HEAD_HARD;
+	unsigned refs_only = flags & RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY;
 	struct object_id head_oid;
 	struct tree_desc desc[2] = { { NULL }, { NULL } };
 	struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;

@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	if (switch_to_branch && !starts_with(switch_to_branch, "refs/"))
 		BUG("Not a fully qualified branch: '%s'", switch_to_branch);
 
-	if (hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
+	if (!refs_only && hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR) < 0) {
 		ret = -1;
 		goto leave_reset_head;
 	}

@@ -372,6 +374,9 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	if (!oid)
 		oid = &head_oid;
 
+	if (refs_only)
+		goto reset_head_refs;
+
 	memset(&unpack_tree_opts, 0, sizeof(unpack_tree_opts));
 	setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&unpack_tree_opts, action);
 	unpack_tree_opts.head_idx = 1;

@@ -412,6 +417,7 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 		goto leave_reset_head;
 	}
 
+reset_head_refs:
 	reflog_action = getenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION_ENVIRONMENT);
 	strbuf_addf(&msg, "%s: ", reflog_action ? reflog_action : "rebase");
 	prefix_len = msg.len;

index c65493a484..0727ddaf00 100644
@@ -246,6 +246,37 @@ static int read_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int write_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	write_file(state_dir_path("head-name", opts), "%s",
+		   opts->head_name ? opts->head_name : "detached HEAD");
+	write_file(state_dir_path("onto", opts), "%s",
+		   opts->onto ? oid_to_hex(&opts->onto->object.oid) : "");
+	write_file(state_dir_path("orig-head", opts), "%s",
+		   oid_to_hex(&opts->orig_head));
+	write_file(state_dir_path("quiet", opts), "%s",
+		   opts->flags & REBASE_NO_QUIET ? "" : "t");
+	if (opts->flags & REBASE_VERBOSE)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("verbose", opts), "%s", "");
+	if (opts->strategy)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy", opts), "%s",
+			   opts->strategy);
+	if (opts->strategy_opts)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy_opts", opts), "%s",
+			   opts->strategy_opts);
+	if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate >= 0)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("allow_rerere_autoupdate", opts),
+			   "-%s-rerere-autoupdate",
+			   opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate ? "" : "-no");
+	if (opts->gpg_sign_opt)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("gpg_sign_opt", opts), "%s",
+			   opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+	if (opts->signoff)
+		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy", opts), "--signoff");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int apply_autostash(struct rebase_options *opts)
 {
 	const char *path = state_dir_path("autostash", opts);

@@ -459,6 +490,29 @@ static int reset_head(struct object_id *oid, const char *action,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int move_to_original_branch(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	struct strbuf orig_head_reflog = STRBUF_INIT, head_reflog = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!opts->head_name)
+		return 0; /* nothing to move back to */
+
+	if (!opts->onto)
+		BUG("move_to_original_branch without onto");
+
+	strbuf_addf(&orig_head_reflog, "rebase finished: %s onto %s",
+		    opts->head_name, oid_to_hex(&opts->onto->object.oid));
+	strbuf_addf(&head_reflog, "rebase finished: returning to %s",
+		    opts->head_name);
+	ret = reset_head(NULL, "", opts->head_name, RESET_HEAD_REFS_ONLY,
+			 orig_head_reflog.buf, head_reflog.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&orig_head_reflog);
+	strbuf_release(&head_reflog);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const char *resolvemsg =
 N_("Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with\n"
 "\"git add/rm <conflicted_files>\", then run \"git rebase --continue\".\n"

@@ -466,6 +520,126 @@ N_("Resolve all conflicts manually, mark them as resolved with\n"
 "To abort and get back to the state before \"git rebase\", run "
 "\"git rebase --abort\".");
 
+static int run_am(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	struct child_process am = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct child_process format_patch = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct strbuf revisions = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int status;
+	char *rebased_patches;
+
+	am.git_cmd = 1;
+	argv_array_push(&am.args, "am");
+
+	if (opts->action && !strcmp("continue", opts->action)) {
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--resolved");
+		argv_array_pushf(&am.args, "--resolvemsg=%s", resolvemsg);
+		if (opts->gpg_sign_opt)
+			argv_array_push(&am.args, opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+		status = run_command(&am);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
+		return move_to_original_branch(opts);
+	}
+	if (opts->action && !strcmp("skip", opts->action)) {
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--skip");
+		argv_array_pushf(&am.args, "--resolvemsg=%s", resolvemsg);
+		status = run_command(&am);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
+		return move_to_original_branch(opts);
+	}
+	if (opts->action && !strcmp("show-current-patch", opts->action)) {
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--show-current-patch");
+		return run_command(&am);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(&revisions, "%s...%s",
+		    oid_to_hex(opts->root ?
+			       /* this is now equivalent to !opts->upstream */
+			       &opts->onto->object.oid :
+			       &opts->upstream->object.oid),
+		    oid_to_hex(&opts->orig_head));
+
+	rebased_patches = xstrdup(git_path("rebased-patches"));
+	format_patch.out = open(rebased_patches,
+				O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);
+	if (format_patch.out < 0) {
+		status = error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for writing"),
+				     rebased_patches);
+		free(rebased_patches);
+		argv_array_clear(&am.args);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	format_patch.git_cmd = 1;
+	argv_array_pushl(&format_patch.args, "format-patch", "-k", "--stdout",
+			 "--full-index", "--cherry-pick", "--right-only",
+			 "--src-prefix=a/", "--dst-prefix=b/", "--no-renames",
+			 "--no-cover-letter", "--pretty=mboxrd", NULL);
+	if (opts->git_format_patch_opt.len)
+		argv_array_split(&format_patch.args,
+				 opts->git_format_patch_opt.buf);
+	argv_array_push(&format_patch.args, revisions.buf);
+	if (opts->restrict_revision)
+		argv_array_pushf(&format_patch.args, "^%s",
+				 oid_to_hex(&opts->restrict_revision->object.oid));
+
+	status = run_command(&format_patch);
+	if (status) {
+		unlink(rebased_patches);
+		free(rebased_patches);
+		argv_array_clear(&am.args);
+
+		reset_head(&opts->orig_head, "checkout", opts->head_name, 0,
+			   "HEAD", NULL);
+		error(_("\ngit encountered an error while preparing the "
+			"patches to replay\n"
+			"these revisions:\n"
+			"\n    %s\n\n"
+			"As a result, git cannot rebase them."),
+		      opts->revisions);
+
+		strbuf_release(&revisions);
+		return status;
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&revisions);
+
+	am.in = open(rebased_patches, O_RDONLY);
+	if (am.in < 0) {
+		status = error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for reading"),
+				     rebased_patches);
+		free(rebased_patches);
+		argv_array_clear(&am.args);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	argv_array_pushv(&am.args, opts->git_am_opts.argv);
+	argv_array_push(&am.args, "--rebasing");
+	argv_array_pushf(&am.args, "--resolvemsg=%s", resolvemsg);
+	argv_array_push(&am.args, "--patch-format=mboxrd");
+	if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate > 0)
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--rerere-autoupdate");
+	else if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate == 0)
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, "--no-rerere-autoupdate");
+	if (opts->gpg_sign_opt)
+		argv_array_push(&am.args, opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+	status = run_command(&am);
+	unlink(rebased_patches);
+	free(rebased_patches);
+
+	if (!status) {
+		return move_to_original_branch(opts);
+	}
+
+	if (is_directory(opts->state_dir))
+		write_basic_state(opts);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 {
 	const char *argv[] = { NULL, NULL };

@@ -546,6 +720,11 @@ static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts)
 		goto finished_rebase;
 	}
 
+	if (opts->type == REBASE_AM) {
+		status = run_am(opts);
+		goto finished_rebase;
+	}
+
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "GIT_DIR", absolute_path(get_git_dir()));
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "state_dir", opts->state_dir);