git · cloobTech · Jan 13, 2026 · Jan 24, 2026 · Jan 24, 2026 · Feb 21, 2026
diff --git a/attr.c b/attr.c
@@ -881,10 +881,11 @@ const char *git_attr_system_file(void)
 
 const char *git_attr_global_file(void)
 {
-	if (!git_attributes_file)
-		git_attributes_file = xdg_config_home("attributes");
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
+	if (!cfg->attributes_file)
+		cfg->attributes_file = xdg_config_home("attributes");
 
-	return git_attributes_file;
+	return cfg->attributes_file;
 }
 
 int git_attr_system_is_enabled(void)

diff --git a/branch.h b/branch.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ enum branch_track {
 	BRANCH_TRACK_SIMPLE,
 };
 
-extern enum branch_track git_branch_track;
-
 /* Functions for acting on the information about branches. */
 
 /**

diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
 			 N_("Restrict the missing objects to the current sparse-checkout")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
 	show_usage_with_options_if_asked(argc, argv,
 					 builtin_backfill_usage, options);
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ int cmd_backfill(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct reposit
 	repo_config(repo, git_default_config, NULL);
 
 	if (ctx.sparse < 0)
-		ctx.sparse = core_apply_sparse_checkout;
+		ctx.sparse = cfg->apply_sparse_checkout;
 
 	result = do_backfill(&ctx);
 	backfill_context_clear(&ctx);

diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc,
 	static struct ref_sorting *sorting;
 	struct string_list sorting_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	struct ref_format format = REF_FORMAT_INIT;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 	int ret;
 
 	struct option options[] = {
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc,
 	if (!sorting_options.nr)
 		string_list_append(&sorting_options, "refname");
 
-	track = git_branch_track;
+	track = cfg->branch_track;
 
 	head = refs_resolve_refdup(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), "HEAD",
 				   0, &head_oid, NULL);

diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
 	struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf output = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct expand_data data = EXPAND_DATA_INIT;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 	int save_warning;
 	int retval = 0;
 
@@ -947,8 +948,8 @@ static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
 	 * warn) ends up dwarfing the actual cost of the object lookups
 	 * themselves. We can work around it by just turning off the warning.
 	 */
-	save_warning = warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
-	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
+	save_warning = cfg->warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
+	cfg->warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
 
 	if (opt->batch_mode == BATCH_MODE_QUEUE_AND_DISPATCH) {
 		batch_objects_command(opt, &output, &data);
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@ static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
  cleanup:
 	strbuf_release(&input);
 	strbuf_release(&output);
-	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = save_warning;
+	cfg->warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = save_warning;
 	return retval;
 }
 

diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -1590,6 +1590,7 @@ static void die_if_switching_to_a_branch_in_use(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 static int checkout_branch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 			   struct branch_info *new_branch_info)
 {
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 	int noop_switch = (!new_branch_info->name &&
 			   !opts->new_branch &&
 			   !opts->force_detach);
@@ -1633,7 +1634,7 @@ static int checkout_branch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		if (opts->track != BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
 			die(_("'%s' cannot be used with '%s'"), "--detach", "-t");
 	} else if (opts->track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
-		opts->track = git_branch_track;
+		opts->track = cfg->branch_track;
 
 	if (new_branch_info->name && !new_branch_info->commit)
 		die(_("Cannot switch branch to a non-commit '%s'"),

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -617,13 +617,15 @@ static int git_sparse_checkout_init(const char *repo)
 {
 	struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	int result = 0;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
+
 	strvec_pushl(&cmd.args, "-C", repo, "sparse-checkout", "set", NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * We must apply the setting in the current process
 	 * for the later checkout to use the sparse-checkout file.
 	 */
-	core_apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
+	cfg->apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
 
 	cmd.git_cmd = 1;
 	if (run_command(&cmd)) {

diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	unsigned long hdrlen, deltalen;
 	struct git_hash_ctx c;
 	git_zstream s;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
 	hdrlen = format_object_header((char *)hdr, sizeof(hdr), type,
 				      dat->len);
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	} else
 		delta = NULL;
 
-	git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 	if (delta) {
 		s.next_in = delta;
 		s.avail_in = deltalen;
@@ -1028,7 +1029,7 @@ static int store_object(
 		if (delta) {
 			FREE_AND_NULL(delta);
 
-			git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+			git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 			s.next_in = (void *)dat->buf;
 			s.avail_in = dat->len;
 			s.avail_out = git_deflate_bound(&s, s.avail_in);
@@ -1111,6 +1112,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 	struct git_hash_ctx c;
 	git_zstream s;
 	struct hashfile_checkpoint checkpoint;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 	int status = Z_OK;
 
 	/* Determine if we should auto-checkpoint. */
@@ -1130,7 +1132,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 
 	crc32_begin(pack_file);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&s, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&s, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 
 	hdrlen = encode_in_pack_object_header(out_buf, out_sz, OBJ_BLOB, len);
 

diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int grep_submodule(struct grep_opt *opt,
 	 *	"forget" the sparse-index feature switch. As a result, the index
 	 *	of these submodules are expanded unexpectedly.
 	 *
-	 * 2. "core_apply_sparse_checkout"
+	 * 2. "config_values_private_.apply_sparse_checkout"
 	 *	When running `grep` in the superproject, this setting is
 	 *	populated using the superproject's configs. However, once
 	 *	initialized, this config is globally accessible and is read by

diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1416,8 +1416,9 @@ static int write_compressed(struct hashfile *f, void *in, unsigned int size)
 	git_zstream stream;
 	int status;
 	unsigned char outbuf[4096];
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&stream, zlib_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&stream, cfg->zlib_compression_level);
 	stream.next_in = in;
 	stream.avail_in = size;
 

diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc,
 	struct hashmap moved_dirs = HASHMAP_INIT(pathmap_cmp, NULL);
 	struct strbuf pathbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
 	repo_config(the_repository, git_default_config, NULL);
 
@@ -572,8 +573,8 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc,
 		rename_index_entry_at(the_repository->index, pos, dst);
 
 		if (ignore_sparse &&
-		    core_apply_sparse_checkout &&
-		    core_sparse_checkout_cone) {
+		    cfg->apply_sparse_checkout &&
+		    cfg->core_sparse_checkout_cone) {
 			/*
 			 * NEEDSWORK: we are *not* paying attention to
 			 * "out-to-out" move (<source> is out-of-cone and

diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ static unsigned long do_compress(void **pptr, unsigned long size)
 	git_zstream stream;
 	void *in, *out;
 	unsigned long maxsize;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&stream, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&stream, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 	maxsize = git_deflate_bound(&stream, size);
 
 	in = *pptr;
@@ -410,8 +411,9 @@ static unsigned long write_large_blob_data(struct odb_read_stream *st, struct ha
 	unsigned char ibuf[1024 * 16];
 	unsigned char obuf[1024 * 16];
 	unsigned long olen = 0;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
-	git_deflate_init(&stream, pack_compression_level);
+	git_deflate_init(&stream, cfg->pack_compression_level);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		ssize_t readlen;
@@ -4659,6 +4661,7 @@ static void get_object_list(struct rev_info *revs, struct strvec *argv)
 	struct setup_revision_opt s_r_opt = {
 		.allow_exclude_promisor_objects = 1,
 	};
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 	char line[1000];
 	int flags = 0;
 	int save_warning;
@@ -4669,8 +4672,8 @@ static void get_object_list(struct rev_info *revs, struct strvec *argv)
 	/* make sure shallows are read */
 	is_repository_shallow(the_repository);
 
-	save_warning = warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
-	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
+	save_warning = cfg->warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
+	cfg->warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
 
 	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin) != NULL) {
 		int len = strlen(line);
@@ -4698,7 +4701,7 @@ static void get_object_list(struct rev_info *revs, struct strvec *argv)
 			die(_("bad revision '%s'"), line);
 	}
 
-	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = save_warning;
+	cfg->warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = save_warning;
 
 	if (use_bitmap_index && !get_object_list_from_bitmap(revs))
 		return;
@@ -4875,6 +4878,8 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 	struct string_list keep_pack_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct list_objects_filter_options filter_options =
 		LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER_INIT;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
+	int pack_compression_level = cfg->pack_compression_level;
 
 	struct option pack_objects_options[] = {
 		OPT_CALLBACK_F('q', "quiet", &progress, NULL,

diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static NORETURN void die_push_simple(struct branch *branch,
 	const char *advice_pushdefault_maybe = "";
 	const char *advice_automergesimple_maybe = "";
 	const char *short_upstream = branch->merge[0]->src;
+	struct repo_config_values *cfg = repo_config_values(the_repository);
 
 	skip_prefix(short_upstream, "refs/heads/", &short_upstream);
 
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ static NORETURN void die_push_simple(struct branch *branch,
 		advice_pushdefault_maybe = _("\n"
 				 "To choose either option permanently, "
 				 "see push.default in 'git help config'.\n");
-	if (git_branch_track != BRANCH_TRACK_SIMPLE)
+	if (cfg->branch_track != BRANCH_TRACK_SIMPLE)
 		advice_automergesimple_maybe = _("\n"
 				 "To avoid automatically configuring "
 				 "an upstream branch when its name\n"
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ enum branch_track { @@
     	BRANCH_TRACK_SIMPLE,
     };
-    extern enum branch_track git_branch_track;
     /* Functions for acting on the information about branches. */
     /**
@@ Expand Down @@