diff --git a/builtin/backfill.c b/builtin/backfill.c
index 80056abe47..e80fc1b694 100644
--- a/builtin/backfill.c
+++ b/builtin/backfill.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void download_batch(struct backfill_context *ctx)
 	 * We likely have a new packfile. Add it to the packed list to
 	 * avoid possible duplicate downloads of the same objects.
 	 */
-	reprepare_packed_git(ctx->repo);
+	odb_reprepare(ctx->repo->objects);
 }
 
 static int fill_missing_blobs(const char *path UNUSED,
diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index fce0b06451..ee6715fa52 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -852,9 +852,10 @@ static void batch_each_object(struct batch_options *opt,
 
 	if (bitmap && !for_each_bitmapped_object(bitmap, &opt->objects_filter,
 						 batch_one_object_bitmapped, &payload)) {
+		struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 		struct packed_git *pack;
 
-		for (pack = get_all_packs(the_repository); pack; pack = pack->next) {
+		for (pack = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); pack; pack = pack->next) {
 			if (bitmap_index_contains_pack(bitmap, pack) ||
 			    open_pack_index(pack))
 				continue;
diff --git a/builtin/count-objects.c b/builtin/count-objects.c
index a61d3b46aa..f2f407c2a7 100644
--- a/builtin/count-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/count-objects.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ int cmd_count_objects(int argc,
 				      count_loose, count_cruft, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose) {
+		struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 		struct packed_git *p;
 		unsigned long num_pack = 0;
 		off_t size_pack = 0;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ int cmd_count_objects(int argc,
 		struct strbuf pack_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		struct strbuf garbage_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-		for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+		for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 			if (!p->pack_local)
 				continue;
 			if (open_pack_index(p))
diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index 2010e78475..606c6aea82 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -899,11 +899,11 @@ static void end_packfile(void)
 		idx_name = keep_pack(create_index());
 
 		/* Register the packfile with core git's machinery. */
-		new_p = add_packed_git(pack_data->repo, idx_name, strlen(idx_name), 1);
+		new_p = packfile_store_load_pack(pack_data->repo->objects->packfiles,
+						 idx_name, 1);
 		if (!new_p)
 			die("core git rejected index %s", idx_name);
 		all_packs[pack_id] = new_p;
-		install_packed_git(the_repository, new_p);
 		free(idx_name);
 
 		/* Print the boundary */
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	struct object_id *oidout,
 	uintmax_t mark)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	void *out, *delta;
 	struct object_entry *e;
 	unsigned char hdr[96];
@@ -977,7 +978,7 @@ static int store_object(
 	if (e->idx.offset) {
 		duplicate_count_by_type[type]++;
 		return 1;
-	} else if (find_oid_pack(&oid, get_all_packs(the_repository))) {
+	} else if (find_oid_pack(&oid, packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs))) {
 		e->type = type;
 		e->pack_id = MAX_PACK_ID;
 		e->idx.offset = 1; /* just not zero! */
@@ -1094,6 +1095,7 @@ static void truncate_pack(struct hashfile_checkpoint *checkpoint)
 
 static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	size_t in_sz = 64 * 1024, out_sz = 64 * 1024;
 	unsigned char *in_buf = xmalloc(in_sz);
 	unsigned char *out_buf = xmalloc(out_sz);
@@ -1177,7 +1179,7 @@ static void stream_blob(uintmax_t len, struct object_id *oidout, uintmax_t mark)
 		duplicate_count_by_type[OBJ_BLOB]++;
 		truncate_pack(&checkpoint);
 
-	} else if (find_oid_pack(&oid, get_all_packs(the_repository))) {
+	} else if (find_oid_pack(&oid, packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs))) {
 		e->type = OBJ_BLOB;
 		e->pack_id = MAX_PACK_ID;
 		e->idx.offset = 1; /* just not zero! */
diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index d2eb9d4fbe..8ee95e0d67 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -867,19 +867,20 @@ static int mark_packed_for_connectivity(const struct object_id *oid,
 
 static int check_pack_rev_indexes(struct repository *r, int show_progress)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = r->objects->packfiles;
 	struct progress *progress = NULL;
 	uint32_t pack_count = 0;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	if (show_progress) {
-		for (struct packed_git *p = get_all_packs(r); p; p = p->next)
+		for (struct packed_git *p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next)
 			pack_count++;
 		progress = start_delayed_progress(the_repository,
 						  "Verifying reverse pack-indexes", pack_count);
 		pack_count = 0;
 	}
 
-	for (struct packed_git *p = get_all_packs(r); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (struct packed_git *p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		int load_error = load_pack_revindex_from_disk(p);
 
 		if (load_error < 0) {
@@ -999,6 +1000,8 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc,
 		for_each_packed_object(the_repository,
 				       mark_packed_for_connectivity, NULL, 0);
 	} else {
+		struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
+
 		odb_prepare_alternates(the_repository->objects);
 		for (source = the_repository->objects->sources; source; source = source->next)
 			fsck_source(source);
@@ -1009,7 +1012,7 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc,
 			struct progress *progress = NULL;
 
 			if (show_progress) {
-				for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p;
+				for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p;
 				     p = p->next) {
 					if (open_pack_index(p))
 						continue;
@@ -1019,7 +1022,7 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc,
 				progress = start_progress(the_repository,
 							  _("Checking objects"), total);
 			}
-			for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p;
+			for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p;
 			     p = p->next) {
 				/* verify gives error messages itself */
 				if (verify_pack(the_repository,
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index 03ae4926b2..e19e13d978 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -487,9 +487,10 @@ static int too_many_loose_objects(struct gc_config *cfg)
 static struct packed_git *find_base_packs(struct string_list *packs,
 					  unsigned long limit)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packfiles = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p, *base = NULL;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packfiles); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (!p->pack_local || p->is_cruft)
 			continue;
 		if (limit) {
@@ -508,13 +509,14 @@ static struct packed_git *find_base_packs(struct string_list *packs,
 
 static int too_many_packs(struct gc_config *cfg)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	int cnt;
 
 	if (cfg->gc_auto_pack_limit <= 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	for (cnt = 0, p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (cnt = 0, p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (!p->pack_local)
 			continue;
 		if (p->pack_keep)
@@ -1042,7 +1044,7 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc,
 		die(FAILED_RUN, "rerere");
 
 	report_garbage = report_pack_garbage;
-	reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
+	odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
 	if (pack_garbage.nr > 0) {
 		close_object_store(the_repository->objects);
 		clean_pack_garbage();
@@ -1423,7 +1425,7 @@ static int incremental_repack_auto_condition(struct gc_config *cfg UNUSED)
 	if (incremental_repack_auto_limit < 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	for (p = get_packed_git(the_repository);
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_packs(the_repository->objects->packfiles);
 	     count < incremental_repack_auto_limit && p;
 	     p = p->next) {
 		if (!p->multi_pack_index)
@@ -1491,8 +1493,8 @@ static off_t get_auto_pack_size(void)
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	struct repository *r = the_repository;
 
-	reprepare_packed_git(r);
-	for (p = get_all_packs(r); p; p = p->next) {
+	odb_reprepare(r->objects);
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(r->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (p->pack_size > max_size) {
 			second_largest_size = max_size;
 			max_size = p->pack_size;
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 1d97eb2a2a..13841fbf00 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc,
 		if (recurse_submodules)
 			repo_read_gitmodules(the_repository, 1);
 		if (startup_info->have_repository)
-			(void)get_packed_git(the_repository);
+			(void)packfile_store_get_packs(the_repository->objects->packfiles);
 
 		start_threads(&opt);
 	} else {
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index f91c301bba..2b78ba7fe4 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1640,13 +1640,9 @@ static void final(const char *final_pack_name, const char *curr_pack_name,
 	rename_tmp_packfile(&final_index_name, curr_index_name, &index_name,
 			    hash, "idx", 1);
 
-	if (do_fsck_object) {
-		struct packed_git *p;
-		p = add_packed_git(the_repository, final_index_name,
-				   strlen(final_index_name), 0);
-		if (p)
-			install_packed_git(the_repository, p);
-	}
+	if (do_fsck_object)
+		packfile_store_load_pack(the_repository->objects->packfiles,
+					 final_index_name, 0);
 
 	if (!from_stdin) {
 		printf("%s\n", hash_to_hex(hash));
diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 5856b5f6bf..fe987fbb8b 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -1748,12 +1748,12 @@ static int want_object_in_pack_mtime(const struct object_id *oid,
 		}
 	}
 
-	list_for_each(pos, get_packed_git_mru(the_repository)) {
+	list_for_each(pos, packfile_store_get_packs_mru(the_repository->objects->packfiles)) {
 		struct packed_git *p = list_entry(pos, struct packed_git, mru);
 		want = want_object_in_pack_one(p, oid, exclude, found_pack, found_offset, found_mtime);
 		if (!exclude && want > 0)
 			list_move(&p->mru,
-				  get_packed_git_mru(the_repository));
+				  packfile_store_get_packs_mru(the_repository->objects->packfiles));
 		if (want != -1)
 			return want;
 	}
@@ -3831,6 +3831,7 @@ static int pack_mtime_cmp(const void *_a, const void *_b)
 
 static void read_packs_list_from_stdin(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct string_list include_packs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	struct string_list exclude_packs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
@@ -3855,7 +3856,7 @@ static void read_packs_list_from_stdin(struct rev_info *revs)
 	string_list_sort(&exclude_packs);
 	string_list_remove_duplicates(&exclude_packs, 0);
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		const char *pack_name = pack_basename(p);
 
 		if ((item = string_list_lookup(&include_packs, pack_name)))
@@ -4076,6 +4077,7 @@ static void enumerate_cruft_objects(void)
 
 static void enumerate_and_traverse_cruft_objects(struct string_list *fresh_packs)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	struct rev_info revs;
 	int ret;
@@ -4105,7 +4107,7 @@ static void enumerate_and_traverse_cruft_objects(struct string_list *fresh_packs
 	 * Re-mark only the fresh packs as kept so that objects in
 	 * unknown packs do not halt the reachability traversal early.
 	 */
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next)
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next)
 		p->pack_keep_in_core = 0;
 	mark_pack_kept_in_core(fresh_packs, 1);
 
@@ -4122,6 +4124,7 @@ static void enumerate_and_traverse_cruft_objects(struct string_list *fresh_packs
 
 static void read_cruft_objects(void)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct string_list discard_packs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	struct string_list fresh_packs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
@@ -4142,7 +4145,7 @@ static void read_cruft_objects(void)
 	string_list_sort(&discard_packs);
 	string_list_sort(&fresh_packs);
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		const char *pack_name = pack_basename(p);
 		struct string_list_item *item;
 
@@ -4390,11 +4393,12 @@ static void add_unreachable_loose_objects(struct rev_info *revs)
 
 static int has_sha1_pack_kept_or_nonlocal(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	static struct packed_git *last_found = (void *)1;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
 	p = (last_found != (void *)1) ? last_found :
-					get_all_packs(the_repository);
+					packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs);
 
 	while (p) {
 		if ((!p->pack_local || p->pack_keep ||
@@ -4404,7 +4408,7 @@ static int has_sha1_pack_kept_or_nonlocal(const struct object_id *oid)
 			return 1;
 		}
 		if (p == last_found)
-			p = get_all_packs(the_repository);
+			p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs);
 		else
 			p = p->next;
 		if (p == last_found)
@@ -4436,12 +4440,13 @@ static int loosened_object_can_be_discarded(const struct object_id *oid,
 
 static void loosen_unused_packed_objects(void)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	uint32_t i;
 	uint32_t loosened_objects_nr = 0;
 	struct object_id oid;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (!p->pack_local || p->pack_keep || p->pack_keep_in_core)
 			continue;
 
@@ -4742,12 +4747,13 @@ static void get_object_list(struct rev_info *revs, struct strvec *argv)
 
 static void add_extra_kept_packs(const struct string_list *names)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
 	if (!names->nr)
 		return;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		const char *name = basename(p->pack_name);
 		int i;
 
@@ -5185,8 +5191,10 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 
 	add_extra_kept_packs(&keep_pack_list);
 	if (ignore_packed_keep_on_disk) {
+		struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 		struct packed_git *p;
-		for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next)
+
+		for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next)
 			if (p->pack_local && p->pack_keep)
 				break;
 		if (!p) /* no keep-able packs found */
@@ -5198,8 +5206,10 @@ int cmd_pack_objects(int argc,
 		 * want to unset "local" based on looking at packs, as
 		 * it also covers non-local objects
 		 */
+		struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 		struct packed_git *p;
-		for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+
+		for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 			if (!p->pack_local) {
 				have_non_local_packs = 1;
 				break;
diff --git a/builtin/pack-redundant.c b/builtin/pack-redundant.c
index 5d5ae4afa2..80743d8806 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-redundant.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-redundant.c
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ static struct pack_list * add_pack(struct packed_git *p)
 
 static struct pack_list * add_pack_file(const char *filename)
 {
-	struct packed_git *p = get_all_packs(the_repository);
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
+	struct packed_git *p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs);
 
 	if (strlen(filename) < 40)
 		die("Bad pack filename: %s", filename);
@@ -581,7 +582,8 @@ static struct pack_list * add_pack_file(const char *filename)
 
 static void load_all(void)
 {
-	struct packed_git *p = get_all_packs(the_repository);
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
+	struct packed_git *p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs);
 
 	while (p) {
 		add_pack(p);
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 1113137a6f..c9288a9c7e 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -2389,7 +2389,7 @@ static const char *unpack(int err_fd, struct shallow_info *si)
 		status = finish_command(&child);
 		if (status)
 			return "index-pack abnormal exit";
-		reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
+		odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index c490a51e91..e8730808c5 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -265,10 +265,11 @@ static void existing_packs_release(struct existing_packs *existing)
 static void collect_pack_filenames(struct existing_packs *existing,
 				   const struct string_list *extra_keep)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		int i;
 		const char *base;
 
@@ -497,10 +498,11 @@ static void init_pack_geometry(struct pack_geometry *geometry,
 			       struct existing_packs *existing,
 			       const struct pack_objects_args *args)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (args->local && !p->pack_local)
 			/*
 			 * When asked to only repack local packfiles we skip
@@ -1137,11 +1139,12 @@ static int write_filtered_pack(const struct pack_objects_args *args,
 static void combine_small_cruft_packs(FILE *in, size_t combine_cruft_below_size,
 				      struct existing_packs *existing)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t i;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (!(p->is_cruft && p->pack_local))
 			continue;
 
@@ -1685,7 +1688,7 @@ int cmd_repack(int argc,
 			goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
+	odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
 
 	if (delete_redundant) {
 		int opts = 0;
diff --git a/connected.c b/connected.c
index 18c13245d8..b288a18b17 100644
--- a/connected.c
+++ b/connected.c
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ int check_connected(oid_iterate_fn fn, void *cb_data,
 		 * Before checking for promisor packs, be sure we have the
 		 * latest pack-files loaded into memory.
 		 */
-		reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
+		odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
 		do {
+			struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 			struct packed_git *p;
 
-			for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+			for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 				if (!p->pack_promisor)
 					continue;
 				if (find_pack_entry_one(oid, p))
diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 6ed5662951..fe7a84bf2f 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ static void update_shallow(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 		 * remote is shallow, but this is a clone, there are
 		 * no objects in repo to worry about. Accept any
 		 * shallow points that exist in the pack (iow in repo
-		 * after get_pack() and reprepare_packed_git())
+		 * after get_pack() and odb_reprepare())
 		 */
 		struct oid_array extra = OID_ARRAY_INIT;
 		struct object_id *oid = si->shallow->oid;
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ struct ref *fetch_pack(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 		ref_cpy = do_fetch_pack(args, fd, ref, sought, nr_sought,
 					&si, pack_lockfiles);
 	}
-	reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
+	odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
 
 	if (!args->cloning && args->deepen) {
 		struct check_connected_options opt = CHECK_CONNECTED_INIT;
diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index d5dfe762bb..9084058f1e 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -603,18 +603,19 @@ static void get_head(struct strbuf *hdr, char *arg UNUSED)
 static void get_info_packs(struct strbuf *hdr, char *arg UNUSED)
 {
 	size_t objdirlen = strlen(repo_get_object_directory(the_repository));
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	size_t cnt = 0;
 
 	select_getanyfile(hdr);
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (p->pack_local)
 			cnt++;
 	}
 
 	strbuf_grow(&buf, cnt * 53 + 2);
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (p->pack_local)
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "P %s\n", p->pack_name + objdirlen + 6);
 	}
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index a7d55dcbba..7e3af1e72f 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -2416,6 +2416,7 @@ static char *fetch_pack_index(unsigned char *hash, const char *base_url)
 static int fetch_and_setup_pack_index(struct packed_git **packs_head,
 	unsigned char *sha1, const char *base_url)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = the_repository->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *new_pack, *p;
 	char *tmp_idx = NULL;
 	int ret;
@@ -2424,7 +2425,7 @@ static int fetch_and_setup_pack_index(struct packed_git **packs_head,
 	 * If we already have the pack locally, no need to fetch its index or
 	 * even add it to list; we already have all of its objects.
 	 */
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (hasheq(p->hash, sha1, the_repository->hash_algo))
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -2549,7 +2550,7 @@ void http_install_packfile(struct packed_git *p,
 		lst = &((*lst)->next);
 	*lst = (*lst)->next;
 
-	install_packed_git(the_repository, p);
+	packfile_store_add_pack(the_repository->objects->packfiles, p);
 }
 
 struct http_pack_request *new_http_pack_request(
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index 36202139f4..e5a5380c6c 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int finish_http_pack_request(struct http_pack_request *preq);
 void release_http_pack_request(struct http_pack_request *preq);
 
 /*
- * Remove p from the given list, and invoke install_packed_git() on it.
+ * Remove p from the given list, and invoke packfile_store_add_pack() on it.
  *
  * This is a convenience function for users that have obtained a list of packs
  * from http_get_info_packs() and have chosen a specific pack to fetch.
diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 7726c13d7e..1d6269f957 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ static int midx_read_object_offsets(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct multi_pack_index *get_multi_pack_index(struct odb_source *source)
+{
+	packfile_store_prepare(source->odb->packfiles);
+	return source->midx;
+}
+
 static struct multi_pack_index *load_multi_pack_index_one(struct odb_source *source,
 							  const char *midx_name)
 {
@@ -443,7 +449,6 @@ int prepare_midx_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m,
 {
 	struct repository *r = m->source->odb->repo;
 	struct strbuf pack_name = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
 	pack_int_id = midx_for_pack(&m, pack_int_id);
@@ -455,25 +460,11 @@ int prepare_midx_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m,
 
 	strbuf_addf(&pack_name, "%s/pack/%s", m->source->path,
 		    m->pack_names[pack_int_id]);
-
-	/* pack_map holds the ".pack" name, but we have the .idx */
-	strbuf_addbuf(&key, &pack_name);
-	strbuf_strip_suffix(&key, ".idx");
-	strbuf_addstr(&key, ".pack");
-	p = hashmap_get_entry_from_hash(&r->objects->pack_map,
-					strhash(key.buf), key.buf,
-					struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
-	if (!p) {
-		p = add_packed_git(r, pack_name.buf, pack_name.len,
-				   m->source->local);
-		if (p) {
-			install_packed_git(r, p);
-			list_add_tail(&p->mru, &r->objects->packed_git_mru);
-		}
-	}
-
+	p = packfile_store_load_pack(r->objects->packfiles,
+				     pack_name.buf, m->source->local);
+	if (p)
+		list_add_tail(&p->mru, &r->objects->packfiles->mru);
 	strbuf_release(&pack_name);
-	strbuf_release(&key);
 
 	if (!p) {
 		m->packs[pack_int_id] = MIDX_PACK_ERROR;
diff --git a/midx.h b/midx.h
index e241d2d690..6e54d73503 100644
--- a/midx.h
+++ b/midx.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void get_midx_chain_filename(struct odb_source *source, struct strbuf *out);
 void get_split_midx_filename_ext(struct odb_source *source, struct strbuf *buf,
 				 const unsigned char *hash, const char *ext);
 
+struct multi_pack_index *get_multi_pack_index(struct odb_source *source);
 struct multi_pack_index *load_multi_pack_index(struct odb_source *source);
 int prepare_midx_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m, uint32_t pack_int_id);
 struct packed_git *nth_midxed_pack(struct multi_pack_index *m,
diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 17a236d2fe..4675c8ed6b 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ clear_exit:
 
 	strbuf_release(&packname);
 	/* Make objects we just wrote available to ourselves */
-	reprepare_packed_git(repo);
+	odb_reprepare(repo->objects);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/object-name.c b/object-name.c
index 7774991d28..f6902e140d 100644
--- a/object-name.c
+++ b/object-name.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void find_short_packed_object(struct disambiguate_state *ds)
 			unique_in_midx(m, ds);
 	}
 
-	for (p = get_packed_git(ds->repo); p && !ds->ambiguous;
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_packs(ds->repo->objects->packfiles); p && !ds->ambiguous;
 	     p = p->next)
 		unique_in_pack(p, ds);
 }
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static enum get_oid_result get_short_oid(struct repository *r,
 	 * or migrated from loose to packed.
 	 */
 	if (status == MISSING_OBJECT) {
-		reprepare_packed_git(r);
+		odb_reprepare(r->objects);
 		find_short_object_filename(&ds);
 		find_short_packed_object(&ds);
 		status = finish_object_disambiguation(&ds, oid);
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static void find_abbrev_len_packed(struct min_abbrev_data *mad)
 			find_abbrev_len_for_midx(m, mad);
 	}
 
-	for (p = get_packed_git(mad->repo); p; p = p->next)
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_packs(mad->repo->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next)
 		find_abbrev_len_for_pack(p, mad);
 }
 
diff --git a/odb.c b/odb.c
index 1fc1488891..00a6e71568 100644
--- a/odb.c
+++ b/odb.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ static int do_oid_object_info_extended(struct object_database *odb,
 
 		/* Not a loose object; someone else may have just packed it. */
 		if (!(flags & OBJECT_INFO_QUICK)) {
-			reprepare_packed_git(odb->repo);
+			odb_reprepare(odb->repo->objects);
 			if (find_pack_entry(odb->repo, real, &e))
 				break;
 		}
@@ -996,8 +996,7 @@ struct object_database *odb_new(struct repository *repo)
 
 	memset(o, 0, sizeof(*o));
 	o->repo = repo;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&o->packed_git_mru);
-	hashmap_init(&o->pack_map, pack_map_entry_cmp, NULL, 0);
+	o->packfiles = packfile_store_new(o);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&o->replace_mutex, NULL);
 	string_list_init_dup(&o->submodule_source_paths);
 	return o;
@@ -1035,21 +1034,36 @@ void odb_clear(struct object_database *o)
 		free((char *) o->cached_objects[i].value.buf);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(o->cached_objects);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&o->packed_git_mru);
 	close_object_store(o);
+	packfile_store_free(o->packfiles);
+	o->packfiles = NULL;
+
+	string_list_clear(&o->submodule_source_paths, 0);
+}
+
+void odb_reprepare(struct object_database *o)
+{
+	struct odb_source *source;
+
+	obj_read_lock();
 
 	/*
-	 * `close_object_store()` only closes the packfiles, but doesn't free
-	 * them. We thus have to do this manually.
+	 * Reprepare alt odbs, in case the alternates file was modified
+	 * during the course of this process. This only _adds_ odbs to
+	 * the linked list, so existing odbs will continue to exist for
+	 * the lifetime of the process.
 	 */
-	for (struct packed_git *p = o->packed_git, *next; p; p = next) {
-		next = p->next;
-		free(p);
-	}
-	o->packed_git = NULL;
+	o->loaded_alternates = 0;
+	odb_prepare_alternates(o);
 
-	hashmap_clear(&o->pack_map);
-	string_list_clear(&o->submodule_source_paths, 0);
+	for (source = o->sources; source; source = source->next)
+		odb_clear_loose_cache(source);
+
+	o->approximate_object_count_valid = 0;
+
+	packfile_store_reprepare(o->packfiles);
+
+	obj_read_unlock();
 }
 
 struct odb_transaction *odb_transaction_begin(struct object_database *odb)
diff --git a/odb.h b/odb.h
index 9e3dd9d6df..7a3cfd34e1 100644
--- a/odb.h
+++ b/odb.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "hashmap.h"
 #include "object.h"
-#include "list.h"
 #include "oidset.h"
 #include "oidmap.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ struct odb_source {
 };
 
 struct packed_git;
+struct packfile_store;
 struct cached_object_entry;
 struct odb_transaction;
 
@@ -139,20 +139,8 @@ struct object_database {
 	struct commit_graph *commit_graph;
 	unsigned commit_graph_attempted : 1; /* if loading has been attempted */
 
-	/*
-	 * private data
-	 *
-	 * should only be accessed directly by packfile.c
-	 */
-
-	struct packed_git *packed_git;
-	/* A most-recently-used ordered version of the packed_git list. */
-	struct list_head packed_git_mru;
-
-	struct {
-		struct packed_git **packs;
-		unsigned flags;
-	} kept_pack_cache;
+	/* Should only be accessed directly by packfile.c and midx.c. */
+	struct packfile_store *packfiles;
 
 	/*
 	 * This is meant to hold a *small* number of objects that you would
@@ -163,12 +151,6 @@ struct object_database {
 	struct cached_object_entry *cached_objects;
 	size_t cached_object_nr, cached_object_alloc;
 
-	/*
-	 * A map of packfiles to packed_git structs for tracking which
-	 * packs have been loaded already.
-	 */
-	struct hashmap pack_map;
-
 	/*
 	 * A fast, rough count of the number of objects in the repository.
 	 * These two fields are not meant for direct access. Use
@@ -177,12 +159,6 @@ struct object_database {
 	unsigned long approximate_object_count;
 	unsigned approximate_object_count_valid : 1;
 
-	/*
-	 * Whether packed_git has already been populated with this repository's
-	 * packs.
-	 */
-	unsigned packed_git_initialized : 1;
-
 	/*
 	 * Submodule source paths that will be added as additional sources to
 	 * allow lookup of submodule objects via the main object database.
@@ -193,6 +169,12 @@ struct object_database {
 struct object_database *odb_new(struct repository *repo);
 void odb_clear(struct object_database *o);
 
+/*
+ * Clear caches, reload alternates and then reload object sources so that new
+ * objects may become accessible.
+ */
+void odb_reprepare(struct object_database *o);
+
 /*
  * Starts an ODB transaction. Subsequent objects are written to the transaction
  * and not committed until odb_transaction_commit() is invoked on the
diff --git a/pack-bitmap.c b/pack-bitmap.c
index 058bdb5d7d..ac71035d77 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.c
+++ b/pack-bitmap.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static int open_pack_bitmap(struct repository *r,
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(r); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(r->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next) {
 		if (open_pack_bitmap_1(bitmap_git, p) == 0) {
 			ret = 0;
 			/*
@@ -3362,7 +3362,7 @@ int verify_bitmap_files(struct repository *r)
 		free(midx_bitmap_name);
 	}
 
-	for (struct packed_git *p = get_all_packs(r);
+	for (struct packed_git *p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(r->objects->packfiles);
 	     p; p = p->next) {
 		char *pack_bitmap_name = pack_bitmap_filename(p);
 		res |= verify_bitmap_file(r->hash_algo, pack_bitmap_name);
diff --git a/pack-objects.c b/pack-objects.c
index a9d9855063..d8eb679735 100644
--- a/pack-objects.c
+++ b/pack-objects.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct object_entry *packlist_find(struct packing_data *pdata,
 
 static void prepare_in_pack_by_idx(struct packing_data *pdata)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = pdata->repo->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git **mapping, *p;
 	int cnt = 0, nr = 1U << OE_IN_PACK_BITS;
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ static void prepare_in_pack_by_idx(struct packing_data *pdata)
 	 * (i.e. in_pack_idx also zero) should return NULL.
 	 */
 	mapping[cnt++] = NULL;
-	for (p = get_all_packs(pdata->repo); p; p = p->next, cnt++) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next, cnt++) {
 		if (cnt == nr) {
 			free(mapping);
 			return;
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index acb680966d..5a7caec292 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int unuse_one_window(struct packed_git *current)
 
 	if (current)
 		scan_windows(current, &lru_p, &lru_w, &lru_l);
-	for (p = current->repo->objects->packed_git; p; p = p->next)
+	for (p = current->repo->objects->packfiles->packs; p; p = p->next)
 		scan_windows(p, &lru_p, &lru_w, &lru_l);
 	if (lru_p) {
 		munmap(lru_w->base, lru_w->len);
@@ -362,13 +362,8 @@ void close_pack(struct packed_git *p)
 void close_object_store(struct object_database *o)
 {
 	struct odb_source *source;
-	struct packed_git *p;
 
-	for (p = o->packed_git; p; p = p->next)
-		if (p->do_not_close)
-			BUG("want to close pack marked 'do-not-close'");
-		else
-			close_pack(p);
+	packfile_store_close(o->packfiles);
 
 	for (source = o->sources; source; source = source->next) {
 		if (source->midx)
@@ -468,7 +463,7 @@ static int close_one_pack(struct repository *r)
 	struct pack_window *mru_w = NULL;
 	int accept_windows_inuse = 1;
 
-	for (p = r->objects->packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = r->objects->packfiles->packs; p; p = p->next) {
 		if (p->pack_fd == -1)
 			continue;
 		find_lru_pack(p, &lru_p, &mru_w, &accept_windows_inuse);
@@ -784,16 +779,44 @@ struct packed_git *add_packed_git(struct repository *r, const char *path,
 	return p;
 }
 
-void install_packed_git(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *pack)
+void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
+			     struct packed_git *pack)
 {
 	if (pack->pack_fd != -1)
 		pack_open_fds++;
 
-	pack->next = r->objects->packed_git;
-	r->objects->packed_git = pack;
+	pack->next = store->packs;
+	store->packs = pack;
 
 	hashmap_entry_init(&pack->packmap_ent, strhash(pack->pack_name));
-	hashmap_add(&r->objects->pack_map, &pack->packmap_ent);
+	hashmap_add(&store->map, &pack->packmap_ent);
+}
+
+struct packed_git *packfile_store_load_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
+					    const char *idx_path, int local)
+{
+	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct packed_git *p;
+
+	/*
+	 * We're being called with the path to the index file, but `pack_map`
+	 * holds the path to the packfile itself.
+	 */
+	strbuf_addstr(&key, idx_path);
+	strbuf_strip_suffix(&key, ".idx");
+	strbuf_addstr(&key, ".pack");
+
+	p = hashmap_get_entry_from_hash(&store->map, strhash(key.buf), key.buf,
+					struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
+	if (!p) {
+		p = add_packed_git(store->odb->repo, idx_path,
+				   strlen(idx_path), local);
+		if (p)
+			packfile_store_add_pack(store, p);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&key);
+	return p;
 }
 
 void (*report_garbage)(unsigned seen_bits, const char *path);
@@ -895,23 +918,14 @@ static void prepare_pack(const char *full_name, size_t full_name_len,
 			 const char *file_name, void *_data)
 {
 	struct prepare_pack_data *data = (struct prepare_pack_data *)_data;
-	struct packed_git *p;
 	size_t base_len = full_name_len;
 
 	if (strip_suffix_mem(full_name, &base_len, ".idx") &&
 	    !(data->m && midx_contains_pack(data->m, file_name))) {
-		struct hashmap_entry hent;
-		char *pack_name = xstrfmt("%.*s.pack", (int)base_len, full_name);
-		unsigned int hash = strhash(pack_name);
-		hashmap_entry_init(&hent, hash);
-
-		/* Don't reopen a pack we already have. */
-		if (!hashmap_get(&data->r->objects->pack_map, &hent, pack_name)) {
-			p = add_packed_git(data->r, full_name, full_name_len, data->local);
-			if (p)
-				install_packed_git(data->r, p);
-		}
-		free(pack_name);
+		char *trimmed_path = xstrndup(full_name, full_name_len);
+		packfile_store_load_pack(data->r->objects->packfiles,
+					 trimmed_path, data->local);
+		free(trimmed_path);
 	}
 
 	if (!report_garbage)
@@ -951,40 +965,6 @@ static void prepare_packed_git_one(struct odb_source *source)
 	string_list_clear(data.garbage, 0);
 }
 
-static void prepare_packed_git(struct repository *r);
-/*
- * Give a fast, rough count of the number of objects in the repository. This
- * ignores loose objects completely. If you have a lot of them, then either
- * you should repack because your performance will be awful, or they are
- * all unreachable objects about to be pruned, in which case they're not really
- * interesting as a measure of repo size in the first place.
- */
-unsigned long repo_approximate_object_count(struct repository *r)
-{
-	if (!r->objects->approximate_object_count_valid) {
-		struct odb_source *source;
-		unsigned long count = 0;
-		struct packed_git *p;
-
-		prepare_packed_git(r);
-
-		for (source = r->objects->sources; source; source = source->next) {
-			struct multi_pack_index *m = get_multi_pack_index(source);
-			if (m)
-				count += m->num_objects;
-		}
-
-		for (p = r->objects->packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
-			if (open_pack_index(p))
-				continue;
-			count += p->num_objects;
-		}
-		r->objects->approximate_object_count = count;
-		r->objects->approximate_object_count_valid = 1;
-	}
-	return r->objects->approximate_object_count;
-}
-
 DEFINE_LIST_SORT(static, sort_packs, struct packed_git, next);
 
 static int sort_pack(const struct packed_git *a, const struct packed_git *b)
@@ -1013,80 +993,51 @@ static int sort_pack(const struct packed_git *a, const struct packed_git *b)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void rearrange_packed_git(struct repository *r)
-{
-	sort_packs(&r->objects->packed_git, sort_pack);
-}
-
-static void prepare_packed_git_mru(struct repository *r)
+static void packfile_store_prepare_mru(struct packfile_store *store)
 {
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&r->objects->packed_git_mru);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&store->mru);
 
-	for (p = r->objects->packed_git; p; p = p->next)
-		list_add_tail(&p->mru, &r->objects->packed_git_mru);
+	for (p = store->packs; p; p = p->next)
+		list_add_tail(&p->mru, &store->mru);
 }
 
-static void prepare_packed_git(struct repository *r)
+void packfile_store_prepare(struct packfile_store *store)
 {
 	struct odb_source *source;
 
-	if (r->objects->packed_git_initialized)
+	if (store->initialized)
 		return;
 
-	odb_prepare_alternates(r->objects);
-	for (source = r->objects->sources; source; source = source->next) {
+	odb_prepare_alternates(store->odb);
+	for (source = store->odb->sources; source; source = source->next) {
 		prepare_multi_pack_index_one(source);
 		prepare_packed_git_one(source);
 	}
-	rearrange_packed_git(r);
+	sort_packs(&store->packs, sort_pack);
 
-	prepare_packed_git_mru(r);
-	r->objects->packed_git_initialized = 1;
+	packfile_store_prepare_mru(store);
+	store->initialized = true;
 }
 
-void reprepare_packed_git(struct repository *r)
+void packfile_store_reprepare(struct packfile_store *store)
 {
-	struct odb_source *source;
-
-	obj_read_lock();
-
-	/*
-	 * Reprepare alt odbs, in case the alternates file was modified
-	 * during the course of this process. This only _adds_ odbs to
-	 * the linked list, so existing odbs will continue to exist for
-	 * the lifetime of the process.
-	 */
-	r->objects->loaded_alternates = 0;
-	odb_prepare_alternates(r->objects);
-
-	for (source = r->objects->sources; source; source = source->next)
-		odb_clear_loose_cache(source);
-
-	r->objects->approximate_object_count_valid = 0;
-	r->objects->packed_git_initialized = 0;
-	prepare_packed_git(r);
-	obj_read_unlock();
+	store->initialized = false;
+	packfile_store_prepare(store);
 }
 
-struct packed_git *get_packed_git(struct repository *r)
+struct packed_git *packfile_store_get_packs(struct packfile_store *store)
 {
-	prepare_packed_git(r);
-	return r->objects->packed_git;
+	packfile_store_prepare(store);
+	return store->packs;
 }
 
-struct multi_pack_index *get_multi_pack_index(struct odb_source *source)
+struct packed_git *packfile_store_get_all_packs(struct packfile_store *store)
 {
-	prepare_packed_git(source->odb->repo);
-	return source->midx;
-}
+	packfile_store_prepare(store);
 
-struct packed_git *get_all_packs(struct repository *r)
-{
-	prepare_packed_git(r);
-
-	for (struct odb_source *source = r->objects->sources; source; source = source->next) {
+	for (struct odb_source *source = store->odb->sources; source; source = source->next) {
 		struct multi_pack_index *m = source->midx;
 		if (!m)
 			continue;
@@ -1094,13 +1045,46 @@ struct packed_git *get_all_packs(struct repository *r)
 			prepare_midx_pack(m, i);
 	}
 
-	return r->objects->packed_git;
+	return store->packs;
 }
 
-struct list_head *get_packed_git_mru(struct repository *r)
+struct list_head *packfile_store_get_packs_mru(struct packfile_store *store)
 {
-	prepare_packed_git(r);
-	return &r->objects->packed_git_mru;
+	packfile_store_prepare(store);
+	return &store->mru;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Give a fast, rough count of the number of objects in the repository. This
+ * ignores loose objects completely. If you have a lot of them, then either
+ * you should repack because your performance will be awful, or they are
+ * all unreachable objects about to be pruned, in which case they're not really
+ * interesting as a measure of repo size in the first place.
+ */
+unsigned long repo_approximate_object_count(struct repository *r)
+{
+	if (!r->objects->approximate_object_count_valid) {
+		struct odb_source *source;
+		unsigned long count = 0;
+		struct packed_git *p;
+
+		packfile_store_prepare(r->objects->packfiles);
+
+		for (source = r->objects->sources; source; source = source->next) {
+			struct multi_pack_index *m = get_multi_pack_index(source);
+			if (m)
+				count += m->num_objects;
+		}
+
+		for (p = r->objects->packfiles->packs; p; p = p->next) {
+			if (open_pack_index(p))
+				continue;
+			count += p->num_objects;
+		}
+		r->objects->approximate_object_count = count;
+		r->objects->approximate_object_count_valid = 1;
+	}
+	return r->objects->approximate_object_count;
 }
 
 unsigned long unpack_object_header_buffer(const unsigned char *buf,
@@ -1155,7 +1139,7 @@ unsigned long get_size_from_delta(struct packed_git *p,
 		 *
 		 * Other worrying sections could be the call to close_pack_fd(),
 		 * which can close packs even with in-use windows, and to
-		 * reprepare_packed_git(). Regarding the former, mmap doc says:
+		 * odb_reprepare(). Regarding the former, mmap doc says:
 		 * "closing the file descriptor does not unmap the region". And
 		 * for the latter, it won't re-open already available packs.
 		 */
@@ -1219,7 +1203,7 @@ const struct packed_git *has_packed_and_bad(struct repository *r,
 {
 	struct packed_git *p;
 
-	for (p = r->objects->packed_git; p; p = p->next)
+	for (p = r->objects->packfiles->packs; p; p = p->next)
 		if (oidset_contains(&p->bad_objects, oid))
 			return p;
 	return NULL;
@@ -2074,19 +2058,19 @@ int find_pack_entry(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, struct pa
 {
 	struct list_head *pos;
 
-	prepare_packed_git(r);
+	packfile_store_prepare(r->objects->packfiles);
 
 	for (struct odb_source *source = r->objects->sources; source; source = source->next)
 		if (source->midx && fill_midx_entry(source->midx, oid, e))
 			return 1;
 
-	if (!r->objects->packed_git)
+	if (!r->objects->packfiles->packs)
 		return 0;
 
-	list_for_each(pos, &r->objects->packed_git_mru) {
+	list_for_each(pos, &r->objects->packfiles->mru) {
 		struct packed_git *p = list_entry(pos, struct packed_git, mru);
 		if (!p->multi_pack_index && fill_pack_entry(oid, e, p)) {
-			list_move(&p->mru, &r->objects->packed_git_mru);
+			list_move(&p->mru, &r->objects->packfiles->mru);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2096,19 +2080,19 @@ int find_pack_entry(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, struct pa
 static void maybe_invalidate_kept_pack_cache(struct repository *r,
 					     unsigned flags)
 {
-	if (!r->objects->kept_pack_cache.packs)
+	if (!r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.packs)
 		return;
-	if (r->objects->kept_pack_cache.flags == flags)
+	if (r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.flags == flags)
 		return;
-	FREE_AND_NULL(r->objects->kept_pack_cache.packs);
-	r->objects->kept_pack_cache.flags = 0;
+	FREE_AND_NULL(r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.packs);
+	r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.flags = 0;
 }
 
 struct packed_git **kept_pack_cache(struct repository *r, unsigned flags)
 {
 	maybe_invalidate_kept_pack_cache(r, flags);
 
-	if (!r->objects->kept_pack_cache.packs) {
+	if (!r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.packs) {
 		struct packed_git **packs = NULL;
 		size_t nr = 0, alloc = 0;
 		struct packed_git *p;
@@ -2121,7 +2105,7 @@ struct packed_git **kept_pack_cache(struct repository *r, unsigned flags)
 		 * covers, one kept and one not kept, but the midx returns only
 		 * the non-kept version.
 		 */
-		for (p = get_all_packs(r); p; p = p->next) {
+		for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(r->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next) {
 			if ((p->pack_keep && (flags & ON_DISK_KEEP_PACKS)) ||
 			    (p->pack_keep_in_core && (flags & IN_CORE_KEEP_PACKS))) {
 				ALLOC_GROW(packs, nr + 1, alloc);
@@ -2131,11 +2115,11 @@ struct packed_git **kept_pack_cache(struct repository *r, unsigned flags)
 		ALLOC_GROW(packs, nr + 1, alloc);
 		packs[nr] = NULL;
 
-		r->objects->kept_pack_cache.packs = packs;
-		r->objects->kept_pack_cache.flags = flags;
+		r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.packs = packs;
+		r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.flags = flags;
 	}
 
-	return r->objects->kept_pack_cache.packs;
+	return r->objects->packfiles->kept_cache.packs;
 }
 
 int find_kept_pack_entry(struct repository *r,
@@ -2218,7 +2202,7 @@ int for_each_packed_object(struct repository *repo, each_packed_object_fn cb,
 	int r = 0;
 	int pack_errors = 0;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(repo); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(repo->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next) {
 		if ((flags & FOR_EACH_OBJECT_LOCAL_ONLY) && !p->pack_local)
 			continue;
 		if ((flags & FOR_EACH_OBJECT_PROMISOR_ONLY) &&
@@ -2332,3 +2316,46 @@ int parse_pack_header_option(const char *in, unsigned char *out, unsigned int *l
 	*len = hdr - out;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int pack_map_entry_cmp(const void *cmp_data UNUSED,
+			      const struct hashmap_entry *entry,
+			      const struct hashmap_entry *entry2,
+			      const void *keydata)
+{
+	const char *key = keydata;
+	const struct packed_git *pg1, *pg2;
+
+	pg1 = container_of(entry, const struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
+	pg2 = container_of(entry2, const struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
+
+	return strcmp(pg1->pack_name, key ? key : pg2->pack_name);
+}
+
+struct packfile_store *packfile_store_new(struct object_database *odb)
+{
+	struct packfile_store *store;
+	CALLOC_ARRAY(store, 1);
+	store->odb = odb;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&store->mru);
+	hashmap_init(&store->map, pack_map_entry_cmp, NULL, 0);
+	return store;
+}
+
+void packfile_store_free(struct packfile_store *store)
+{
+	for (struct packed_git *p = store->packs, *next; p; p = next) {
+		next = p->next;
+		free(p);
+	}
+	hashmap_clear(&store->map);
+	free(store);
+}
+
+void packfile_store_close(struct packfile_store *store)
+{
+	for (struct packed_git *p = store->packs; p; p = p->next) {
+		if (p->do_not_close)
+			BUG("want to close pack marked 'do-not-close'");
+		close_pack(p);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index f16753f2a9..e7a5792b6c 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -52,19 +52,114 @@ struct packed_git {
 	char pack_name[FLEX_ARRAY]; /* more */
 };
 
-static inline int pack_map_entry_cmp(const void *cmp_data UNUSED,
-				     const struct hashmap_entry *entry,
-				     const struct hashmap_entry *entry2,
-				     const void *keydata)
-{
-	const char *key = keydata;
-	const struct packed_git *pg1, *pg2;
+/*
+ * A store that manages packfiles for a given object database.
+ */
+struct packfile_store {
+	struct object_database *odb;
 
-	pg1 = container_of(entry, const struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
-	pg2 = container_of(entry2, const struct packed_git, packmap_ent);
+	/*
+	 * The list of packfiles in the order in which they are being added to
+	 * the store.
+	 */
+	struct packed_git *packs;
 
-	return strcmp(pg1->pack_name, key ? key : pg2->pack_name);
-}
+	/*
+	 * Cache of packfiles which are marked as "kept", either because there
+	 * is an on-disk ".keep" file or because they are marked as "kept" in
+	 * memory.
+	 *
+	 * Should not be accessed directly, but via `kept_pack_cache()`. The
+	 * list of packs gets invalidated when the stored flags and the flags
+	 * passed to `kept_pack_cache()` mismatch.
+	 */
+	struct {
+		struct packed_git **packs;
+		unsigned flags;
+	} kept_cache;
+
+	/* A most-recently-used ordered version of the packs list. */
+	struct list_head mru;
+
+	/*
+	 * A map of packfile names to packed_git structs for tracking which
+	 * packs have been loaded already.
+	 */
+	struct hashmap map;
+
+	/*
+	 * Whether packfiles have already been populated with this store's
+	 * packs.
+	 */
+	bool initialized;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Allocate and initialize a new empty packfile store for the given object
+ * database.
+ */
+struct packfile_store *packfile_store_new(struct object_database *odb);
+
+/*
+ * Free the packfile store and all its associated state. All packfiles
+ * tracked by the store will be closed.
+ */
+void packfile_store_free(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Close all packfiles associated with this store. The packfiles won't be
+ * free'd, so they can be re-opened at a later point in time.
+ */
+void packfile_store_close(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Prepare the packfile store by loading packfiles and multi-pack indices for
+ * all alternates. This becomes a no-op if the store is already prepared.
+ *
+ * It shouldn't typically be necessary to call this function directly, as
+ * functions that access the store know to prepare it.
+ */
+void packfile_store_prepare(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Clear the packfile caches and try to look up any new packfiles that have
+ * appeared since last preparing the packfiles store.
+ *
+ * This function must be called under the `odb_read_lock()`.
+ */
+void packfile_store_reprepare(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Add the pack to the store so that contained objects become accessible via
+ * the store. This moves ownership into the store.
+ */
+void packfile_store_add_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
+			     struct packed_git *pack);
+
+/*
+ * Get packs managed by the given store. Does not load the MIDX or any packs
+ * referenced by it.
+ */
+struct packed_git *packfile_store_get_packs(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Get all packs managed by the given store, including packfiles that are
+ * referenced by multi-pack indices.
+ */
+struct packed_git *packfile_store_get_all_packs(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Get all packs in most-recently-used order.
+ */
+struct list_head *packfile_store_get_packs_mru(struct packfile_store *store);
+
+/*
+ * Open the packfile and add it to the store if it isn't yet known. Returns
+ * either the newly opened packfile or the preexisting packfile. Returns a
+ * `NULL` pointer in case the packfile could not be opened.
+ */
+struct packed_git *packfile_store_load_pack(struct packfile_store *store,
+					    const char *idx_path, int local);
 
 struct pack_window {
 	struct pack_window *next;
@@ -142,14 +237,6 @@ int for_each_packed_object(struct repository *repo, each_packed_object_fn cb,
 #define PACKDIR_FILE_GARBAGE 4
 extern void (*report_garbage)(unsigned seen_bits, const char *path);
 
-void reprepare_packed_git(struct repository *r);
-void install_packed_git(struct repository *r, struct packed_git *pack);
-
-struct packed_git *get_packed_git(struct repository *r);
-struct list_head *get_packed_git_mru(struct repository *r);
-struct multi_pack_index *get_multi_pack_index(struct odb_source *source);
-struct packed_git *get_all_packs(struct repository *r);
-
 /*
  * Give a rough count of objects in the repository. This sacrifices accuracy
  * for speed.
diff --git a/server-info.c b/server-info.c
index 9bb30d9ab7..1d33de821e 100644
--- a/server-info.c
+++ b/server-info.c
@@ -287,12 +287,13 @@ static int compare_info(const void *a_, const void *b_)
 
 static void init_pack_info(struct repository *r, const char *infofile, int force)
 {
+	struct packfile_store *packs = r->objects->packfiles;
 	struct packed_git *p;
 	int stale;
 	int i;
 	size_t alloc = 0;
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(r); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(packs); p; p = p->next) {
 		/* we ignore things on alternate path since they are
 		 * not available to the pullers in general.
 		 */
diff --git a/t/helper/test-find-pack.c b/t/helper/test-find-pack.c
index 611a13a326..e001dc3066 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-find-pack.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-find-pack.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int cmd__find_pack(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (repo_get_oid(the_repository, argv[0], &oid))
 		die("cannot parse %s as an object name", argv[0]);
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next)
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(the_repository->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next)
 		if (find_pack_entry_one(&oid, p)) {
 			printf("%s\n", p->pack_name);
 			actual_count++;
diff --git a/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c b/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c
index d51aaa3dc4..7c428c1601 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-pack-mtimes.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int cmd__pack_mtimes(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (argc != 2)
 		usage(pack_mtimes_usage);
 
-	for (p = get_all_packs(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
+	for (p = packfile_store_get_all_packs(the_repository->objects->packfiles); p; p = p->next) {
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, basename(p->pack_name));
 		strbuf_strip_suffix(&buf, ".pack");
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, ".mtimes");
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 0789e5bca5..4d95d84f9e 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int fetch_with_fetch(struct transport *transport,
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-	reprepare_packed_git(the_repository);
+	odb_reprepare(the_repository->objects);
 	return 0;
 }