diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.10.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.10.2.txt
index 04fe294..55e960a 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.10.2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.10.2.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
    be both revision name and a pathname, even though $name can never be a
    path in the context of the command.
 
+ * The "include.path" facility in the configuration mechanism added in
+   1.7.10 forgot to interpret "~/path" and "~user/path" as it should.
+
  * "git config --rename-section" to rename an existing section into a
    bogus one did not check the new name.
 
@@ -33,11 +36,33 @@
  * The report from "git fetch" said "new branch" even for a non branch
    ref.
 
+ * The http-backend (the server side of the smart http transfer) used
+   to overwrite GIT_COMMITTER_NAME and GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL with the
+   value obtained from REMOTE_USER unconditionally, making it
+   impossible for the server side site-specific customization to use
+   different identity sources to affect the names logged. It now uses
+   REMOTE_USER only as a fallback value.
+
+ * "log --graph" was not very friendly with "--stat" option and its
+   output had line breaks at wrong places.
+
  * Octopus merge strategy did not reduce heads that are recorded in the
    final commit correctly.
 
+ * "git push" over smart-http lost progress output a few releases ago;
+   this release resurrects it.
+
+ * The insn sheet given by "rebase -i" did not make it clear that the
+   insn lines can be re-ordered to affect the order of the commits in
+   the resulting history.
+
+ * A contrib script "rerere-train" did not work out of the box unless
+   user futzed with her $PATH.
+
  * The i18n of error message "git stash save" was not properly done.
 
+ * "git submodule" used a sed script that some platforms mishandled.
+
  * When using a Perl script on a system where "perl" found on user's
    $PATH could be ancient or otherwise broken, we allow builders to
    specify the path to a good copy of Perl with $PERL_PATH.  The
diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 81b0398..3f5d216 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@
 path expansion (see '--path' below).  If no type specifier is passed, no
 checks or transformations are performed on the value.
 
-The file-option can be one of '--system', '--global' or '--file'
-which specify where the values will be read from or written to.
-The default is to assume the config file of the current repository,
-.git/config unless defined otherwise with GIT_DIR and GIT_CONFIG
-(see <<FILES>>).
+When reading, the values are read from the system, global and
+repository local configuration files by default, and options
+'--system', '--global', '--local' and '--file <filename>' can be
+used to tell the command to read from only that location (see <<FILES>>).
+
+When writing, the new value is written to the repository local
+configuration file by default, and options '--system', '--global',
+'--file <filename>' can be used to tell the command to write to
+that location (you can say '--local' but that is the default).
 
 This command will fail (with exit code ret) if:
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2fa7211..3eda1e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@
 # Define NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS if you plan to distribute the installed
 # programs as a tar, where bin/ and libexec/ might be on different file systems.
 #
+# Define NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS if you prefer to use either symbolic links or
+# copies to install built-in git commands e.g. git-cat-file.
+#
 # Define USE_NED_ALLOCATOR if you want to replace the platforms default
 # memory allocators with the nedmalloc allocator written by Niall Douglas.
 #
@@ -1835,6 +1838,10 @@
 	export ASCIIDOC7
 endif
 
+ifdef NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS
+	export NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS
+endif
+
 ### profile feedback build
 #
 
@@ -2574,19 +2581,21 @@
 	{ test "$$bindir/" = "$$execdir/" || \
 	  for p in git$X $(filter $(install_bindir_programs),$(ALL_PROGRAMS)); do \
 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
-		test -z "$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
+		test -z "$(NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS)$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
 		ln "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$bindir/$$p" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
 	  done; \
 	} && \
 	for p in $(filter $(install_bindir_programs),$(BUILT_INS)); do \
 		$(RM) "$$bindir/$$p" && \
+		test -z "$(NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS)" && \
 		ln "$$bindir/git$X" "$$bindir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		ln -s "git$X" "$$bindir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$bindir/$$p" || exit; \
 	done && \
 	for p in $(BUILT_INS); do \
 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
+		test -z "$(NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS)" && \
 		ln "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		ln -s "git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
@@ -2594,6 +2603,7 @@
 	remote_curl_aliases="$(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES)" && \
 	for p in $$remote_curl_aliases; do \
 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
+		test -z "$(NO_INSTALL_HARDLINKS)" && \
 		ln "$$execdir/git-remote-http$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		ln -s "git-remote-http$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$execdir/git-remote-http$X" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
diff --git a/archive-tar.c b/archive-tar.c
index 20af005..93387ea 100644
--- a/archive-tar.c
+++ b/archive-tar.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "tar.h"
 #include "archive.h"
+#include "streaming.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 
 #define RECORDSIZE	(512)
@@ -30,10 +31,9 @@
  * queues up writes, so that all our write(2) calls write exactly one
  * full block; pads writes to RECORDSIZE
  */
-static void write_blocked(const void *data, unsigned long size)
+static void do_write_blocked(const void *data, unsigned long size)
 {
 	const char *buf = data;
-	unsigned long tail;
 
 	if (offset) {
 		unsigned long chunk = BLOCKSIZE - offset;
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
 		memcpy(block + offset, buf, size);
 		offset += size;
 	}
+}
+
+static void finish_record(void)
+{
+	unsigned long tail;
 	tail = offset % RECORDSIZE;
 	if (tail)  {
 		memset(block + offset, 0, RECORDSIZE - tail);
@@ -62,6 +67,12 @@
 	write_if_needed();
 }
 
+static void write_blocked(const void *data, unsigned long size)
+{
+	do_write_blocked(data, size);
+	finish_record();
+}
+
 /*
  * The end of tar archives is marked by 2*512 nul bytes and after that
  * follows the rest of the block (if any).
@@ -78,6 +89,33 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * queues up writes, so that all our write(2) calls write exactly one
+ * full block; pads writes to RECORDSIZE
+ */
+static int stream_blocked(const unsigned char *sha1)
+{
+	struct git_istream *st;
+	enum object_type type;
+	unsigned long sz;
+	char buf[BLOCKSIZE];
+	ssize_t readlen;
+
+	st = open_istream(sha1, &type, &sz, NULL);
+	if (!st)
+		return error("cannot stream blob %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	for (;;) {
+		readlen = read_istream(st, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		if (readlen <= 0)
+			break;
+		do_write_blocked(buf, readlen);
+	}
+	close_istream(st);
+	if (!readlen)
+		finish_record();
+	return readlen;
+}
+
+/*
  * pax extended header records have the format "%u %s=%s\n".  %u contains
  * the size of the whole string (including the %u), the first %s is the
  * keyword, the second one is the value.  This function constructs such a
@@ -123,56 +161,101 @@
 	return i;
 }
 
+static void prepare_header(struct archiver_args *args,
+			   struct ustar_header *header,
+			   unsigned int mode, unsigned long size)
+{
+	sprintf(header->mode, "%07o", mode & 07777);
+	sprintf(header->size, "%011lo", S_ISREG(mode) ? size : 0);
+	sprintf(header->mtime, "%011lo", (unsigned long) args->time);
+
+	sprintf(header->uid, "%07o", 0);
+	sprintf(header->gid, "%07o", 0);
+	strlcpy(header->uname, "root", sizeof(header->uname));
+	strlcpy(header->gname, "root", sizeof(header->gname));
+	sprintf(header->devmajor, "%07o", 0);
+	sprintf(header->devminor, "%07o", 0);
+
+	memcpy(header->magic, "ustar", 6);
+	memcpy(header->version, "00", 2);
+
+	sprintf(header->chksum, "%07o", ustar_header_chksum(header));
+}
+
+static int write_extended_header(struct archiver_args *args,
+				 const unsigned char *sha1,
+				 const void *buffer, unsigned long size)
+{
+	struct ustar_header header;
+	unsigned int mode;
+	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
+	*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_EXT_HEADER;
+	mode = 0100666;
+	sprintf(header.name, "%s.paxheader", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	prepare_header(args, &header, mode, size);
+	write_blocked(&header, sizeof(header));
+	write_blocked(buffer, size);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int write_tar_entry(struct archiver_args *args,
-		const unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, size_t pathlen,
-		unsigned int mode, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
+			   const unsigned char *sha1,
+			   const char *path, size_t pathlen,
+			   unsigned int mode)
 {
 	struct ustar_header header;
 	struct strbuf ext_header = STRBUF_INIT;
+	unsigned int old_mode = mode;
+	unsigned long size;
+	void *buffer;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
 
-	if (!sha1) {
-		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
-		mode = 0100666;
-		strcpy(header.name, "pax_global_header");
-	} else if (!path) {
-		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_EXT_HEADER;
-		mode = 0100666;
-		sprintf(header.name, "%s.paxheader", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
+		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_DIR;
+		mode = (mode | 0777) & ~tar_umask;
+	} else if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
+		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_LNK;
+		mode |= 0777;
+	} else if (S_ISREG(mode)) {
+		*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_REG;
+		mode = (mode | ((mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666)) & ~tar_umask;
 	} else {
-		if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
-			*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_DIR;
-			mode = (mode | 0777) & ~tar_umask;
-		} else if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
-			*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_LNK;
-			mode |= 0777;
-		} else if (S_ISREG(mode)) {
-			*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_REG;
-			mode = (mode | ((mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666)) & ~tar_umask;
-		} else {
-			return error("unsupported file mode: 0%o (SHA1: %s)",
-					mode, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-		}
-		if (pathlen > sizeof(header.name)) {
-			size_t plen = get_path_prefix(path, pathlen,
-					sizeof(header.prefix));
-			size_t rest = pathlen - plen - 1;
-			if (plen > 0 && rest <= sizeof(header.name)) {
-				memcpy(header.prefix, path, plen);
+		return error("unsupported file mode: 0%o (SHA1: %s)",
+			     mode, sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	}
+	if (pathlen > sizeof(header.name)) {
+		size_t plen = get_path_prefix(path, pathlen,
+					      sizeof(header.prefix));
+		size_t rest = pathlen - plen - 1;
+		if (plen > 0 && rest <= sizeof(header.name)) {
+			memcpy(header.prefix, path, plen);
 				memcpy(header.name, path + plen + 1, rest);
-			} else {
-				sprintf(header.name, "%s.data",
-				        sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-				strbuf_append_ext_header(&ext_header, "path",
-						path, pathlen);
-			}
-		} else
-			memcpy(header.name, path, pathlen);
+		} else {
+			sprintf(header.name, "%s.data",
+				sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			strbuf_append_ext_header(&ext_header, "path",
+						 path, pathlen);
+		}
+	} else
+		memcpy(header.name, path, pathlen);
+
+	if (S_ISREG(mode) && !args->convert &&
+	    sha1_object_info(sha1, &size) == OBJ_BLOB &&
+	    size > big_file_threshold)
+		buffer = NULL;
+	else if (S_ISLNK(mode) || S_ISREG(mode)) {
+		enum object_type type;
+		buffer = sha1_file_to_archive(args, path, sha1, old_mode, &type, &size);
+		if (!buffer)
+			return error("cannot read %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+	} else {
+		buffer = NULL;
+		size = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (S_ISLNK(mode) && buffer) {
+	if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
 		if (size > sizeof(header.linkname)) {
 			sprintf(header.linkname, "see %s.paxheader",
 			        sha1_to_hex(sha1));
@@ -182,32 +265,25 @@
 			memcpy(header.linkname, buffer, size);
 	}
 
-	sprintf(header.mode, "%07o", mode & 07777);
-	sprintf(header.size, "%011lo", S_ISREG(mode) ? size : 0);
-	sprintf(header.mtime, "%011lo", (unsigned long) args->time);
-
-	sprintf(header.uid, "%07o", 0);
-	sprintf(header.gid, "%07o", 0);
-	strlcpy(header.uname, "root", sizeof(header.uname));
-	strlcpy(header.gname, "root", sizeof(header.gname));
-	sprintf(header.devmajor, "%07o", 0);
-	sprintf(header.devminor, "%07o", 0);
-
-	memcpy(header.magic, "ustar", 6);
-	memcpy(header.version, "00", 2);
-
-	sprintf(header.chksum, "%07o", ustar_header_chksum(&header));
+	prepare_header(args, &header, mode, size);
 
 	if (ext_header.len > 0) {
-		err = write_tar_entry(args, sha1, NULL, 0, 0, ext_header.buf,
-				ext_header.len);
-		if (err)
+		err = write_extended_header(args, sha1, ext_header.buf,
+					    ext_header.len);
+		if (err) {
+			free(buffer);
 			return err;
+		}
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&ext_header);
 	write_blocked(&header, sizeof(header));
-	if (S_ISREG(mode) && buffer && size > 0)
-		write_blocked(buffer, size);
+	if (S_ISREG(mode) && size > 0) {
+		if (buffer)
+			write_blocked(buffer, size);
+		else
+			err = stream_blocked(sha1);
+	}
+	free(buffer);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -215,11 +291,18 @@
 {
 	const unsigned char *sha1 = args->commit_sha1;
 	struct strbuf ext_header = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int err;
+	struct ustar_header header;
+	unsigned int mode;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	strbuf_append_ext_header(&ext_header, "comment", sha1_to_hex(sha1), 40);
-	err = write_tar_entry(args, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, ext_header.buf,
-			ext_header.len);
+	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
+	*header.typeflag = TYPEFLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
+	mode = 0100666;
+	strcpy(header.name, "pax_global_header");
+	prepare_header(args, &header, mode, ext_header.len);
+	write_blocked(&header, sizeof(header));
+	write_blocked(ext_header.buf, ext_header.len);
 	strbuf_release(&ext_header);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/archive-zip.c b/archive-zip.c
index 02d1f37..f5af81f 100644
--- a/archive-zip.c
+++ b/archive-zip.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "archive.h"
+#include "streaming.h"
 
 static int zip_date;
 static int zip_time;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 static unsigned int zip_dir_entries;
 
 #define ZIP_DIRECTORY_MIN_SIZE	(1024 * 1024)
+#define ZIP_STREAM (8)
 
 struct zip_local_header {
 	unsigned char magic[4];
@@ -31,6 +33,14 @@
 	unsigned char _end[1];
 };
 
+struct zip_data_desc {
+	unsigned char magic[4];
+	unsigned char crc32[4];
+	unsigned char compressed_size[4];
+	unsigned char size[4];
+	unsigned char _end[1];
+};
+
 struct zip_dir_header {
 	unsigned char magic[4];
 	unsigned char creator_version[2];
@@ -70,6 +80,7 @@
  * we're interested in.
  */
 #define ZIP_LOCAL_HEADER_SIZE	offsetof(struct zip_local_header, _end)
+#define ZIP_DATA_DESC_SIZE	offsetof(struct zip_data_desc, _end)
 #define ZIP_DIR_HEADER_SIZE	offsetof(struct zip_dir_header, _end)
 #define ZIP_DIR_TRAILER_SIZE	offsetof(struct zip_dir_trailer, _end)
 
@@ -120,20 +131,59 @@
 	return buffer;
 }
 
+static void write_zip_data_desc(unsigned long size,
+				unsigned long compressed_size,
+				unsigned long crc)
+{
+	struct zip_data_desc trailer;
+
+	copy_le32(trailer.magic, 0x08074b50);
+	copy_le32(trailer.crc32, crc);
+	copy_le32(trailer.compressed_size, compressed_size);
+	copy_le32(trailer.size, size);
+	write_or_die(1, &trailer, ZIP_DATA_DESC_SIZE);
+}
+
+static void set_zip_dir_data_desc(struct zip_dir_header *header,
+				  unsigned long size,
+				  unsigned long compressed_size,
+				  unsigned long crc)
+{
+	copy_le32(header->crc32, crc);
+	copy_le32(header->compressed_size, compressed_size);
+	copy_le32(header->size, size);
+}
+
+static void set_zip_header_data_desc(struct zip_local_header *header,
+				     unsigned long size,
+				     unsigned long compressed_size,
+				     unsigned long crc)
+{
+	copy_le32(header->crc32, crc);
+	copy_le32(header->compressed_size, compressed_size);
+	copy_le32(header->size, size);
+}
+
+#define STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE (1024 * 16)
+
 static int write_zip_entry(struct archiver_args *args,
-		const unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, size_t pathlen,
-		unsigned int mode, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
+			   const unsigned char *sha1,
+			   const char *path, size_t pathlen,
+			   unsigned int mode)
 {
 	struct zip_local_header header;
 	struct zip_dir_header dirent;
 	unsigned long attr2;
 	unsigned long compressed_size;
-	unsigned long uncompressed_size;
 	unsigned long crc;
 	unsigned long direntsize;
 	int method;
 	unsigned char *out;
 	void *deflated = NULL;
+	void *buffer;
+	struct git_istream *stream = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
+	unsigned long size;
 
 	crc = crc32(0, NULL, 0);
 
@@ -146,24 +196,43 @@
 		method = 0;
 		attr2 = 16;
 		out = NULL;
-		uncompressed_size = 0;
+		size = 0;
 		compressed_size = 0;
+		buffer = NULL;
+		size = 0;
 	} else if (S_ISREG(mode) || S_ISLNK(mode)) {
+		enum object_type type = sha1_object_info(sha1, &size);
+
 		method = 0;
 		attr2 = S_ISLNK(mode) ? ((mode | 0777) << 16) :
 			(mode & 0111) ? ((mode) << 16) : 0;
-		if (S_ISREG(mode) && args->compression_level != 0)
+		if (S_ISREG(mode) && args->compression_level != 0 && size > 0)
 			method = 8;
-		crc = crc32(crc, buffer, size);
-		out = buffer;
-		uncompressed_size = size;
 		compressed_size = size;
+
+		if (S_ISREG(mode) && type == OBJ_BLOB && !args->convert &&
+		    size > big_file_threshold) {
+			stream = open_istream(sha1, &type, &size, NULL);
+			if (!stream)
+				return error("cannot stream blob %s",
+					     sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			flags |= ZIP_STREAM;
+			out = buffer = NULL;
+		} else {
+			buffer = sha1_file_to_archive(args, path, sha1, mode,
+						      &type, &size);
+			if (!buffer)
+				return error("cannot read %s",
+					     sha1_to_hex(sha1));
+			crc = crc32(crc, buffer, size);
+			out = buffer;
+		}
 	} else {
 		return error("unsupported file mode: 0%o (SHA1: %s)", mode,
 				sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 	}
 
-	if (method == 8) {
+	if (buffer && method == 8) {
 		deflated = zlib_deflate(buffer, size, args->compression_level,
 				&compressed_size);
 		if (deflated && compressed_size - 6 < size) {
@@ -188,13 +257,11 @@
 	copy_le16(dirent.creator_version,
 		S_ISLNK(mode) || (S_ISREG(mode) && (mode & 0111)) ? 0x0317 : 0);
 	copy_le16(dirent.version, 10);
-	copy_le16(dirent.flags, 0);
+	copy_le16(dirent.flags, flags);
 	copy_le16(dirent.compression_method, method);
 	copy_le16(dirent.mtime, zip_time);
 	copy_le16(dirent.mdate, zip_date);
-	copy_le32(dirent.crc32, crc);
-	copy_le32(dirent.compressed_size, compressed_size);
-	copy_le32(dirent.size, uncompressed_size);
+	set_zip_dir_data_desc(&dirent, size, compressed_size, crc);
 	copy_le16(dirent.filename_length, pathlen);
 	copy_le16(dirent.extra_length, 0);
 	copy_le16(dirent.comment_length, 0);
@@ -202,33 +269,120 @@
 	copy_le16(dirent.attr1, 0);
 	copy_le32(dirent.attr2, attr2);
 	copy_le32(dirent.offset, zip_offset);
-	memcpy(zip_dir + zip_dir_offset, &dirent, ZIP_DIR_HEADER_SIZE);
-	zip_dir_offset += ZIP_DIR_HEADER_SIZE;
-	memcpy(zip_dir + zip_dir_offset, path, pathlen);
-	zip_dir_offset += pathlen;
-	zip_dir_entries++;
 
 	copy_le32(header.magic, 0x04034b50);
 	copy_le16(header.version, 10);
-	copy_le16(header.flags, 0);
+	copy_le16(header.flags, flags);
 	copy_le16(header.compression_method, method);
 	copy_le16(header.mtime, zip_time);
 	copy_le16(header.mdate, zip_date);
-	copy_le32(header.crc32, crc);
-	copy_le32(header.compressed_size, compressed_size);
-	copy_le32(header.size, uncompressed_size);
+	if (flags & ZIP_STREAM)
+		set_zip_header_data_desc(&header, 0, 0, 0);
+	else
+		set_zip_header_data_desc(&header, size, compressed_size, crc);
 	copy_le16(header.filename_length, pathlen);
 	copy_le16(header.extra_length, 0);
 	write_or_die(1, &header, ZIP_LOCAL_HEADER_SIZE);
 	zip_offset += ZIP_LOCAL_HEADER_SIZE;
 	write_or_die(1, path, pathlen);
 	zip_offset += pathlen;
-	if (compressed_size > 0) {
+	if (stream && method == 0) {
+		unsigned char buf[STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE];
+		ssize_t readlen;
+
+		for (;;) {
+			readlen = read_istream(stream, buf, sizeof(buf));
+			if (readlen <= 0)
+				break;
+			crc = crc32(crc, buf, readlen);
+			write_or_die(1, buf, readlen);
+		}
+		close_istream(stream);
+		if (readlen)
+			return readlen;
+
+		compressed_size = size;
+		zip_offset += compressed_size;
+
+		write_zip_data_desc(size, compressed_size, crc);
+		zip_offset += ZIP_DATA_DESC_SIZE;
+
+		set_zip_dir_data_desc(&dirent, size, compressed_size, crc);
+	} else if (stream && method == 8) {
+		unsigned char buf[STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE];
+		ssize_t readlen;
+		git_zstream zstream;
+		int result;
+		size_t out_len;
+		unsigned char compressed[STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE * 2];
+
+		memset(&zstream, 0, sizeof(zstream));
+		git_deflate_init(&zstream, args->compression_level);
+
+		compressed_size = 0;
+		zstream.next_out = compressed;
+		zstream.avail_out = sizeof(compressed);
+
+		for (;;) {
+			readlen = read_istream(stream, buf, sizeof(buf));
+			if (readlen <= 0)
+				break;
+			crc = crc32(crc, buf, readlen);
+
+			zstream.next_in = buf;
+			zstream.avail_in = readlen;
+			result = git_deflate(&zstream, 0);
+			if (result != Z_OK)
+				die("deflate error (%d)", result);
+			out = compressed;
+			if (!compressed_size)
+				out += 2;
+			out_len = zstream.next_out - out;
+
+			if (out_len > 0) {
+				write_or_die(1, out, out_len);
+				compressed_size += out_len;
+				zstream.next_out = compressed;
+				zstream.avail_out = sizeof(compressed);
+			}
+
+		}
+		close_istream(stream);
+		if (readlen)
+			return readlen;
+
+		zstream.next_in = buf;
+		zstream.avail_in = 0;
+		result = git_deflate(&zstream, Z_FINISH);
+		if (result != Z_STREAM_END)
+			die("deflate error (%d)", result);
+
+		git_deflate_end(&zstream);
+		out = compressed;
+		if (!compressed_size)
+			out += 2;
+		out_len = zstream.next_out - out - 4;
+		write_or_die(1, out, out_len);
+		compressed_size += out_len;
+		zip_offset += compressed_size;
+
+		write_zip_data_desc(size, compressed_size, crc);
+		zip_offset += ZIP_DATA_DESC_SIZE;
+
+		set_zip_dir_data_desc(&dirent, size, compressed_size, crc);
+	} else if (compressed_size > 0) {
 		write_or_die(1, out, compressed_size);
 		zip_offset += compressed_size;
 	}
 
 	free(deflated);
+	free(buffer);
+
+	memcpy(zip_dir + zip_dir_offset, &dirent, ZIP_DIR_HEADER_SIZE);
+	zip_dir_offset += ZIP_DIR_HEADER_SIZE;
+	memcpy(zip_dir + zip_dir_offset, path, pathlen);
+	zip_dir_offset += pathlen;
+	zip_dir_entries++;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/archive.c b/archive.c
index 1ee837d..cd083ea 100644
--- a/archive.c
+++ b/archive.c
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@
 	free(to_free);
 }
 
-static void *sha1_file_to_archive(const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1,
-		unsigned int mode, enum object_type *type,
-		unsigned long *sizep, const struct commit *commit)
+void *sha1_file_to_archive(const struct archiver_args *args,
+			   const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1,
+			   unsigned int mode, enum object_type *type,
+			   unsigned long *sizep)
 {
 	void *buffer;
+	const struct commit *commit = args->convert ? args->commit : NULL;
 
+	path += args->baselen;
 	buffer = read_sha1_file(sha1, type, sizep);
 	if (buffer && S_ISREG(mode)) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -109,12 +112,9 @@
 	write_archive_entry_fn_t write_entry = c->write_entry;
 	struct git_attr_check check[2];
 	const char *path_without_prefix;
-	int convert = 0;
 	int err;
-	enum object_type type;
-	unsigned long size;
-	void *buffer;
 
+	args->convert = 0;
 	strbuf_reset(&path);
 	strbuf_grow(&path, PATH_MAX);
 	strbuf_add(&path, args->base, args->baselen);
@@ -126,28 +126,22 @@
 	if (!git_check_attr(path_without_prefix, ARRAY_SIZE(check), check)) {
 		if (ATTR_TRUE(check[0].value))
 			return 0;
-		convert = ATTR_TRUE(check[1].value);
+		args->convert = ATTR_TRUE(check[1].value);
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode) || S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
 		strbuf_addch(&path, '/');
 		if (args->verbose)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%.*s\n", (int)path.len, path.buf);
-		err = write_entry(args, sha1, path.buf, path.len, mode, NULL, 0);
+		err = write_entry(args, sha1, path.buf, path.len, mode);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		return (S_ISDIR(mode) ? READ_TREE_RECURSIVE : 0);
 	}
 
-	buffer = sha1_file_to_archive(path_without_prefix, sha1, mode,
-			&type, &size, convert ? args->commit : NULL);
-	if (!buffer)
-		return error("cannot read %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 	if (args->verbose)
 		fprintf(stderr, "%.*s\n", (int)path.len, path.buf);
-	err = write_entry(args, sha1, path.buf, path.len, mode, buffer, size);
-	free(buffer);
-	return err;
+	return write_entry(args, sha1, path.buf, path.len, mode);
 }
 
 int write_archive_entries(struct archiver_args *args,
@@ -167,7 +161,7 @@
 		if (args->verbose)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%.*s\n", (int)len, args->base);
 		err = write_entry(args, args->tree->object.sha1, args->base,
-				len, 040777, NULL, 0);
+				  len, 040777);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
diff --git a/archive.h b/archive.h
index 2b0884f..895afcd 100644
--- a/archive.h
+++ b/archive.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	const char **pathspec;
 	unsigned int verbose : 1;
 	unsigned int worktree_attributes : 1;
+	unsigned int convert : 1;
 	int compression_level;
 };
 
@@ -27,11 +28,18 @@
 extern void init_tar_archiver(void);
 extern void init_zip_archiver(void);
 
-typedef int (*write_archive_entry_fn_t)(struct archiver_args *args, const unsigned char *sha1, const char *path, size_t pathlen, unsigned int mode, void *buffer, unsigned long size);
+typedef int (*write_archive_entry_fn_t)(struct archiver_args *args,
+					const unsigned char *sha1,
+					const char *path, size_t pathlen,
+					unsigned int mode);
 
 extern int write_archive_entries(struct archiver_args *args, write_archive_entry_fn_t write_entry);
 extern int write_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, int setup_prefix, const char *name_hint, int remote);
 
 const char *archive_format_from_filename(const char *filename);
+extern void *sha1_file_to_archive(const struct archiver_args *args,
+				  const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1,
+				  unsigned int mode, enum object_type *type,
+				  unsigned long *sizep);
 
 #endif	/* ARCHIVE_H */
diff --git a/bisect.c b/bisect.c
index 6e186e2..48acf73 100644
--- a/bisect.c
+++ b/bisect.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@
  */
 static void check_good_are_ancestors_of_bad(const char *prefix, int no_checkout)
 {
-	const char *filename = git_path("BISECT_ANCESTORS_OK");
+	char *filename = xstrdup(git_path("BISECT_ANCESTORS_OK"));
 	struct stat st;
 	int fd;
 
@@ -842,11 +842,11 @@
 
 	/* Check if file BISECT_ANCESTORS_OK exists. */
 	if (!stat(filename, &st) && S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
-		return;
+		goto done;
 
 	/* Bisecting with no good rev is ok. */
 	if (good_revs.nr == 0)
-		return;
+		goto done;
 
 	/* Check if all good revs are ancestor of the bad rev. */
 	if (check_ancestors(prefix))
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@
 			filename, strerror(errno));
 	else
 		close(fd);
+ done:
+	free(filename);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 23fc56d..c93efe4 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -672,10 +672,10 @@
  * HEAD.  If it is not reachable from any ref, this is the last chance
  * for the user to do so without resorting to reflog.
  */
-static void orphaned_commit_warning(struct commit *commit)
+static void orphaned_commit_warning(struct commit *old, struct commit *new)
 {
 	struct rev_info revs;
-	struct object *object = &commit->object;
+	struct object *object = &old->object;
 	struct object_array refs;
 
 	init_revisions(&revs, NULL);
@@ -685,16 +685,17 @@
 	add_pending_object(&revs, object, sha1_to_hex(object->sha1));
 
 	for_each_ref(add_pending_uninteresting_ref, &revs);
+	add_pending_sha1(&revs, "HEAD", new->object.sha1, UNINTERESTING);
 
 	refs = revs.pending;
 	revs.leak_pending = 1;
 
 	if (prepare_revision_walk(&revs))
 		die(_("internal error in revision walk"));
-	if (!(commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING))
-		suggest_reattach(commit, &revs);
+	if (!(old->object.flags & UNINTERESTING))
+		suggest_reattach(old, &revs);
 	else
-		describe_detached_head(_("Previous HEAD position was"), commit);
+		describe_detached_head(_("Previous HEAD position was"), old);
 
 	clear_commit_marks_for_object_array(&refs, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
 	free(refs.objects);
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && old.commit && new->commit != old.commit)
-		orphaned_commit_warning(old.commit);
+		orphaned_commit_warning(old.commit, new->commit);
 
 	update_refs_for_switch(opts, &old, new);
 
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index bbd5c96..a4d8d25 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 	opts.update = 1;
 	opts.merge = 1;
 	opts.fn = oneway_merge;
-	opts.verbose_update = (option_verbosity > 0);
+	opts.verbose_update = (option_verbosity >= 0);
 	opts.src_index = &the_index;
 	opts.dst_index = &the_index;
 
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index 190139c..f8ffa46 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 
 	if (!opt->header_list)
 		return NULL;
-	p = opt->header_list;
+
 	for (p = opt->header_list; p; p = p->next) {
 		if (p->token != GREP_PATTERN_HEAD)
 			die("bug: a non-header pattern in grep header list.");
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index a5802e1..d6bdb47 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -101,11 +101,45 @@
 
 struct ref_entry;
 
+/*
+ * Information used (along with the information in ref_entry) to
+ * describe a single cached reference.  This data structure only
+ * occurs embedded in a union in struct ref_entry, and only when
+ * (ref_entry->flag & REF_DIR) is zero.
+ */
 struct ref_value {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	unsigned char peeled[20];
 };
 
+struct ref_cache;
+
+/*
+ * Information used (along with the information in ref_entry) to
+ * describe a level in the hierarchy of references.  This data
+ * structure only occurs embedded in a union in struct ref_entry, and
+ * only when (ref_entry.flag & REF_DIR) is set.  In that case,
+ * (ref_entry.flag & REF_INCOMPLETE) determines whether the references
+ * in the directory have already been read:
+ *
+ *     (ref_entry.flag & REF_INCOMPLETE) unset -- a directory of loose
+ *         or packed references, already read.
+ *
+ *     (ref_entry.flag & REF_INCOMPLETE) set -- a directory of loose
+ *         references that hasn't been read yet (nor has any of its
+ *         subdirectories).
+ *
+ * Entries within a directory are stored within a growable array of
+ * pointers to ref_entries (entries, nr, alloc).  Entries 0 <= i <
+ * sorted are sorted by their component name in strcmp() order and the
+ * remaining entries are unsorted.
+ *
+ * Loose references are read lazily, one directory at a time.  When a
+ * directory of loose references is read, then all of the references
+ * in that directory are stored, and REF_INCOMPLETE stubs are created
+ * for any subdirectories, but the subdirectories themselves are not
+ * read.  The reading is triggered by get_ref_dir().
+ */
 struct ref_dir {
 	int nr, alloc;
 
@@ -117,24 +151,41 @@
 	 */
 	int sorted;
 
+	/* A pointer to the ref_cache that contains this ref_dir. */
+	struct ref_cache *ref_cache;
+
 	struct ref_entry **entries;
 };
 
 /* ISSYMREF=0x01, ISPACKED=0x02, and ISBROKEN=0x04 are public interfaces */
 #define REF_KNOWS_PEELED 0x08
+
+/* ref_entry represents a directory of references */
 #define REF_DIR 0x10
 
 /*
+ * Entry has not yet been read from disk (used only for REF_DIR
+ * entries representing loose references)
+ */
+#define REF_INCOMPLETE 0x20
+
+/*
  * A ref_entry represents either a reference or a "subdirectory" of
- * references.  Each directory in the reference namespace is
- * represented by a ref_entry with (flags & REF_DIR) set and
- * containing a subdir member that holds the entries in that
- * directory.  References are represented by a ref_entry with (flags &
- * REF_DIR) unset and a value member that describes the reference's
- * value.  The flag member is at the ref_entry level, but it is also
- * needed to interpret the contents of the value field (in other
- * words, a ref_value object is not very much use without the
- * enclosing ref_entry).
+ * references.
+ *
+ * Each directory in the reference namespace is represented by a
+ * ref_entry with (flags & REF_DIR) set and containing a subdir member
+ * that holds the entries in that directory that have been read so
+ * far.  If (flags & REF_INCOMPLETE) is set, then the directory and
+ * its subdirectories haven't been read yet.  REF_INCOMPLETE is only
+ * used for loose reference directories.
+ *
+ * References are represented by a ref_entry with (flags & REF_DIR)
+ * unset and a value member that describes the reference's value.  The
+ * flag member is at the ref_entry level, but it is also needed to
+ * interpret the contents of the value field (in other words, a
+ * ref_value object is not very much use without the enclosing
+ * ref_entry).
  *
  * Reference names cannot end with slash and directories' names are
  * always stored with a trailing slash (except for the top-level
@@ -171,6 +222,20 @@
 	char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
 };
 
+static void read_loose_refs(const char *dirname, struct ref_dir *dir);
+
+static struct ref_dir *get_ref_dir(struct ref_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct ref_dir *dir;
+	assert(entry->flag & REF_DIR);
+	dir = &entry->u.subdir;
+	if (entry->flag & REF_INCOMPLETE) {
+		read_loose_refs(entry->name, dir);
+		entry->flag &= ~REF_INCOMPLETE;
+	}
+	return dir;
+}
+
 static struct ref_entry *create_ref_entry(const char *refname,
 					  const unsigned char *sha1, int flag,
 					  int check_name)
@@ -195,7 +260,7 @@
 static void free_ref_entry(struct ref_entry *entry)
 {
 	if (entry->flag & REF_DIR)
-		clear_ref_dir(&entry->u.subdir);
+		clear_ref_dir(get_ref_dir(entry));
 	free(entry);
 }
 
@@ -228,13 +293,15 @@
  * dirname is the name of the directory with a trailing slash (e.g.,
  * "refs/heads/") or "" for the top-level directory.
  */
-static struct ref_entry *create_dir_entry(const char *dirname)
+static struct ref_entry *create_dir_entry(struct ref_cache *ref_cache,
+					  const char *dirname, int incomplete)
 {
 	struct ref_entry *direntry;
 	int len = strlen(dirname);
 	direntry = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_entry) + len + 1);
 	memcpy(direntry->name, dirname, len + 1);
-	direntry->flag = REF_DIR;
+	direntry->u.subdir.ref_cache = ref_cache;
+	direntry->flag = REF_DIR | (incomplete ? REF_INCOMPLETE : 0);
 	return direntry;
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +317,7 @@
 /*
  * Return the entry with the given refname from the ref_dir
  * (non-recursively), sorting dir if necessary.  Return NULL if no
- * such entry is found.
+ * such entry is found.  dir must already be complete.
  */
 static struct ref_entry *search_ref_dir(struct ref_dir *dir, const char *refname)
 {
@@ -277,38 +344,60 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Search for a directory entry directly within dir (without
+ * recursing).  Sort dir if necessary.  subdirname must be a directory
+ * name (i.e., end in '/').  If mkdir is set, then create the
+ * directory if it is missing; otherwise, return NULL if the desired
+ * directory cannot be found.  dir must already be complete.
+ */
+static struct ref_dir *search_for_subdir(struct ref_dir *dir,
+					 const char *subdirname, int mkdir)
+{
+	struct ref_entry *entry = search_ref_dir(dir, subdirname);
+	if (!entry) {
+		if (!mkdir)
+			return NULL;
+		/*
+		 * Since dir is complete, the absence of a subdir
+		 * means that the subdir really doesn't exist;
+		 * therefore, create an empty record for it but mark
+		 * the record complete.
+		 */
+		entry = create_dir_entry(dir->ref_cache, subdirname, 0);
+		add_entry_to_dir(dir, entry);
+	}
+	return get_ref_dir(entry);
+}
+
+/*
  * If refname is a reference name, find the ref_dir within the dir
  * tree that should hold refname.  If refname is a directory name
  * (i.e., ends in '/'), then return that ref_dir itself.  dir must
- * represent the top-level directory.  Sort ref_dirs and recurse into
- * subdirectories as necessary.  If mkdir is set, then create any
- * missing directories; otherwise, return NULL if the desired
- * directory cannot be found.
+ * represent the top-level directory and must already be complete.
+ * Sort ref_dirs and recurse into subdirectories as necessary.  If
+ * mkdir is set, then create any missing directories; otherwise,
+ * return NULL if the desired directory cannot be found.
  */
 static struct ref_dir *find_containing_dir(struct ref_dir *dir,
 					   const char *refname, int mkdir)
 {
-	char *refname_copy = xstrdup(refname);
-	char *slash;
-	struct ref_entry *entry;
-	for (slash = strchr(refname_copy, '/'); slash; slash = strchr(slash + 1, '/')) {
-		char tmp = slash[1];
-		slash[1] = '\0';
-		entry = search_ref_dir(dir, refname_copy);
-		if (!entry) {
-			if (!mkdir) {
-				dir = NULL;
-				break;
-			}
-			entry = create_dir_entry(refname_copy);
-			add_entry_to_dir(dir, entry);
+	struct strbuf dirname;
+	const char *slash;
+	strbuf_init(&dirname, PATH_MAX);
+	for (slash = strchr(refname, '/'); slash; slash = strchr(slash + 1, '/')) {
+		struct ref_dir *subdir;
+		strbuf_add(&dirname,
+			   refname + dirname.len,
+			   (slash + 1) - (refname + dirname.len));
+		subdir = search_for_subdir(dir, dirname.buf, mkdir);
+		if (!subdir) {
+			dir = NULL;
+			break;
 		}
-		slash[1] = tmp;
-		assert(entry->flag & REF_DIR);
-		dir = &entry->u.subdir;
+		dir = subdir;
 	}
 
-	free(refname_copy);
+	strbuf_release(&dirname);
 	return dir;
 }
 
@@ -434,8 +523,9 @@
 		struct ref_entry *entry = dir->entries[i];
 		int retval;
 		if (entry->flag & REF_DIR) {
-			sort_ref_dir(&entry->u.subdir);
-			retval = do_for_each_ref_in_dir(&entry->u.subdir, 0,
+			struct ref_dir *subdir = get_ref_dir(entry);
+			sort_ref_dir(subdir);
+			retval = do_for_each_ref_in_dir(subdir, 0,
 							base, fn, trim, flags, cb_data);
 		} else {
 			retval = do_one_ref(base, fn, trim, flags, cb_data, entry);
@@ -480,10 +570,12 @@
 		if (cmp == 0) {
 			if ((e1->flag & REF_DIR) && (e2->flag & REF_DIR)) {
 				/* Both are directories; descend them in parallel. */
-				sort_ref_dir(&e1->u.subdir);
-				sort_ref_dir(&e2->u.subdir);
+				struct ref_dir *subdir1 = get_ref_dir(e1);
+				struct ref_dir *subdir2 = get_ref_dir(e2);
+				sort_ref_dir(subdir1);
+				sort_ref_dir(subdir2);
 				retval = do_for_each_ref_in_dirs(
-						&e1->u.subdir, &e2->u.subdir,
+						subdir1, subdir2,
 						base, fn, trim, flags, cb_data);
 				i1++;
 				i2++;
@@ -506,9 +598,10 @@
 				i2++;
 			}
 			if (e->flag & REF_DIR) {
-				sort_ref_dir(&e->u.subdir);
+				struct ref_dir *subdir = get_ref_dir(e);
+				sort_ref_dir(subdir);
 				retval = do_for_each_ref_in_dir(
-						&e->u.subdir, 0,
+						subdir, 0,
 						base, fn, trim, flags, cb_data);
 			} else {
 				retval = do_one_ref(base, fn, trim, flags, cb_data, e);
@@ -592,26 +685,26 @@
  */
 static struct ref_cache {
 	struct ref_cache *next;
-	char did_loose;
-	char did_packed;
-	struct ref_dir loose;
-	struct ref_dir packed;
+	struct ref_entry *loose;
+	struct ref_entry *packed;
 	/* The submodule name, or "" for the main repo. */
 	char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
 } *ref_cache;
 
 static void clear_packed_ref_cache(struct ref_cache *refs)
 {
-	if (refs->did_packed)
-		clear_ref_dir(&refs->packed);
-	refs->did_packed = 0;
+	if (refs->packed) {
+		free_ref_entry(refs->packed);
+		refs->packed = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static void clear_loose_ref_cache(struct ref_cache *refs)
 {
-	if (refs->did_loose)
-		clear_ref_dir(&refs->loose);
-	refs->did_loose = 0;
+	if (refs->loose) {
+		free_ref_entry(refs->loose);
+		refs->loose = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static struct ref_cache *create_ref_cache(const char *submodule)
@@ -725,22 +818,22 @@
 
 static struct ref_dir *get_packed_refs(struct ref_cache *refs)
 {
-	if (!refs->did_packed) {
+	if (!refs->packed) {
 		const char *packed_refs_file;
 		FILE *f;
 
+		refs->packed = create_dir_entry(refs, "", 0);
 		if (*refs->name)
 			packed_refs_file = git_path_submodule(refs->name, "packed-refs");
 		else
 			packed_refs_file = git_path("packed-refs");
 		f = fopen(packed_refs_file, "r");
 		if (f) {
-			read_packed_refs(f, &refs->packed);
+			read_packed_refs(f, get_ref_dir(refs->packed));
 			fclose(f);
 		}
-		refs->did_packed = 1;
 	}
-	return &refs->packed;
+	return get_ref_dir(refs->packed);
 }
 
 void add_packed_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1)
@@ -749,76 +842,89 @@
 			create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, REF_ISPACKED, 1));
 }
 
-static void get_ref_dir(struct ref_cache *refs, const char *base,
-			struct ref_dir *dir)
+/*
+ * Read the loose references from the namespace dirname into dir
+ * (without recursing).  dirname must end with '/'.  dir must be the
+ * directory entry corresponding to dirname.
+ */
+static void read_loose_refs(const char *dirname, struct ref_dir *dir)
 {
+	struct ref_cache *refs = dir->ref_cache;
 	DIR *d;
 	const char *path;
+	struct dirent *de;
+	int dirnamelen = strlen(dirname);
+	struct strbuf refname;
 
 	if (*refs->name)
-		path = git_path_submodule(refs->name, "%s", base);
+		path = git_path_submodule(refs->name, "%s", dirname);
 	else
-		path = git_path("%s", base);
+		path = git_path("%s", dirname);
 
 	d = opendir(path);
-	if (d) {
-		struct dirent *de;
-		int baselen = strlen(base);
-		char *refname = xmalloc(baselen + 257);
+	if (!d)
+		return;
 
-		memcpy(refname, base, baselen);
-		if (baselen && base[baselen-1] != '/')
-			refname[baselen++] = '/';
+	strbuf_init(&refname, dirnamelen + 257);
+	strbuf_add(&refname, dirname, dirnamelen);
 
-		while ((de = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
-			unsigned char sha1[20];
-			struct stat st;
-			int flag;
-			int namelen;
-			const char *refdir;
+	while ((de = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+		unsigned char sha1[20];
+		struct stat st;
+		int flag;
+		const char *refdir;
 
-			if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
-				continue;
-			namelen = strlen(de->d_name);
-			if (namelen > 255)
-				continue;
-			if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".lock"))
-				continue;
-			memcpy(refname + baselen, de->d_name, namelen+1);
-			refdir = *refs->name
-				? git_path_submodule(refs->name, "%s", refname)
-				: git_path("%s", refname);
-			if (stat(refdir, &st) < 0)
-				continue;
-			if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-				get_ref_dir(refs, refname, dir);
-				continue;
-			}
+		if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
+			continue;
+		if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".lock"))
+			continue;
+		strbuf_addstr(&refname, de->d_name);
+		refdir = *refs->name
+			? git_path_submodule(refs->name, "%s", refname.buf)
+			: git_path("%s", refname.buf);
+		if (stat(refdir, &st) < 0) {
+			; /* silently ignore */
+		} else if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+			strbuf_addch(&refname, '/');
+			add_entry_to_dir(dir,
+					 create_dir_entry(refs, refname.buf, 1));
+		} else {
 			if (*refs->name) {
 				hashclr(sha1);
 				flag = 0;
-				if (resolve_gitlink_ref(refs->name, refname, sha1) < 0) {
+				if (resolve_gitlink_ref(refs->name, refname.buf, sha1) < 0) {
 					hashclr(sha1);
 					flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
 				}
-			} else if (read_ref_full(refname, sha1, 1, &flag)) {
+			} else if (read_ref_full(refname.buf, sha1, 1, &flag)) {
 				hashclr(sha1);
 				flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
 			}
-			add_ref(dir, create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag, 1));
+			add_entry_to_dir(dir,
+					 create_ref_entry(refname.buf, sha1, flag, 1));
 		}
-		free(refname);
-		closedir(d);
+		strbuf_setlen(&refname, dirnamelen);
 	}
+	strbuf_release(&refname);
+	closedir(d);
 }
 
 static struct ref_dir *get_loose_refs(struct ref_cache *refs)
 {
-	if (!refs->did_loose) {
-		get_ref_dir(refs, "refs", &refs->loose);
-		refs->did_loose = 1;
+	if (!refs->loose) {
+		/*
+		 * Mark the top-level directory complete because we
+		 * are about to read the only subdirectory that can
+		 * hold references:
+		 */
+		refs->loose = create_dir_entry(refs, "", 0);
+		/*
+		 * Create an incomplete entry for "refs/":
+		 */
+		add_entry_to_dir(get_ref_dir(refs->loose),
+				 create_dir_entry(refs, "refs/", 1));
 	}
-	return &refs->loose;
+	return get_ref_dir(refs->loose);
 }
 
 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic refs. Only within reason, though */
@@ -2224,57 +2330,59 @@
 	return for_each_recent_reflog_ent(refname, fn, 0, cb_data);
 }
 
-static int do_for_each_reflog(const char *base, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
+/*
+ * Call fn for each reflog in the namespace indicated by name.  name
+ * must be empty or end with '/'.  Name will be used as a scratch
+ * space, but its contents will be restored before return.
+ */
+static int do_for_each_reflog(struct strbuf *name, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
-	DIR *d = opendir(git_path("logs/%s", base));
+	DIR *d = opendir(git_path("logs/%s", name->buf));
 	int retval = 0;
+	struct dirent *de;
+	int oldlen = name->len;
 
-	if (d) {
-		struct dirent *de;
-		int baselen = strlen(base);
-		char *log = xmalloc(baselen + 257);
+	if (!d)
+		return name->len ? errno : 0;
 
-		memcpy(log, base, baselen);
-		if (baselen && base[baselen-1] != '/')
-			log[baselen++] = '/';
+	while ((de = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
+		struct stat st;
 
-		while ((de = readdir(d)) != NULL) {
-			struct stat st;
-			int namelen;
-
-			if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
-				continue;
-			namelen = strlen(de->d_name);
-			if (namelen > 255)
-				continue;
-			if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".lock"))
-				continue;
-			memcpy(log + baselen, de->d_name, namelen+1);
-			if (stat(git_path("logs/%s", log), &st) < 0)
-				continue;
+		if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
+			continue;
+		if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".lock"))
+			continue;
+		strbuf_addstr(name, de->d_name);
+		if (stat(git_path("logs/%s", name->buf), &st) < 0) {
+			; /* silently ignore */
+		} else {
 			if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-				retval = do_for_each_reflog(log, fn, cb_data);
+				strbuf_addch(name, '/');
+				retval = do_for_each_reflog(name, fn, cb_data);
 			} else {
 				unsigned char sha1[20];
-				if (read_ref_full(log, sha1, 0, NULL))
-					retval = error("bad ref for %s", log);
+				if (read_ref_full(name->buf, sha1, 0, NULL))
+					retval = error("bad ref for %s", name->buf);
 				else
-					retval = fn(log, sha1, 0, cb_data);
+					retval = fn(name->buf, sha1, 0, cb_data);
 			}
 			if (retval)
 				break;
 		}
-		free(log);
-		closedir(d);
+		strbuf_setlen(name, oldlen);
 	}
-	else if (*base)
-		return errno;
+	closedir(d);
 	return retval;
 }
 
 int for_each_reflog(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
-	return do_for_each_reflog("", fn, cb_data);
+	int retval;
+	struct strbuf name;
+	strbuf_init(&name, PATH_MAX);
+	retval = do_for_each_reflog(&name, fn, cb_data);
+	strbuf_release(&name);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 int update_ref(const char *action, const char *refname,
diff --git a/streaming.c b/streaming.c
index 7e7ee2b..3a3cd12 100644
--- a/streaming.c
+++ b/streaming.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	return r;
 }
 
-ssize_t read_istream(struct git_istream *st, char *buf, size_t sz)
+ssize_t read_istream(struct git_istream *st, void *buf, size_t sz)
 {
 	return st->vtbl->read(st, buf, sz);
 }
diff --git a/streaming.h b/streaming.h
index 3e82770..1d05c2a 100644
--- a/streaming.h
+++ b/streaming.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 extern struct git_istream *open_istream(const unsigned char *, enum object_type *, unsigned long *, struct stream_filter *);
 extern int close_istream(struct git_istream *);
-extern ssize_t read_istream(struct git_istream *, char *, size_t);
+extern ssize_t read_istream(struct git_istream *, void *, size_t);
 
 extern int stream_blob_to_fd(int fd, const unsigned char *, struct stream_filter *, int can_seek);
 
diff --git a/t/t1050-large.sh b/t/t1050-large.sh
index 4d127f1..55ed955 100755
--- a/t/t1050-large.sh
+++ b/t/t1050-large.sh
@@ -134,4 +134,16 @@
 	git repack -ad
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'tar achiving' '
+	git archive --format=tar HEAD >/dev/null
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'zip achiving, store only' '
+	git archive --format=zip -0 HEAD >/dev/null
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'zip achiving, deflate' '
+	git archive --format=zip HEAD >/dev/null
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh b/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh
index b37ce25..8100537 100755
--- a/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh
+++ b/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 	git symbolic-ref -q HEAD >/dev/null
 }
 
-ORPHAN_WARNING='you are leaving .* commit.*behind'
 PREV_HEAD_DESC='Previous HEAD position was'
 check_orphan_warning() {
-	test_i18ngrep "$ORPHAN_WARNING" "$1" &&
+	test_i18ngrep "you are leaving $2 behind" "$1" &&
 	test_i18ngrep ! "$PREV_HEAD_DESC" "$1"
 }
 check_no_orphan_warning() {
-	test_i18ngrep ! "$ORPHAN_WARNING" "$1" &&
+	test_i18ngrep ! "you are leaving .* commit.*behind" "$1" &&
 	test_i18ngrep "$PREV_HEAD_DESC" "$1"
 }
 
@@ -110,12 +109,24 @@
 	git checkout --detach two &&
 	echo content >orphan &&
 	git add orphan &&
-	git commit -a -m orphan &&
+	git commit -a -m orphan1 &&
+	echo new content >orphan &&
+	git commit -a -m orphan2 &&
+	orphan2=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
 	git checkout master 2>stderr
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout warns on orphan commits: output' '
-	check_orphan_warning stderr
+	check_orphan_warning stderr "2 commits"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout warns orphaning 1 of 2 commits' '
+	git checkout "$orphan2" &&
+	git checkout HEAD^ 2>stderr
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout warns orphaning 1 of 2 commits: output' '
+	check_orphan_warning stderr "1 commit"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout does not warn leaving ref tip' '
diff --git a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
index 527c9e7..ecf00ed 100755
--- a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
+++ b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,26 @@
 
 SUBSTFORMAT=%H%n
 
+check_zip() {
+	zipfile=$1.zip
+	listfile=$1.lst
+	dir=$1
+	dir_with_prefix=$dir/$2
+
+	test_expect_success UNZIP " extract ZIP archive" "
+		(mkdir $dir && cd $dir && $UNZIP ../$zipfile)
+	"
+
+	test_expect_success UNZIP " validate filenames" "
+		(cd ${dir_with_prefix}a && find .) | sort >$listfile &&
+		test_cmp a.lst $listfile
+	"
+
+	test_expect_success UNZIP " validate file contents" "
+		diff -r a ${dir_with_prefix}a
+	"
+}
+
 test_expect_success \
     'populate workdir' \
     'mkdir a b c &&
@@ -84,6 +104,12 @@
     'git archive vs. git tar-tree' \
     'test_cmp b.tar b2.tar'
 
+test_expect_success 'git archive on large files' '
+    test_config core.bigfilethreshold 1 &&
+    git archive HEAD >b3.tar &&
+    test_cmp b.tar b3.tar
+'
+
 test_expect_success \
     'git archive in a bare repo' \
     '(cd bare.git && git archive HEAD) >b3.tar'
@@ -175,10 +201,19 @@
       test_cmp a/substfile2 g/prefix/a/substfile2
 '
 
+$UNZIP -v >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
+	say "Skipping ZIP tests, because unzip was not found"
+else
+	test_set_prereq UNZIP
+fi
+
 test_expect_success \
     'git archive --format=zip' \
     'git archive --format=zip HEAD >d.zip'
 
+check_zip d
+
 test_expect_success \
     'git archive --format=zip in a bare repo' \
     '(cd bare.git && git archive --format=zip HEAD) >d1.zip'
@@ -201,42 +236,25 @@
 	test_cmp b.tar d4.zip
 '
 
-$UNZIP -v >/dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
-	say "Skipping ZIP tests, because unzip was not found"
-else
-	test_set_prereq UNZIP
-fi
-
-test_expect_success UNZIP \
-    'extract ZIP archive' \
-    '(mkdir d && cd d && $UNZIP ../d.zip)'
-
-test_expect_success UNZIP \
-    'validate filenames' \
-    '(cd d/a && find .) | sort >d.lst &&
-     test_cmp a.lst d.lst'
-
-test_expect_success UNZIP \
-    'validate file contents' \
-    'diff -r a d/a'
-
 test_expect_success \
     'git archive --format=zip with prefix' \
     'git archive --format=zip --prefix=prefix/ HEAD >e.zip'
 
-test_expect_success UNZIP \
-    'extract ZIP archive with prefix' \
-    '(mkdir e && cd e && $UNZIP ../e.zip)'
+check_zip e prefix/
 
-test_expect_success UNZIP \
-    'validate filenames with prefix' \
-    '(cd e/prefix/a && find .) | sort >e.lst &&
-     test_cmp a.lst e.lst'
+test_expect_success 'git archive -0 --format=zip on large files' '
+	test_config core.bigfilethreshold 1 &&
+	git archive -0 --format=zip HEAD >large.zip
+'
 
-test_expect_success UNZIP \
-    'validate file contents with prefix' \
-    'diff -r a e/prefix/a'
+check_zip large
+
+test_expect_success 'git archive --format=zip on large files' '
+	test_config core.bigfilethreshold 1 &&
+	git archive --format=zip HEAD >large-compressed.zip
+'
+
+check_zip large-compressed
 
 test_expect_success \
     'git archive --list outside of a git repo' \