Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Apr 2026, #04)

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:32:38 -0700

Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree.  Commits
prefixed with '+' are in 'next' (being in 'next' is a sign that a
topic is stable enough to be used and is a candidate to be in a
future release).  Commits prefixed with '-' are only in 'seen', and
aren't considered "accepted" at all and may be annotated with a URL
to a message that raises issues but they are by no means exhaustive.
A topic without enough support may be discarded after a long period
of no activity (of course they can be resubmitted when new interests
arise).

The tip of the master is hopefully identical to what will be tagged
as Git 2.54-rc2 tomorrowy.

Copies of the source code to Git live in many repositories, and the
following is a list of the ones I push into or their mirrors.  Some
repositories have only a subset of branches.

With maint, master, next, seen, todo:

	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/
	git://repo.or.cz/alt-git.git/
	https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/
	https://github.com/git/git/
	https://gitlab.com/git-scm/git/

With all the integration branches and topics broken out:

	https://github.com/gitster/git/

Even though the preformatted documentation in HTML and man format
are not sources, they are published in these repositories for
convenience (replace "htmldocs" with "manpages" for the manual
pages):

	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git-htmldocs.git/
	https://github.com/gitster/git-htmldocs.git/

Release tarballs are available at:

	https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/

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[New Topics]

* sp/refs-reduce-the-repository (2026-04-04) 3 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-09 at bb1d626802)
 + refs/reftable-backend: drop uses of the_repository
 + refs: remove the_hash_algo global state
 + refs: add struct repository parameter in get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms()

 Code clean-up to use the right instance of a repository instance in
 calls inside refs subsystem.

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/odb-in-memory (2026-04-10) 18 commits
 - t/unit-tests: add tests for the in-memory object source
 - odb: generic in-memory source
 - odb/source-inmemory: stub out remaining functions
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `freshen_object()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `count_objects()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `find_abbrev_len()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `for_each_object()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: convert to use oidtree
 - oidtree: add ability to store data
 - cbtree: allow using arbitrary wrapper structures for nodes
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `write_object_stream()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `write_object()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `read_object_stream()` callback
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `read_object_info()` callback
 - odb: fix unnecessary call to `find_cached_object()`
 - odb/source-inmemory: implement `free()` callback
 - odb: introduce "in-memory" source
 - Merge branch 'jt/odb-transaction-write' into ps/odb-in-memory
 (this branch uses jt/odb-transaction-write.)

 Add a new odb "in-memory" source that is meant to only hold
 tentative objects (like the virtual blob object that represents the
 working tree file used by "git blame").

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jc/doc-timestamps-in-stat (2026-04-10) 1 commit
 - CodingGuidelines: st_mtimespec vs st_mtim vs st_mtime

 Doc update.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/test-set-e-clean (2026-04-13) 12 commits
 . t: detect errors outside of test cases
 . t9902: fix use of `read` with `set -e`
 . t6002: fix use of `expr` with `set -e`
 . t1301: don't fail in case setfacl(1) doesn't exist or fails
 . t0008: silence error in subshell when using `grep -v`
 . t: prepare `test_when_finished ()`/`test_atexit()` for `set -e`
 . t: prepare execution of potentially failing commands for `set -e`
 . t: prepare conditional test execution for `set -e`
 . t: prepare `git config --unset` calls for `set -e`
 . t: prepare `stop_git_daemon ()` for `set -e`
 . t: prepare `test_must_fail ()` for `set -e`
 . t: prepare `test_match_signal ()` calls for `set -e`

 The test suite harness and many individual test scripts have been
 updated to work correctly when 'set -e' is in effect, which helps
 detect misspelled test commands.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

--------------------------------------------------
[Graduated to 'master']

* bc/ref-storage-default-doc-update (2026-04-02) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-09 at 6b423ab8ba)
 + docs: correct information about reftable

 Doc update.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ds/rev-list-maximal-only-optim (2026-04-06) 3 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-07 at 7a70817efa)
 + rev-list: use reduce_heads() for --maximal-only
 + p6011: add perf test for rev-list --maximal-only
 + t6600: test --maximal-only and --independent

 "git rev-list --maximal-only" has been optimized by borrowing the
 logic used by "git show-branch --independent", which computes the
 same kind of information much more efficiently.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jc/ci-github-actions-use-checkout-v5 (2026-04-13) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 9c883467ad)
 + CI: bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 for rust-analysis job

 CI dependency updates.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jc/no-writev-does-not-work (2026-04-09) 5 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-10 at 779546e6a3)
 + writev: retract the topic until we have a better emulation
 + Revert "compat/posix: introduce writev(3p) wrapper"
 + Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers"
 + Revert "sideband: use writev(3p) to send pktlines"
 + Revert "cmake: use writev(3p) wrapper as needed"

 We used writev() in limited code paths and supplied emulation for
 platforms without working writev(), but the emulation was too
 faithful to the spec to make the result useless to send even 64kB;
 revert the topic and plan to restart the effort later.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jd/cache-tree-trace-wo-the-repository (2026-03-31) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-02 at e36937bb5e)
 + cache-tree: use index state repository in trace2 calls

 Code cleanup.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more (2026-04-03) 13 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-06 at 9eebe11338)
 + git-compat-util: fix CONST_OUTPARAM typo and indentation
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-02 at b060d988f4)
 + refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning
 + http: drop const to fix strstr() warning
 + range-diff: drop const to fix strstr() warnings
 + pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const
 + skip_prefix(): check const match between in and out params
 + pseudo-merge: fix disk reads from find_pseudo_merge()
 + find_last_dir_sep(): convert inline function to macro
 + run-command: explicitly cast away constness when assigning to void
 + pager: explicitly cast away strchr() constness
 + transport-helper: drop const to fix strchr() warnings
 + http: add const to fix strchr() warnings
 + convert: add const to fix strchr() warnings

 Further work to adjust the codebase for C23 that changes functions
 like strchr() that discarded constness when they return a pointer into
 a const string to preserve constness.
 source: <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jk/doc-markup-sub-list-indentation (2026-04-11) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 738824c9ca)
 + gitglossary: fix indentation of sub-lists

 Doc mark-up update for entries in the glossary with bulleted lists.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jt/index-fd-wo-repo-regression-fix-maint (2026-04-07) 1 commit
 + object-file: avoid ODB transaction when not writing objects
 (this branch is used by jt/index-fd-wo-repo-regression-fix.)

 During Git 2.52 timeframe, we broke streaming computation of object
 hash outside a repository, which has been corrected.

* kh/doc-am-xref (2026-04-11) 2 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 400039b45c)
 + doc: am: correct to full --no-message-id
 + doc: am: revert Message-ID trailer claim

 Doc update.
 source: <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* kh/doc-config-list (2026-04-05) 2 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-07 at fb95f091cc)
 + doc: gitcvs-migration: rephrase “man page”
 + doc: replace git config --list/-l with `list`

 "git config list" is the official way to spell "git config -l" and
 "git config --list".  Use it to update the documentation.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ng/add-files-to-cache-wo-rename (2026-04-01) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-02 at 8723880fc0)
 + read-cache: disable renames in add_files_to_cache

 add_files_to_cache() used diff_files() to detect only the paths that
 are different between the index and the working tree and add them,
 which does not need rename detection, which interfered with unnecessary
 conflicts.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/archive-prefix-doc (2026-04-08) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-09 at ed6aa0e448)
 + archive: document --prefix handling of absolute and parent paths

 Doc update.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/odb-cleanup (2026-03-31) 7 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-02 at 1dd8236dfb)
 + odb: drop unneeded headers and forward decls
 + odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags
 + odb: use enum for `odb_write_object` flags
 + odb: rename `odb_write_object()` flags
 + treewide: use enum for `odb_for_each_object()` flags
 + CodingGuidelines: document our style for flags
 + Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling' into ps/odb-cleanup
 (this branch is used by ps/odb-in-memory)

 Various code clean-up around odb subsystem.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/reftable-portability (2026-04-02) 5 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-02 at 04adce37b9)
 + reftable/system: add abstraction to mmap files
 + reftable/system: add abstraction to retrieve time in milliseconds
 + reftable/fsck: use REFTABLE_UNUSED instead of UNUSED
 + reftable/stack: provide fsync(3p) via system header
 + reftable: introduce "reftable-system.h" header

 Update reftable library part with what is used in libgit2 to improve
 portability to different target codebases and platforms.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ss/t7004-unhide-git-failures (2026-03-31) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-02 at fec00b153f)
 + t7004: replace wc -l with modern test helpers

 Test clean-up.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* tc/replay-ref (2026-04-01) 4 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-03 at 196ecde80b)
 + replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref
 + replay: use stuck form in documentation and help message
 + builtin/replay: mark options as not negatable
 + Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' into tc/replay-ref

 The experimental `git replay` command learned the `--ref=<ref>` option
 to allow specifying which ref to update, overriding the default behavior.
 source: <[email-masked]>

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[Cooking]

* js/adjust-tests-to-explicitly-access-bare-repo (2026-04-02) 17 commits
 - git p4 clone --bare: need to be explicit about the gitdir
 - t9700: stop relying on implicit bare repo discovery
 - t9210: pass `safe.bareRepository=all` to `scalar register`
 - t6020: use `-C` for worktree, `--git-dir` for bare repository
 - t5619: wrap `test_commit_bulk` in `GIT_DIR` subshell for bare repo
 - t5540/t5541: avoid accessing a bare repository via `-C <dir>`
 - t5509: specify bare repository path explicitly
 - t5505: export `GIT_DIR` after `git init --bare`
 - t5503: avoid discovering a bare repository
 - t2406: use `--git-dir=.` for bare repository worktree repair
 - t2400: explicitly specify bare repo for `git worktree add`
 - t1900: avoid using `-C <dir>` for a bare repository
 - t1020: use `--git-dir` instead of subshell for bare repo
 - t0056: allow implicit bare repo discovery for `-C` work-tree tests
 - t0003: use `--git-dir` for bare repo attribute tests
 - t0001: replace `cd`+`git` with `git --git-dir` in `check_config`
 - t0001: allow implicit bare repo discovery for aliased-command test

 Some tests assume that bare repository accesses are by default
 allowed; rewrite some of them to avoid the assumption, rewrite
 others to explicitly set safe.bareRepository to allow them.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* pw/xdiff-shrink-memory-consumption (2026-04-02) 5 commits
 - xdiff: reduce the size of array
 - xprepare: simplify error handling
 - xdiff: cleanup xdl_clean_mmatch()
 - xdiff: reduce size of action arrays
 - Merge branch 'en/xdiff-cleanup-3' into pw/xdiff-shrink-memory-consumption
 (this branch uses en/xdiff-cleanup-3.)

 Shrink wasted memory in Myers diff that does not account for common
 prefix and suffix removal.

 On hold, waiting for the base topic.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* cl/conditional-config-on-worktree-path (2026-04-03) 2 commits
 - config: add "worktree" and "worktree/i" includeIf conditions
 - config: refactor include_by_gitdir() into include_by_path()

 The [includeIf "condition"] conditional inclusion facility for
 configuration files has learned to use the location of worktree
 in its condition.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* bc/rust-by-default (2026-04-09) 4 commits
 - Enable Rust by default
 - Linux: link against libdl
 - ci: install cargo on Alpine
 - docs: update version with default Rust support

 Rust support is enabled by default (but still allows opting out) in
 some future version of Git.

 Will merge to 'next' after Git 2.54 final gets tagged.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/shift-root-in-graph (2026-04-04) 1 commit
 - graph: add indentation for commits preceded by a parentless commit

 In a history with more than one root commit, "git log --graph
 --oneline" stuffed an unrelated commit immediately below a root
 commit, which has been corrected by making the spot below a root
 unavailable.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jt/config-lock-timeout (2026-04-03) 1 commit
 - config: retry acquiring config.lock for 100ms

 The code path to update the configuration file has been taught to
 use a short timeout to retry.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* sp/refs-with-less-the-repository (2026-04-03) 3 commits
 - refs/reftable-backend: drop uses of the_repository
 - refs: remove the_hash_algo global state
 - refs: add struct repository parameter in get_files_ref_lock_timeout_ms()

 Reduce the reference to the_repository in the refs subsystem.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* dl/cache-tree-fully-valid-fix (2026-04-06) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 68c82a9f37)
 + cache-tree: fix inverted object existence check in cache_tree_fully_valid

 The check that implements the logic to see if an in-core cache-tree
 is fully ready to write out a tree object was broken, which has
 been corrected.

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ja/doc-difftool-synopsis-style (2026-04-04) 4 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 0e6c98f313)
 + doc: convert git-describe manual page to synopsis style
 + doc: convert git-shortlog manual page to synopsis style
 + doc: convert git-range-diff manual page to synopsis style
 + doc: convert git-difftool manual page to synopsis style

 Doc mark-up updates.

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* lp/repack-propagate-promisor-debugging-info (2026-04-10) 7 commits
 - SQUASH???
 - repack-promisor: add missing headers
 - t7703: test for promisor file content after geometric repack
 - t7700: test for promisor file content after repack
 - repack-promisor: preserve content of promisor files after repack
 - repack-promisor add helper to fill promisor file after repack
 - pack-write: add explanation to promisor file content

 When fetching objects into a lazily cloned repository, .promisor
 files are created with information meant to help debugging.  "git
 repack" has been taught to carry this information forward to
 packfiles that are newly created.

 Waiting for a review response on use of parse_pack_index()
 source: <[email-masked]>

* th/promisor-quiet-per-repo (2026-04-06) 1 commit
 - promisor-remote: fix promisor.quiet to use the correct repository

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jt/odb-transaction-write (2026-04-02) 7 commits
 - odb/transaction: make `write_object_stream()` pluggable
 - object-file: generalize packfile writes to use odb_write_stream
 - object-file: avoid fd seekback by checking object size upfront
 - object-file: remove flags from transaction packfile writes
 - odb: update `struct odb_write_stream` read() callback
 - odb/transaction: use pluggable `begin_transaction()`
 - odb: split `struct odb_transaction` into separate header
 (this branch is used by ps/odb-in-memory.)

 ODB transaction interface is being reworked to explicitly handle
 object writes.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* sa/cat-file-batch-mailmap-switch (2026-03-31) 1 commit
 - cat-file: add mailmap subcommand to --batch-command

 "git cat-file --batch" learns an in-line command "mailmap"
 that lets the user toggle use of mailmap.

 Expecting a (hopefully small and final) reroll?
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* tb/incremental-midx-part-3.3 (2026-03-29) 16 commits
 - repack: allow `--write-midx=incremental` without `--geometric`
 - repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental`
 - repack: implement incremental MIDX repacking
 - packfile: ensure `close_pack_revindex()` frees in-memory revindex
 - builtin/repack.c: convert `--write-midx` to an `OPT_CALLBACK`
 - repack-geometry: prepare for incremental MIDX repacking
 - repack-midx: extract `repack_fill_midx_stdin_packs()`
 - repack-midx: factor out `repack_prepare_midx_command()`
 - midx: expose `midx_layer_contains_pack()`
 - repack: track the ODB source via existing_packs
 - midx: support custom `--base` for incremental MIDX writes
 - midx: introduce `--checksum-only` for incremental MIDX writes
 - midx: use `strvec` for `keep_hashes`
 - strvec: introduce `strvec_init_alloc()`
 - midx: use `string_list` for retained MIDX files
 - midx-write: handle noop writes when converting incremental chains

 The repacking code has been refactored and compaction of MIDX layers
 have been implemented, and incremental strategy that does not require
 all-into-one repacking has been introduced.

 Expecting a reroll.
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jd/unpack-trees-wo-the-repository (2026-03-31) 2 commits
 - unpack-trees: use repository from index instead of global
 - unpack-trees: use repository from index instead of global

 A handful of inappropriate uses of the_repository have been
 rewritten to use the right repository structure instance in the
 unpack-trees.c codepath.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/setup-wo-the-repository (2026-03-30) 18 commits
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `init_db()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `create_reference_database()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `initialize_repository_version()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `check_repository_format()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `upgrade_repository_format()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory_gently()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_env()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `set_git_work_tree()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_work_tree()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `enter_repo()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `verify_non_filename()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `verify_filename()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `path_inside_repo()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `prefix_path()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `is_inside_git_dir()`
 - setup: stop using `the_repository` in `is_inside_worktree()`
 - setup: replace use of `the_repository` in static functions

 Many uses of the_repository has been updated to use a more
 appropriate struct repository instance in setup.c codepath.

 Needs review.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* kh/doc-trailers (2026-04-13) 9 commits
 - doc: interpret-trailers: document comment line treatment
 - doc: interpret-trailers: commit to “trailer block” term
 - doc: interpret-trailers: add key format example
 - doc: interpret-trailers: explain key format
 - doc: interpret-trailers: explain the format after the intro
 - doc: interpret-trailers: not just for commit messages
 - doc: interpret-trailers: use “metadata” in Name as well
 - doc: interpret-trailers: replace “lines” with “metadata”
 - doc: interpret-trailers: stop fixating on RFC 822

 Documentation updates.

 Needs review.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ps/graph-lane-limit (2026-03-27) 3 commits
 - graph: add truncation mark to capped lanes
 - graph: add --graph-lane-limit option
 - graph: limit the graph width to a hard-coded max

 The graph output from commands like "git log --graph" can now be
 limited to a specified number of lanes, preventing overly wide output
 in repositories with many branches.

 Needs review.
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* cc/promisor-auto-config-url (2026-04-07) 10 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 289fcba081)
 + t5710: use proper file:// URIs for absolute paths
 + promisor-remote: remove the 'accepted' strvec
 + promisor-remote: keep accepted promisor_info structs alive
 + promisor-remote: refactor accept_from_server()
 + promisor-remote: refactor has_control_char()
 + promisor-remote: refactor should_accept_remote() control flow
 + promisor-remote: reject empty name or URL in advertised remote
 + promisor-remote: clarify that a remote is ignored
 + promisor-remote: pass config entry to all_fields_match() directly
 + promisor-remote: try accepted remotes before others in get_direct()

 Promisor remote handling has been refactored and fixed in
 preparation for auto-configuration of advertised remotes.

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jr/bisect-custom-terms-in-output (2026-03-20) 1 commit
 - bisect: use selected alternate terms in status output

 "git bisect" now uses the selected terms (e.g., old/new) more
 consistently in its output.

 Expecting a reroll?
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ua/push-remote-group (2026-03-27) 3 commits
 - SQUASH??? - futureproof against the attack of the "main"
 - push: support pushing to a remote group
 - remote: move remote group resolution to remote.c

 "git push" learned to take a "remote group" name to push to, which
 causes pushes to multiple places, just like "git fetch" would do.

 Expecting a reroll.
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* hn/git-checkout-m-with-stash (2026-04-12) 4 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at b4e5a964fa)
 + checkout: -m (--merge) uses autostash when switching branches
 + sequencer: teach autostash apply to take optional conflict marker labels
 + sequencer: allow create_autostash to run silently
 + stash: add --label-ours, --label-theirs, --label-base for apply

 "git checkout -m another-branch" was invented to deal with local
 changes to paths that are different between the current and the new
 branch, but it gave only one chance to resolve conflicts.  The command
 was taught to create a stash to save the local changes.

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* kh/name-rev-custom-format (2026-03-20) 2 commits
 - name-rev: learn --format=<pretty>
 - name-rev: wrap both blocks in braces

 "git name-rev" learned to use custom format instead of the object
 name in an extended SHA-1 expression form.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* js/parseopt-subcommand-autocorrection (2026-03-16) 10 commits
 - doc: document autocorrect API
 - parseopt: add tests for subcommand autocorrection
 - parseopt: enable subcommand autocorrection for git-remote and git-notes
 - parseopt: autocorrect mistyped subcommands
 - autocorrect: provide config resolution API
 - autocorrect: rename AUTOCORRECT_SHOW to AUTOCORRECT_HINT
 - autocorrect: use mode and delay instead of magic numbers
 - help: move tty check for autocorrection to autocorrect.c
 - help: make autocorrect handling reusable
 - parseopt: extract subcommand handling from parse_options_step()

 The parse-options library learned to auto-correct misspelled
 subcommand names.

 Expecting review responses.
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ab/clone-default-object-filter (2026-03-14) 1 commit
 - clone: add clone.<url>.defaultObjectFilter config

 "git clone" learns to pay attention to "clone.<url>.defaultObjectFilter"
 configuration and behave as if the "--filter=<filter-spec>" option
 was given on the command line.

 Expecting review responses.
 cf. <[email-masked]>
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jc/neuter-sideband-fixup (2026-03-05) 6 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-03-13 at 5a4098b0cd)
 + sideband: drop 'default' configuration
 + sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis
 + sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through
 + sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default
 + sideband: introduce an "escape hatch" to allow control characters
 + sideband: mask control characters
 (this branch is used by jc/neuter-sideband-post-3.0.)

 Try to resurrect and reboot a stalled "avoid sending risky escape
 sequences taken from sideband to the terminal" topic by Dscho.  The
 plan is to keep it in 'next' long enough to see if anybody screams
 with the "everything dropped except for ANSI color escape sequences"
 default.

 Will keep in 'next' a bit longer than usual.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* jc/neuter-sideband-post-3.0 (2026-03-05) 2 commits
 - sideband: delay sanitizing by default to Git v3.0
 - Merge branch 'jc/neuter-sideband-fixup' into jc/neuter-sideband-post-3.0
 (this branch uses jc/neuter-sideband-fixup.)

 The final step, split from earlier attempt by Dscho, to loosen the
 sideband restriction for now and tighten later at Git v3.0 boundary.

 On hold, until jc/neuter-sideband-fixup cooks long enough in 'next'.
 (this branch uses jc/neuter-sideband-fixup.)
 source: <[email-masked]>

* cs/subtree-split-recursion (2026-03-05) 3 commits
 - contrib/subtree: reduce recursion during split
 - contrib/subtree: functionalize split traversal
 - contrib/subtree: reduce function side-effects

 When processing large history graphs on Debian or Ubuntu, "git
 subtree" can die with a "recursion depth reached" error.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* pt/promisor-lazy-fetch-no-recurse (2026-03-11) 1 commit
 - promisor-remote: prevent lazy-fetch recursion in child fetch

 The mechanism to avoid recursive lazy-fetch from promisor remotes
 was not propagated properly to child "git fetch" processes, which
 has been corrected.

 Comments?
 source: <[email-masked]>

* pt/fsmonitor-linux (2026-04-08) 13 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 37fa47889d)
 + fsmonitor: convert shown khash to strset in do_handle_client
 + fsmonitor: add tests for Linux
 + fsmonitor: add timeout to daemon stop command
 + fsmonitor: close inherited file descriptors and detach in daemon
 + run-command: add close_fd_above_stderr option
 + fsmonitor: implement filesystem change listener for Linux
 + fsmonitor: rename fsm-settings-darwin.c to fsm-settings-unix.c
 + fsmonitor: rename fsm-ipc-darwin.c to fsm-ipc-unix.c
 + fsmonitor: use pthread_cond_timedwait for cookie wait
 + compat/win32: add pthread_cond_timedwait
 + fsmonitor: fix hashmap memory leak in fsmonitor_run_daemon
 + fsmonitor: fix khash memory leak in do_handle_client
 + t9210, t9211: disable GIT_TEST_SPLIT_INDEX for scalar clone tests

 The fsmonitor daemon has been implemented for Linux.

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* ar/parallel-hooks (2026-04-10) 13 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-04-13 at 0a6acf0d17)
 + t1800: test SIGPIPE with parallel hooks
 + hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU cores
 + hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switch
 + hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider use
 + hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is set
 + hook: add per-event jobs config
 + hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook run
 + hook: mark non-parallelizable hooks
 + hook: allow pre-push parallel execution
 + hook: allow parallel hook execution
 + hook: parse the hook.jobs config
 + config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper
 + repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()

 Will cook in 'next'.
 source: <[email-masked]>

* en/xdiff-cleanup-3 (2026-04-08) 6 commits
 - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: put braces around the else clause
 - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make setting action easier to follow
 - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: make limits more clear
 - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: use unambiguous types
 - xdiff: use unambiguous types in xdl_bogo_sqrt()
 - xdiff/xdl_cleanup_records: delete local recs pointer
 (this branch is used by pw/xdiff-shrink-memory-consumption.)

 Preparation of the xdiff/ codebase to work with Rust.

 Will merge to 'next'?
 source: <[email-masked]>