Merge branch 'ps/no-writable-strings' into jk/imap-send-plug-all-msgs-leak

* ps/no-writable-strings: (46 commits)
  config.mak.dev: enable `-Wwrite-strings` warning
  builtin/merge: always store allocated strings in `pull_twohead`
  builtin/rebase: always store allocated string in `options.strategy`
  builtin/rebase: do not assign default backend to non-constant field
  imap-send: fix leaking memory in `imap_server_conf`
  imap-send: drop global `imap_server_conf` variable
  mailmap: always store allocated strings in mailmap blob
  revision: always store allocated strings in output encoding
  remote-curl: avoid assigning string constant to non-const variable
  send-pack: always allocate receive status
  parse-options: cast long name for OPTION_ALIAS
  http: do not assign string constant to non-const field
  compat/win32: fix const-correctness with string constants
  pretty: add casts for decoration option pointers
  object-file: make `buf` parameter of `index_mem()` a constant
  object-file: mark cached object buffers as const
  ident: add casts for fallback name and GECOS
  entry: refactor how we remove items for delayed checkouts
  line-log: always allocate the output prefix
  line-log: stop assigning string constant to file parent buffer
  ...

Makefile

@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-ctype
 UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-mem-pool
 UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-prio-queue
 UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-strbuf
+UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-strvec
 UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS += t-trailer
 UNIT_TEST_PROGS = $(patsubst %,$(UNIT_TEST_BIN)/%$X,$(UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS))
 UNIT_TEST_OBJS = $(patsubst %,$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/%.o,$(UNIT_TEST_PROGRAMS))

alias.c

@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ static int config_alias_cb(const char *key, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (data->alias) {
-		if (!strcasecmp(p, data->alias))
+		if (!strcasecmp(p, data->alias)) {
-			return git_config_string((const char **)&data->v,
+			FREE_AND_NULL(data->v);
+			return git_config_string(&data->v,
 						 key, value);
+		}
 	} else if (data->list) {
 		string_list_append(data->list, p);
 	}

attr.c

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "tree-walk.h"
 #include "object-name.h"
 
-const char *git_attr_tree;
+char *git_attr_tree;
 
 const char git_attr__true[] = "(builtin)true";
 const char git_attr__false[] = "\0(builtin)false";

attr.h

@@ -236,6 +236,6 @@ const char *git_attr_global_file(void);
 /* Return whether the system gitattributes file is enabled and should be used. */
 int git_attr_system_is_enabled(void);
 
-extern const char *git_attr_tree;
+extern char *git_attr_tree;
 
 #endif /* ATTR_H */

builtin/bisect.c

@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ static int bisect_reset(const char *commit)
 	return bisect_clean_state();
 }
 
-static void log_commit(FILE *fp, char *fmt, const char *state,
+static void log_commit(FILE *fp,
+		       const char *fmt, const char *state,
 		       struct commit *commit)
 {
 	struct pretty_print_context pp = {0};

builtin/blame.c

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void get_ac_line(const char *inbuf, const char *what,
 {
 	struct ident_split ident;
 	size_t len, maillen, namelen;
-	char *tmp, *endp;
+	const char *tmp, *endp;
 	const char *namebuf, *mailbuf;
 
 	tmp = strstr(inbuf, what);
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ static int git_blame_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "blame.ignorerevsfile")) {
-		const char *str;
+		char *str;
 		int ret;
 
 		ret = git_config_pathname(&str, var, value);

builtin/bugreport.c

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int cmd_bugreport(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct tm tm;
 	enum diagnose_mode diagnose = DIAGNOSE_NONE;
 	char *option_output = NULL;
-	char *option_suffix = "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M";
+	const char *option_suffix = "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M";
 	const char *user_relative_path = NULL;
 	char *prefixed_filename;
 	size_t output_path_len;

builtin/check-ignore.c

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static const struct option check_ignore_options[] = {
 
 static void output_pattern(const char *path, struct path_pattern *pattern)
 {
-	char *bang  = (pattern && pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_NEGATIVE)  ? "!" : "";
+	const char *bang  = (pattern && pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_NEGATIVE)  ? "!" : "";
-	char *slash = (pattern && pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR) ? "/" : "";
+	const char *slash = (pattern && pattern->flags & PATTERN_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR) ? "/" : "";
 	if (!nul_term_line) {
 		if (!verbose) {
 			write_name_quoted(path, stdout, '\n');

builtin/checkout.c

@@ -1275,12 +1275,12 @@ static void setup_new_branch_info_and_source_tree(
 	}
 }
 
-static const char *parse_remote_branch(const char *arg,
+static char *parse_remote_branch(const char *arg,
-				       struct object_id *rev,
+				 struct object_id *rev,
-				       int could_be_checkout_paths)
+				 int could_be_checkout_paths)
 {
 	int num_matches = 0;
-	const char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev, &num_matches);
+	char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev, &num_matches);
 
 	if (remote && could_be_checkout_paths) {
 		die(_("'%s' could be both a local file and a tracking branch.\n"
@@ -1316,6 +1316,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
 	const char **new_branch = &opts->new_branch;
 	int argcount = 0;
 	const char *arg;
+	char *remote = NULL;
 	int dash_dash_pos;
 	int has_dash_dash = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -1416,8 +1417,8 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
 			recover_with_dwim = 0;
 
 		if (recover_with_dwim) {
-			const char *remote = parse_remote_branch(arg, rev,
+			remote = parse_remote_branch(arg, rev,
-								 could_be_checkout_paths);
+						     could_be_checkout_paths);
 			if (remote) {
 				*new_branch = arg;
 				arg = remote;
@@ -1459,6 +1460,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
 		argc--;
 	}
 
+	free(remote);
 	return argcount;
 }
 

builtin/clone.c

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static char *option_branch = NULL;
 static struct string_list option_not = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 static const char *real_git_dir;
 static const char *ref_format;
-static char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
+static const char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
 static int option_verbosity;
 static int option_progress = -1;
 static int option_sparse_checkout;
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 
 static const char *get_repo_path_1(struct strbuf *path, int *is_bundle)
 {
-	static char *suffix[] = { "/.git", "", ".git/.git", ".git" };
+	static const char *suffix[] = { "/.git", "", ".git/.git", ".git" };
-	static char *bundle_suffix[] = { ".bundle", "" };
+	static const char *bundle_suffix[] = { ".bundle", "" };
 	size_t baselen = path->len;
 	struct stat st;
 	int i;
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ static struct ref *wanted_peer_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 	struct ref *head = copy_ref(find_ref_by_name(refs, "HEAD"));
 	struct ref *local_refs = head;
 	struct ref **tail = head ? &head->next : &local_refs;
+	struct refspec_item tag_refspec;
+
+	refspec_item_init(&tag_refspec, TAG_REFSPEC, 0);
 
 	if (option_single_branch) {
 		struct ref *remote_head = NULL;
@@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ static struct ref *wanted_peer_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 					      &tail, 0);
 
 			/* if --branch=tag, pull the requested tag explicitly */
-			get_fetch_map(remote_head, tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
+			get_fetch_map(remote_head, &tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
 		}
 		free_refs(remote_head);
 	} else {
@@ -555,8 +558,9 @@ static struct ref *wanted_peer_refs(const struct ref *refs,
 	}
 
 	if (!option_mirror && !option_single_branch && !option_no_tags)
-		get_fetch_map(refs, tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
+		get_fetch_map(refs, &tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
 
+	refspec_item_clear(&tag_refspec);
 	return local_refs;
 }
 

builtin/commit.c

@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ static enum {
 } commit_style;
 
 static const char *logfile, *force_author;
-static const char *template_file;
+static char *template_file;
 /*
  * The _message variables are commit names from which to take
  * the commit message and/or authorship.
  */
 static const char *author_message, *author_message_buffer;
-static char *edit_message, *use_message;
+static const char *edit_message, *use_message;
 static char *fixup_message, *fixup_commit, *squash_message;
 static const char *fixup_prefix;
 static int all, also, interactive, patch_interactive, only, amend, signoff;
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ static int edit_flag = -1; /* unspecified */
 static int quiet, verbose, no_verify, allow_empty, dry_run, renew_authorship;
 static int config_commit_verbose = -1; /* unspecified */
 static int no_post_rewrite, allow_empty_message, pathspec_file_nul;
-static char *untracked_files_arg, *force_date, *ignore_submodule_arg, *ignored_arg;
+static const char *untracked_files_arg, *force_date, *ignore_submodule_arg, *ignored_arg;
-static char *sign_commit, *pathspec_from_file;
+static const char *sign_commit, *pathspec_from_file;
 static struct strvec trailer_args = STRVEC_INIT;
 
 /*
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static struct strvec trailer_args = STRVEC_INIT;
  * is specified explicitly.
  */
 static enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode cleanup_mode;
-static const char *cleanup_arg;
+static char *cleanup_arg;
 
 static enum commit_whence whence;
 static int use_editor = 1, include_status = 1;

builtin/config.c

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int format_config(const struct config_display_options *opts,
 			else
 				strbuf_addstr(buf, v ? "true" : "false");
 		} else if (opts->type == TYPE_PATH) {
-			const char *v;
+			char *v;
 			if (git_config_pathname(&v, key_, value_) < 0)
 				return -1;
 			strbuf_addstr(buf, v);

builtin/credential.c

@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@ int cmd_credential(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix UNUSED)
 	} else {
 		usage(usage_msg);
 	}
+
+	credential_clear(&c);
 	return 0;
 }

builtin/diagnose.c

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int cmd_diagnose(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct tm tm;
 	enum diagnose_mode mode = DIAGNOSE_STATS;
 	char *option_output = NULL;
-	char *option_suffix = "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M";
+	const char *option_suffix = "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M";
 	char *prefixed_filename;
 
 	const struct option diagnose_options[] = {

builtin/fetch.c

@@ -582,11 +582,16 @@ static struct ref *get_ref_map(struct remote *remote,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (tags == TAGS_SET)
+	if (tags == TAGS_SET) {
+		struct refspec_item tag_refspec;
+
 		/* also fetch all tags */
-		get_fetch_map(remote_refs, tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
+		refspec_item_init(&tag_refspec, TAG_REFSPEC, 0);
-	else if (tags == TAGS_DEFAULT && *autotags)
+		get_fetch_map(remote_refs, &tag_refspec, &tail, 0);
+		refspec_item_clear(&tag_refspec);
+	} else if (tags == TAGS_DEFAULT && *autotags) {
 		find_non_local_tags(remote_refs, NULL, &ref_map, &tail);
+	}
 
 	/* Now append any refs to be updated opportunistically: */
 	*tail = orefs;

builtin/mailsplit.c

@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ static int populate_maildir_list(struct string_list *list, const char *path)
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *dent;
 	char *name = NULL;
-	char *subs[] = { "cur", "new", NULL };
+	const char *subs[] = { "cur", "new", NULL };
-	char **sub;
+	const char **sub;
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	for (sub = subs; *sub; ++sub) {

builtin/merge.c

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static struct strategy all_strategy[] = {
 	{ "subtree",    NO_FAST_FORWARD | NO_TRIVIAL },
 };
 
-static const char *pull_twohead, *pull_octopus;
+static char *pull_twohead, *pull_octopus;
 
 enum ff_type {
 	FF_NO,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ enum ff_type {
 
 static enum ff_type fast_forward = FF_ALLOW;
 
-static const char *cleanup_arg;
+static char *cleanup_arg;
 static enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode cleanup_mode;
 
 static int option_parse_message(const struct option *opt,
@@ -611,17 +611,19 @@ static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(k, "merge.diffstat") || !strcmp(k, "merge.stat"))
+	if (!strcmp(k, "merge.diffstat") || !strcmp(k, "merge.stat")) {
 		show_diffstat = git_config_bool(k, v);
-	else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.verifysignatures"))
+	} else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.verifysignatures")) {
 		verify_signatures = git_config_bool(k, v);
-	else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.twohead"))
+	} else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.twohead")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(pull_twohead);
 		return git_config_string(&pull_twohead, k, v);
-	else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.octopus"))
+	} else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.octopus")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(pull_octopus);
 		return git_config_string(&pull_octopus, k, v);
-	else if (!strcmp(k, "commit.cleanup"))
+	} else if (!strcmp(k, "commit.cleanup")) {
 		return git_config_string(&cleanup_arg, k, v);
-	else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.ff")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.ff")) {
 		int boolval = git_parse_maybe_bool(v);
 		if (0 <= boolval) {
 			fast_forward = boolval ? FF_ALLOW : FF_NO;
@@ -1294,7 +1296,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!pull_twohead) {
 		char *default_strategy = getenv("GIT_TEST_MERGE_ALGORITHM");
 		if (default_strategy && !strcmp(default_strategy, "ort"))
-			pull_twohead = "ort";
+			pull_twohead = xstrdup("ort");
 	}
 
 	init_diff_ui_defaults();
@@ -1793,6 +1795,8 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	free(branch_to_free);
+	free(pull_twohead);
+	free(pull_octopus);
 	discard_index(the_repository->index);
 	return ret;
 }

builtin/mv.c

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "read-cache-ll.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "setup.h"
+#include "strvec.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "entry.h"
 
@@ -38,45 +39,35 @@ enum update_mode {
 #define DUP_BASENAME 1
 #define KEEP_TRAILING_SLASH 2
 
-static const char **internal_prefix_pathspec(const char *prefix,
+static void internal_prefix_pathspec(struct strvec *out,
-					     const char **pathspec,
+				     const char *prefix,
-					     int count, unsigned flags)
+				     const char **pathspec,
+				     int count, unsigned flags)
 {
-	int i;
-	const char **result;
 	int prefixlen = prefix ? strlen(prefix) : 0;
-	ALLOC_ARRAY(result, count + 1);
 
 	/* Create an intermediate copy of the pathspec based on the flags */
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		int length = strlen(pathspec[i]);
+		size_t length = strlen(pathspec[i]);
-		int to_copy = length;
+		size_t to_copy = length;
-		char *it;
+		const char *maybe_basename;
+		char *trimmed, *prefixed_path;
+
 		while (!(flags & KEEP_TRAILING_SLASH) &&
 		       to_copy > 0 && is_dir_sep(pathspec[i][to_copy - 1]))
 			to_copy--;
 
-		it = xmemdupz(pathspec[i], to_copy);
+		trimmed = xmemdupz(pathspec[i], to_copy);
-		if (flags & DUP_BASENAME) {
+		maybe_basename = (flags & DUP_BASENAME) ? basename(trimmed) : trimmed;
-			result[i] = xstrdup(basename(it));
+		prefixed_path = prefix_path(prefix, prefixlen, maybe_basename);
-			free(it);
+		strvec_push(out, prefixed_path);
-		} else {
-			result[i] = it;
-		}
-	}
-	result[count] = NULL;
 
-	/* Prefix the pathspec and free the old intermediate strings */
+		free(prefixed_path);
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		free(trimmed);
-		const char *match = prefix_path(prefix, prefixlen, result[i]);
-		free((char *) result[i]);
-		result[i] = match;
 	}
-
-	return result;
 }
 
-static const char *add_slash(const char *path)
+static char *add_slash(const char *path)
 {
 	size_t len = strlen(path);
 	if (len && path[len - 1] != '/') {
@@ -86,32 +77,34 @@ static const char *add_slash(const char *path)
 		with_slash[len] = 0;
 		return with_slash;
 	}
-	return path;
+	return xstrdup(path);
 }
 
 #define SUBMODULE_WITH_GITDIR ((const char *)1)
 
-static void prepare_move_submodule(const char *src, int first,
+static const char *submodule_gitfile_path(const char *src, int first)
-				   const char **submodule_gitfile)
 {
 	struct strbuf submodule_dotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *path;
+
 	if (!S_ISGITLINK(the_repository->index->cache[first]->ce_mode))
 		die(_("Directory %s is in index and no submodule?"), src);
 	if (!is_staging_gitmodules_ok(the_repository->index))
 		die(_("Please stage your changes to .gitmodules or stash them to proceed"));
+
 	strbuf_addf(&submodule_dotgit, "%s/.git", src);
-	*submodule_gitfile = read_gitfile(submodule_dotgit.buf);
+
-	if (*submodule_gitfile)
+	path = read_gitfile(submodule_dotgit.buf);
-		*submodule_gitfile = xstrdup(*submodule_gitfile);
-	else
-		*submodule_gitfile = SUBMODULE_WITH_GITDIR;
 	strbuf_release(&submodule_dotgit);
+	if (path)
+		return path;
+	return SUBMODULE_WITH_GITDIR;
 }
 
 static int index_range_of_same_dir(const char *src, int length,
 				   int *first_p, int *last_p)
 {
-	const char *src_w_slash = add_slash(src);
+	char *src_w_slash = add_slash(src);
 	int first, last, len_w_slash = length + 1;
 
 	first = index_name_pos(the_repository->index, src_w_slash, len_w_slash);
@@ -124,8 +117,8 @@ static int index_range_of_same_dir(const char *src, int length,
 		if (strncmp(path, src_w_slash, len_w_slash))
 			break;
 	}
-	if (src_w_slash != src)
+
-		free((char *)src_w_slash);
+	free(src_w_slash);
 	*first_p = first;
 	*last_p = last;
 	return last - first;
@@ -141,7 +134,7 @@ static int index_range_of_same_dir(const char *src, int length,
 static int empty_dir_has_sparse_contents(const char *name)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	const char *with_slash = add_slash(name);
+	char *with_slash = add_slash(name);
 	int length = strlen(with_slash);
 
 	int pos = index_name_pos(the_repository->index, with_slash, length);
@@ -159,8 +152,7 @@ static int empty_dir_has_sparse_contents(const char *name)
 	}
 
 free_return:
-	if (with_slash != name)
+	free(with_slash);
-		free((char *)with_slash);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -177,18 +169,23 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "sparse", &ignore_sparse, N_("allow updating entries outside of the sparse-checkout cone")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
-	const char **source, **destination, **dest_path, **submodule_gitfile;
+	struct strvec sources = STRVEC_INIT;
-	const char *dst_w_slash;
+	struct strvec dest_paths = STRVEC_INIT;
+	struct strvec destinations = STRVEC_INIT;
+	struct strvec submodule_gitfiles_to_free = STRVEC_INIT;
+	const char **submodule_gitfiles;
+	char *dst_w_slash = NULL;
 	const char **src_dir = NULL;
 	int src_dir_nr = 0, src_dir_alloc = 0;
 	struct strbuf a_src_dir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	enum update_mode *modes, dst_mode = 0;
 	struct stat st, dest_st;
-	struct string_list src_for_dst = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct string_list src_for_dst = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
-	struct string_list only_match_skip_worktree = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct string_list only_match_skip_worktree = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
-	struct string_list dirty_paths = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct string_list dirty_paths = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+	int ret;
 
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 
@@ -201,7 +198,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (repo_read_index(the_repository) < 0)
 		die(_("index file corrupt"));
 
-	source = internal_prefix_pathspec(prefix, argv, argc, 0);
+	internal_prefix_pathspec(&sources, prefix, argv, argc, 0);
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(modes, argc);
 
 	/*
@@ -212,45 +209,39 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	flags = KEEP_TRAILING_SLASH;
 	if (argc == 1 && is_directory(argv[0]) && !is_directory(argv[1]))
 		flags = 0;
-	dest_path = internal_prefix_pathspec(prefix, argv + argc, 1, flags);
+	internal_prefix_pathspec(&dest_paths, prefix, argv + argc, 1, flags);
-	dst_w_slash = add_slash(dest_path[0]);
+	dst_w_slash = add_slash(dest_paths.v[0]);
-	submodule_gitfile = xcalloc(argc, sizeof(char *));
+	submodule_gitfiles = xcalloc(argc, sizeof(char *));
 
-	if (dest_path[0][0] == '\0')
+	if (dest_paths.v[0][0] == '\0')
 		/* special case: "." was normalized to "" */
-		destination = internal_prefix_pathspec(dest_path[0], argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
+		internal_prefix_pathspec(&destinations, dest_paths.v[0], argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
-	else if (!lstat(dest_path[0], &st) &&
+	else if (!lstat(dest_paths.v[0], &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-			S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+		internal_prefix_pathspec(&destinations, dst_w_slash, argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
-		destination = internal_prefix_pathspec(dst_w_slash, argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
+	} else if (!path_in_sparse_checkout(dst_w_slash, the_repository->index) &&
+		   empty_dir_has_sparse_contents(dst_w_slash)) {
+		internal_prefix_pathspec(&destinations, dst_w_slash, argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
+		dst_mode = SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR;
+	} else if (argc != 1) {
+		die(_("destination '%s' is not a directory"), dest_paths.v[0]);
 	} else {
-		if (!path_in_sparse_checkout(dst_w_slash, the_repository->index) &&
+		strvec_pushv(&destinations, dest_paths.v);
-		    empty_dir_has_sparse_contents(dst_w_slash)) {
+
-			destination = internal_prefix_pathspec(dst_w_slash, argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
+		/*
-			dst_mode = SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR;
+		 * <destination> is a file outside of sparse-checkout
-		} else if (argc != 1) {
+		 * cone. Insist on cone mode here for backward
-			die(_("destination '%s' is not a directory"), dest_path[0]);
+		 * compatibility. We don't want dst_mode to be assigned
-		} else {
+		 * for a file when the repo is using no-cone mode (which
-			destination = dest_path;
+		 * is deprecated at this point) sparse-checkout. As
-			/*
+		 * SPARSE here is only considering cone-mode situation.
-			 * <destination> is a file outside of sparse-checkout
+		 */
-			 * cone. Insist on cone mode here for backward
+		if (!path_in_cone_mode_sparse_checkout(destinations.v[0], the_repository->index))
-			 * compatibility. We don't want dst_mode to be assigned
+			dst_mode = SPARSE;
-			 * for a file when the repo is using no-cone mode (which
-			 * is deprecated at this point) sparse-checkout. As
-			 * SPARSE here is only considering cone-mode situation.
-			 */
-			if (!path_in_cone_mode_sparse_checkout(destination[0], the_repository->index))
-				dst_mode = SPARSE;
-		}
-	}
-	if (dst_w_slash != dest_path[0]) {
-		free((char *)dst_w_slash);
-		dst_w_slash = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* Checking */
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-		const char *src = source[i], *dst = destination[i];
+		const char *src = sources.v[i], *dst = destinations.v[i];
 		int length;
 		const char *bad = NULL;
 		int skip_sparse = 0;
@@ -265,12 +256,14 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 			pos = index_name_pos(the_repository->index, src, length);
 			if (pos < 0) {
-				const char *src_w_slash = add_slash(src);
+				char *src_w_slash = add_slash(src);
 				if (!path_in_sparse_checkout(src_w_slash, the_repository->index) &&
 				    empty_dir_has_sparse_contents(src)) {
+					free(src_w_slash);
 					modes[i] |= SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR;
 					goto dir_check;
 				}
+				free(src_w_slash);
 				/* only error if existence is expected. */
 				if (!(modes[i] & SPARSE))
 					bad = _("bad source");
@@ -310,12 +303,16 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 dir_check:
 		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-			int j, dst_len, n;
+			char *dst_with_slash;
+			size_t dst_with_slash_len;
+			int j, n;
 			int first = index_name_pos(the_repository->index, src, length), last;
 
 			if (first >= 0) {
-				prepare_move_submodule(src, first,
+				const char *path = submodule_gitfile_path(src, first);
-						       submodule_gitfile + i);
+				if (path != SUBMODULE_WITH_GITDIR)
+					path = strvec_push(&submodule_gitfiles_to_free, path);
+				submodule_gitfiles[i] = path;
 				goto act_on_entry;
 			} else if (index_range_of_same_dir(src, length,
 							   &first, &last) < 1) {
@@ -330,24 +327,28 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			src_dir[src_dir_nr++] = src;
 
 			n = argc + last - first;
-			REALLOC_ARRAY(source, n);
-			REALLOC_ARRAY(destination, n);
 			REALLOC_ARRAY(modes, n);
-			REALLOC_ARRAY(submodule_gitfile, n);
+			REALLOC_ARRAY(submodule_gitfiles, n);
 
-			dst = add_slash(dst);
+			dst_with_slash = add_slash(dst);
-			dst_len = strlen(dst);
+			dst_with_slash_len = strlen(dst_with_slash);
 
 			for (j = 0; j < last - first; j++) {
 				const struct cache_entry *ce = the_repository->index->cache[first + j];
 				const char *path = ce->name;
-				source[argc + j] = path;
+				char *prefixed_path = prefix_path(dst_with_slash, dst_with_slash_len, path + length + 1);
-				destination[argc + j] =
+
-					prefix_path(dst, dst_len, path + length + 1);
+				strvec_push(&sources, path);
+				strvec_push(&destinations, prefixed_path);
+
 				memset(modes + argc + j, 0, sizeof(enum update_mode));
 				modes[argc + j] |= ce_skip_worktree(ce) ? SPARSE : INDEX;
-				submodule_gitfile[argc + j] = NULL;
+				submodule_gitfiles[argc + j] = NULL;
+
+				free(prefixed_path);
 			}
+
+			free(dst_with_slash);
 			argc += last - first;
 			goto act_on_entry;
 		}
@@ -428,23 +429,25 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 remove_entry:
 		if (--argc > 0) {
 			int n = argc - i;
-			MOVE_ARRAY(source + i, source + i + 1, n);
+			strvec_remove(&sources, i);
-			MOVE_ARRAY(destination + i, destination + i + 1, n);
+			strvec_remove(&destinations, i);
 			MOVE_ARRAY(modes + i, modes + i + 1, n);
-			MOVE_ARRAY(submodule_gitfile + i,
+			MOVE_ARRAY(submodule_gitfiles + i,
-				   submodule_gitfile + i + 1, n);
+				   submodule_gitfiles + i + 1, n);
 			i--;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (only_match_skip_worktree.nr) {
 		advise_on_updating_sparse_paths(&only_match_skip_worktree);
-		if (!ignore_errors)
+		if (!ignore_errors) {
-			return 1;
+			ret = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-		const char *src = source[i], *dst = destination[i];
+		const char *src = sources.v[i], *dst = destinations.v[i];
 		enum update_mode mode = modes[i];
 		int pos;
 		int sparse_and_dirty = 0;
@@ -464,12 +467,12 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				continue;
 			die_errno(_("renaming '%s' failed"), src);
 		}
-		if (submodule_gitfile[i]) {
+		if (submodule_gitfiles[i]) {
 			if (!update_path_in_gitmodules(src, dst))
 				gitmodules_modified = 1;
-			if (submodule_gitfile[i] != SUBMODULE_WITH_GITDIR)
+			if (submodule_gitfiles[i] != SUBMODULE_WITH_GITDIR)
 				connect_work_tree_and_git_dir(dst,
-							      submodule_gitfile[i],
+							      submodule_gitfiles[i],
 							      1);
 		}
 
@@ -565,11 +568,18 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			       COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
 		die(_("Unable to write new index file"));
 
+	ret = 0;
+
+out:
+	free(dst_w_slash);
 	string_list_clear(&src_for_dst, 0);
 	string_list_clear(&dirty_paths, 0);
-	UNLEAK(source);
+	string_list_clear(&only_match_skip_worktree, 0);
-	UNLEAK(dest_path);
+	strvec_clear(&sources);
-	free(submodule_gitfile);
+	strvec_clear(&dest_paths);
+	strvec_clear(&destinations);
+	strvec_clear(&submodule_gitfiles_to_free);
+	free(submodule_gitfiles);
 	free(modes);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }

builtin/pull.c

@@ -71,48 +71,48 @@ static const char * const pull_usage[] = {
 
 /* Shared options */
 static int opt_verbosity;
-static char *opt_progress;
+static const char *opt_progress;
 static int recurse_submodules = RECURSE_SUBMODULES_DEFAULT;
 static int recurse_submodules_cli = RECURSE_SUBMODULES_DEFAULT;
 
 /* Options passed to git-merge or git-rebase */
 static enum rebase_type opt_rebase = -1;
-static char *opt_diffstat;
+static const char *opt_diffstat;
-static char *opt_log;
+static const char *opt_log;
-static char *opt_signoff;
+static const char *opt_signoff;
-static char *opt_squash;
+static const char *opt_squash;
-static char *opt_commit;
+static const char *opt_commit;
-static char *opt_edit;
+static const char *opt_edit;
-static char *cleanup_arg;
+static const char *cleanup_arg;
-static char *opt_ff;
+static const char *opt_ff;
-static char *opt_verify_signatures;
+static const char *opt_verify_signatures;
-static char *opt_verify;
+static const char *opt_verify;
 static int opt_autostash = -1;
 static int config_autostash;
 static int check_trust_level = 1;
 static struct strvec opt_strategies = STRVEC_INIT;
 static struct strvec opt_strategy_opts = STRVEC_INIT;
-static char *opt_gpg_sign;
+static const char *opt_gpg_sign;
 static int opt_allow_unrelated_histories;
 
 /* Options passed to git-fetch */
-static char *opt_all;
+static const char *opt_all;
-static char *opt_append;
+static const char *opt_append;
-static char *opt_upload_pack;
+static const char *opt_upload_pack;
 static int opt_force;
-static char *opt_tags;
+static const char *opt_tags;
-static char *opt_prune;
+static const char *opt_prune;
-static char *max_children;
+static const char *max_children;
 static int opt_dry_run;
-static char *opt_keep;
+static const char *opt_keep;
-static char *opt_depth;
+static const char *opt_depth;
-static char *opt_unshallow;
+static const char *opt_unshallow;
-static char *opt_update_shallow;
+static const char *opt_update_shallow;
-static char *opt_refmap;
+static const char *opt_refmap;
-static char *opt_ipv4;
+static const char *opt_ipv4;
-static char *opt_ipv6;
+static const char *opt_ipv6;
 static int opt_show_forced_updates = -1;
-static char *set_upstream;
+static const char *set_upstream;
 static struct strvec opt_fetch = STRVEC_INIT;
 
 static struct option pull_options[] = {

builtin/rebase.c

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static const char *action_names[] = {
 struct rebase_options {
 	enum rebase_type type;
 	enum empty_type empty;
-	const char *default_backend;
+	char *default_backend;
 	const char *state_dir;
 	struct commit *upstream;
 	const char *upstream_name;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct rebase_options {
 		.type = REBASE_UNSPECIFIED,	  	\
 		.empty = EMPTY_UNSPECIFIED,	  	\
 		.keep_empty = 1,			\
-		.default_backend = "merge",	  	\
+		.default_backend = xstrdup("merge"),  	\
 		.flags = REBASE_NO_QUIET, 		\
 		.git_am_opts = STRVEC_INIT,		\
 		.exec = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP,		\
@@ -151,6 +151,19 @@ struct rebase_options {
 		.strategy_opts = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP,\
 	}
 
+static void rebase_options_release(struct rebase_options *opts)
+{
+	free(opts->default_backend);
+	free(opts->reflog_action);
+	free(opts->head_name);
+	strvec_clear(&opts->git_am_opts);
+	free(opts->gpg_sign_opt);
+	string_list_clear(&opts->exec, 0);
+	free(opts->strategy);
+	string_list_clear(&opts->strategy_opts, 0);
+	strbuf_release(&opts->git_format_patch_opt);
+}
+
 static struct replay_opts get_replay_opts(const struct rebase_options *opts)
 {
 	struct replay_opts replay = REPLAY_OPTS_INIT;
@@ -796,6 +809,7 @@ static int rebase_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "rebase.backend")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(opts->default_backend);
 		return git_config_string(&opts->default_backend, var, value);
 	}
 
@@ -1047,6 +1061,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct rebase_options options = REBASE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	const char *branch_name;
+	const char *strategy_opt = NULL;
 	int ret, flags, total_argc, in_progress = 0;
 	int keep_base = 0;
 	int ok_to_skip_pre_rebase = 0;
@@ -1161,7 +1176,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, parse_opt_rebase_merges),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "fork-point", &options.fork_point,
 			 N_("use 'merge-base --fork-point' to refine upstream")),
-		OPT_STRING('s', "strategy", &options.strategy,
+		OPT_STRING('s', "strategy", &strategy_opt,
 			   N_("strategy"), N_("use the given merge strategy")),
 		OPT_STRING_LIST('X', "strategy-option", &options.strategy_opts,
 				N_("option"),
@@ -1470,13 +1485,12 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (options.strategy_opts.nr && !options.strategy)
+	if (strategy_opt)
-		options.strategy = "ort";
+		options.strategy = xstrdup(strategy_opt);
-
+	else if (options.strategy_opts.nr && !options.strategy)
-	if (options.strategy) {
+		options.strategy = xstrdup("ort");
-		options.strategy = xstrdup(options.strategy);
+	if (options.strategy)
 		imply_merge(&options, "--strategy");
-	}
 
 	if (options.root && !options.onto_name)
 		imply_merge(&options, "--root without --onto");
@@ -1833,14 +1847,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 cleanup:
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 	strbuf_release(&revisions);
-	free(options.reflog_action);
+	rebase_options_release(&options);
-	free(options.head_name);
-	strvec_clear(&options.git_am_opts);
-	free(options.gpg_sign_opt);
-	string_list_clear(&options.exec, 0);
-	free(options.strategy);
-	string_list_clear(&options.strategy_opts, 0);
-	strbuf_release(&options.git_format_patch_opt);
 	free(squash_onto_name);
 	free(keep_base_onto_name);
 	return !!ret;

builtin/receive-pack.c

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct strbuf push_cert = STRBUF_INIT;
 static struct object_id push_cert_oid;
 static struct signature_check sigcheck;
 static const char *push_cert_nonce;
-static const char *cert_nonce_seed;
+static char *cert_nonce_seed;
 static struct strvec hidden_refs = STRVEC_INIT;
 
 static const char *NONCE_UNSOLICITED = "UNSOLICITED";
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ static int receive_pack_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp(var, "receive.fsck.skiplist") == 0) {
-		const char *path;
+		char *path;
 
 		if (git_config_pathname(&path, var, value))
 			return 1;
 		strbuf_addf(&fsck_msg_types, "%cskiplist=%s",
 			fsck_msg_types.len ? ',' : '=', path);
-		free((char *)path);
+		free(path);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ static int run_proc_receive_hook(struct command *commands,
 	return code;
 }
 
-static char *refuse_unconfigured_deny_msg =
+static const char *refuse_unconfigured_deny_msg =
 	N_("By default, updating the current branch in a non-bare repository\n"
 	   "is denied, because it will make the index and work tree inconsistent\n"
 	   "with what you pushed, and will require 'git reset --hard' to match\n"
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ static void refuse_unconfigured_deny(void)
 	rp_error("%s", _(refuse_unconfigured_deny_msg));
 }
 
-static char *refuse_unconfigured_deny_delete_current_msg =
+static const char *refuse_unconfigured_deny_delete_current_msg =
 	N_("By default, deleting the current branch is denied, because the next\n"
 	   "'git clone' won't result in any file checked out, causing confusion.\n"
 	   "\n"

builtin/remote.c

@@ -493,12 +493,13 @@ static int get_head_names(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 {
 	struct ref *ref, *matches;
 	struct ref *fetch_map = NULL, **fetch_map_tail = &fetch_map;
-	struct refspec_item refspec;
+	struct refspec_item refspec = {
+		.force = 0,
+		.pattern = 1,
+		.src = (char *) "refs/heads/*",
+		.dst = (char *) "refs/heads/*",
+	};
 
-	memset(&refspec, 0, sizeof(refspec));
-	refspec.force = 0;
-	refspec.pattern = 1;
-	refspec.src = refspec.dst = "refs/heads/*";
 	get_fetch_map(remote_refs, &refspec, &fetch_map_tail, 0);
 	matches = guess_remote_head(find_ref_by_name(remote_refs, "HEAD"),
 				    fetch_map, 1);
@@ -507,7 +508,6 @@ static int get_head_names(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 
 	free_refs(fetch_map);
 	free_refs(matches);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 

builtin/repack.c

@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ static const char incremental_bitmap_conflict_error[] = N_(
 );
 
 struct pack_objects_args {
-	const char *window;
+	char *window;
-	const char *window_memory;
+	char *window_memory;
-	const char *depth;
+	char *depth;
-	const char *threads;
+	char *threads;
 	unsigned long max_pack_size;
 	int no_reuse_delta;
 	int no_reuse_object;

builtin/revert.c

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 
 	/* Check for incompatible command line arguments */
 	if (cmd) {
-		char *this_operation;
+		const char *this_operation;
 		if (cmd == 'q')
 			this_operation = "--quit";
 		else if (cmd == 'c')

builtin/send-pack.c

@@ -336,5 +336,7 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		/* stable plumbing output; do not modify or localize */
 		fprintf(stderr, "Everything up-to-date\n");
 
+	free_refs(remote_refs);
+	free_refs(local_refs);
 	return ret;
 }

builtin/worktree.c

@@ -736,16 +736,14 @@ static int dwim_orphan(const struct add_opts *opts, int opt_track, int remote)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static const char *dwim_branch(const char *path, const char **new_branch)
+static char *dwim_branch(const char *path, char **new_branch)
 {
 	int n;
 	int branch_exists;
 	const char *s = worktree_basename(path, &n);
-	const char *branchname = xstrndup(s, n);
+	char *branchname = xstrndup(s, n);
 	struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	UNLEAK(branchname);
-
 	branch_exists = !strbuf_check_branch_ref(&ref, branchname) &&
 			refs_ref_exists(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
 					ref.buf);
@@ -756,8 +754,7 @@ static const char *dwim_branch(const char *path, const char **new_branch)
 	*new_branch = branchname;
 	if (guess_remote) {
 		struct object_id oid;
-		const char *remote =
+		char *remote = unique_tracking_name(*new_branch, &oid, NULL);
-			unique_tracking_name(*new_branch, &oid, NULL);
 		return remote;
 	}
 	return NULL;
@@ -769,6 +766,8 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	const char *new_branch_force = NULL;
 	char *path;
 	const char *branch;
+	char *branch_to_free = NULL;
+	char *new_branch_to_free = NULL;
 	const char *new_branch = NULL;
 	const char *opt_track = NULL;
 	const char *lock_reason = NULL;
@@ -859,16 +858,17 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		opts.orphan = dwim_orphan(&opts, !!opt_track, 0);
 	} else if (ac < 2) {
 		/* DWIM: Guess branch name from path. */
-		const char *s = dwim_branch(path, &new_branch);
+		char *s = dwim_branch(path, &new_branch_to_free);
 		if (s)
-			branch = s;
+			branch = branch_to_free = s;
+		new_branch = new_branch_to_free;
 
 		/* DWIM: Infer --orphan when repo has no refs. */
 		opts.orphan = (!s) && dwim_orphan(&opts, !!opt_track, 1);
 	} else if (ac == 2) {
 		struct object_id oid;
 		struct commit *commit;
-		const char *remote;
+		char *remote;
 
 		commit = lookup_commit_reference_by_name(branch);
 		if (!commit) {
@@ -923,6 +923,8 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 
 	ret = add_worktree(path, branch, &opts);
 	free(path);
+	free(branch_to_free);
+	free(new_branch_to_free);
 	return ret;
 }
 

checkout.c

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ static int check_tracking_name(struct remote *remote, void *cb_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const char *unique_tracking_name(const char *name, struct object_id *oid,
+char *unique_tracking_name(const char *name, struct object_id *oid,
-				 int *dwim_remotes_matched)
+			   int *dwim_remotes_matched)
 {
 	struct tracking_name_data cb_data = TRACKING_NAME_DATA_INIT;
 	const char *default_remote = NULL;

checkout.h

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  * tracking branch.  Return the name of the remote if such a branch
  * exists, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const char *unique_tracking_name(const char *name,
+char *unique_tracking_name(const char *name,
-				 struct object_id *oid,
+			   struct object_id *oid,
-				 int *dwim_remotes_matched);
+			   int *dwim_remotes_matched);
 
 #endif /* CHECKOUT_H */

commit-reach.c

@@ -1106,6 +1106,10 @@ void ahead_behind(struct repository *r,
 
 	/* STALE is used here, PARENT2 is used by insert_no_dup(). */
 	repo_clear_commit_marks(r, PARENT2 | STALE);
+	while (prio_queue_peek(&queue)) {
+		struct commit *c = prio_queue_get(&queue);
+		free_bit_array(c);
+	}
 	clear_bit_arrays(&bit_arrays);
 	clear_prio_queue(&queue);
 }

compat/basename.c

@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ char *gitbasename (char *path)
 		skip_dos_drive_prefix(&path);
 
 	if (!path || !*path)
-		return ".";
+		/*
+		 * basename(3P) is mis-specified because it returns a
+		 * non-constant pointer even though it is specified to return a
+		 * pointer to internal memory at times. The cast is a result of
+		 * that.
+		 */
+		return (char *) ".";
 
 	for (base = path; *path; path++) {
 		if (!is_dir_sep(*path))
@@ -34,7 +40,13 @@ char *gitdirname(char *path)
 	int dos_drive_prefix;
 
 	if (!p)
-		return ".";
+		/*
+		 * dirname(3P) is mis-specified because it returns a
+		 * non-constant pointer even though it is specified to return a
+		 * pointer to internal memory at times. The cast is a result of
+		 * that.
+		 */
+		return (char *) ".";
 
 	if ((dos_drive_prefix = skip_dos_drive_prefix(&p)) && !*p)
 		goto dot;

compat/mingw.c

@@ -2279,7 +2279,11 @@ struct passwd *getpwuid(int uid)
 	p->pw_name = user_name;
 	p->pw_gecos = get_extended_user_info(NameDisplay);
 	if (!p->pw_gecos)
-		p->pw_gecos = "unknown";
+		/*
+		 * Data returned by getpwuid(3P) is treated as internal and
+		 * must never be written to or freed.
+		 */
+		p->pw_gecos = (char *) "unknown";
 	p->pw_dir = NULL;
 
 	initialized = 1;
@@ -2800,16 +2804,16 @@ int is_path_owned_by_current_sid(const char *path, struct strbuf *report)
 			strbuf_addf(report, "'%s' is on a file system that does "
 				    "not record ownership\n", path);
 		} else if (report) {
-			LPSTR str1, str2, str3, str4, to_free1 = NULL,
+			PCSTR str1, str2, str3, str4;
-			    to_free3 = NULL, to_local_free2 = NULL,
+			LPSTR to_free1 = NULL, to_free3 = NULL,
-			    to_local_free4 = NULL;
+			    to_local_free2 = NULL, to_local_free4 = NULL;
 
-			if (user_sid_to_user_name(sid, &str1))
+			if (user_sid_to_user_name(sid, &to_free1))
-				to_free1 = str1;
+				str1 = to_free1;
 			else
 				str1 = "(inconvertible)";
-			if (ConvertSidToStringSidA(sid, &str2))
+			if (ConvertSidToStringSidA(sid, &to_local_free2))
-				to_local_free2 = str2;
+				str2 = to_local_free2;
 			else
 				str2 = "(inconvertible)";
 
@@ -2822,13 +2826,13 @@ int is_path_owned_by_current_sid(const char *path, struct strbuf *report)
 				str4 = "(invalid)";
 			} else {
 				if (user_sid_to_user_name(current_user_sid,
-							  &str3))
+							  &to_free3))
-					to_free3 = str3;
+					str3 = to_free3;
 				else
 					str3 = "(inconvertible)";
 				if (ConvertSidToStringSidA(current_user_sid,
-							   &str4))
+							   &to_local_free4))
-					to_local_free4 = str4;
+					str4 = to_local_free4;
 				else
 					str4 = "(inconvertible)";
 			}

compat/regex/regcomp.c

@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ init_dfa (re_dfa_t *dfa, size_t pat_len)
 {
   unsigned int table_size;
 #ifndef _LIBC
-  char *codeset_name;
+  const char *codeset_name;
 #endif
 
   memset (dfa, '\0', sizeof (re_dfa_t));

compat/winansi.c

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void write_console(unsigned char *str, size_t len)
 	/* convert utf-8 to utf-16 */
 	int wlen = xutftowcsn(wbuf, (char*) str, ARRAY_SIZE(wbuf), len);
 	if (wlen < 0) {
-		wchar_t *err = L"[invalid]";
+		const wchar_t *err = L"[invalid]";
 		WriteConsoleW(console, err, wcslen(err), &dummy, NULL);
 		return;
 	}

config.c

@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ int git_config_bool(const char *name, const char *value)
 	return v;
 }
 
-int git_config_string(const char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
+int git_config_string(char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	if (!value)
 		return config_error_nonbool(var);
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ int git_config_string(const char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_config_pathname(const char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
+int git_config_pathname(char **dest, const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	if (!value)
 		return config_error_nonbool(var);
@@ -1414,8 +1414,10 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.attributesfile"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.attributesfile")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_attributes_file);
 		return git_config_pathname(&git_attributes_file, var, value);
+	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.hookspath")) {
 		if (ctx->kvi && ctx->kvi->scope == CONFIG_SCOPE_LOCAL &&
@@ -1428,6 +1430,7 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 			      "again with "
 			      "`GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=false`"),
 			    value);
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_hooks_path);
 		return git_config_pathname(&git_hooks_path, var, value);
 	}
 
@@ -1564,8 +1567,10 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.checkroundtripencoding"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.checkroundtripencoding")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(check_roundtrip_encoding);
 		return git_config_string(&check_roundtrip_encoding, var, value);
+	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.notesref")) {
 		if (!value)
@@ -1574,8 +1579,10 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.editor"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.editor")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(editor_program);
 		return git_config_string(&editor_program, var, value);
+	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.commentchar") ||
 	    !strcmp(var, "core.commentstring")) {
@@ -1593,11 +1600,13 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.askpass"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.askpass")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(askpass_program);
 		return git_config_string(&askpass_program, var, value);
+	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.excludesfile")) {
-		free((char *)excludes_file);
+		FREE_AND_NULL(excludes_file);
 		return git_config_pathname(&excludes_file, var, value);
 	}
 
@@ -1700,11 +1709,15 @@ static int git_default_sparse_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 static int git_default_i18n_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(var, "i18n.commitencoding"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "i18n.commitencoding")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_commit_encoding);
 		return git_config_string(&git_commit_encoding, var, value);
+	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "i18n.logoutputencoding"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "i18n.logoutputencoding")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_log_output_encoding);
 		return git_config_string(&git_log_output_encoding, var, value);
+	}
 
 	/* Add other config variables here and to Documentation/config.txt. */
 	return 0;
@@ -1777,10 +1790,15 @@ static int git_default_push_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 static int git_default_mailmap_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(var, "mailmap.file"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "mailmap.file")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_mailmap_file);
 		return git_config_pathname(&git_mailmap_file, var, value);
-	if (!strcmp(var, "mailmap.blob"))
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(var, "mailmap.blob")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_mailmap_blob);
 		return git_config_string(&git_mailmap_blob, var, value);
+	}
 
 	/* Add other config variables here and to Documentation/config.txt. */
 	return 0;
@@ -1788,8 +1806,10 @@ static int git_default_mailmap_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 static int git_default_attr_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(var, "attr.tree"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "attr.tree")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(git_attr_tree);
 		return git_config_string(&git_attr_tree, var, value);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Add other attribute related config variables here and to
@@ -2416,7 +2436,7 @@ int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *set, const char *key, char **des
 {
 	const char *value;
 	if (!git_configset_get_value(set, key, &value, NULL))
-		return git_config_string((const char **)dest, key, value);
+		return git_config_string(dest, key, value);
 	else
 		return 1;
 }
@@ -2494,7 +2514,7 @@ int git_configset_get_maybe_bool(struct config_set *set, const char *key, int *d
 		return 1;
 }
 
-int git_configset_get_pathname(struct config_set *set, const char *key, const char **dest)
+int git_configset_get_pathname(struct config_set *set, const char *key, char **dest)
 {
 	const char *value;
 	if (!git_configset_get_value(set, key, &value, NULL))
@@ -2639,7 +2659,7 @@ int repo_config_get_maybe_bool(struct repository *repo,
 }
 
 int repo_config_get_pathname(struct repository *repo,
-			     const char *key, const char **dest)
+			     const char *key, char **dest)
 {
 	int ret;
 	git_config_check_init(repo);
@@ -2738,7 +2758,7 @@ int git_config_get_maybe_bool(const char *key, int *dest)
 	return repo_config_get_maybe_bool(the_repository, key, dest);
 }
 
-int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, const char **dest)
+int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, char **dest)
 {
 	return repo_config_get_pathname(the_repository, key, dest);
 }

config.h

@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@ int git_config_bool(const char *, const char *);
  * Allocates and copies the value string into the `dest` parameter; if no
  * string is given, prints an error message and returns -1.
  */
-int git_config_string(const char **, const char *, const char *);
+int git_config_string(char **, const char *, const char *);
 
 /**
  * Similar to `git_config_string`, but expands `~` or `~user` into the
  * user's home directory when found at the beginning of the path.
  */
-int git_config_pathname(const char **, const char *, const char *);
+int git_config_pathname(char **, const char *, const char *);
 
 int git_config_expiry_date(timestamp_t *, const char *, const char *);
 int git_config_color(char *, const char *, const char *);
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int git_configset_get_ulong(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, unsigned lon
 int git_configset_get_bool(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
 int git_configset_get_bool_or_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *is_bool, int *dest);
 int git_configset_get_maybe_bool(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
-int git_configset_get_pathname(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest);
+int git_configset_get_pathname(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, char **dest);
 
 /* Functions for reading a repository's config */
 struct repository;
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ int repo_config_get_bool_or_int(struct repository *repo,
 int repo_config_get_maybe_bool(struct repository *repo,
 			       const char *key, int *dest);
 int repo_config_get_pathname(struct repository *repo,
-			     const char *key, const char **dest);
+			     const char *key, char **dest);
 
 /*
  * Functions for reading protected config. By definition, protected
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ int git_config_get_maybe_bool(const char *key, int *dest);
  * Similar to `git_config_get_string`, but expands `~` or `~user` into
  * the user's home directory when found at the beginning of the path.
  */
-int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, const char **dest);
+int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, char **dest);
 
 int git_config_get_index_threads(int *dest);
 int git_config_get_split_index(void);

config.mak.dev

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ DEVELOPER_CFLAGS += -Wpointer-arith
 DEVELOPER_CFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
 DEVELOPER_CFLAGS += -Wunused
 DEVELOPER_CFLAGS += -Wvla
+DEVELOPER_CFLAGS += -Wwrite-strings
 DEVELOPER_CFLAGS += -fno-common
 
 ifneq ($(filter clang4,$(COMPILER_FEATURES)),)

convert.c

@@ -345,30 +345,32 @@ static int check_roundtrip(const char *enc_name)
 	 * space separated encodings (eg. "UTF-16, ASCII, CP1125").
 	 * Search for the given encoding in that string.
 	 */
-	const char *found = strcasestr(check_roundtrip_encoding, enc_name);
+	const char *encoding = check_roundtrip_encoding ?
+		check_roundtrip_encoding : "SHIFT-JIS";
+	const char *found = strcasestr(encoding, enc_name);
 	const char *next;
 	int len;
 	if (!found)
 		return 0;
 	next = found + strlen(enc_name);
-	len = strlen(check_roundtrip_encoding);
+	len = strlen(encoding);
 	return (found && (
 			/*
-			 * check that the found encoding is at the
+			 * Check that the found encoding is at the beginning of
-			 * beginning of check_roundtrip_encoding or
+			 * encoding or that it is prefixed with a space or
-			 * that it is prefixed with a space or comma
+			 * comma.
 			 */
-			found == check_roundtrip_encoding || (
+			found == encoding || (
 				(isspace(found[-1]) || found[-1] == ',')
 			)
 		) && (
 			/*
-			 * check that the found encoding is at the
+			 * Check that the found encoding is at the end of
-			 * end of check_roundtrip_encoding or
+			 * encoding or that it is suffixed with a space
-			 * that it is suffixed with a space or comma
+			 * or comma.
 			 */
-			next == check_roundtrip_encoding + len || (
+			next == encoding + len || (
-				next < check_roundtrip_encoding + len &&
+				next < encoding + len &&
 				(isspace(next[0]) || next[0] == ',')
 			)
 		));
@@ -979,9 +981,9 @@ int async_query_available_blobs(const char *cmd, struct string_list *available_p
 static struct convert_driver {
 	const char *name;
 	struct convert_driver *next;
-	const char *smudge;
+	char *smudge;
-	const char *clean;
+	char *clean;
-	const char *process;
+	char *process;
 	int required;
 } *user_convert, **user_convert_tail;
 

convert.h

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void convert_attrs(struct index_state *istate,
 		   struct conv_attrs *ca, const char *path);
 
 extern enum eol core_eol;
-extern const char *check_roundtrip_encoding;
+extern char *check_roundtrip_encoding;
 const char *get_cached_convert_stats_ascii(struct index_state *istate,
 					   const char *path);
 const char *get_wt_convert_stats_ascii(const char *path);

delta-islands.c

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ struct island_load_data {
 	size_t nr;
 	size_t alloc;
 };
-static const char *core_island_name;
+static char *core_island_name;
 
 static void free_config_regexes(struct island_load_data *ild)
 {

diff.c

@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ static int diff_color_moved_default;
 static int diff_color_moved_ws_default;
 static int diff_context_default = 3;
 static int diff_interhunk_context_default;
-static const char *diff_word_regex_cfg;
+static char *diff_word_regex_cfg;
-static const char *external_diff_cmd_cfg;
+static char *external_diff_cmd_cfg;
-static const char *diff_order_file_cfg;
+static char *diff_order_file_cfg;
 int diff_auto_refresh_index = 1;
 static int diff_mnemonic_prefix;
 static int diff_no_prefix;
-static const char *diff_src_prefix = "a/";
+static char *diff_src_prefix;
-static const char *diff_dst_prefix = "b/";
+static char *diff_dst_prefix;
 static int diff_relative;
 static int diff_stat_name_width;
 static int diff_stat_graph_width;
@@ -411,9 +411,11 @@ int git_diff_ui_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.srcprefix")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(diff_src_prefix);
 		return git_config_string(&diff_src_prefix, var, value);
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.dstprefix")) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(diff_dst_prefix);
 		return git_config_string(&diff_dst_prefix, var, value);
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.relative")) {
@@ -3433,8 +3435,8 @@ void diff_set_noprefix(struct diff_options *options)
 
 void diff_set_default_prefix(struct diff_options *options)
 {
-	options->a_prefix = diff_src_prefix;
+	options->a_prefix = diff_src_prefix ? diff_src_prefix : "a/";
-	options->b_prefix = diff_dst_prefix;
+	options->b_prefix = diff_dst_prefix ? diff_dst_prefix : "b/";
 }
 
 struct userdiff_driver *get_textconv(struct repository *r,
@@ -3762,7 +3764,7 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 	return;
 }
 
-static char *get_compact_summary(const struct diff_filepair *p, int is_renamed)
+static const char *get_compact_summary(const struct diff_filepair *p, int is_renamed)
 {
 	if (!is_renamed) {
 		if (p->status == DIFF_STATUS_ADDED) {
@@ -4074,7 +4076,7 @@ static int reuse_worktree_file(struct index_state *istate,
 static int diff_populate_gitlink(struct diff_filespec *s, int size_only)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	char *dirty = "";
+	const char *dirty = "";
 
 	/* Are we looking at the work tree? */
 	if (s->dirty_submodule)
@@ -5371,8 +5373,8 @@ static int diff_opt_default_prefix(const struct option *opt,
 
 	BUG_ON_OPT_NEG(unset);
 	BUG_ON_OPT_ARG(optarg);
-	diff_src_prefix = "a/";
+	FREE_AND_NULL(diff_src_prefix);
-	diff_dst_prefix = "b/";
+	FREE_AND_NULL(diff_dst_prefix);
 	diff_set_default_prefix(options);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -7233,7 +7235,7 @@ size_t fill_textconv(struct repository *r,
 
 	if (!driver) {
 		if (!DIFF_FILE_VALID(df)) {
-			*outbuf = "";
+			*outbuf = (char *) "";
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (diff_populate_filespec(r, df, NULL))

diffcore-rename.c

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static const char *get_highest_rename_path(struct strintmap *counts)
 	return highest_destination_dir;
 }
 
-static char *UNKNOWN_DIR = "/";  /* placeholder -- short, illegal directory */
+static const char *UNKNOWN_DIR = "/";  /* placeholder -- short, illegal directory */
 
 static int dir_rename_already_determinable(struct strintmap *counts)
 {
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ static int dir_rename_already_determinable(struct strintmap *counts)
 }
 
 static void increment_count(struct dir_rename_info *info,
-			    char *old_dir,
+			    const char *old_dir,
-			    char *new_dir)
+			    const char *new_dir)
 {
 	struct strintmap *counts;
 	struct strmap_entry *e;

entry.c

@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ static int remove_available_paths(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 	return !available;
 }
 
+static int string_is_not_null(struct string_list_item *item, void *data UNUSED)
+{
+	return !!item->string;
+}
+
 int finish_delayed_checkout(struct checkout *state, int show_progress)
 {
 	int errs = 0;
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ int finish_delayed_checkout(struct checkout *state, int show_progress)
 			if (!async_query_available_blobs(filter->string, &available_paths)) {
 				/* Filter reported an error */
 				errs = 1;
-				filter->string = "";
+				filter->string = NULL;
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (available_paths.nr <= 0) {
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ int finish_delayed_checkout(struct checkout *state, int show_progress)
 				 * filter from the list (see
 				 * "string_list_remove_empty_items" call below).
 				 */
-				filter->string = "";
+				filter->string = NULL;
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ int finish_delayed_checkout(struct checkout *state, int show_progress)
 					 * Do not ask the filter for available blobs,
 					 * again, as the filter is likely buggy.
 					 */
-					filter->string = "";
+					filter->string = NULL;
 					continue;
 				}
 				ce = index_file_exists(state->istate, path->string,
@@ -239,7 +244,8 @@ int finish_delayed_checkout(struct checkout *state, int show_progress)
 					errs = 1;
 			}
 		}
-		string_list_remove_empty_items(&dco->filters, 0);
+
+		filter_string_list(&dco->filters, 0, string_is_not_null, NULL);
 	}
 	stop_progress(&progress);
 	string_list_clear(&dco->filters, 0);

environment.c

@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ int is_bare_repository_cfg = -1; /* unspecified */
 int warn_ambiguous_refs = 1;
 int warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 1;
 int repository_format_precious_objects;
-const char *git_commit_encoding;
+char *git_commit_encoding;
-const char *git_log_output_encoding;
+char *git_log_output_encoding;
 char *apply_default_whitespace;
 char *apply_default_ignorewhitespace;
-const char *git_attributes_file;
+char *git_attributes_file;
-const char *git_hooks_path;
+char *git_hooks_path;
 int zlib_compression_level = Z_BEST_SPEED;
 int pack_compression_level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 int fsync_object_files = -1;
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ size_t packed_git_window_size = DEFAULT_PACKED_GIT_WINDOW_SIZE;
 size_t packed_git_limit = DEFAULT_PACKED_GIT_LIMIT;
 size_t delta_base_cache_limit = 96 * 1024 * 1024;
 unsigned long big_file_threshold = 512 * 1024 * 1024;
-const char *editor_program;
+char *editor_program;
-const char *askpass_program;
+char *askpass_program;
-const char *excludes_file;
+char *excludes_file;
 enum auto_crlf auto_crlf = AUTO_CRLF_FALSE;
 enum eol core_eol = EOL_UNSET;
 int global_conv_flags_eol = CONV_EOL_RNDTRP_WARN;
-const char *check_roundtrip_encoding = "SHIFT-JIS";
+char *check_roundtrip_encoding;
 enum branch_track git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_REMOTE;
 enum rebase_setup_type autorebase = AUTOREBASE_NEVER;
 enum push_default_type push_default = PUSH_DEFAULT_UNSPECIFIED;

environment.h

@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ extern int warn_ambiguous_refs;
 extern int warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
 extern char *apply_default_whitespace;
 extern char *apply_default_ignorewhitespace;
-extern const char *git_attributes_file;
+extern char *git_attributes_file;
-extern const char *git_hooks_path;
+extern char *git_hooks_path;
 extern int zlib_compression_level;
 extern int pack_compression_level;
 extern size_t packed_git_window_size;
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ int odb_pack_keep(const char *name);
 const char *get_log_output_encoding(void);
 const char *get_commit_output_encoding(void);
 
-extern const char *git_commit_encoding;
+extern char *git_commit_encoding;
-extern const char *git_log_output_encoding;
+extern char *git_log_output_encoding;
 
-extern const char *editor_program;
+extern char *editor_program;
-extern const char *askpass_program;
+extern char *askpass_program;
-extern const char *excludes_file;
+extern char *excludes_file;
 
 /*
  * Should we print an ellipsis after an abbreviated SHA-1 value

fetch-pack.c

@@ -1860,13 +1860,13 @@ static int fetch_pack_config_cb(const char *var, const char *value,
 	const char *msg_id;
 
 	if (strcmp(var, "fetch.fsck.skiplist") == 0) {
-		const char *path;
+		char *path ;
 
 		if (git_config_pathname(&path, var, value))
 			return 1;
 		strbuf_addf(&fsck_msg_types, "%cskiplist=%s",
 			fsck_msg_types.len ? ',' : '=', path);
-		free((char *)path);
+		free(path);
 		return 0;
 	}
 

fmt-merge-msg.c

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void fmt_merge_msg_title(struct strbuf *out,
 				const char *current_branch)
 {
 	int i = 0;
-	char *sep = "";
+	const char *sep = "";
 
 	strbuf_addstr(out, "Merge ");
 	for (i = 0; i < srcs.nr; i++) {

fsck.c

@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ int fsck_object(struct object *obj, void *data, unsigned long size,
 }
 
 int fsck_buffer(const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type type,
-		void *data, unsigned long size,
+		const void *data, unsigned long size,
 		struct fsck_options *options)
 {
 	if (type == OBJ_BLOB)
@@ -1330,13 +1330,13 @@ int git_fsck_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	const char *msg_id;
 
 	if (strcmp(var, "fsck.skiplist") == 0) {
-		const char *path;
+		char *path;
 		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 		if (git_config_pathname(&path, var, value))
 			return 1;
 		strbuf_addf(&sb, "skiplist=%s", path);
-		free((char *)path);
+		free(path);
 		fsck_set_msg_types(options, sb.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&sb);
 		return 0;

fsck.h

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int fsck_object(struct object *obj, void *data, unsigned long size,
  * struct.
  */
 int fsck_buffer(const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type,
-		void *data, unsigned long size,
+		const void *data, unsigned long size,
 		struct fsck_options *options);
 
 /*

fsmonitor-settings.c

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static struct fsmonitor_settings *alloc_settings(void)
 static void lookup_fsmonitor_settings(struct repository *r)
 {
 	const char *const_str;
+	char *to_free = NULL;
 	int bool_value;
 
 	if (r->settings.fsmonitor)
@@ -129,8 +130,9 @@ static void lookup_fsmonitor_settings(struct repository *r)
 		break;
 
 	case -1: /* config value set to an arbitrary string */
-		if (repo_config_get_pathname(r, "core.fsmonitor", &const_str))
+		if (repo_config_get_pathname(r, "core.fsmonitor", &to_free))
 			return; /* should not happen */
+		const_str = to_free;
 		break;
 
 	default: /* should not happen */
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ static void lookup_fsmonitor_settings(struct repository *r)
 		fsm_settings__set_hook(r, const_str);
 	else
 		fsm_settings__set_disabled(r);
+	free(to_free);
 }
 
 enum fsmonitor_mode fsm_settings__get_mode(struct repository *r)

gpg-interface.c

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ static void gpg_interface_lazy_init(void)
 }
 
 static char *configured_signing_key;
-static const char *ssh_default_key_command, *ssh_allowed_signers, *ssh_revocation_file;
+static char *ssh_default_key_command;
+static char *ssh_allowed_signers;
+static char *ssh_revocation_file;
 static enum signature_trust_level configured_min_trust_level = TRUST_UNDEFINED;
 
 struct gpg_format {
@@ -725,7 +727,7 @@ static int git_gpg_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 			  void *cb UNUSED)
 {
 	struct gpg_format *fmt = NULL;
-	char *fmtname = NULL;
+	const char *fmtname = NULL;
 	char *trust;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -781,7 +783,7 @@ static int git_gpg_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 
 	if (fmtname) {
 		fmt = get_format_by_name(fmtname);
-		return git_config_string(&fmt->program, var, value);
+		return git_config_string((char **) &fmt->program, var, value);
 	}
 
 	return 0;

http-backend.c

@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ static int bad_request(struct strbuf *hdr, const struct service_cmd *c)
 
 int cmd_main(int argc UNUSED, const char **argv UNUSED)
 {
-	char *method = getenv("REQUEST_METHOD");
+	const char *method = getenv("REQUEST_METHOD");
 	const char *proto_header;
 	char *dir;
 	struct service_cmd *cmd = NULL;

http.c

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ char curl_errorstr[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];
 
 static int curl_ssl_verify = -1;
 static int curl_ssl_try;
-static const char *curl_http_version = NULL;
+static char *curl_http_version;
-static const char *ssl_cert;
+static char *ssl_cert;
-static const char *ssl_cert_type;
+static char *ssl_cert_type;
-static const char *ssl_cipherlist;
+static char *ssl_cipherlist;
-static const char *ssl_version;
+static char *ssl_version;
 static struct {
 	const char *name;
 	long ssl_version;
@@ -59,23 +59,23 @@ static struct {
 	{ "tlsv1.3", CURL_SSLVERSION_TLSv1_3 },
 #endif
 };
-static const char *ssl_key;
+static char *ssl_key;
-static const char *ssl_key_type;
+static char *ssl_key_type;
-static const char *ssl_capath;
+static char *ssl_capath;
-static const char *curl_no_proxy;
+static char *curl_no_proxy;
 #ifdef GIT_CURL_HAVE_CURLOPT_PINNEDPUBLICKEY
-static const char *ssl_pinnedkey;
+static char *ssl_pinnedkey;
 #endif
-static const char *ssl_cainfo;
+static char *ssl_cainfo;
 static long curl_low_speed_limit = -1;
 static long curl_low_speed_time = -1;
 static int curl_ftp_no_epsv;
-static const char *curl_http_proxy;
+static char *curl_http_proxy;
-static const char *http_proxy_authmethod;
+static char *http_proxy_authmethod;
 
-static const char *http_proxy_ssl_cert;
+static char *http_proxy_ssl_cert;
-static const char *http_proxy_ssl_key;
+static char *http_proxy_ssl_key;
-static const char *http_proxy_ssl_ca_info;
+static char *http_proxy_ssl_ca_info;
 static struct credential proxy_cert_auth = CREDENTIAL_INIT;
 static int proxy_ssl_cert_password_required;
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static struct {
 	 */
 };
 #ifdef CURLGSSAPI_DELEGATION_FLAG
-static const char *curl_deleg;
+static char *curl_deleg;
 static struct {
 	const char *name;
 	long curl_deleg_param;
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ static struct {
 
 static struct credential proxy_auth = CREDENTIAL_INIT;
 static const char *curl_proxyuserpwd;
-static const char *curl_cookie_file;
+static char *curl_cookie_file;
 static int curl_save_cookies;
 struct credential http_auth = CREDENTIAL_INIT;
 static int http_proactive_auth;
-static const char *user_agent;
+static char *user_agent;
 static int curl_empty_auth = -1;
 
 enum http_follow_config http_follow_config = HTTP_FOLLOW_INITIAL;
@@ -592,10 +592,10 @@ static void init_curl_http_auth(CURL *result)
 }
 
 /* *var must be free-able */
-static void var_override(const char **var, char *value)
+static void var_override(char **var, char *value)
 {
 	if (value) {
-		free((void *)*var);
+		free(*var);
 		*var = xstrdup(value);
 	}
 }
@@ -1233,11 +1233,13 @@ static CURL *get_curl_handle(void)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static void set_from_env(const char **var, const char *envname)
+static void set_from_env(char **var, const char *envname)
 {
 	const char *val = getenv(envname);
-	if (val)
+	if (val) {
-		*var = val;
+		FREE_AND_NULL(*var);
+		*var = xstrdup(val);
+	}
 }
 
 void http_init(struct remote *remote, const char *url, int proactive_auth)
@@ -1972,7 +1974,7 @@ static void write_accept_language(struct strbuf *buf)
 
 		/* add '*' */
 		REALLOC_ARRAY(language_tags, num_langs + 1);
-		language_tags[num_langs++] = "*"; /* it's OK; this won't be freed */
+		language_tags[num_langs++] = xstrdup("*");
 
 		/* compute decimal_places */
 		for (max_q = 1, decimal_places = 0;
@@ -2002,8 +2004,7 @@ static void write_accept_language(struct strbuf *buf)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* free language tags -- last one is a static '*' */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_langs; i++)
-	for (i = 0; i < num_langs - 1; i++)
 		free(language_tags[i]);
 	free(language_tags);
 }

ident.c

@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ static struct passwd *xgetpwuid_self(int *is_bogus)
 	pw = getpwuid(getuid());
 	if (!pw) {
 		static struct passwd fallback;
-		fallback.pw_name = "unknown";
+		fallback.pw_name = (char *) "unknown";
 #ifndef NO_GECOS_IN_PWENT
-		fallback.pw_gecos = "Unknown";
+		fallback.pw_gecos = (char *) "Unknown";
 #endif
 		pw = &fallback;
 		if (is_bogus)

imap-send.c

@@ -69,21 +69,16 @@ static void imap_warn(const char *, ...);
 static char *next_arg(char **);
 
 struct imap_server_conf {
-	const char *name;
+	char *tunnel;
-	const char *tunnel;
+	char *host;
-	const char *host;
 	int port;
-	const char *folder;
+	char *folder;
-	const char *user;
+	char *user;
-	const char *pass;
+	char *pass;
 	int use_ssl;
 	int ssl_verify;
 	int use_html;
-	const char *auth_method;
+	char *auth_method;
-};
-
-static struct imap_server_conf server = {
-	.ssl_verify = 1,
 };
 
 struct imap_socket {
@@ -110,6 +105,7 @@ struct imap {
 };
 
 struct imap_store {
+	const struct imap_server_conf *cfg;
 	/* currently open mailbox */
 	const char *name; /* foreign! maybe preset? */
 	int uidvalidity;
@@ -194,8 +190,8 @@ static void socket_perror(const char *func, struct imap_socket *sock, int ret)
 
 #ifdef NO_OPENSSL
 static int ssl_socket_connect(struct imap_socket *sock UNUSED,
-			      int use_tls_only UNUSED,
+			      const struct imap_server_conf *cfg,
-			      int verify UNUSED)
+			      int use_tls_only UNUSED)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "SSL requested but SSL support not compiled in\n");
 	return -1;
@@ -250,7 +246,9 @@ static int verify_hostname(X509 *cert, const char *hostname)
 		     cname, hostname);
 }
 
-static int ssl_socket_connect(struct imap_socket *sock, int use_tls_only, int verify)
+static int ssl_socket_connect(struct imap_socket *sock,
+			      const struct imap_server_conf *cfg,
+			      int use_tls_only)
 {
 #if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10000000L)
 	const SSL_METHOD *meth;
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ static int ssl_socket_connect(struct imap_socket *sock, int use_tls_only, int ve
 	if (use_tls_only)
 		SSL_CTX_set_options(ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3);
 
-	if (verify)
+	if (cfg->ssl_verify)
 		SSL_CTX_set_verify(ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, NULL);
 
 	if (!SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(ctx)) {
@@ -306,9 +304,9 @@ static int ssl_socket_connect(struct imap_socket *sock, int use_tls_only, int ve
 	 * OpenSSL does not document this function, but the implementation
 	 * returns 1 on success, 0 on failure after calling SSLerr().
 	 */
-	ret = SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(sock->ssl, server.host);
+	ret = SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(sock->ssl, cfg->host);
 	if (ret != 1)
-		warning("SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(%s) failed.", server.host);
+		warning("SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(%s) failed.", cfg->host);
 #endif
 
 	ret = SSL_connect(sock->ssl);
@@ -317,12 +315,12 @@ static int ssl_socket_connect(struct imap_socket *sock, int use_tls_only, int ve
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (verify) {
+	if (cfg->ssl_verify) {
 		/* make sure the hostname matches that of the certificate */
 		cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(sock->ssl);
 		if (!cert)
 			return error("unable to get peer certificate.");
-		if (verify_hostname(cert, server.host) < 0)
+		if (verify_hostname(cert, cfg->host) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -895,7 +893,7 @@ static int auth_cram_md5(struct imap_store *ctx, const char *prompt)
 	int ret;
 	char *response;
 
-	response = cram(prompt, server.user, server.pass);
+	response = cram(prompt, ctx->cfg->user, ctx->cfg->pass);
 
 	ret = socket_write(&ctx->imap->buf.sock, response, strlen(response));
 	if (ret != strlen(response))
@@ -935,6 +933,7 @@ static struct imap_store *imap_open_store(struct imap_server_conf *srvc, const c
 
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(ctx, 1);
 
+	ctx->cfg = srvc;
 	ctx->imap = CALLOC_ARRAY(imap, 1);
 	imap->buf.sock.fd[0] = imap->buf.sock.fd[1] = -1;
 	imap->in_progress_append = &imap->in_progress;
@@ -1035,7 +1034,7 @@ static struct imap_store *imap_open_store(struct imap_server_conf *srvc, const c
 		imap->buf.sock.fd[1] = dup(s);
 
 		if (srvc->use_ssl &&
-		    ssl_socket_connect(&imap->buf.sock, 0, srvc->ssl_verify)) {
+		    ssl_socket_connect(&imap->buf.sock, srvc, 0)) {
 			close(s);
 			goto bail;
 		}
@@ -1068,8 +1067,7 @@ static struct imap_store *imap_open_store(struct imap_server_conf *srvc, const c
 		if (!srvc->use_ssl && CAP(STARTTLS)) {
 			if (imap_exec(ctx, NULL, "STARTTLS") != RESP_OK)
 				goto bail;
-			if (ssl_socket_connect(&imap->buf.sock, 1,
+			if (ssl_socket_connect(&imap->buf.sock, srvc, 1))
-					       srvc->ssl_verify))
 				goto bail;
 			/* capabilities may have changed, so get the new capabilities */
 			if (imap_exec(ctx, NULL, "CAPABILITY") != RESP_OK)
@@ -1215,9 +1213,9 @@ static int imap_store_msg(struct imap_store *ctx, struct strbuf *msg)
 static void wrap_in_html(struct strbuf *msg)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	static char *content_type = "Content-Type: text/html;\n";
+	static const char *content_type = "Content-Type: text/html;\n";
-	static char *pre_open = "<pre>\n";
+	static const char *pre_open = "<pre>\n";
-	static char *pre_close = "</pre>\n";
+	static const char *pre_close = "</pre>\n";
 	const char *body = strstr(msg->buf, "\n\n");
 
 	if (!body)
@@ -1299,24 +1297,30 @@ static int split_msg(struct strbuf *all_msgs, struct strbuf *msg, int *ofs)
 static int git_imap_config(const char *var, const char *val,
 			   const struct config_context *ctx, void *cb)
 {
+	struct imap_server_conf *cfg = cb;
 
-	if (!strcmp("imap.sslverify", var))
+	if (!strcmp("imap.sslverify", var)) {
-		server.ssl_verify = git_config_bool(var, val);
+		cfg->ssl_verify = git_config_bool(var, val);
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.preformattedhtml", var))
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.preformattedhtml", var)) {
-		server.use_html = git_config_bool(var, val);
+		cfg->use_html = git_config_bool(var, val);
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.folder", var))
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.folder", var)) {
-		return git_config_string(&server.folder, var, val);
+		FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->folder);
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.user", var))
+		return git_config_string(&cfg->folder, var, val);
-		return git_config_string(&server.user, var, val);
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.user", var)) {
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.pass", var))
+		FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->folder);
-		return git_config_string(&server.pass, var, val);
+		return git_config_string(&cfg->user, var, val);
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.tunnel", var))
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.pass", var)) {
-		return git_config_string(&server.tunnel, var, val);
+		FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->folder);
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.authmethod", var))
+		return git_config_string(&cfg->pass, var, val);
-		return git_config_string(&server.auth_method, var, val);
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.tunnel", var)) {
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.port", var))
+		FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->folder);
-		server.port = git_config_int(var, val, ctx->kvi);
+		return git_config_string(&cfg->tunnel, var, val);
-	else if (!strcmp("imap.host", var)) {
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.authmethod", var)) {
+		FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->folder);
+		return git_config_string(&cfg->auth_method, var, val);
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.port", var)) {
+		cfg->port = git_config_int(var, val, ctx->kvi);
+	} else if (!strcmp("imap.host", var)) {
 		if (!val) {
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
 		} else {
@@ -1324,14 +1328,15 @@ static int git_imap_config(const char *var, const char *val,
 				val += 5;
 			else if (starts_with(val, "imaps:")) {
 				val += 6;
-				server.use_ssl = 1;
+				cfg->use_ssl = 1;
 			}
 			if (starts_with(val, "//"))
 				val += 2;
-			server.host = xstrdup(val);
+			cfg->host = xstrdup(val);
 		}
-	} else
+	} else {
 		return git_default_config(var, val, ctx, cb);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1497,12 +1502,16 @@ static int curl_append_msgs_to_imap(struct imap_server_conf *server,
 
 int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
+	struct imap_server_conf server = {
+		.ssl_verify = 1,
+	};
 	struct strbuf all_msgs = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int total;
 	int nongit_ok;
+	int ret;
 
 	setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit_ok);
-	git_config(git_imap_config, NULL);
+	git_config(git_imap_config, &server);
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, (const char **)argv, "", imap_send_options, imap_send_usage, 0);
 
@@ -1526,42 +1535,55 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	if (!server.folder) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "no imap store specified\n");
-		return 1;
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (!server.host) {
 		if (!server.tunnel) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "no imap host specified\n");
-			return 1;
+			ret = 1;
+			goto out;
 		}
-		server.host = "tunnel";
+		server.host = xstrdup("tunnel");
 	}
 
 	/* read the messages */
 	if (strbuf_read(&all_msgs, 0, 0) < 0) {
 		error_errno(_("could not read from stdin"));
-		return 1;
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (all_msgs.len == 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "nothing to send\n");
-		return 1;
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	total = count_messages(&all_msgs);
 	if (!total) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "no messages to send\n");
-		return 1;
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* write it to the imap server */
 
 	if (server.tunnel)
-		return append_msgs_to_imap(&server, &all_msgs, total);
+		ret = append_msgs_to_imap(&server, &all_msgs, total);
-
 #ifdef USE_CURL_FOR_IMAP_SEND
-	if (use_curl)
+	else if (use_curl)
-		return curl_append_msgs_to_imap(&server, &all_msgs, total);
+		ret = curl_append_msgs_to_imap(&server, &all_msgs, total);
 #endif
+	else
+		ret = append_msgs_to_imap(&server, &all_msgs, total);
 
-	return append_msgs_to_imap(&server, &all_msgs, total);
+out:
+	free(server.tunnel);
+	free(server.host);
+	free(server.folder);
+	free(server.user);
+	free(server.pass);
+	free(server.auth_method);
+	return ret;
 }

line-log.c

@@ -899,14 +899,12 @@ static void print_line(const char *prefix, char first,
 
 static char *output_prefix(struct diff_options *opt)
 {
-	char *prefix = "";
-
 	if (opt->output_prefix) {
 		struct strbuf *sb = opt->output_prefix(opt, opt->output_prefix_data);
-		prefix = sb->buf;
+		return sb->buf;
+	} else {
+		return xstrdup("");
 	}
-
-	return prefix;
 }
 
 static void dump_diff_hacky_one(struct rev_info *rev, struct line_log_data *range)
@@ -927,7 +925,7 @@ static void dump_diff_hacky_one(struct rev_info *rev, struct line_log_data *rang
 	const char *c_context = diff_get_color(opt->use_color, DIFF_CONTEXT);
 
 	if (!pair || !diff)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (pair->one->oid_valid)
 		fill_line_ends(rev->diffopt.repo, pair->one, &p_lines, &p_ends);
@@ -1002,8 +1000,10 @@ static void dump_diff_hacky_one(struct rev_info *rev, struct line_log_data *rang
 				   c_context, c_reset, opt->file);
 	}
 
+out:
 	free(p_ends);
 	free(t_ends);
+	free(prefix);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1012,7 +1012,11 @@ static void dump_diff_hacky_one(struct rev_info *rev, struct line_log_data *rang
  */
 static void dump_diff_hacky(struct rev_info *rev, struct line_log_data *range)
 {
-	fprintf(rev->diffopt.file, "%s\n", output_prefix(&rev->diffopt));
+	char *prefix = output_prefix(&rev->diffopt);
+
+	fprintf(rev->diffopt.file, "%s\n", prefix);
+	free(prefix);
+
 	while (range) {
 		dump_diff_hacky_one(rev, range);
 		range = range->next;
@@ -1032,6 +1036,7 @@ static int process_diff_filepair(struct rev_info *rev,
 	struct range_set tmp;
 	struct diff_ranges diff;
 	mmfile_t file_parent, file_target;
+	char *parent_data_to_free = NULL;
 
 	assert(pair->two->path);
 	while (rg) {
@@ -1056,7 +1061,7 @@ static int process_diff_filepair(struct rev_info *rev,
 		file_parent.ptr = pair->one->data;
 		file_parent.size = pair->one->size;
 	} else {
-		file_parent.ptr = "";
+		file_parent.ptr = parent_data_to_free = xstrdup("");
 		file_parent.size = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1075,6 +1080,7 @@ static int process_diff_filepair(struct rev_info *rev,
 
 	diff_ranges_release(&diff);
 
+	free(parent_data_to_free);
 	return ((*diff_out)->parent.nr > 0);
 }
 

mailmap.c

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include "object-store-ll.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 
-const char *git_mailmap_file;
+char *git_mailmap_file;
-const char *git_mailmap_blob;
+char *git_mailmap_blob;
 
 struct mailmap_info {
 	char *name;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int read_mailmap(struct string_list *map)
 	map->cmp = namemap_cmp;
 
 	if (!git_mailmap_blob && is_bare_repository())
-		git_mailmap_blob = "HEAD:.mailmap";
+		git_mailmap_blob = xstrdup("HEAD:.mailmap");
 
 	if (!startup_info->have_repository || !is_bare_repository())
 		err |= read_mailmap_file(map, ".mailmap",

mailmap.h

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 struct string_list;
 
-extern const char *git_mailmap_file;
+extern char *git_mailmap_file;
-extern const char *git_mailmap_blob;
+extern char *git_mailmap_blob;
 
 int read_mailmap(struct string_list *map);
 void clear_mailmap(struct string_list *map);

merge-ll.c

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct ll_merge_driver {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *description;
 	ll_merge_fn fn;
-	const char *recursive;
+	char *recursive;
 	struct ll_merge_driver *next;
 	char *cmdline;
 };
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static enum ll_merge_result ll_ext_merge(const struct ll_merge_driver *fn,
  * merge.default and merge.driver configuration items
  */
 static struct ll_merge_driver *ll_user_merge, **ll_user_merge_tail;
-static const char *default_ll_merge;
+static char *default_ll_merge;
 
 static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 			     const struct config_context *ctx UNUSED,
@@ -304,8 +304,13 @@ static int read_merge_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		ll_user_merge_tail = &(fn->next);
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp("name", key))
+	if (!strcmp("name", key)) {
-		return git_config_string(&fn->description, var, value);
+		/*
+		 * The description is leaking, but that's okay as we want to
+		 * keep around the merge drivers anyway.
+		 */
+		return git_config_string((char **) &fn->description, var, value);
+	}
 
 	if (!strcmp("driver", key)) {
 		if (!value)

object-file.c

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int hash_algo_by_length(int len)
 static struct cached_object {
 	struct object_id oid;
 	enum object_type type;
-	void *buf;
+	const void *buf;
 	unsigned long size;
 } *cached_objects;
 static int cached_object_nr, cached_object_alloc;
@@ -1778,6 +1778,7 @@ int pretend_object_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, enum object_type type,
 			struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	struct cached_object *co;
+	char *co_buf;
 
 	hash_object_file(the_hash_algo, buf, len, type, oid);
 	if (repo_has_object_file_with_flags(the_repository, oid, OBJECT_INFO_QUICK | OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT) ||
@@ -1787,8 +1788,9 @@ int pretend_object_file(void *buf, unsigned long len, enum object_type type,
 	co = &cached_objects[cached_object_nr++];
 	co->size = len;
 	co->type = type;
-	co->buf = xmalloc(len);
+	co_buf = xmalloc(len);
-	memcpy(co->buf, buf, len);
+	memcpy(co_buf, buf, len);
+	co->buf = co_buf;
 	oidcpy(&co->oid, oid);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2482,12 +2484,13 @@ static int hash_format_check_report(struct fsck_options *opts UNUSED,
 }
 
 static int index_mem(struct index_state *istate,
-		     struct object_id *oid, void *buf, size_t size,
+		     struct object_id *oid,
+		     const void *buf, size_t size,
 		     enum object_type type,
 		     const char *path, unsigned flags)
 {
+	struct strbuf nbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret = 0;
-	int re_allocated = 0;
 	int write_object = flags & HASH_WRITE_OBJECT;
 
 	if (!type)
@@ -2497,11 +2500,10 @@ static int index_mem(struct index_state *istate,
 	 * Convert blobs to git internal format
 	 */
 	if ((type == OBJ_BLOB) && path) {
-		struct strbuf nbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 		if (convert_to_git(istate, path, buf, size, &nbuf,
 				   get_conv_flags(flags))) {
-			buf = strbuf_detach(&nbuf, &size);
+			buf = nbuf.buf;
-			re_allocated = 1;
+			size = nbuf.len;
 		}
 	}
 	if (flags & HASH_FORMAT_CHECK) {
@@ -2518,8 +2520,8 @@ static int index_mem(struct index_state *istate,
 		ret = write_object_file(buf, size, type, oid);
 	else
 		hash_object_file(the_hash_algo, buf, size, type, oid);
-	if (re_allocated)
+
-		free(buf);
+	strbuf_release(&nbuf);
 	return ret;
 }
 

pager.c

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int pager_use_color = 1;
 #endif
 
 static struct child_process pager_process;
-static const char *pager_program;
+static char *pager_program;
 
 /* Is the value coming back from term_columns() just a guess? */
 static int term_columns_guessed;

parse-options.h

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ struct option {
 	.type = OPTION_ALIAS, \
 	.short_name = (s), \
 	.long_name = (l), \
-	.value = (source_long_name), \
+	.value = (char *)(source_long_name), \
 }
 
 #define OPT_SUBCOMMAND_F(l, v, fn, f) { \

pretty.c

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int git_pretty_formats_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 {
 	struct cmt_fmt_map *commit_format = NULL;
 	const char *name;
-	const char *fmt;
+	char *fmt;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!skip_prefix(var, "pretty.", &name))
@@ -93,13 +93,17 @@ static int git_pretty_formats_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	if (git_config_string(&fmt, var, value))
 		return -1;
 
-	if (skip_prefix(fmt, "format:", &fmt))
+	if (skip_prefix(fmt, "format:", &commit_format->user_format)) {
 		commit_format->is_tformat = 0;
-	else if (skip_prefix(fmt, "tformat:", &fmt) || strchr(fmt, '%'))
+	} else if (skip_prefix(fmt, "tformat:", &commit_format->user_format)) {
 		commit_format->is_tformat = 1;
-	else
+	} else if (strchr(fmt, '%')) {
+		commit_format->is_tformat = 1;
+		commit_format->user_format = fmt;
+	} else {
 		commit_format->is_alias = 1;
-	commit_format->user_format = fmt;
+		commit_format->user_format = fmt;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1321,7 +1325,7 @@ int format_set_trailers_options(struct process_trailer_options *opts,
 static size_t parse_describe_args(const char *start, struct strvec *args)
 {
 	struct {
-		char *name;
+		const char *name;
 		enum {
 			DESCRIBE_ARG_BOOL,
 			DESCRIBE_ARG_INTEGER,
@@ -1580,8 +1584,8 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
 	case 'D':
 		{
 			const struct decoration_options opts = {
-				.prefix = "",
+				.prefix = (char *) "",
-				.suffix = ""
+				.suffix = (char *) "",
 			};
 
 			format_decorations(sb, commit, c->auto_color, &opts);

promisor-remote.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct object_id;
  */
 struct promisor_remote {
 	struct promisor_remote *next;
-	const char *partial_clone_filter;
+	char *partial_clone_filter;
 	const char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
 };
 

refs.c

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void update_ref_namespace(enum ref_namespace namespace, char *ref)
 {
 	struct ref_namespace_info *info = &ref_namespace[namespace];
 	if (info->ref_updated)
-		free(info->ref);
+		free((char *)info->ref);
 	info->ref = ref;
 	info->ref_updated = 1;
 }

refs.h

@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ struct ref_store *get_worktree_ref_store(const struct worktree *wt);
  */
 
 struct ref_namespace_info {
-	char *ref;
+	const char *ref;
 	enum decoration_type decoration;
 
 	/*

refs/reftable-backend.c

@@ -1398,10 +1398,10 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 	 * old reference.
 	 */
 	refs[0] = old_ref;
-	refs[0].refname = (char *)arg->newname;
+	refs[0].refname = xstrdup(arg->newname);
 	refs[0].update_index = creation_ts;
 	if (arg->delete_old) {
-		refs[1].refname = (char *)arg->oldname;
+		refs[1].refname = xstrdup(arg->oldname);
 		refs[1].value_type = REFTABLE_REF_DELETION;
 		refs[1].update_index = deletion_ts;
 	}
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 		ALLOC_GROW(logs, logs_nr + 1, logs_alloc);
 		memset(&logs[logs_nr], 0, sizeof(logs[logs_nr]));
 		fill_reftable_log_record(&logs[logs_nr], &committer_ident);
-		logs[logs_nr].refname = (char *)arg->newname;
+		logs[logs_nr].refname = xstrdup(arg->newname);
 		logs[logs_nr].update_index = deletion_ts;
 		logs[logs_nr].value.update.message =
 			xstrndup(arg->logmsg, arg->refs->write_options.block_size / 2);
@@ -1445,7 +1445,13 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 		if (append_head_reflog) {
 			ALLOC_GROW(logs, logs_nr + 1, logs_alloc);
 			logs[logs_nr] = logs[logs_nr - 1];
-			logs[logs_nr].refname = "HEAD";
+			logs[logs_nr].refname = xstrdup("HEAD");
+			logs[logs_nr].value.update.name =
+				xstrdup(logs[logs_nr].value.update.name);
+			logs[logs_nr].value.update.email =
+				xstrdup(logs[logs_nr].value.update.email);
+			logs[logs_nr].value.update.message =
+				xstrdup(logs[logs_nr].value.update.message);
 			logs_nr++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1456,7 +1462,7 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 	ALLOC_GROW(logs, logs_nr + 1, logs_alloc);
 	memset(&logs[logs_nr], 0, sizeof(logs[logs_nr]));
 	fill_reftable_log_record(&logs[logs_nr], &committer_ident);
-	logs[logs_nr].refname = (char *)arg->newname;
+	logs[logs_nr].refname = xstrdup(arg->newname);
 	logs[logs_nr].update_index = creation_ts;
 	logs[logs_nr].value.update.message =
 		xstrndup(arg->logmsg, arg->refs->write_options.block_size / 2);
@@ -1489,7 +1495,7 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 		 */
 		ALLOC_GROW(logs, logs_nr + 1, logs_alloc);
 		logs[logs_nr] = old_log;
-		logs[logs_nr].refname = (char *)arg->newname;
+		logs[logs_nr].refname = xstrdup(arg->newname);
 		logs_nr++;
 
 		/*
@@ -1498,7 +1504,7 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 		if (arg->delete_old) {
 			ALLOC_GROW(logs, logs_nr + 1, logs_alloc);
 			memset(&logs[logs_nr], 0, sizeof(logs[logs_nr]));
-			logs[logs_nr].refname = (char *)arg->oldname;
+			logs[logs_nr].refname = xstrdup(arg->oldname);
 			logs[logs_nr].value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_DELETION;
 			logs[logs_nr].update_index = old_log.update_index;
 			logs_nr++;
@@ -1521,13 +1527,11 @@ static int write_copy_table(struct reftable_writer *writer, void *cb_data)
 	reftable_iterator_destroy(&it);
 	string_list_clear(&skip, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&errbuf);
-	for (i = 0; i < logs_nr; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < logs_nr; i++)
-		if (!strcmp(logs[i].refname, "HEAD"))
-			continue;
-		logs[i].refname = NULL;
 		reftable_log_record_release(&logs[i]);
-	}
 	free(logs);
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(refs); i++)
+		reftable_ref_record_release(&refs[i]);
 	reftable_ref_record_release(&old_ref);
 	reftable_log_record_release(&old_log);
 	return ret;

refspec.c

@@ -7,19 +7,6 @@
 #include "refspec.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
-static struct refspec_item s_tag_refspec = {
-	.force = 0,
-	.pattern = 1,
-	.matching = 0,
-	.exact_sha1 = 0,
-	.negative = 0,
-	.src = "refs/tags/*",
-	.dst = "refs/tags/*",
-};
-
-/* See TAG_REFSPEC for the string version */
-const struct refspec_item *tag_refspec = &s_tag_refspec;
-
 /*
  * Parses the provided refspec 'refspec' and populates the refspec_item 'item'.
  * Returns 1 if successful and 0 if the refspec is invalid.

refspec.h

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define REFSPEC_H
 
 #define TAG_REFSPEC "refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*"
-extern const struct refspec_item *tag_refspec;
 
 /**
  * A struct refspec_item holds the parsed interpretation of a refspec.  If it

reftable/basics.c

@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ void free_names(char **a)
 	reftable_free(a);
 }
 
-size_t names_length(char **names)
+size_t names_length(const char **names)
 {
-	char **p = names;
+	const char **p = names;
 	while (*p)
 		p++;
 	return p - names;
@@ -102,15 +102,12 @@ void parse_names(char *buf, int size, char ***namesp)
 	*namesp = names;
 }
 
-int names_equal(char **a, char **b)
+int names_equal(const char **a, const char **b)
 {
-	int i = 0;
+	size_t i = 0;
-	for (; a[i] && b[i]; i++) {
+	for (; a[i] && b[i]; i++)
-		if (strcmp(a[i], b[i])) {
+		if (strcmp(a[i], b[i]))
 			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
 	return a[i] == b[i];
 }
 

reftable/basics.h

@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ void free_names(char **a);
 void parse_names(char *buf, int size, char ***namesp);
 
 /* compares two NULL-terminated arrays of strings. */
-int names_equal(char **a, char **b);
+int names_equal(const char **a, const char **b);
 
 /* returns the array size of a NULL-terminated array of strings. */
-size_t names_length(char **names);
+size_t names_length(const char **names);
 
 /* Allocation routines; they invoke the functions set through
  * reftable_set_alloc() */

reftable/basics_test.c

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static void test_binsearch(void)
 
 static void test_names_length(void)
 {
-	char *a[] = { "a", "b", NULL };
+	const char *names[] = { "a", "b", NULL };
-	EXPECT(names_length(a) == 2);
+	EXPECT(names_length(names) == 2);
 }
 
 static void test_parse_names_normal(void)

reftable/block_test.c

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static void test_block_read_write(void)
 	block_writer_init(&bw, BLOCK_TYPE_REF, block.data, block_size,
 			  header_off, hash_size(GIT_SHA1_FORMAT_ID));
 
-	rec.u.ref.refname = "";
+	rec.u.ref.refname = (char *) "";
 	rec.u.ref.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_DELETION;
 	n = block_writer_add(&bw, &rec);
 	EXPECT(n == REFTABLE_API_ERROR);

reftable/merged_test.c

@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ static void readers_destroy(struct reftable_reader **readers, size_t n)
 static void test_merged_between(void)
 {
 	struct reftable_ref_record r1[] = { {
-		.refname = "b",
+		.refname = (char *) "b",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 		.value.val1 = { 1, 2, 3, 0 },
 	} };
 	struct reftable_ref_record r2[] = { {
-		.refname = "a",
+		.refname = (char *) "a",
 		.update_index = 2,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_DELETION,
 	} };
@@ -169,38 +169,38 @@ static void test_merged(void)
 {
 	struct reftable_ref_record r1[] = {
 		{
-			.refname = "a",
+			.refname = (char *) "a",
 			.update_index = 1,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 			.value.val1 = { 1 },
 		},
 		{
-			.refname = "b",
+			.refname = (char *) "b",
 			.update_index = 1,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 			.value.val1 = { 1 },
 		},
 		{
-			.refname = "c",
+			.refname = (char *) "c",
 			.update_index = 1,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 			.value.val1 = { 1 },
 		}
 	};
 	struct reftable_ref_record r2[] = { {
-		.refname = "a",
+		.refname = (char *) "a",
 		.update_index = 2,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_DELETION,
 	} };
 	struct reftable_ref_record r3[] = {
 		{
-			.refname = "c",
+			.refname = (char *) "c",
 			.update_index = 3,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 			.value.val1 = { 2 },
 		},
 		{
-			.refname = "d",
+			.refname = (char *) "d",
 			.update_index = 3,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 			.value.val1 = { 1 },
@@ -296,46 +296,46 @@ static void test_merged_logs(void)
 {
 	struct reftable_log_record r1[] = {
 		{
-			.refname = "a",
+			.refname = (char *) "a",
 			.update_index = 2,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 			.value.update = {
 				.old_hash = { 2 },
 				/* deletion */
-				.name = "jane doe",
+				.name = (char *) "jane doe",
-				.email = "jane@invalid",
+				.email = (char *) "jane@invalid",
-				.message = "message2",
+				.message = (char *) "message2",
 			}
 		},
 		{
-			.refname = "a",
+			.refname = (char *) "a",
 			.update_index = 1,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 			.value.update = {
 				.old_hash = { 1 },
 				.new_hash = { 2 },
-				.name = "jane doe",
+				.name = (char *) "jane doe",
-				.email = "jane@invalid",
+				.email = (char *) "jane@invalid",
-				.message = "message1",
+				.message = (char *) "message1",
 			}
 		},
 	};
 	struct reftable_log_record r2[] = {
 		{
-			.refname = "a",
+			.refname = (char *) "a",
 			.update_index = 3,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 			.value.update = {
 				.new_hash = { 3 },
-				.name = "jane doe",
+				.name = (char *) "jane doe",
-				.email = "jane@invalid",
+				.email = (char *) "jane@invalid",
-				.message = "message3",
+				.message = (char *) "message3",
 			}
 		},
 	};
 	struct reftable_log_record r3[] = {
 		{
-			.refname = "a",
+			.refname = (char *) "a",
 			.update_index = 2,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_DELETION,
 		},
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static void test_default_write_opts(void)
 		reftable_new_writer(&strbuf_add_void, &noop_flush, &buf, &opts);
 
 	struct reftable_ref_record rec = {
-		.refname = "master",
+		.refname = (char *) "master",
 		.update_index = 1,
 	};
 	int err;

reftable/readwrite_test.c

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void write_table(char ***names, struct strbuf *buf, int N,
 		log.update_index = update_index;
 		log.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE;
 		set_test_hash(log.value.update.new_hash, i);
-		log.value.update.message = "message";
+		log.value.update.message = (char *) "message";
 
 		n = reftable_writer_add_log(w, &log);
 		EXPECT(n == 0);
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ static void test_log_buffer_size(void)
 	int err;
 	int i;
 	struct reftable_log_record
-		log = { .refname = "refs/heads/master",
+		log = { .refname = (char *) "refs/heads/master",
 			.update_index = 0xa,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 			.value = { .update = {
-					   .name = "Han-Wen Nienhuys",
+					   .name = (char *) "Han-Wen Nienhuys",
-					   .email = "hanwen@google.com",
+					   .email = (char *) "hanwen@google.com",
 					   .tz_offset = 100,
 					   .time = 0x5e430672,
-					   .message = "commit: 9\n",
+					   .message = (char *) "commit: 9\n",
 				   } } };
 	struct reftable_writer *w =
 		reftable_new_writer(&strbuf_add_void, &noop_flush, &buf, &opts);
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ static void test_log_overflow(void)
 	};
 	int err;
 	struct reftable_log_record log = {
-		.refname = "refs/heads/master",
+		.refname = (char *) "refs/heads/master",
 		.update_index = 0xa,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 		.value = {
 			.update = {
 				.old_hash = { 1 },
 				.new_hash = { 2 },
-				.name = "Han-Wen Nienhuys",
+				.name = (char *) "Han-Wen Nienhuys",
-				.email = "hanwen@google.com",
+				.email = (char *) "hanwen@google.com",
 				.tz_offset = 100,
 				.time = 0x5e430672,
 				.message = msg,
@@ -297,14 +297,14 @@ static void test_log_zlib_corruption(void)
 	char message[100] = { 0 };
 	int err, i, n;
 	struct reftable_log_record log = {
-		.refname = "refname",
+		.refname = (char *) "refname",
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 		.value = {
 			.update = {
 				.new_hash = { 1 },
 				.old_hash = { 2 },
-				.name = "My Name",
+				.name = (char *) "My Name",
-				.email = "myname@invalid",
+				.email = (char *) "myname@invalid",
 				.message = message,
 			},
 		},
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static void test_write_empty_key(void)
 	struct reftable_writer *w =
 		reftable_new_writer(&strbuf_add_void, &noop_flush, &buf, &opts);
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
-		.refname = "",
+		.refname = (char *) "",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_DELETION,
 	};
@@ -763,18 +763,18 @@ static void test_write_key_order(void)
 		reftable_new_writer(&strbuf_add_void, &noop_flush, &buf, &opts);
 	struct reftable_ref_record refs[2] = {
 		{
-			.refname = "b",
+			.refname = (char *) "b",
 			.update_index = 1,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
 			.value = {
-				.symref = "target",
+				.symref = (char *) "target",
 			},
 		}, {
-			.refname = "a",
+			.refname = (char *) "a",
 			.update_index = 1,
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
 			.value = {
-				.symref = "target",
+				.symref = (char *) "target",
 			},
 		}
 	};

reftable/record.c

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int decode_string(struct strbuf *dest, struct string_view in)
 	return start_len - in.len;
 }
 
-static int encode_string(char *str, struct string_view s)
+static int encode_string(const char *str, struct string_view s)
 {
 	struct string_view start = s;
 	int l = strlen(str);
@@ -969,9 +969,9 @@ static int reftable_log_record_decode(void *rec, struct strbuf key,
 	return REFTABLE_FORMAT_ERROR;
 }
 
-static int null_streq(char *a, char *b)
+static int null_streq(const char *a, const char *b)
 {
-	char *empty = "";
+	const char *empty = "";
 	if (!a)
 		a = empty;
 

reftable/stack.c

@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ static struct reftable_reader **stack_copy_readers(struct reftable_stack *st,
 	return cur;
 }
 
-static int reftable_stack_reload_once(struct reftable_stack *st, char **names,
+static int reftable_stack_reload_once(struct reftable_stack *st,
+				      const char **names,
 				      int reuse_open)
 {
 	size_t cur_len = !st->merged ? 0 : st->merged->stack_len;
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ static int reftable_stack_reload_once(struct reftable_stack *st, char **names,
 
 	while (*names) {
 		struct reftable_reader *rd = NULL;
-		char *name = *names++;
+		const char *name = *names++;
 
 		/* this is linear; we assume compaction keeps the number of
 		   tables under control so this is not quadratic. */
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ static int reftable_stack_reload_maybe_reuse(struct reftable_stack *st,
 				goto out;
 		}
 
-		err = reftable_stack_reload_once(st, names, reuse_open);
+		err = reftable_stack_reload_once(st, (const char **) names, reuse_open);
 		if (!err)
 			break;
 		if (err != REFTABLE_NOT_EXIST_ERROR)
@@ -385,7 +386,8 @@ static int reftable_stack_reload_maybe_reuse(struct reftable_stack *st,
 		err = read_lines(st->list_file, &names_after);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
-		if (names_equal(names_after, names)) {
+		if (names_equal((const char **) names_after,
+				(const char **) names)) {
 			err = REFTABLE_NOT_EXIST_ERROR;
 			goto out;
 		}

reftable/stack_test.c

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void test_read_file(void)
 	char out[1024] = "line1\n\nline2\nline3";
 	int n, err;
 	char **names = NULL;
-	char *want[] = { "line1", "line2", "line3" };
+	const char *want[] = { "line1", "line2", "line3" };
 	int i = 0;
 
 	EXPECT(fd > 0);
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ static void test_parse_names(void)
 
 static void test_names_equal(void)
 {
-	char *a[] = { "a", "b", "c", NULL };
+	const char *a[] = { "a", "b", "c", NULL };
-	char *b[] = { "a", "b", "d", NULL };
+	const char *b[] = { "a", "b", "d", NULL };
-	char *c[] = { "a", "b", NULL };
+	const char *c[] = { "a", "b", NULL };
 
 	EXPECT(names_equal(a, a));
 	EXPECT(!names_equal(a, b));
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_add_one(void)
 	struct reftable_stack *st = NULL;
 	int err;
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
-		.refname = "HEAD",
+		.refname = (char *) "HEAD",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "master",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 	};
 	struct reftable_ref_record dest = { NULL };
 	struct stat stat_result = { 0 };
@@ -216,16 +216,16 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_uptodate(void)
 
 	int err;
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref1 = {
-		.refname = "HEAD",
+		.refname = (char *) "HEAD",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "master",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 	};
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref2 = {
-		.refname = "branch2",
+		.refname = (char *) "branch2",
 		.update_index = 2,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "master",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 	};
 
 
@@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_transaction_api(void)
 	struct reftable_addition *add = NULL;
 
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
-		.refname = "HEAD",
+		.refname = (char *) "HEAD",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "master",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 	};
 	struct reftable_ref_record dest = { NULL };
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_transaction_api_performs_auto_compaction(void)
 		struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
 			.update_index = reftable_stack_next_update_index(st),
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-			.value.symref = "master",
+			.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 		};
 		char name[100];
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_transaction_api_performs_auto_compaction(void)
 static void test_reftable_stack_auto_compaction_fails_gracefully(void)
 {
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
-		.refname = "refs/heads/master",
+		.refname = (char *) "refs/heads/master",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_VAL1,
 		.value.val1 = {0x01},
@@ -406,16 +406,16 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_update_index_check(void)
 	struct reftable_stack *st = NULL;
 	int err;
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref1 = {
-		.refname = "name1",
+		.refname = (char *) "name1",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "master",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 	};
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref2 = {
-		.refname = "name2",
+		.refname = (char *) "name2",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "master",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 	};
 
 	err = reftable_new_stack(&st, dir, &opts);
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_log_normalize(void)
 	struct reftable_stack *st = NULL;
 	char *dir = get_tmp_dir(__LINE__);
 	struct reftable_log_record input = {
-		.refname = "branch",
+		.refname = (char *) "branch",
 		.update_index = 1,
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_LOG_UPDATE,
 		.value = {
@@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_log_normalize(void)
 	err = reftable_new_stack(&st, dir, &opts);
 	EXPECT_ERR(err);
 
-	input.value.update.message = "one\ntwo";
+	input.value.update.message = (char *) "one\ntwo";
 	err = reftable_stack_add(st, &write_test_log, &arg);
 	EXPECT(err == REFTABLE_API_ERROR);
 
-	input.value.update.message = "one";
+	input.value.update.message = (char *) "one";
 	err = reftable_stack_add(st, &write_test_log, &arg);
 	EXPECT_ERR(err);
 
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_log_normalize(void)
 	EXPECT_ERR(err);
 	EXPECT(0 == strcmp(dest.value.update.message, "one\n"));
 
-	input.value.update.message = "two\n";
+	input.value.update.message = (char *) "two\n";
 	arg.update_index = 2;
 	err = reftable_stack_add(st, &write_test_log, &arg);
 	EXPECT_ERR(err);
@@ -690,9 +690,9 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_hash_id(void)
 	int err;
 
 	struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
-		.refname = "master",
+		.refname = (char *) "master",
 		.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-		.value.symref = "target",
+		.value.symref = (char *) "target",
 		.update_index = 1,
 	};
 	struct reftable_write_options opts32 = { .hash_id = GIT_SHA256_FORMAT_ID };
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_auto_compaction(void)
 			.refname = name,
 			.update_index = reftable_stack_next_update_index(st),
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-			.value.symref = "master",
+			.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 		};
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "branch%04d", i);
 
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_add_performs_auto_compaction(void)
 		struct reftable_ref_record ref = {
 			.update_index = reftable_stack_next_update_index(st),
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-			.value.symref = "master",
+			.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 		};
 
 		/*
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_compaction_concurrent(void)
 			.refname = name,
 			.update_index = reftable_stack_next_update_index(st1),
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-			.value.symref = "master",
+			.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 		};
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "branch%04d", i);
 
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ static void test_reftable_stack_compaction_concurrent_clean(void)
 			.refname = name,
 			.update_index = reftable_stack_next_update_index(st1),
 			.value_type = REFTABLE_REF_SYMREF,
-			.value.symref = "master",
+			.value.symref = (char *) "master",
 		};
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "branch%04d", i);
 

remote-curl.c

@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ struct options {
 static struct options options;
 static struct string_list cas_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 
-static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
+static int set_option(const char *name, size_t namelen, const char *value)
 {
-	if (!strcmp(name, "verbosity")) {
+	if (!strncmp(name, "verbosity", namelen)) {
 		char *end;
 		int v = strtol(value, &end, 10);
 		if (value == end || *end)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		options.verbosity = v;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "progress")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "progress", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.progress = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "depth")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "depth", namelen)) {
 		char *end;
 		unsigned long v = strtoul(value, &end, 10);
 		if (value == end || *end)
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		options.depth = v;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "deepen-since")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "deepen-since", namelen)) {
 		options.deepen_since = xstrdup(value);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "deepen-not")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "deepen-not", namelen)) {
 		string_list_append(&options.deepen_not, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "deepen-relative")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "deepen-relative", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.deepen_relative = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "followtags")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "followtags", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.followtags = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "dry-run")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "dry-run", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.dry_run = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "check-connectivity")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "check-connectivity", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.check_self_contained_and_connected = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (!strcmp(name, "cas")) {
+	else if (!strncmp(name, "cas", namelen)) {
 		struct strbuf val = STRBUF_INIT;
 		strbuf_addstr(&val, "--force-with-lease=");
 		if (*value != '"')
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		string_list_append(&cas_options, val.buf);
 		strbuf_release(&val);
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, TRANS_OPT_FORCE_IF_INCLUDES)) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, TRANS_OPT_FORCE_IF_INCLUDES, namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.force_if_includes = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		else
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "cloning")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "cloning", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.cloning = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		else
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "update-shallow")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "update-shallow", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.update_shallow = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		else
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "pushcert")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "pushcert", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.push_cert = SEND_PACK_PUSH_CERT_ALWAYS;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		else
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "atomic")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "atomic", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true"))
 			options.atomic = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "false"))
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		else
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "push-option")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "push-option", namelen)) {
 		if (*value != '"')
 			string_list_append(&options.push_options, value);
 		else {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 						 strbuf_detach(&unquoted, NULL));
 		}
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "family")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "family", namelen)) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "ipv4"))
 			git_curl_ipresolve = CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4;
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "ipv6"))
@@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ static int set_option(const char *name, const char *value)
 		else
 			return -1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "from-promisor")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "from-promisor", namelen)) {
 		options.from_promisor = 1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "refetch")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "refetch", namelen)) {
 		options.refetch = 1;
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "filter")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "filter", namelen)) {
 		options.filter = xstrdup(value);
 		return 0;
-	} else if (!strcmp(name, "object-format")) {
+	} else if (!strncmp(name, "object-format", namelen)) {
 		options.object_format = 1;
 		if (strcmp(value, "true"))
 			die(_("unknown value for object-format: %s"), value);
@@ -1605,15 +1605,16 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 			parse_push(&buf);
 
 		} else if (skip_prefix(buf.buf, "option ", &arg)) {
-			char *value = strchr(arg, ' ');
+			const char *value = strchrnul(arg, ' ');
+			size_t arglen = value - arg;
 			int result;
 
-			if (value)
+			if (*value)
-				*value++ = '\0';
+				value++; /* skip over SP */
 			else
 				value = "true";
 
-			result = set_option(arg, value);
+			result = set_option(arg, arglen, value);
 			if (!result)
 				printf("ok\n");
 			else if (result < 0)

remote.c

@@ -430,29 +430,29 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value,
 	else if (!strcmp(subkey, "prunetags"))
 		remote->prune_tags = git_config_bool(key, value);
 	else if (!strcmp(subkey, "url")) {
-		const char *v;
+		char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
 			return -1;
 		add_url(remote, v);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "pushurl")) {
-		const char *v;
+		char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
 			return -1;
 		add_pushurl(remote, v);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "push")) {
-		const char *v;
+		char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
 			return -1;
 		refspec_append(&remote->push, v);
-		free((char *)v);
+		free(v);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "fetch")) {
-		const char *v;
+		char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
 			return -1;
 		refspec_append(&remote->fetch, v);
-		free((char *)v);
+		free(v);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "receivepack")) {
-		const char *v;
+		char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
 			return -1;
 		if (!remote->receivepack)
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value,
 		else
 			error(_("more than one receivepack given, using the first"));
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "uploadpack")) {
-		const char *v;
+		char *v;
 		if (git_config_string(&v, key, value))
 			return -1;
 		if (!remote->uploadpack)
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value,
 		else if (!strcmp(value, "--tags"))
 			remote->fetch_tags = 2;
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "proxy")) {
-		return git_config_string((const char **)&remote->http_proxy,
+		return git_config_string(&remote->http_proxy,
 					 key, value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "proxyauthmethod")) {
-		return git_config_string((const char **)&remote->http_proxy_authmethod,
+		return git_config_string(&remote->http_proxy_authmethod,
 					 key, value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(subkey, "vcs")) {
 		return git_config_string(&remote->foreign_vcs, key, value);

remote.h

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct remote_state {
 	struct hashmap branches_hash;
 
 	struct branch *current_branch;
-	const char *pushremote_name;
+	char *pushremote_name;
 
 	struct rewrites rewrites;
 	struct rewrites rewrites_push;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct remote {
 
 	int origin, configured_in_repo;
 
-	const char *foreign_vcs;
+	char *foreign_vcs;
 
 	/* An array of all of the url_nr URLs configured for the remote */
 	const char **url;
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ struct branch {
 	const char *refname;
 
 	/* The name of the remote listed in the configuration. */
-	const char *remote_name;
+	char *remote_name;
 
-	const char *pushremote_name;
+	char *pushremote_name;
 
 	/* An array of the "merge" lines in the configuration. */
 	const char **merge_name;

revision.c

@@ -2650,10 +2650,11 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--invert-grep")) {
 		revs->grep_filter.no_body_match = 1;
 	} else if ((argcount = parse_long_opt("encoding", argv, &optarg))) {
+		free(git_log_output_encoding);
 		if (strcmp(optarg, "none"))
 			git_log_output_encoding = xstrdup(optarg);
 		else
-			git_log_output_encoding = "";
+			git_log_output_encoding = xstrdup("");
 		return argcount;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--reverse")) {
 		revs->reverse ^= 1;

run-command.c

@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 	int need_in, need_out, need_err;
 	int fdin[2], fdout[2], fderr[2];
 	int failed_errno;
-	char *str;
+	const char *str;
 
 	/*
 	 * In case of errors we must keep the promise to close FDs

send-pack.c

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int receive_status(struct packet_reader *reader, struct ref *refs)
 			if (p)
 				hint->remote_status = xstrdup(p);
 			else
-				hint->remote_status = "failed";
+				hint->remote_status = xstrdup("failed");
 		} else {
 			hint->status = REF_STATUS_OK;
 			hint->remote_status = xstrdup_or_null(p);

sequencer.c

@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int git_sequencer_config(const char *k, const char *v,
 	}
 
 	if (!opts->default_strategy && !strcmp(k, "pull.twohead")) {
-		int ret = git_config_string((const char**)&opts->default_strategy, k, v);
+		int ret = git_config_string(&opts->default_strategy, k, v);
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			/*
 			 * pull.twohead is allowed to be multi-valued; we only

setup.c

@@ -1230,13 +1230,13 @@ static int safe_directory_cb(const char *key, const char *value,
 	} else if (!strcmp(value, "*")) {
 		data->is_safe = 1;
 	} else {
-		const char *interpolated = NULL;
+		char *interpolated = NULL;
 
 		if (!git_config_pathname(&interpolated, key, value) &&
 		    !fspathcmp(data->path, interpolated ? interpolated : value))
 			data->is_safe = 1;
 
-		free((char *)interpolated);
+		free(interpolated);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ static int template_dir_cb(const char *key, const char *value,
 		char *path = NULL;
 
 		FREE_AND_NULL(data->path);
-		if (!git_config_pathname((const char **)&path, key, value))
+		if (!git_config_pathname(&path, key, value))
 			data->path = path ? path : xstrdup(value);
 	}
 

strbuf.c

@@ -691,8 +691,10 @@ int strbuf_getwholeline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int term)
 int strbuf_appendwholeline(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *fp, int term)
 {
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
-	if (strbuf_getwholeline(&line, fp, term))
+	if (strbuf_getwholeline(&line, fp, term)) {
+		strbuf_release(&line);
 		return EOF;
+	}
 	strbuf_addbuf(sb, &line);
 	strbuf_release(&line);
 	return 0;

strvec.c

@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ void strvec_pushv(struct strvec *array, const char **items)
 		strvec_push(array, *items);
 }
 
+const char *strvec_replace(struct strvec *array, size_t idx, const char *replacement)
+{
+	char *to_free;
+	if (idx >= array->nr)
+		BUG("index outside of array boundary");
+	to_free = (char *) array->v[idx];
+	array->v[idx] = xstrdup(replacement);
+	free(to_free);
+	return array->v[idx];
+}
+
+void strvec_remove(struct strvec *array, size_t idx)
+{
+	if (idx >= array->nr)
+		BUG("index outside of array boundary");
+	free((char *)array->v[idx]);
+	memmove(array->v + idx, array->v + idx + 1, (array->nr - idx) * sizeof(char *));
+	array->nr--;
+}
+
 void strvec_pop(struct strvec *array)
 {
 	if (!array->nr)

strvec.h

@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ void strvec_pushl(struct strvec *, ...);
 /* Push a null-terminated array of strings onto the end of the array. */
 void strvec_pushv(struct strvec *, const char **);
 
+/**
+ * Replace the value at the given index with a new value. The index must be
+ * valid. Returns a pointer to the inserted value.
+ */
+const char *strvec_replace(struct strvec *array, size_t idx, const char *replacement);
+
+/*
+ * Remove the value at the given index. The remainder of the array will be
+ * moved to fill the resulting gap. The provided index must point into the
+ * array.
+ */
+void strvec_remove(struct strvec *array, size_t idx);
+
 /**
  * Remove the final element from the array. If there are no
  * elements in the array, do nothing.

submodule-config.c

@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ static void free_one_config(struct submodule_entry *entry)
 	free((void *) entry->config->path);
 	free((void *) entry->config->name);
 	free((void *) entry->config->branch);
+	free((void *) entry->config->url);
+	free((void *) entry->config->ignore);
 	free((void *) entry->config->update_strategy.command);
 	free(entry->config);
 }

t/helper/test-hashmap.c

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ static int test_entry_cmp(const void *cmp_data,
 }
 
 static struct test_entry *alloc_test_entry(unsigned int hash,
-					   char *key, char *value)
+					   const char *key,
+					   const char *value)
 {
 	size_t klen = strlen(key);
 	size_t vlen = strlen(value);

t/helper/test-json-writer.c

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void make_arr4(int pretty)
 	jw_end(&arr4);
 }
 
-static char *expect_nest1 =
+static const char *expect_nest1 =
 	"{\"obj1\":{\"a\":\"abc\",\"b\":42,\"c\":true},\"arr1\":[\"abc\",42,true]}";
 
 static struct json_writer nest1 = JSON_WRITER_INIT;
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ static void make_nest1(int pretty)
 	jw_release(&arr1);
 }
 
-static char *expect_inline1 =
+static const char *expect_inline1 =
 	"{\"obj1\":{\"a\":\"abc\",\"b\":42,\"c\":true},\"arr1\":[\"abc\",42,true]}";
 
-static char *pretty_inline1 =
+static const char *pretty_inline1 =
 	("{\n"
 	 "  \"obj1\": {\n"
 	 "    \"a\": \"abc\",\n"
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ static void make_inline1(int pretty)
 	jw_end(&inline1);
 }
 
-static char *expect_inline2 =
+static const char *expect_inline2 =
 	"[[1,2],[3,4],{\"a\":\"abc\"}]";
 
-static char *pretty_inline2 =
+static const char *pretty_inline2 =
 	("[\n"
 	 "  [\n"
 	 "    1,\n"

t/helper/test-regex.c

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ static struct reg_flag reg_flags[] = {
 
 static int test_regex_bug(void)
 {
-	char *pat = "[^={} \t]+";
+	const char *pat = "[^={} \t]+";
-	char *str = "={}\nfred";
+	const char *str = "={}\nfred";
 	regex_t r;
 	regmatch_t m[1];
 

t/helper/test-rot13-filter.c

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void free_delay_entries(void)
 	strmap_clear(&delay, 0);
 }
 
-static void add_delay_entry(char *pathname, int count, int requested)
+static void add_delay_entry(const char *pathname, int count, int requested)
 {
 	struct delay_entry *entry = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*entry));
 	entry->count = count;
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ static void reply_list_available_blobs_cmd(void)
 static void command_loop(void)
 {
 	for (;;) {
-		char *buf, *output;
+		char *buf;
+		const char *output;
 		char *pathname;
 		struct delay_entry *entry;
 		struct strbuf input = STRBUF_INIT;

t/t0300-credentials.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='basic credential helper tests'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-credential.sh
 

t/t0611-reftable-httpd.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='reftable HTTPD tests'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 

t/t1013-read-tree-submodule.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='read-tree can handle submodules'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-submodule-update.sh
 

t/t1306-xdg-files.sh

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 test_description='Compatibility with $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ files'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'read config: xdg file exists and ~/.gitconfig doesn'\''t' '

t/t1350-config-hooks-path.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='Test the core.hooksPath configuration variable'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'set up a pre-commit hook in core.hooksPath' '

t/t1400-update-ref.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #
 
 test_description='Test git update-ref and basic ref logging'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 Z=$ZERO_OID