What's cooking (2026/08 #13)

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 To: git@vger.kernel.org
-Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2026, #12)
+Subject: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2026, #13)
-X-master-at: c73e85354c275c9d409b26445089bc16940fc527
+X-master-at: 1630431f326e15fcde608827b5ff38422528eb59
-X-next-at: 7e5102b832995d91251fb2e4744fc476a8089c99
+X-next-at: 10538fe6993d66efa04f9fa440a9c16590c0ae0a
 Bcc: lwn@lwn.net, gitster@pobox.com
-What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2026, #12)
+What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2026, #13)
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 Here are the topics that have been cooking in my tree.  Commits
@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ A topic without enough support may be discarded after a long period
 of no activity (of course, it can be resubmitted when new interest
 arises).
-The 20th batch of topics have now graduated to the 'master' branch.
+The 21st batch of topics have now graduated to the 'master' branch.
-We have 567 non-merge commits in 'master' since Git 2.55.  There
+We have 601 non-merge commits in 'master' since Git 2.55.  There
-are 76 non-merge commits cooking in 'next' (note that some have
+are 51 non-merge commits cooking in 'next' (note that some have
-been reverted), and 215 non-merge commits, including those in and
+been reverted), and 187 non-merge commits, including those in and
 out of 'next', in 'seen' as of this writing.
 Copies of the source code to Git live in many repositories, and the
@ -54,65 +54,209 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 --------------------------------------------------
 [Graduated to 'master']
-* kh/format-rev-doc-synopsis (2026-08-17) 2 commits
+* fr/pack-objects-trace-pack-bytes (2026-08-19) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-20 at b9c47eddd0)
+  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at dcc6a34978)
- + doc: format-rev: use [synopsis] on code block
+ + pack-objects: trace pack bytes written
 + doc: format-rev: quote subject placeholder before and after
- The documentation for 'git format-rev' has been updated to use the
+ The pack-objects command has been updated to record the total bytes
- [synopsis] block definition on code blocks to properly highlight
+ written to pack files in trace2 output, allowing performance
- placeholders, and a quoting inconsistency in the running text has
+ analysis of different compression settings by comparing the
- been fixed.
+ resulting pack sizes.
 Graduated to 'master'.
- cf. <xmqq33wc4dyq.fsf@gitster.g>
+ cf. <aobFLJuiuM1EuNpv@pks.im>
- source: <V4_CV_synopsis_block.b8e@msgid.xyz>
+ cf. <20260820082102.GA2973952@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 source: <c6a8cdac36d2202055d637ebcc97e484122cdcd4.1787158152.git.friel@openai.com>
-* sk/object-name-use-after-free (2026-08-17) 1 commit
+* jt/receive-pack-pluggable-writes (2026-08-20) 9 commits
-  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-20 at b0804dff5f)
+  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at cf024e685d)
- + object-name: avoid use-after-free in get_oid_with_context_1()
+ + odb/transaction: add transaction interface to write packfiles
 + odb: return temporary ODB source when set
 + builtin/receive-pack: explicitly pass packfile fd
 + builtin/receive-pack: report unpack errors via strbuf
 + builtin/receive-pack: lift global state out of unpack()
 + builtin/receive-pack: read unpack limit config lazily
 + builtin/receive-pack: pass shallow file explicitly
 + odb/transaction: add transaction finalize interface
 + builtin/receive-pack: properly clean up keep files
- A heap-use-after-free bug in the object name parsing code when
+ The 'git receive-pack' command has been updated to use a new ODB
- reporting failures with a relative path to a sparse directory has
+ transaction interface for writing incoming packfiles, making it more
- been corrected.
+ backend-agnostic.
 Graduated to 'master'.
- cf. <xmqq1pbw7nwi.fsf@gitster.g>
+ cf. <aohD54ZQEyybw008@pks.im>
- source: <20260817082127.81132-1-diy2903@gmail.com>
+ cf. <xmqqo6evqzsu.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260820234940.894624-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
 * kh/trailers-no-urls (2026-08-20) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at 11e10f8626)
 + trailers: stop recognizing URLs as trailers
 + Merge branch 'kh/doc-trailers' into kh/trailers-no-urls
 The trailer parsing machinery has been updated to avoid mistaking
 lines that begin with a URL (e.g., 'https://...') as trailer lines.
 This prevents intended textual URLs from being mangled or mistakenly
 treated as metadata keys.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <20260821004248.GA296777@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 cf. <xmqqecfrqxic.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <V3_URLs_not_trailers.bfc@msgid.xyz>
 * ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates (2026-08-17) 5 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at a431cd5887)
 + odb: drop `alternates_db` field
 + odb: drop `loaded_alternates` field
 + odb: eagerly initialize alternates
 + odb: decouple source path comparisons from `the_repository`
 + setup: create ref and object databases after config is written
 + Merge branch 'ps/odb-make-creation-pluggable' into ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates
 (this branch is used by ps/odb-alternates-at-creation and ps/odb-pluggable-fsck.)
 The object database layer has been simplified by eagerly loading
 alternate object directories upon initialization, instead of
 deferring it to the first object lookup.  This eliminates the need
 for scattered lazy-loading calls throughout the codebase and paves
 the way for integrating alternates with the pluggable backends.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <CAOLa=ZReodSXjEbQkFoxcofMLq6mUOjXANRg7bZ2uEKKQn=DXw@mail.gmail.com>
 cf. <xmqqik53qz5j.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260817-pks-odb-eagerly-prepare-alternates-v3-0-1115a7e02467@pks.im>
 * ps/odb-generic-corrupt-objects (2026-08-19) 5 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-23 at fe72e268a1)
 + odb: handle `OBJECT_INFO_DIE_IF_CORRUPT` generically
 + odb/source: allow `read_object_info()` to bubble up error messages
 + odb/source: let callers discern missing and corrupt objects
 + odb/source: introduce error status when reading objects
 + odb/source-packed: flag known-bad objects as corrupt and not missing
 (this branch is used by en/midx-missing-pack-fallback.)
 The object database (odb) API has been refactored to distinguish
 between missing objects and corrupt ones by returning more
 descriptive error statuses.  Both the packed and loose backends now
 faithfully propagate error details using a generic strbuf error
 mechanism, removing backend-specific leakage from central lookup
 paths.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <CAOLa=ZTVxdVAJynKjb0LjmZ-+b5nQmyD0Bm-aT81rOOdJ0a5yg@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260819-pks-odb-generic-corrupt-objects-v2-0-a984e3a0ad6f@pks.im>
 * ps/odb-geometric-repack-loose-threshold (2026-08-11) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at f91738c4a4)
 + odb/files: be less aggressive with geometric repacking
 The threshold for geometric repacking to trigger based on loose
 object count has been adjusted to match that of 'git gc --auto',
 preventing over-aggressive repacking during concurrent writes.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <aoTcxJSmKWNhnjZ9@denethor>
 cf. <CABPp-BHgyVTHB_OGmCL4JprFFe6_MapOQNSjUOhJxu-+oWbErg@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260811-pks-geometric-maintenance-reduce-frequency-v1-1-7a54c42355ac@pks.im>
 * ps/odb-pluggable-pack-generation (2026-08-20) 6 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at 4d8acd97d0)
 + bundle: generate packfiles via the object database
 + bundle: get (mostly) rid of `the_repository`
 + builtin/bundle: refactor option handling for progress meter
 + send-pack: generate packfiles via the object database
 + upload-pack: generate packfiles via the object database
 + odb: introduce interface to generate packfiles
 (this branch is used by ps/odb-pluggable-fsck.)
 The mechanism to generate a packfile corresponding to the result of
 a fetch/push has been made pluggable through a set of object
 database callback functions, removing hardcoded references to
 'pack-objects' and enabling alternative ODBs to serve packfiles
 themselves.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <CABPp-BHAeb5Q6kWw8e0fz9+avKyJL0_k7cUzRhesHScJjB3Xfw@mail.gmail.com>
 cf. <CAOLa=ZQMjb1SzYTVVuMF0ajmre_5_q=L6bmSQwYY233f-RiVXA@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260821-b4-pks-odb-generate-pack-v4-0-074e8bd641f8@pks.im>
 * vm/complete-history (2026-08-13) 4 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at f6498b4afc)
 + completion: complete 'git history split' pathspecs
 + completion: complete 'git history --update-refs' values
 + completion: complete 'git history --empty' values
 + completion: add 'git history' subcommands
 The command line completion (in contrib/) has been taught to handle
 the experimental 'git history' command.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <aoWP3TYq5rNjUx7S@pks.im>
 cf. <xmqqse49uanx.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260813-history_autocompletion-v3-0-69eed1cea93a@kernel.org>
 * yn/worktree-add-no-dwim-with-b (2026-08-20) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-23 at 6e4bf24274)
 + worktree add: shouldn't dwim if -b or -B is given
 The DWIM logic in 'git worktree add' sometimes tried to infer a
 remote-tracking branch when an explicit '-b' or '-B' option was
 given to create a new branch, causing the explicit branch name to
 be ignored, which has been corrected.
 Graduated to 'master'.
 cf. <xmqqecfssnk0.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <pull.2192.v4.git.1787221888406.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 --------------------------------------------------
 [New Topics]
-* jc/die-for-incompatible-opts (2026-08-27) 1 commit
+* jc/checkout-refactor (2026-08-30) 8 commits
- - die_for_incompatible_opts(): unbounded number of options
+ - checkout: move post_checkout_hook() to checkout.c
 - checkout: wrap overly long lines
 - checkout: restructure switch, restore, and checkout entrypoints
 - checkout: extract branch setup and tracking helpers
 - checkout: extract option validation and pathspec helpers
 - checkout: validate stage and merge option compatibility in checkout_paths()
 - checkout: validate new branch name in checkout_branch()
 - checkout: pass cb_option explicitly to branch name parsers
- The die_for_incompatible_opt[234]() family of functions has been
+ The front-end code for 'git checkout', 'git switch', and 'git
- generalized to handle an arbitrary number of mutually exclusive
+ restore' has been restructured to cleanly separate their pathspec
- options via a variadic function.
+ and branch handling, eliminating a common bottleneck and paving the
-
+ way to libify utility helpers.
 Will merge to 'next'?
 source: <xmqqbjana2wv.fsf@gitster.g>
 * jc/you-still-use-that (2026-08-27) 1 commit
 - you_still_use_that(): reword the instructions
 The instructions for deprecated commands emitted by
 you_still_use_that() have been reworded to clarify that the removal
 decision is final and to provide more assertive guidance on finding
 a replacement.
 Will merge to 'next'?
 source: <xmqqse3z8m5g.fsf_-_@gitster.g>
 * ws/squelch-svn-migrate (2026-08-27) 2 commits
 - Makefile: add NO_GIT_SVN knob to skip building/installing git-svn
 - git-svn: don't print v1-layout migration noise when there's nothing to migrate
 Needs review.
- source: <20260827234345.1037130-1-wesleys@opperschaap.net>
+ source: <20260830204835.1040408-1-gitster@pobox.com>
 * hk/typofix (2026-08-30) 1 commit
 - typofix: fix spelling mistakes in comments and test description
 Various spelling mistakes in comments and test descriptions have
 been corrected.
 Expecting a reroll.
 cf. <DL3BN8L6HK8O.T44IZ297KCF3@gmail.com>
 source: <20260830-typo-v1-1-d397c8dfb301@gmail.com>
 * ll/doc-pushcert-if-asked (2026-08-29) 1 commit
 - doc: remote-helpers: option pushcert if-asked
 he remote helper documentation for the 'pushcert' option has been
 updated to mention that it can also take 'if-asked', reflecting the
 existing implementation in the code.
 Needs review.
 source: <20260829183659.29947-1-lorenz.leutgeb@posteo.eu>
 --------------------------------------------------
 [Stalled]
@ -195,7 +339,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <cover.1784927134.git.ttaylorr@openai.com>
-* tc/replay-linearize (2026-07-28) 3 commits
+* tc/replay-linearize (2026-08-31) 3 commits
 - replay: offer an option to linearize the commit topology
 - replay: resolve the replay base outside pick_regular_commit()
 - replay: add helper to put entry into replayed_commits
@ -204,10 +348,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 drop merge commits and linearize the replayed history, mimicking 'git
 rebase --no-rebase-merges'.
- Waiting for response for too long, stalled.
+ Needs review.
- cf. <anYLeQj4Sx2vZqvy@denethor>
+ source: <20260831-toon-git-replay-drop-merges-v9-0-61c4232c6f36@iotcl.com>
 cf. <CABPp-BEFGku8msiJCcXburV+tcersr6uqEumKaPh-TguA1LjSg@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260728-toon-git-replay-drop-merges-v8-0-ced11dffe749@iotcl.com>
 * cl/regexec-macos-leak (2026-07-28) 2 commits
@ -248,6 +390,27 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 --------------------------------------------------
 [Cooking]
 * jc/you-still-use-that (2026-08-27) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-30 at d8f3941368)
 + you_still_use_that(): reword the instructions
 The instructions for deprecated commands emitted by
 you_still_use_that() have been reworded to clarify that the removal
 decision is final and to provide more assertive guidance on finding
 a replacement.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 source: <xmqqse3z8m5g.fsf_-_@gitster.g>
 * ws/squelch-svn-migrate (2026-08-27) 2 commits
 - Makefile: add NO_GIT_SVN knob to skip building/installing git-svn
 - git-svn: don't print v1-layout migration noise when there's nothing to migrate
 Needs review.
 source: <20260827234345.1037130-1-wesleys@opperschaap.net>
 * dw/config-read-both-global (2026-08-23) 3 commits
 - config: read global scope via config_sequence
 - config: let sequence require a successful file
@ -297,20 +460,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <20260824-740-optimize-reloading-the-reftable-stack-v2-0-9c9de2eb0af7@gmail.com>
 * kh/format-patch-range-diff-notes (2026-08-24) 3 commits
 - format-patch: learn --[no-]range-diff-notes
 - revision.h: rename struct member to reflect notes role
 - format-patch: simplify get_notes_arg parameters
 The 'format-patch' command has been updated with options to
 configure notes specifically for range-diff output, allowing them to
 differ from the notes displayed on the patches themselves.
 Retracted.
 cf. <9335a35f-e9c0-4e62-812c-e5855c201003@app.fastmail.com>
 source: <CV_format-patch_learn_--range-diff-notes.c57@msgid.xyz>
 * jc/rerere-doc-typofix (2026-08-24) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-25 at 62bdec98f9)
 + rerere: technical documentation typofix
@ -322,7 +471,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <xmqqtsojp4zf.fsf@gitster.g>
-* ps/odb-alternates-at-creation (2026-08-25) 8 commits
+* ps/odb-alternates-at-creation (2026-08-31) 8 commits
 - odb/source: remove the ability to write alternates
 - builtin/clone: write alternates via `odb_create_on_disk()`
 - odb/source: support writing alternates when creating the database
@ -332,19 +481,16 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 - builtin/clone: move around `setup_reference()`
 - builtin/clone: defer setup of the object database
 - Merge branch 'ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates' into ps/odb-alternates-at-creation
 (this branch uses ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates.)
 The setup of alternates has been deferred to object database
 creation time during clone, which drops the unused ad-hoc alternate
 writing API, simplifying the object database backend interface.
- Waiting for response.
+ Needs review.
- cf. <874igeuwja.fsf@emacs.iotcl.com>
+ source: <20260831-pks-odb-write-alternates-at-creation-time-v2-0-aecd2382ba1c@pks.im>
 cf. <8733vyuwid.fsf@emacs.iotcl.com>
 source: <20260825-pks-odb-write-alternates-at-creation-time-v1-0-911513ba95c3@pks.im>
-* ps/odb-pluggable-fsck (2026-08-25) 10 commits
+* ps/odb-pluggable-fsck (2026-08-30) 10 commits
 - builtin/fsck: move loose object verification into the loose source
 - builtin/fsck: move multi-pack index verification into the packed source
 - builtin/fsck: move bitmap verification into the packed source
@ -357,17 +503,15 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 - builtin/fsck: use `fsck_obj_buffer()` when checking loose objects
 - Merge branch 'ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates' into ps/odb-pluggable-fsck
 - Merge branch 'ps/odb-pluggable-pack-generation' into ps/odb-pluggable-fsck
 (this branch uses ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates and ps/odb-pluggable-pack-generation.)
 The consistency checks for the object database (fsck) have been
 decoupled from the generic builtin implementation and moved into the
 backend-specific object source layers, making them pluggable for
 different object storage formats.
- Waiting for response.
+ Needs review.
- cf. <CAOLa=ZRYSje476JJDr5b8hHozwa5=4bw4E30i3AfLX176=12ZA@mail.gmail.com>
+ cf. <CAOLa=ZSi1TiTZ=i=SQp+pmjTOm2_wY-NiCotx66+M6VDKx=ZXg@mail.gmail.com>
- cf. <CAOLa=ZSmjfCD-5fPgJm4cbaKZOQa0S62wAf+vSxWFWLrrgczBA@mail.gmail.com>
+ source: <20260831-pks-odb-source-fsck-v2-0-f9b16ef4957b@pks.im>
 source: <20260825-pks-odb-source-fsck-v1-0-b756de0bf24f@pks.im>
 * rs/worktree-add-basename-fixes (2026-08-25) 4 commits
@ -430,24 +574,11 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 `fetch.packfileURIThreads` configuration is set, significantly
 speeding up fetches from servers that advertise multiple packfiles.
- Needs review.
+ Expecting a reroll.
 cf. <apUUiv4SD0-W8QS3@pks.im>
 source: <20260821-pks-parallelize-fetching-packfile-uris-v1-0-0df52d9427ce@pks.im>
 * ps/odb-geometric-repack-loose-threshold (2026-08-11) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at f91738c4a4)
 + odb/files: be less aggressive with geometric repacking
 The threshold for geometric repacking to trigger based on loose
 object count has been adjusted to match that of 'git gc --auto',
 preventing over-aggressive repacking during concurrent writes.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <aoTcxJSmKWNhnjZ9@denethor>
 cf. <CABPp-BHgyVTHB_OGmCL4JprFFe6_MapOQNSjUOhJxu-+oWbErg@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260811-pks-geometric-maintenance-reduce-frequency-v1-1-7a54c42355ac@pks.im>
 * kn/receive-report-hook (2026-08-26) 3 commits
 - hook: introduce the receive-report hook
 - receive-pack: move message generation to separate function
@ -457,62 +588,44 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 reference updates and allows the server to filter or modify the
 packet-line status report sent back to the client.
- Needs review.
+ Waiting for response.
 cf. <apUi8I-b69XxDAYY@pks.im>
 source: <20260826-758-introduce-hook-v4-0-6b14975ad957@gmail.com>
-* en/midx-missing-pack-fallback (2026-08-25) 4 commits
+* en/midx-missing-pack-fallback (2026-08-29) 4 commits
 - packfile: recover when a multi-pack-index names a removed pack
- - packfile: recover object lookups racing a concurrent repack
+ - mktree: do not use OBJECT_INFO_QUICK when checking objects
 - mktree: plug per-tree leak in --batch mode
 - replay: fail gracefully when a merge input is unreadable
 - Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-corrupt-objects' into en/midx-missing-pack-fallback
 (this branch uses ps/odb-generic-corrupt-objects.)
 The object lookup machinery has been taught to gracefully recover
 when a multi-pack-index points to an owning pack that was removed
 during a concurrent geometric repack, and 'git replay' has been
 fixed to not segfault when reading such missing objects.
- Expecting a reroll.
+ Will merge to 'next'?
- cf. <CABPp-BEmReAR-f-aweM=f=5QhRPxG1K-KLTsbyRt2aDQD_QnVA@mail.gmail.com>
+ cf. <apVa72AU-cD4IO46@pks.im>
- source: <pull.2207.v2.git.1787684429.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ cf. <20260829120721.GF40814@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 cf. <20260829114620.GE40814@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 source: <pull.2207.v3.git.1787986831.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * ll/zsh-complete-git-potty-options (2026-08-19) 1 commit
- - completion: zsh: support completion after "git -C <path>"
+  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-31 at fee97cc13c)
 + completion: zsh: support completion after "git -C <path>"
 The zsh completion script (in 'contrib/') has been updated to
 correctly locate the Git command after global options like '-C' by
 properly skipping them, similar to how the bash completion does.
- Will merge to 'next'?
+ Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <CALnO6CC35iuyJpKZtkEN7fGuGK7zKd_jbebyZdKSQ1pyfOBRZA@mail.gmail.com>
 cf. <xmqqld9sczd0.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <pull.2155.v2.git.1787144872870.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * ps/odb-generic-corrupt-objects (2026-08-19) 5 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-23 at fe72e268a1)
 + odb: handle `OBJECT_INFO_DIE_IF_CORRUPT` generically
 + odb/source: allow `read_object_info()` to bubble up error messages
 + odb/source: let callers discern missing and corrupt objects
 + odb/source: introduce error status when reading objects
 + odb/source-packed: flag known-bad objects as corrupt and not missing
 (this branch is used by en/midx-missing-pack-fallback.)
 The object database (odb) API has been refactored to distinguish
 between missing objects and corrupt ones by returning more
 descriptive error statuses.  Both the packed and loose backends now
 faithfully propagate error details using a generic strbuf error
 mechanism, removing backend-specific leakage from central lookup
 paths.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <CAOLa=ZTVxdVAJynKjb0LjmZ-+b5nQmyD0Bm-aT81rOOdJ0a5yg@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260819-pks-odb-generic-corrupt-objects-v2-0-a984e3a0ad6f@pks.im>
 * ap/http-preserve-wwwauth-redirect (2026-08-19) 1 commit
 - http: preserve wwwauth_headers across redirects
@ -526,21 +639,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <20260819-http-preserve-wwwauth-redirect-v2-1-4c61039432b0@nvidia.com>
 * fr/pack-objects-trace-pack-bytes (2026-08-19) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at dcc6a34978)
 + pack-objects: trace pack bytes written
 The pack-objects command has been updated to record the total bytes
 written to pack files in trace2 output, allowing performance
 analysis of different compression settings by comparing the
 resulting pack sizes.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <aobFLJuiuM1EuNpv@pks.im>
 cf. <20260820082102.GA2973952@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 source: <c6a8cdac36d2202055d637ebcc97e484122cdcd4.1787158152.git.friel@openai.com>
 * kh/doc-datamodel (2026-08-23) 4 commits
 - doc: datamodel: link to the glossary
 - doc: glossary: link four of the terms to gitdatamodel(7)
@ -550,12 +648,14 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 The gitdatamodel documentation page has been linked from a handful
 of key documentaiton pages.
- Needs review.
+ Will merge to 'next'?
 cf. <apUrC_ROf9lyiuAm@pks.im>
 source: <V2_CV_doc_datamodel_advertize.c20@msgid.xyz>
 * yn/worktree-repair-relative (2026-08-28) 1 commit
- - worktree repair: detect relative path in .git file correctly
+  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-31 at 15072b025f)
 + worktree repair: detect relative path in .git file correctly
 The git worktree repair command failed to rewrite the .git file of
 a working tree from a relative path to an absolute path when the
@ -564,7 +664,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 the path originally recorded in the file was absolute, and this new
 capability is used to correctly detect such mismatches.
- Will merge to 'next'?
+ Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <xmqqh5ke3zxt.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <pull.2205.v4.git.1787930386252.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
@ -584,28 +684,6 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <V2_CV_format-rev_three_more_opts.bd3@msgid.xyz>
 * ps/odb-pluggable-pack-generation (2026-08-20) 6 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at 4d8acd97d0)
 + bundle: generate packfiles via the object database
 + bundle: get (mostly) rid of `the_repository`
 + builtin/bundle: refactor option handling for progress meter
 + send-pack: generate packfiles via the object database
 + upload-pack: generate packfiles via the object database
 + odb: introduce interface to generate packfiles
 (this branch is used by ps/odb-pluggable-fsck.)
 The mechanism to generate a packfile corresponding to the result of
 a fetch/push has been made pluggable through a set of object
 database callback functions, removing hardcoded references to
 'pack-objects' and enabling alternative ODBs to serve packfiles
 themselves.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <CABPp-BHAeb5Q6kWw8e0fz9+avKyJL0_k7cUzRhesHScJjB3Xfw@mail.gmail.com>
 cf. <CAOLa=ZQMjb1SzYTVVuMF0ajmre_5_q=L6bmSQwYY233f-RiVXA@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260821-b4-pks-odb-generate-pack-v4-0-074e8bd641f8@pks.im>
 * ty/repository-fetch-if-missing (2026-08-14) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-25 at 2cc77c1ca1)
 + repository: move fetch_if_missing into struct repository
@ -626,55 +704,12 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 A few tests for the reference handling subsystem have been added to
 exercise the handling of forbidden characters and symbolic references.
- Needs review.
+ Will merge to 'next'?
 cf. <apUdDyG98D5upbhj@pks.im>
 source: <pull.2203.v2.git.1787264417682.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 source: <pull.2204.v3.git.1787763107646.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * jt/receive-pack-pluggable-writes (2026-08-20) 9 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at cf024e685d)
 + odb/transaction: add transaction interface to write packfiles
 + odb: return temporary ODB source when set
 + builtin/receive-pack: explicitly pass packfile fd
 + builtin/receive-pack: report unpack errors via strbuf
 + builtin/receive-pack: lift global state out of unpack()
 + builtin/receive-pack: read unpack limit config lazily
 + builtin/receive-pack: pass shallow file explicitly
 + odb/transaction: add transaction finalize interface
 + builtin/receive-pack: properly clean up keep files
 The 'git receive-pack' command has been updated to use a new ODB
 transaction interface for writing incoming packfiles, making it more
 backend-agnostic.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <aohD54ZQEyybw008@pks.im>
 cf. <xmqqo6evqzsu.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260820234940.894624-1-jltobler@gmail.com>
 * ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates (2026-08-17) 5 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at a431cd5887)
 + odb: drop `alternates_db` field
 + odb: drop `loaded_alternates` field
 + odb: eagerly initialize alternates
 + odb: decouple source path comparisons from `the_repository`
 + setup: create ref and object databases after config is written
 + Merge branch 'ps/odb-make-creation-pluggable' into ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates
 (this branch is used by ps/odb-alternates-at-creation and ps/odb-pluggable-fsck.)
 The object database layer has been simplified by eagerly loading
 alternate object directories upon initialization, instead of
 deferring it to the first object lookup.  This eliminates the need
 for scattered lazy-loading calls throughout the codebase and paves
 the way for integrating alternates with the pluggable backends.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <CAOLa=ZReodSXjEbQkFoxcofMLq6mUOjXANRg7bZ2uEKKQn=DXw@mail.gmail.com>
 cf. <xmqqik53qz5j.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260817-pks-odb-eagerly-prepare-alternates-v3-0-1115a7e02467@pks.im>
 * gg/http-ssl-verify-status (2026-08-18) 1 commit
 - http: add http.sslVerifyStatus to check stapled OCSP responses
@ -683,8 +718,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 TLS handshake via a new 'http.sslVerifyStatus' configuration
 variable.
- Waiting for review.
+ Waiting for response.
- cf. <CALgUfNjd_y-e-zTKJ31o8_bQuRw8wFWe=sdsf2KJ7LOmmO21aQ@mail.gmail.com>
+ cf. <xmqqecfez7ie.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260818214858.65122-1-ggordon@gitlab.com>
@ -702,23 +737,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <20260807085932.3958759-1-cat@malon.dev>
-* vm/complete-history (2026-08-13) 4 commits
+* dk/use-nsec-runtime (2026-08-29) 3 commits
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at f6498b4afc)
 + completion: complete 'git history split' pathspecs
 + completion: complete 'git history --update-refs' values
 + completion: complete 'git history --empty' values
 + completion: add 'git history' subcommands
 The command line completion (in contrib/) has been taught to handle
 the experimental 'git history' command.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <aoWP3TYq5rNjUx7S@pks.im>
 cf. <xmqqse49uanx.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260813-history_autocompletion-v3-0-69eed1cea93a@kernel.org>
 * dk/use-nsec-runtime (2026-08-20) 3 commits
 - core: convert build-time USE_NSEC into runtime core.useNanosec
 - environment: align repo_config_values_init with struct declaration
 - meson: expose knob for xmlto relative links in manuals
@ -728,11 +747,10 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 distributions to bundle one binary that adapts to filesystem
 capabilities dynamically.
- Expecting a (hopefully a small and final) reroll.
+ Will merge to 'next'?
- cf. <xmqqa4qgsn20.fsf@gitster.g>
+ cf. <xmqq8q5n1fa2.fsf@gitster.g>
- cf. <aoaP7oIrR_Bpvx34@pks.im>
+ cf. <apWUGfzQxx7vArpo@pks.im>
- cf. <CALnO6CC-=0X2r6USab=6MBG-yWYrwrA6zEXnDC91P8q4WDeY8Q@mail.gmail.com>
+ source: <cover.1788010335.git.ben.knoble@gmail.com>
 source: <cover.1787231825.git.ben.knoble@gmail.com>
 * bc/restrict-hex-to-lowercase (2026-07-29) 6 commits
@ -778,65 +796,34 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <pull.2195.v2.git.1786521173.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * yn/worktree-add-no-dwim-with-b (2026-08-20) 1 commit
  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-23 at 6e4bf24274)
 + worktree add: shouldn't dwim if -b or -B is given
 The DWIM logic in 'git worktree add' sometimes tried to infer a
 remote-tracking branch when an explicit '-b' or '-B' option was
 given to create a new branch, causing the explicit branch name to
 be ignored, which has been corrected.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <xmqqecfssnk0.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <pull.2192.v4.git.1787221888406.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * yn/worktree-ambiguous-remote-advice (2026-08-27) 4 commits
- - worktree add: treat multiple matches with --guess-remote as an error
+  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-30 at 8e7670286a)
- - worktree add: improve message for ambiguous remote branch name
+ + worktree add: treat multiple matches with --guess-remote as an error
- - checkout: improve message for ambiguous remote branch name
+ + worktree add: improve message for ambiguous remote branch name
- - checkout: extract function to display advice for ambiguous remotes
+ + checkout: improve message for ambiguous remote branch name
 + checkout: extract function to display advice for ambiguous remotes
 'git worktree add' did not prevent DWIM behavior when '-b' or '-B' was
 specified, which has been corrected.
- Will merge to 'next'?
+ Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <xmqq4igfa2pv.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <pull.2197.v10.git.1787841717.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* hn/ci-cancel-stale-pr-runs (2026-07-31) 1 commit
+* hn/ci-cancel-stale-pr-runs (2026-08-31) 1 commit
 - ci: cancel stale pull request workflow runs
 GitHub Actions CI workflow runs triggered by pull requests have
 been configured to cancel older runs when a new push is made to the
 same pull request.
- Waiting for response.
+ Will merge to 'next'?
- cf. <xmqqa4q8fyjh.fsf@gitster.g>
+ source: <pull.2369.v3.git.git.1788193095825.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 source: <pull.2369.git.git.1785492641983.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
-* kh/trailers-no-urls (2026-08-20) 1 commit
+* hn/checkout-m-autostash-refine (2026-08-31) 1 commit
-  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-24 at 11e10f8626)
+ - checkout: print blank line after autostash conflict advice
 + trailers: stop recognizing URLs as trailers
 + Merge branch 'kh/doc-trailers' into kh/trailers-no-urls
 The trailer parsing machinery has been updated to avoid mistaking
 lines that begin with a URL (e.g., 'https://...') as trailer lines.
 This prevents intended textual URLs from being mangled or mistakenly
 treated as metadata keys.
 Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <20260821004248.GA296777@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 cf. <xmqqecfrqxic.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <V3_URLs_not_trailers.bfc@msgid.xyz>
 * hn/checkout-m-autostash-refine (2026-07-25) 2 commits
 - checkout -m: refine autostash fallback
 - sequencer: teach autostash apply to report conflicts
 The autostash fallback in 'git checkout -m' has been refined to only
 retry when there are local changes.  Additionally, a blank line now
@ -844,8 +831,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 branch-switch message.
 Waiting for response.
- cf. <ec6c3986-94ab-4692-a4c2-47569b77e9ca@gmail.com>
+ cf. <xmqq4igaxl5t.fsf@gitster.g>
- source: <pull.2364.git.git.1784993669.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
+ source: <pull.2364.v2.git.git.1788177601572.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * kj/repo-info-more-path-keys (2026-08-25) 7 commits
@ -866,7 +853,7 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 source: <20260825175818.645579-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>
-* tc/last-modified-bloom (2026-08-07) 6 commits
+* tc/last-modified-bloom (2026-08-31) 6 commits
 - last-modified: keep per-path Bloom filters for wildcard pathspecs
 - last-modified: check pathspec against Bloom filter first
 - revision: add Bloom check that includes parent directories
@ -879,12 +866,11 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 to pre-filter commits, and maintains per-path Bloom filters even when
 wildcard pathspecs are used.
- Waiting for response.
+ Needs review.
- cf. <xmqqtsp4a6c2.fsf@gitster.g>
+ source: <20260831-toon-speed-up-last-modified-v3-0-2bbb864acf93@iotcl.com>
 source: <20260807-toon-speed-up-last-modified-v2-0-7d87bbdeaf9b@iotcl.com>
-* ds/trace2-tolerate-failed-timestamp (2026-08-25) 7 commits
+* ds/trace2-tolerate-failed-timestamp (2026-08-31) 7 commits
 - trace2: remove use of xcalloc()
 - trace2: remove use of ALLOC_GROW()
 - trace2: remove use of xstrfmt()
@ -893,14 +879,12 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 - trace2: tolerate failed timestamp formatting
 - banned-die: create header for banning of functions
- The trace2 API has been updated to avoid calling 'die()' (by banning
+ Functions like `xstrfmt()` and `xcalloc()` have been banned from use
- the use of certain functions like xcalloc and xstrfmt) to prevent
+ in the trace2 API codebase to prevent calls to `die()` which lead to
- unwanted process exits and recursion.
+ unwanted process exits and recursion when memory allocation fails.
- Waiting for response.
+ Needs review.
- cf. <CABPp-BHxpt1UBTY5LCn9OFMZ6EtOcUPc-61RMWvjpjDBmv1rzg@mail.gmail.com>
+ source: <pull.2178.v3.git.1788197143.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 cf. <20260827052318.GC176544@coredump.intra.peff.net>
 source: <pull.2178.v2.git.1787684181.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
 * pz/fetch-submodule-errors-config (2026-07-16) 2 commits
@ -918,14 +902,14 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 * gr/add-e-use-apply-api (2026-07-10) 1 commit
- - builtin/add.c: replace run_command() with direct apply_all_patches() call
+  (merged to 'next' on 2026-08-31 at 04ee2ac5c5)
 + builtin/add.c: replace run_command() with direct apply_all_patches() call
 The application of the edited patch in 'git add -e' has been
 refactored to use the internal apply API directly, avoiding the need
 to spawn a 'git apply' subprocess.
- Will merge to 'next'?
+ Will merge to 'master'.
 cf. <xmqq8q6to4em.fsf@gitster.g>
 cf. <xmqqbjaoiyzx.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <20260711061246.58079-1-gatlavishweshwarreddy26@gmail.com>
@ -938,7 +922,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 '--empty' option, allowing it to be dropped, kept, or to halt the
 rebase.
- Needs review.
+ Waiting for response.
 cf. <511300fe-112d-4f20-bd3f-e401e68c4a27@gmail.com>
 source: <20260827-fz-autosquash-empty-v4-1-f98ffd575780@gmail.com>
@ -951,7 +936,8 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 to use atomic filesystem operations, preventing race conditions when
 Apache handles concurrent requests.
- Needs review.
+ Expecting a reroll.
 cf. <CAC2Qwm+L01XZgys2NGtZwWfVapWmnqDbsevt3Z4WKpS9EoP65A@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <pull.2171.v3.git.1786583137.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
@ -1030,9 +1016,9 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 above the selected base were incorrectly skipped by the pack exclusion
 logic, and reachability closure for bitmaps was broken.
- Waiting for review.
+ Expecting a reroll.
- cf. <an2FAWvyfX2LuGsG@pks.im>
+ cf. <an4uIQA09rDCwwBp@com-79390>
- cf. <ao945zRwDt9ThFTG@com-79390>
+ cf. <apUbQ4S-zJGtBeu2@pks.im>
 source: <cover.1781294771.git.me@ttaylorr.com>
@ -1060,3 +1046,31 @@ Release tarballs are available at:
 Expecting a reroll.
 cf. <CAC2Qwm+kzT_3_GKrpay=JLGYsxS10oWCg2MJPHrCVogFHA0OdA@mail.gmail.com>
 source: <20260801174156.2998808-1-mmontalbo@gmail.com>
 --------------------------------------------------
 [Discarded]
 * kh/format-patch-range-diff-notes (2026-08-24) 3 commits
 . format-patch: learn --[no-]range-diff-notes
 . revision.h: rename struct member to reflect notes role
 . format-patch: simplify get_notes_arg parameters
 The 'format-patch' command has been updated with options to
 configure notes specifically for range-diff output, allowing them to
 differ from the notes displayed on the patches themselves.
 Retracted.
 cf. <9335a35f-e9c0-4e62-812c-e5855c201003@app.fastmail.com>
 source: <CV_format-patch_learn_--range-diff-notes.c57@msgid.xyz>
 * jc/die-for-incompatible-opts (2026-08-27) 1 commit
 . die_for_incompatible_opts(): unbounded number of options
 The die_for_incompatible_opt[234]() family of functions has been
 generalized to handle an arbitrary number of mutually exclusive
 options via a variadic function.
 Retracted.
 cf. <xmqqfqzv1g6z.fsf@gitster.g>
 source: <xmqqbjana2wv.fsf@gitster.g>