From: "Yoichi NAKAYAMA via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>,
Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] submodule: store settings in worktree config when enabled
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:03:04 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <14b156bc42c4d6bcfd662d43f07231a3b62f46ef.1794484985.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2306.git.1794484985.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
Submodule URLs can differ between branches. For example, one branch
may use the upstream repository while another uses a fork for the same
submodule. When these branches are checked out in separate worktrees,
storing `submodule.<name>.url` in the shared repository config
prevents each worktree from using its own URL.
Store submodule settings such as `submodule.<name>.active` and
`submodule.<name>.url` in the worktree config when
`extensions.worktreeConfig` is enabled.
Settings shared between worktrees can remain in the repository
config. When such a setting exists there, 'git submodule deinit' sets
`submodule.<name>.active` to false in the worktree config to
unregister the submodule.
Unlike other settings, `submodule.<name>.gitdir` should not be shared
between worktrees, so exclude it from the config copied by 'git
worktree add'.
Signed-off-by: Yoichi NAKAYAMA <yoichi.nakayama@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/config/submodule.adoc | 3 +-
builtin/submodule--helper.c | 43 ++++---
builtin/worktree.c | 23 ++++
t/t2405-worktree-submodule.sh | 129 +++++++++++++++++++++
t/t7425-submodule-gitdir-path-extension.sh | 49 ++++++++
5 files changed, 227 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config/submodule.adoc b/Documentation/config/submodule.adoc
index 4c424017b4..1e294147db 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/submodule.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/submodule.adoc
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ submodule.<name>.gitdir::
respected when `extensions.submodulePathConfig` is enabled, otherwise it
has no effect. When enabled, this config becomes the single source of
truth for submodule gitdir paths and Git will error if it is missing.
- See linkgit:git-config[1] for details.
+ When `extensions.worktreeConfig` is enabled, this setting is stored in
+ each worktree's config. See linkgit:git-config[1] for details.
submodule.active::
A repeated field which contains a pathspec used to match against a
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 56d7720e93..f249582ca6 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ static int validate_and_set_submodule_gitdir(struct strbuf *gitdir_path,
return 0;
}
- if (repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, key, gitdir_path->buf)) {
+ if (repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, key, gitdir_path->buf)) {
free(key);
return -1;
}
@@ -609,15 +609,10 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
die(_("No url found for submodule path '%s' in .gitmodules"),
displaypath);
- /*
- * NEEDSWORK: In a multi-working-tree world, this needs to be
- * set in the per-worktree config.
- *
- * Set active flag for the submodule being initialized
- */
+ /* Set active flag for the submodule being initialized */
if (!is_submodule_active(the_repository, path)) {
strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.active", sub->name);
- repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, "true");
+ repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, "true");
strbuf_reset(&sb);
}
@@ -643,7 +638,7 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
free(oldurl);
}
- if (repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, url))
+ if (repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, url))
die(_("Failed to register url for submodule path '%s'"),
displaypath);
if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET))
@@ -665,7 +660,7 @@ static void init_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
upd = submodule_update_type_to_string(sub->update_strategy.type);
}
- if (repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, upd))
+ if (repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, upd))
die(_("Failed to register update mode for submodule path '%s'"), displaypath);
}
@@ -1491,7 +1486,7 @@ static void sync_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
strbuf_reset(&sb);
strbuf_addf(&sb, "submodule.%s.url", sub->name);
- if (repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, super_config_url))
+ if (repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, sb.buf, super_config_url))
die(_("failed to register url for submodule path '%s'"),
displaypath);
@@ -1670,17 +1665,31 @@ static void deinit_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
/* remove the .git/config entries (unless the user already did it) */
if (!capture_command(&cp_config, &sb_config, 0) && sb_config.len) {
+ char *file = the_repository->repository_format_worktree_config ?
+ repo_git_path(the_repository, "config.worktree") :
+ repo_git_path(the_repository, "config");
char *sub_key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s", sub->name);
/*
* remove the whole section so we have a clean state when
* the user later decides to init this submodule again
*/
- repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, NULL, sub_key, NULL);
+ repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, file, sub_key, NULL);
if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET))
printf(_("Submodule '%s' (%s) unregistered for path '%s'\n"),
sub->name, sub->url, displaypath);
+ free(file);
free(sub_key);
+
+ if (the_repository->repository_format_worktree_config) {
+ char *key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s.active", sub->name);
+
+ repo_config_clear(the_repository);
+ if (is_submodule_active(the_repository, sub->name))
+ repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository,
+ key, "false");
+ free(key);
+ }
}
cleanup:
@@ -3580,7 +3589,7 @@ static void configure_added_submodule(struct add_data *add_data)
int matched = 0;
key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s.url", add_data->sm_name);
- repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, key, add_data->realrepo);
+ repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, key, add_data->realrepo);
free(key);
add_submod.git_cmd = 1;
@@ -3610,10 +3619,6 @@ static void configure_added_submodule(struct add_data *add_data)
if (run_command(&add_gitmodules))
die(_("Failed to register submodule '%s'"), add_data->sm_path);
- /*
- * NEEDSWORK: In a multi-working-tree world this needs to be
- * set in the per-worktree config.
- */
/*
* NEEDSWORK: In the longer run, we need to get rid of this
* pattern of querying "submodule.active" before calling
@@ -3627,7 +3632,7 @@ static void configure_added_submodule(struct add_data *add_data)
* current configured pathspec, set the submodule's active flag
*/
key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s.active", add_data->sm_name);
- repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, key, "true");
+ repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, key, "true");
free(key);
} else {
for (size_t i = 0; i < values->nr; i++) {
@@ -3639,7 +3644,7 @@ static void configure_added_submodule(struct add_data *add_data)
}
if (!matched) { /* no pattern matched -> force-enable */
key = xstrfmt("submodule.%s.active", add_data->sm_name);
- repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, key, "true");
+ repo_config_set_worktree_gently(the_repository, key, "true");
free(key);
}
}
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 77ecd0f71f..ef03ef979a 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ static void copy_filtered_worktree_config(const char *worktree_git_dir)
if (file_exists(from_file)) {
struct config_set cs = { { 0 } };
int bare;
+ struct string_list keys = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+ struct string_list_item *item;
+ int i;
if (safe_create_leading_directories(the_repository, to_file) ||
copy_file(the_repository, to_file, from_file, 0666)) {
@@ -386,6 +389,26 @@ static void copy_filtered_worktree_config(const char *worktree_git_dir)
error(_("failed to unset '%s' in '%s'"),
"core.worktree", to_file);
+ /* unset "submodule.*.gitdir" */
+ for (i = 0; i < cs.list.nr; i++) {
+ const char *var = cs.list.items[i].e->key;
+ const char *subsection, *key;
+ size_t subsection_len;
+
+ if (!parse_config_key(var, "submodule",
+ &subsection, &subsection_len, &key) &&
+ subsection && !strcmp(key, "gitdir"))
+ string_list_insert(&keys, var);
+ }
+ for_each_string_list_item(item, &keys) {
+ if (repo_config_set_in_file_gently(the_repository,
+ to_file, item->string,
+ NULL, NULL))
+ error(_("failed to unset '%s' in '%s'"),
+ item->string, to_file);
+ }
+ string_list_clear(&keys, 0);
+
git_configset_clear(&cs);
}
diff --git a/t/t2405-worktree-submodule.sh b/t/t2405-worktree-submodule.sh
index f5c94d490b..d46d565ad6 100755
--- a/t/t2405-worktree-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t2405-worktree-submodule.sh
@@ -91,4 +91,133 @@ test_expect_success 'unsetting core.worktree does not prevent running commands d
git -C main/.git/worktrees/checkout-recurse/modules/sub log
'
+test_expect_success 'submodule config in worktree config' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf wt-config" &&
+ git clone "$base_path/origin/main" wt-config &&
+ (
+ cd wt-config &&
+ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true &&
+ git worktree add wt &&
+ cat .git/config >.git/expect-config &&
+
+ git submodule update --init &&
+ test_cmp .git/expect-config .git/config &&
+ echo "true" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo "$base_path/origin/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ git submodule deinit sub &&
+ test_cmp .git/expect-config .git/config &&
+ test_must_be_empty .git/config.worktree &&
+
+ git submodule add ../sub sub2 &&
+ test_cmp .git/expect-config .git/config &&
+ echo "true" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub2.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo "$base_path/origin/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub2.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.sub2.url new_url &&
+ git submodule sync &&
+ test_cmp .git/expect-config .git/config &&
+ echo "new_url" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub2.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ cd wt &&
+
+ git submodule update --init &&
+ test_cmp ../.git/expect-config ../.git/config &&
+ echo "true" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo "$base_path/origin/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ git submodule deinit sub &&
+ test_cmp ../.git/expect-config ../.git/config &&
+ test_must_be_empty ../.git/worktrees/wt/config.worktree &&
+
+ git submodule add ../sub sub2 &&
+ test_cmp ../.git/expect-config ../.git/config &&
+ echo "true" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub2.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo "$base_path/origin/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub2.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.sub2.url new_url &&
+ git submodule sync &&
+ test_cmp ../.git/expect-config ../.git/config &&
+ echo "new_url" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub2.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'deinit overwrites active config' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf repo-wt-config" &&
+ git clone "$base_path/origin/main" repo-wt-config &&
+ (
+ cd repo-wt-config &&
+ git submodule update --init &&
+ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true &&
+ git worktree add wt &&
+ cat .git/config >.git/expect-config &&
+
+ git submodule deinit sub &&
+ test_cmp .git/expect-config .git/config &&
+ echo "false" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ cd wt &&
+
+ git submodule deinit sub &&
+ test_cmp ../.git/expect-config ../.git/config &&
+ echo "false" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'do not copy gitdir in config.worktree' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf copy-wt-config" &&
+ git clone "$base_path/origin/main" copy-wt-config &&
+ (
+ cd copy-wt-config &&
+ git config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
+ git config extensions.submodulePathConfig true &&
+ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true &&
+
+ git submodule update --init &&
+ echo "true" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo "$base_path/origin/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo ".git/modules/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.gitdir >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ git worktree add wt &&
+ cd wt &&
+ echo "true" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.active >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ echo "$base_path/origin/sub" >expect &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub.url >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+ test_must_fail git config --worktree submodule.sub.gitdir
+ )
+'
+
test_done
diff --git a/t/t7425-submodule-gitdir-path-extension.sh b/t/t7425-submodule-gitdir-path-extension.sh
index 02123b8468..3bae4c4ef1 100755
--- a/t/t7425-submodule-gitdir-path-extension.sh
+++ b/t/t7425-submodule-gitdir-path-extension.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,55 @@ test_expect_success 'gitdir config path is relative for both absolute and relati
)
'
+test_expect_success 'gitdir for the main worktree is stored in worktree config' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf relative-cfg-path-test-main" &&
+ git init -b main relative-cfg-path-test-main &&
+ (
+ cd relative-cfg-path-test-main &&
+ git config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
+ git config extensions.submodulePathConfig true &&
+ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true &&
+
+ # Test with absolute URL
+ git submodule add "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/new-sub" sub-abs &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub-abs.gitdir >actual &&
+ echo ".git/modules/sub-abs" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ # Test with relative URL
+ git submodule add ../new-sub sub-rel &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub-rel.gitdir >actual &&
+ echo ".git/modules/sub-rel" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ )
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'gitdir for a linked worktree is stored in worktree config' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf relative-cfg-path-test-wt" &&
+ git init -b main relative-cfg-path-test-wt &&
+ (
+ cd relative-cfg-path-test-wt &&
+ git config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
+ git config extensions.submodulePathConfig true &&
+ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true &&
+
+ git worktree add wt &&
+ cd wt &&
+
+ # Test with absolute URL
+ git submodule add "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/new-sub" sub-abs &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub-abs.gitdir >actual &&
+ echo "../.git/worktrees/wt/modules/sub-abs" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+ # Test with relative URL
+ git submodule add ../../new-sub sub-rel &&
+ git config --worktree submodule.sub-rel.gitdir >actual &&
+ echo "../.git/worktrees/wt/modules/sub-rel" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ )
+'
+
test_expect_success 'clone from repo with both legacy and new-style submodules' '
git clone --recurse-submodules main cloned-non-extension &&
(
--
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