diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index 1cec4ab67b..557903310d 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -1142,7 +1142,8 @@ static int edit_hunk_manually(struct add_p_state *s, struct hunk *hunk)
 				"removed, then the edit is\n"
 				"aborted and the hunk is left unchanged.\n"));
 
-	if (strbuf_edit_interactively(&s->buf, "addp-hunk-edit.diff", NULL) < 0)
+	if (strbuf_edit_interactively(the_repository, &s->buf,
+				      "addp-hunk-edit.diff", NULL) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* strip out commented lines */
diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c
index a12be088f7..d8875ad402 100644
--- a/builtin/am.c
+++ b/builtin/am.c
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ static int run_applypatch_msg_hook(struct am_state *state)
 	assert(state->msg);
 
 	if (!state->no_verify)
-		ret = run_hooks_l("applypatch-msg", am_path(state, "final-commit"), NULL);
+		ret = run_hooks_l(the_repository, "applypatch-msg",
+				  am_path(state, "final-commit"), NULL);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		FREE_AND_NULL(state->msg);
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ static int run_post_rewrite_hook(const struct am_state *state)
 	strvec_push(&opt.args, "rebase");
 	opt.path_to_stdin = am_path(state, "rewritten");
 
-	return run_hooks_opt("post-rewrite", &opt);
+	return run_hooks_opt(the_repository, "post-rewrite", &opt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1663,7 +1664,7 @@ static void do_commit(const struct am_state *state)
 	const char *reflog_msg, *author, *committer = NULL;
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	if (!state->no_verify && run_hooks("pre-applypatch"))
+	if (!state->no_verify && run_hooks(the_repository, "pre-applypatch"))
 		exit(1);
 
 	if (write_index_as_tree(&tree, the_repository->index, get_index_file(), 0, NULL))
@@ -1716,7 +1717,7 @@ static void do_commit(const struct am_state *state)
 		fclose(fp);
 	}
 
-	run_hooks("post-applypatch");
+	run_hooks(the_repository, "post-applypatch");
 
 	free_commit_list(parents);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 48cac74f97..3f870741bf 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static void delete_branch_config(const char *branchname)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s", branchname);
-	if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, NULL) < 0)
+	if (repo_config_rename_section(the_repository, buf.buf, NULL) < 0)
 		warning(_("update of config-file failed"));
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
@@ -659,9 +659,10 @@ static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int
 
 	strbuf_addf(&oldsection, "branch.%s", interpreted_oldname);
 	strbuf_addf(&newsection, "branch.%s", interpreted_newname);
-	if (!copy && git_config_rename_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
+	if (!copy && repo_config_rename_section(the_repository, oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
 		die(_("branch is renamed, but update of config-file failed"));
-	if (copy && strcmp(interpreted_oldname, interpreted_newname) && git_config_copy_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
+	if (copy && strcmp(interpreted_oldname, interpreted_newname) &&
+	    repo_config_copy_section(the_repository, oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
 		die(_("branch is copied, but update of config-file failed"));
 	strbuf_release(&oldref);
 	strbuf_release(&newref);
diff --git a/builtin/bugreport.c b/builtin/bugreport.c
index b3cc77af53..bdfed3d8f1 100644
--- a/builtin/bugreport.c
+++ b/builtin/bugreport.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void get_populated_hooks(struct strbuf *hook_info, int nongit)
 	for (p = hook_name_list; *p; p++) {
 		const char *hook = *p;
 
-		if (hook_exists(hook))
+		if (hook_exists(the_repository, hook))
 			strbuf_addf(hook_info, "%s\n", hook);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 2ff0896937..4cfe6fab50 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void branch_info_release(struct branch_info *info)
 static int post_checkout_hook(struct commit *old_commit, struct commit *new_commit,
 			      int changed)
 {
-	return run_hooks_l("post-checkout",
+	return run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-checkout",
 			   oid_to_hex(old_commit ? &old_commit->object.oid : null_oid()),
 			   oid_to_hex(new_commit ? &new_commit->object.oid : null_oid()),
 			   changed ? "1" : "0", NULL);
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 75b15b5773..269b6e18a4 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int checkout(int submodule_progress, int filter_submodules,
 	if (write_locked_index(the_repository->index, &lock_file, COMMIT_LOCK))
 		die(_("unable to write new index file"));
 
-	err |= run_hooks_l("post-checkout", oid_to_hex(null_oid()),
+	err |= run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-checkout", oid_to_hex(null_oid()),
 			   oid_to_hex(&oid), "1", NULL);
 
 	if (!err && (option_recurse_submodules.nr > 0)) {
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 20a0b64090..e00d983596 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -1026,8 +1026,8 @@ static int cmd_config_rename_section(int argc, const char **argv, const char *pr
 	location_options_init(&location_opts, prefix);
 	check_write(&location_opts.source);
 
-	ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(location_opts.source.file,
-						argv[0], argv[1]);
+	ret = repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, location_opts.source.file,
+						 argv[0], argv[1]);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 	else if (!ret)
@@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ static int cmd_config_remove_section(int argc, const char **argv, const char *pr
 	location_options_init(&location_opts, prefix);
 	check_write(&location_opts.source);
 
-	ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(location_opts.source.file,
-						argv[0], NULL);
+	ret = repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, location_opts.source.file,
+						 argv[0], NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 	else if (!ret)
@@ -1353,8 +1353,8 @@ static int cmd_config_actions(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	else if (actions == ACTION_RENAME_SECTION) {
 		check_write(&location_opts.source);
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
-		ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(location_opts.source.file,
-							argv[0], argv[1]);
+		ret = repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, location_opts.source.file,
+							 argv[0], argv[1]);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
 		else if (!ret)
@@ -1365,8 +1365,8 @@ static int cmd_config_actions(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	else if (actions == ACTION_REMOVE_SECTION) {
 		check_write(&location_opts.source);
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 1);
-		ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(location_opts.source.file,
-							argv[0], NULL);
+		ret = repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, location_opts.source.file,
+							 argv[0], NULL);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
 		else if (!ret)
diff --git a/builtin/count-objects.c b/builtin/count-objects.c
index 2d4bb5e8d0..ec6098a149 100644
--- a/builtin/count-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/count-objects.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int cmd_count_objects(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		usage_with_options(count_objects_usage, opts);
 	if (verbose) {
 		report_garbage = real_report_garbage;
-		report_linked_checkout_garbage();
+		report_linked_checkout_garbage(the_repository);
 	}
 
 	for_each_loose_file_in_objdir(get_object_directory(),
diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index 6dfeb01665..2214c105f1 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -3485,8 +3485,8 @@ static void git_pack_config(void)
 	if (!git_config_get_int("pack.indexversion", &indexversion_value)) {
 		pack_idx_opts.version = indexversion_value;
 		if (pack_idx_opts.version > 2)
-			git_die_config("pack.indexversion",
-					"bad pack.indexVersion=%"PRIu32, pack_idx_opts.version);
+			git_die_config(the_repository, "pack.indexversion",
+				       "bad pack.indexVersion=%"PRIu32, pack_idx_opts.version);
 	}
 	if (!git_config_get_ulong("pack.packsizelimit", &packsizelimit_value))
 		max_packsize = packsizelimit_value;
diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index ef014bbbcd..60f4e6fad9 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ int cmd_fsck(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			 * and may get overwritten by other calls
 			 * while we're examining the index.
 			 */
-			path = xstrdup(worktree_git_path(wt, "index"));
+			path = xstrdup(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "index"));
 			read_index_from(&istate, path, get_worktree_git_dir(wt));
 			fsck_index(&istate, path, wt->is_current);
 			discard_index(&istate);
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index 65be7c31b3..45f14fb09b 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ static void gc_config(void)
 	git_config_get_bool("gc.autodetach", &detach_auto);
 	git_config_get_bool("gc.cruftpacks", &cruft_packs);
 	git_config_get_ulong("gc.maxcruftsize", &max_cruft_size);
-	git_config_get_expiry("gc.pruneexpire", &prune_expire);
-	git_config_get_expiry("gc.worktreepruneexpire", &prune_worktrees_expire);
-	git_config_get_expiry("gc.logexpiry", &gc_log_expire);
+	repo_config_get_expiry(the_repository, "gc.pruneexpire", &prune_expire);
+	repo_config_get_expiry(the_repository, "gc.worktreepruneexpire", &prune_worktrees_expire);
+	repo_config_get_expiry(the_repository, "gc.logexpiry", &gc_log_expire);
 
 	git_config_get_ulong("gc.bigpackthreshold", &big_pack_threshold);
 	git_config_get_ulong("pack.deltacachesize", &max_delta_cache_size);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int need_to_gc(void)
 	else
 		return 0;
 
-	if (run_hooks("pre-auto-gc"))
+	if (run_hooks(the_repository, "pre-auto-gc"))
 		return 0;
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/hook.c b/builtin/hook.c
index 5234693a94..cc37438fde 100644
--- a/builtin/hook.c
+++ b/builtin/hook.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	hook_name = argv[0];
 	if (!ignore_missing)
 		opt.error_if_missing = 1;
-	ret = run_hooks_opt(hook_name, &opt);
+	ret = run_hooks_opt(the_repository, hook_name, &opt);
 	if (ret < 0) /* error() return */
 		ret = 1;
 	return ret;
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index c896b18d1a..662a49a0e8 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void finish(struct commit *head_commit,
 	}
 
 	/* Run a post-merge hook */
-	run_hooks_l("post-merge", squash ? "1" : "0", NULL);
+	run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-merge", squash ? "1" : "0", NULL);
 
 	if (new_head)
 		apply_autostash_ref(the_repository, "MERGE_AUTOSTASH");
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 5af2068075..04f9dfb7fb 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int git_config_get_notes_strategy(const char *key,
 	if (git_config_get_string(key, &value))
 		return 1;
 	if (parse_notes_merge_strategy(value, strategy))
-		git_die_config(key, _("unknown notes merge strategy %s"), value);
+		git_die_config(the_repository, key, _("unknown notes merge strategy %s"), value);
 
 	free(value);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 2f01d5d3a6..a2c96c080e 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	/* If a hook exists, give it a chance to interrupt*/
 	if (!ok_to_skip_pre_rebase &&
-	    run_hooks_l("pre-rebase", options.upstream_arg,
+	    run_hooks_l(the_repository, "pre-rebase", options.upstream_arg,
 			argc ? argv[0] : NULL, NULL))
 		die(_("The pre-rebase hook refused to rebase."));
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 6e0f462efb..3f35140e48 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static int run_and_feed_hook(const char *hook_name, feed_fn feed,
 	struct child_process proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	struct async muxer;
 	int code;
-	const char *hook_path = find_hook(hook_name);
+	const char *hook_path = find_hook(the_repository, hook_name);
 
 	if (!hook_path)
 		return 0;
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static int run_update_hook(struct command *cmd)
 {
 	struct child_process proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	int code;
-	const char *hook_path = find_hook("update");
+	const char *hook_path = find_hook(the_repository, "update");
 
 	if (!hook_path)
 		return 0;
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ static int run_proc_receive_hook(struct command *commands,
 	int hook_use_push_options = 0;
 	int version = 0;
 	int code;
-	const char *hook_path = find_hook("proc-receive");
+	const char *hook_path = find_hook(the_repository, "proc-receive");
 
 	if (!hook_path) {
 		rp_error("cannot find hook 'proc-receive'");
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ static const char *push_to_checkout(unsigned char *hash,
 	strvec_pushf(env, "GIT_WORK_TREE=%s", absolute_path(work_tree));
 	strvec_pushv(&opt.env, env->v);
 	strvec_push(&opt.args, hash_to_hex(hash));
-	if (run_hooks_opt(push_to_checkout_hook, &opt))
+	if (run_hooks_opt(the_repository, push_to_checkout_hook, &opt))
 		return "push-to-checkout hook declined";
 	else
 		return NULL;
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static void run_update_post_hook(struct command *commands)
 	struct child_process proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	const char *hook;
 
-	hook = find_hook("post-update");
+	hook = find_hook(the_repository, "post-update");
 	if (!hook)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 874f14a823..d1f9292ed2 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s", rename.old_name);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf2, "remote.%s", rename.new_name);
-	if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, buf2.buf) < 1)
+	if (repo_config_rename_section(the_repository, buf.buf, buf2.buf) < 1)
 		return error(_("Could not rename config section '%s' to '%s'"),
 				buf.buf, buf2.buf);
 
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static int rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (!result) {
 		strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s", remote->name);
-		if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, NULL) < 1) {
+		if (repo_config_rename_section(the_repository, buf.buf, NULL) < 1) {
 			result = error(_("Could not remove config section '%s'"), buf.buf);
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/builtin/submodule--helper.c b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
index 672a0b0490..85fb23dee8 100644
--- a/builtin/submodule--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/submodule--helper.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ static void deinit_submodule(const char *path, const char *prefix,
 		 * remove the whole section so we have a clean state when
 		 * the user later decides to init this submodule again
 		 */
-		git_config_rename_section_in_file(NULL, sub_key, NULL);
+		repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, NULL, sub_key, NULL);
 		if (!(flags & OPT_QUIET))
 			printf(_("Submodule '%s' (%s) unregistered for path '%s'\n"),
 				 sub->name, sub->url, displaypath);
diff --git a/builtin/update-index.c b/builtin/update-index.c
index d343416ae2..35a1f957ad 100644
--- a/builtin/update-index.c
+++ b/builtin/update-index.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	end_odb_transaction();
 
 	if (split_index > 0) {
-		if (git_config_get_split_index() == 0)
+		if (repo_config_get_split_index(the_repository) == 0)
 			warning(_("core.splitIndex is set to false; "
 				  "remove or change it, if you really want to "
 				  "enable split index"));
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ int cmd_update_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		else
 			add_split_index(the_repository->index);
 	} else if (!split_index) {
-		if (git_config_get_split_index() == 1)
+		if (repo_config_get_split_index(the_repository) == 1)
 			warning(_("core.splitIndex is set to true; "
 				  "remove or change it, if you really want to "
 				  "disable split index"));
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 01cd76dede..41e7f6a327 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ done:
 			     NULL);
 		opt.dir = path;
 
-		ret = run_hooks_opt("post-checkout", &opt);
+		ret = run_hooks_opt(the_repository, "post-checkout", &opt);
 	}
 
 	strvec_clear(&child_env);
@@ -1148,14 +1148,14 @@ static void validate_no_submodules(const struct worktree *wt)
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int i, found_submodules = 0;
 
-	if (is_directory(worktree_git_path(wt, "modules"))) {
+	if (is_directory(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "modules"))) {
 		/*
 		 * There could be false positives, e.g. the "modules"
 		 * directory exists but is empty. But it's a rare case and
 		 * this simpler check is probably good enough for now.
 		 */
 		found_submodules = 1;
-	} else if (read_index_from(&istate, worktree_git_path(wt, "index"),
+	} else if (read_index_from(&istate, worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "index"),
 				   get_worktree_git_dir(wt)) > 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < istate.cache_nr; i++) {
 			struct cache_entry *ce = istate.cache[i];
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 087cb19f4f..24ab5c1b50 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -1960,5 +1960,5 @@ int run_commit_hook(int editor_is_used, const char *index_file,
 	va_end(args);
 
 	opt.invoked_hook = invoked_hook;
-	return run_hooks_opt(name, &opt);
+	return run_hooks_opt(the_repository, name, &opt);
 }
diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-ipc-darwin.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-ipc-darwin.c
index 52f4f29720..fe149a1b37 100644
--- a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-ipc-darwin.c
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-ipc-darwin.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
diff --git a/compat/precompose_utf8.c b/compat/precompose_utf8.c
index 0bd5c24250..f7cc7b3be5 100644
--- a/compat/precompose_utf8.c
+++ b/compat/precompose_utf8.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #define PRECOMPOSE_UNICODE_C
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0cf847266e..9850897524 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
-
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "advice.h"
@@ -300,13 +298,14 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int include_by_branch(const char *cond, size_t cond_len)
+static int include_by_branch(struct config_include_data *data,
+			     const char *cond, size_t cond_len)
 {
 	int flags;
 	int ret;
 	struct strbuf pattern = STRBUF_INIT;
-	const char *refname = !the_repository->gitdir ?
-		NULL : refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
+	const char *refname = (!data->repo || !data->repo->gitdir) ?
+		NULL : refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(get_main_ref_store(data->repo),
 					       "HEAD", 0, NULL, &flags);
 	const char *shortname;
 
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ static int include_condition_is_true(const struct key_value_info *kvi,
 	else if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "gitdir/i:", &cond, &cond_len))
 		return include_by_gitdir(kvi, opts, cond, cond_len, 1);
 	else if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "onbranch:", &cond, &cond_len))
-		return include_by_branch(cond, cond_len);
+		return include_by_branch(inc, cond, cond_len);
 	else if (skip_prefix_mem(cond, cond_len, "hasconfig:remote.*.url:", &cond,
 				   &cond_len))
 		return include_by_remote_url(inc, cond, cond_len);
@@ -2565,7 +2564,7 @@ static void git_config_check_init(struct repository *repo)
 	repo_read_config(repo);
 }
 
-static void repo_config_clear(struct repository *repo)
+void repo_config_clear(struct repository *repo)
 {
 	if (!repo->config || !repo->config->hash_initialized)
 		return;
@@ -2612,7 +2611,7 @@ int repo_config_get_string(struct repository *repo,
 	git_config_check_init(repo);
 	ret = git_configset_get_string(repo->config, key, dest);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		git_die_config(key, NULL);
+		git_die_config(repo, key, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2623,7 +2622,7 @@ int repo_config_get_string_tmp(struct repository *repo,
 	git_config_check_init(repo);
 	ret = git_configset_get_string_tmp(repo->config, key, dest);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		git_die_config(key, NULL);
+		git_die_config(repo, key, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2669,7 +2668,7 @@ int repo_config_get_pathname(struct repository *repo,
 	git_config_check_init(repo);
 	ret = git_configset_get_pathname(repo->config, key, dest);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		git_die_config(key, NULL);
+		git_die_config(repo, key, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2695,98 +2694,27 @@ void git_protected_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 	configset_iter(&protected_config, fn, data);
 }
 
-/* Functions used historically to read configuration from 'the_repository' */
-void git_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
+int repo_config_get_expiry(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char **output)
 {
-	repo_config(the_repository, fn, data);
-}
-
-void git_config_clear(void)
-{
-	repo_config_clear(the_repository);
-}
-
-int git_config_get(const char *key)
-{
-	return repo_config_get(the_repository, key);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_value(const char *key, const char **value)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_value(the_repository, key, value);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_value_multi(const char *key, const struct string_list **dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_value_multi(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_string_multi(const char *key,
-				const struct string_list **dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_string_multi(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_string(const char *key, char **dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_string(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_string_tmp(const char *key, const char **dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_string_tmp(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_int(const char *key, int *dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_int(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_ulong(const char *key, unsigned long *dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_ulong(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_bool(const char *key, int *dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_bool_or_int(const char *key, int *is_bool, int *dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_bool_or_int(the_repository, key, is_bool, dest);
-}
-
-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, char **dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_pathname(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
-int git_config_get_expiry(const char *key, const char **output)
-{
-	int ret = git_config_get_string(key, (char **)output);
+	int ret = repo_config_get_string(r, key, (char **)output);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	if (strcmp(*output, "now")) {
 		timestamp_t now = approxidate("now");
 		if (approxidate(*output) >= now)
-			git_die_config(key, _("Invalid %s: '%s'"), key, *output);
+			git_die_config(r, key, _("Invalid %s: '%s'"), key, *output);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int git_config_get_expiry_in_days(const char *key, timestamp_t *expiry, timestamp_t now)
+int repo_config_get_expiry_in_days(struct repository *r, const char *key,
+				   timestamp_t *expiry, timestamp_t now)
 {
 	const char *expiry_string;
 	intmax_t days;
 	timestamp_t when;
 
-	if (git_config_get_string_tmp(key, &expiry_string))
+	if (repo_config_get_string_tmp(r, key, &expiry_string))
 		return 1; /* no such thing */
 
 	if (git_parse_signed(expiry_string, &days, maximum_signed_value_of_type(int))) {
@@ -2802,21 +2730,21 @@ int git_config_get_expiry_in_days(const char *key, timestamp_t *expiry, timestam
 	return -1; /* thing exists but cannot be parsed */
 }
 
-int git_config_get_split_index(void)
+int repo_config_get_split_index(struct repository *r)
 {
 	int val;
 
-	if (!git_config_get_maybe_bool("core.splitindex", &val))
+	if (!repo_config_get_maybe_bool(r, "core.splitindex", &val))
 		return val;
 
 	return -1; /* default value */
 }
 
-int git_config_get_max_percent_split_change(void)
+int repo_config_get_max_percent_split_change(struct repository *r)
 {
 	int val = -1;
 
-	if (!git_config_get_int("splitindex.maxpercentchange", &val)) {
+	if (!repo_config_get_int(r, "splitindex.maxpercentchange", &val)) {
 		if (0 <= val && val <= 100)
 			return val;
 
@@ -2827,7 +2755,7 @@ int git_config_get_max_percent_split_change(void)
 	return -1; /* default value */
 }
 
-int git_config_get_index_threads(int *dest)
+int repo_config_get_index_threads(struct repository *r, int *dest)
 {
 	int is_bool, val;
 
@@ -2837,7 +2765,7 @@ int git_config_get_index_threads(int *dest)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!git_config_get_bool_or_int("index.threads", &is_bool, &val)) {
+	if (!repo_config_get_bool_or_int(r, "index.threads", &is_bool, &val)) {
 		if (is_bool)
 			*dest = val ? 0 : 1;
 		else
@@ -2858,7 +2786,7 @@ void git_die_config_linenr(const char *key, const char *filename, int linenr)
 		    key, filename, linenr);
 }
 
-void git_die_config(const char *key, const char *err, ...)
+void git_die_config(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char *err, ...)
 {
 	const struct string_list *values;
 	struct key_value_info *kv_info;
@@ -2870,7 +2798,7 @@ void git_die_config(const char *key, const char *err, ...)
 		error_fn(err, params);
 		va_end(params);
 	}
-	if (git_config_get_value_multi(key, &values))
+	if (repo_config_get_value_multi(r, key, &values))
 		BUG("for key '%s' we must have a value to report on", key);
 	kv_info = values->items[values->nr - 1].util;
 	git_die_config_linenr(key, kv_info->filename, kv_info->linenr);
@@ -3179,21 +3107,21 @@ static void maybe_remove_section(struct config_store_data *store,
 		*end_offset = store->parsed[store->parsed_nr - 1].end;
 }
 
-int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
-				  const char *key, const char *comment, const char *value)
+int repo_config_set_in_file_gently(struct repository *r, const char *config_filename,
+				   const char *key, const char *comment, const char *value)
 {
-	return git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(config_filename, key, value, NULL, comment, 0);
+	return repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(r, config_filename, key, value, NULL, comment, 0);
 }
 
-void git_config_set_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-			    const char *key, const char *value)
+void repo_config_set_in_file(struct repository *r, const char *config_filename,
+			     const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-	git_config_set_multivar_in_file(config_filename, key, value, NULL, 0);
+	repo_config_set_multivar_in_file(r, config_filename, key, value, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-int git_config_set_gently(const char *key, const char *value)
+int repo_config_set_gently(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-	return git_config_set_multivar_gently(key, value, NULL, 0);
+	return repo_config_set_multivar_gently(r, key, value, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 int repo_config_set_worktree_gently(struct repository *r,
@@ -3202,17 +3130,17 @@ int repo_config_set_worktree_gently(struct repository *r,
 	/* Only use worktree-specific config if it is already enabled. */
 	if (r->repository_format_worktree_config) {
 		char *file = repo_git_path(r, "config.worktree");
-		int ret = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(
-					file, key, value, NULL, NULL, 0);
+		int ret = repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(
+					r, file, key, value, NULL, NULL, 0);
 		free(file);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	return repo_config_set_multivar_gently(r, key, value, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-void git_config_set(const char *key, const char *value)
+void repo_config_set(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char *value)
 {
-	git_config_set_multivar(key, value, NULL, 0);
+	repo_config_set_multivar(r, key, value, NULL, 0);
 
 	trace2_cmd_set_config(key, value);
 }
@@ -3294,11 +3222,12 @@ static void validate_comment_string(const char *comment)
  * - the config file is removed and the lock file rename()d to it.
  *
  */
-int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
-					   const char *key, const char *value,
-					   const char *value_pattern,
-					   const char *comment,
-					   unsigned flags)
+int repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(struct repository *r,
+					    const char *config_filename,
+					    const char *key, const char *value,
+					    const char *value_pattern,
+					    const char *comment,
+					    unsigned flags)
 {
 	int fd = -1, in_fd = -1;
 	int ret;
@@ -3318,7 +3247,7 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 	store.multi_replace = (flags & CONFIG_FLAGS_MULTI_REPLACE) != 0;
 
 	if (!config_filename)
-		config_filename = filename_buf = git_pathdup("config");
+		config_filename = filename_buf = repo_git_path(r, "config");
 
 	/*
 	 * The lock serves a purpose in addition to locking: the new
@@ -3527,7 +3456,7 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
 	ret = 0;
 
 	/* Invalidate the config cache */
-	git_config_clear();
+	repo_config_clear(r);
 
 out_free:
 	rollback_lock_file(&lock);
@@ -3544,12 +3473,13 @@ write_err_out:
 	goto out_free;
 }
 
-void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-				     const char *key, const char *value,
-				     const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
+void repo_config_set_multivar_in_file(struct repository *r,
+				      const char *config_filename,
+				      const char *key, const char *value,
+				      const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
 {
-	if (!git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(config_filename, key, value,
-						    value_pattern, NULL, flags))
+	if (!repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(r, config_filename, key, value,
+						     value_pattern, NULL, flags))
 		return;
 	if (value)
 		die(_("could not set '%s' to '%s'"), key, value);
@@ -3557,32 +3487,27 @@ void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
 		die(_("could not unset '%s'"), key);
 }
 
-int git_config_set_multivar_gently(const char *key, const char *value,
-				   const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
-{
-	return repo_config_set_multivar_gently(the_repository, key, value,
-					       value_pattern, flags);
-}
-
 int repo_config_set_multivar_gently(struct repository *r, const char *key,
 				    const char *value,
 				    const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *file = repo_git_path(r, "config");
-	int res = git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(file,
-							 key, value,
-							 value_pattern,
-							 NULL, flags);
+	int res = repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(r, file,
+							  key, value,
+							  value_pattern,
+							  NULL, flags);
 	free(file);
 	return res;
 }
 
-void git_config_set_multivar(const char *key, const char *value,
-			     const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
+void repo_config_set_multivar(struct repository *r,
+			      const char *key, const char *value,
+			      const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
 {
-	git_config_set_multivar_in_file(git_path("config"),
-					key, value, value_pattern,
-					flags);
+	char *file = repo_git_path(r, "config");
+	repo_config_set_multivar_in_file(r, file, key, value,
+					 value_pattern, flags);
+	free(file);
 }
 
 static size_t section_name_match (const char *buf, const char *name)
@@ -3644,9 +3569,11 @@ static int section_name_is_ok(const char *name)
 #define GIT_CONFIG_MAX_LINE_LEN (512 * 1024)
 
 /* if new_name == NULL, the section is removed instead */
-static int git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-				      const char *old_name,
-				      const char *new_name, int copy)
+static int repo_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(
+	struct repository *r,
+	const char *config_filename,
+	const char *old_name,
+	const char *new_name, int copy)
 {
 	int ret = 0, remove = 0;
 	char *filename_buf = NULL;
@@ -3667,7 +3594,7 @@ static int git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename
 	}
 
 	if (!config_filename)
-		config_filename = filename_buf = git_pathdup("config");
+		config_filename = filename_buf = repo_git_path(r, "config");
 
 	out_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, config_filename, 0);
 	if (out_fd < 0) {
@@ -3810,28 +3737,28 @@ out_no_rollback:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int git_config_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-				      const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
+int repo_config_rename_section_in_file(struct repository *r, const char *config_filename,
+				       const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 {
-	return git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(config_filename,
+	return repo_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(r, config_filename,
 					 old_name, new_name, 0);
 }
 
-int git_config_rename_section(const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
+int repo_config_rename_section(struct repository *r, const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 {
-	return git_config_rename_section_in_file(NULL, old_name, new_name);
+	return repo_config_rename_section_in_file(r, NULL, old_name, new_name);
 }
 
-int git_config_copy_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-				      const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
+int repo_config_copy_section_in_file(struct repository *r, const char *config_filename,
+				     const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 {
-	return git_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(config_filename,
+	return repo_config_copy_or_rename_section_in_file(r, config_filename,
 					 old_name, new_name, 1);
 }
 
-int git_config_copy_section(const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
+int repo_config_copy_section(struct repository *r, const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 {
-	return git_config_copy_section_in_file(NULL, old_name, new_name);
+	return repo_config_copy_section_in_file(r, NULL, old_name, new_name);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 54b47dec9e..4d319a4193 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct object_id;
 /* git_config_parse_key() returns these negated: */
 #define CONFIG_INVALID_KEY 1
 #define CONFIG_NO_SECTION_OR_NAME 2
-/* git_config_set_gently(), git_config_set_multivar_gently() return the above or these: */
+/* repo_config_set_gently(), repo_config_set_multivar_gently() return the above or these: */
 #define CONFIG_NO_LOCK -1
 #define CONFIG_INVALID_FILE 3
 #define CONFIG_NO_WRITE 4
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ int git_default_config(const char *, const char *,
 
 /**
  * Read a specific file in git-config format.
- * This function takes the same callback and data parameters as `git_config`.
+ * This function takes the same callback and data parameters as `repo_config`.
  *
- * Unlike git_config(), this function does not respect includes.
+ * Unlike repo_config(), this function does not respect includes.
  */
 int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *, void *);
 
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ void read_very_early_config(config_fn_t cb, void *data);
 /**
  * Most programs will simply want to look up variables in all config files
  * that Git knows about, using the normal precedence rules. To do this,
- * call `git_config` with a callback function and void data pointer.
+ * call `repo_config` with a callback function and void data pointer.
  *
- * `git_config` will read all config sources in order of increasing
+ * `repo_config` will read all config sources in order of increasing
  * priority. Thus a callback should typically overwrite previously-seen
  * entries with new ones (e.g., if both the user-wide `~/.gitconfig` and
  * repo-specific `.git/config` contain `color.ui`, the config machinery
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ void read_very_early_config(config_fn_t cb, void *data);
  *
  * Unlike git_config_from_file(), this function respects includes.
  */
-void git_config(config_fn_t fn, void *);
+void repo_config(struct repository *r, config_fn_t fn, void *);
 
 /**
  * Lets the caller examine config while adjusting some of the default
- * behavior of `git_config`. It should almost never be used by "regular"
+ * behavior of `repo_config`. It should almost never be used by "regular"
  * Git code that is looking up configuration variables.
  * It is intended for advanced callers like `git-config`, which are
  * intentionally tweaking the normal config-lookup process.
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ void git_config(config_fn_t fn, void *);
  * - `config_source`
  * If this parameter is non-NULL, it specifies the source to parse for
  * configuration, rather than looking in the usual files. See `struct
- * git_config_source` in `config.h` for details. Regular `git_config` defaults
+ * git_config_source` in `config.h` for details. Regular `repo_config` defaults
  * to `NULL`.
  *
  * - `opts`
  * Specify options to adjust the behavior of parsing config files. See `struct
- * config_options` in `config.h` for details. As an example: regular `git_config`
+ * config_options` in `config.h` for details. As an example: regular `repo_config`
  * sets `opts.respect_includes` to `1` by default.
  */
 int config_with_options(config_fn_t fn, void *,
@@ -297,15 +297,16 @@ 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 *);
-int git_config_set_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *);
+int repo_config_set_in_file_gently(struct repository *r, const char *config_filename,
+				   const char *key, const char *comment, const char *value);
 
 /**
  * write config values to a specific config file, takes a key/value pair as
  * parameter.
  */
-void git_config_set_in_file(const char *, const char *, const char *);
+void repo_config_set_in_file(struct repository *, const char *, const char *, const char *);
 
-int git_config_set_gently(const char *, const char *);
+int repo_config_set_gently(struct repository *r, const char *, const char *);
 
 /**
  * Write a config value that should apply to the current worktree. If
@@ -317,13 +318,13 @@ int repo_config_set_worktree_gently(struct repository *, const char *, const cha
 /**
  * write config values to `.git/config`, takes a key/value pair as parameter.
  */
-void git_config_set(const char *, const char *);
+void repo_config_set(struct repository *, const char *, const char *);
 
 int git_config_parse_key(const char *, char **, size_t *);
 
 /*
  * The following macros specify flag bits that alter the behavior
- * of the git_config_set_multivar*() methods.
+ * of the repo_config_set_multivar*() methods.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -340,10 +341,9 @@ int git_config_parse_key(const char *, char **, size_t *);
  */
 #define CONFIG_FLAGS_FIXED_VALUE (1 << 1)
 
-int git_config_set_multivar_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
-void git_config_set_multivar(const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
 int repo_config_set_multivar_gently(struct repository *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
-int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
+void repo_config_set_multivar(struct repository *r, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
+int repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(struct repository *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, unsigned);
 
 char *git_config_prepare_comment_string(const char *);
 
@@ -367,11 +367,12 @@ char *git_config_prepare_comment_string(const char *);
  *
  * It returns 0 on success.
  */
-void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
-				     const char *key,
-				     const char *value,
-				     const char *value_pattern,
-				     unsigned flags);
+void repo_config_set_multivar_in_file(struct repository *r,
+				      const char *config_filename,
+				      const char *key,
+				      const char *value,
+				      const char *value_pattern,
+				      unsigned flags);
 
 /**
  * rename or remove sections in the config file
@@ -379,11 +380,11 @@ void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
  * If NULL is passed through `new_name` parameter,
  * the section will be removed from the config file.
  */
-int git_config_rename_section(const char *, const char *);
+int repo_config_rename_section(struct repository *, const char *, const char *);
 
-int git_config_rename_section_in_file(const char *, const char *, const char *);
-int git_config_copy_section(const char *, const char *);
-int git_config_copy_section_in_file(const char *, const char *, const char *);
+int repo_config_rename_section_in_file(struct repository *, const char *, const char *, const char *);
+int repo_config_copy_section(struct repository *, const char *, const char *);
+int repo_config_copy_section_in_file(struct repository *, const char *, const char *, const char *);
 int git_config_system(void);
 int config_error_nonbool(const char *);
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
@@ -550,39 +551,11 @@ int git_configset_get_bool_or_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *i
 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, char **dest);
 
-/* Functions for reading a repository's config */
-struct repository;
-void repo_config(struct repository *repo, config_fn_t fn, void *data);
-
 /**
  * Run only the discover part of the repo_config_get_*() functions
  * below, in addition to 1 if not found, returns negative values on
  * error (e.g. if the key itself is invalid).
  */
-RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
-int repo_config_get(struct repository *repo, const char *key);
-int repo_config_get_value(struct repository *repo,
-			  const char *key, const char **value);
-RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
-int repo_config_get_value_multi(struct repository *repo, const char *key,
-				const struct string_list **dest);
-RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
-int repo_config_get_string_multi(struct repository *repo, const char *key,
-				 const struct string_list **dest);
-int repo_config_get_string(struct repository *repo,
-			   const char *key, char **dest);
-int repo_config_get_string_tmp(struct repository *repo,
-			       const char *key, const char **dest);
-int repo_config_get_int(struct repository *repo,
-			const char *key, int *dest);
-int repo_config_get_ulong(struct repository *repo,
-			  const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
-int repo_config_get_bool(struct repository *repo,
-			 const char *key, int *dest);
-int repo_config_get_bool_or_int(struct repository *repo,
-				const char *key, int *is_bool, int *dest);
-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, char **dest);
 
@@ -598,17 +571,17 @@ void git_protected_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data);
  * -------------------------------
  *
  * For programs wanting to query for specific variables in a non-callback
- * manner, the config API provides two functions `git_config_get_value`
- * and `git_config_get_value_multi`. They both read values from an internal
+ * manner, the config API provides two functions `repo_config_get_value`
+ * and `repo_config_get_value_multi`. They both read values from an internal
  * cache generated previously from reading the config files.
  *
- * For those git_config_get*() functions that aren't documented,
+ * For those repo_config_get*() functions that aren't documented,
  * consult the corresponding repo_config_get*() function's
  * documentation.
  */
 
 RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
-int git_config_get(const char *key);
+int repo_config_get(struct repository *r, const char *key);
 
 /**
  * Finds the highest-priority value for the configuration variable `key`,
@@ -617,7 +590,7 @@ int git_config_get(const char *key);
  * `value`. The caller should not free or modify `value`, as it is owned
  * by the cache.
  */
-int git_config_get_value(const char *key, const char **value);
+int repo_config_get_value(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char **value);
 
 /**
  * Finds and returns the value list, sorted in order of increasing priority
@@ -628,16 +601,16 @@ int git_config_get_value(const char *key, const char **value);
  * owned by the cache.
  */
 RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
-int git_config_get_value_multi(const char *key,
-			       const struct string_list **dest);
-RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
-int git_config_get_string_multi(const char *key,
+int repo_config_get_value_multi(struct repository *r, const char *key,
 				const struct string_list **dest);
+RESULT_MUST_BE_USED
+int repo_config_get_string_multi(struct repository *r, const char *key,
+				 const struct string_list **dest);
 
 /**
  * Resets and invalidates the config cache.
  */
-void git_config_clear(void);
+void repo_config_clear(struct repository *repo);
 
 /**
  * Allocates and copies the retrieved string into the `dest` parameter for
@@ -645,14 +618,15 @@ void git_config_clear(void);
  * error message and returns -1. When the configuration variable `key` is
  * not found, returns 1 without touching `dest`.
  */
-int git_config_get_string(const char *key, char **dest);
+int repo_config_get_string(struct repository *r, const char *key, char **dest);
 
 /**
- * Similar to `git_config_get_string`, but does not allocate any new
+ * Similar to `repo_config_get_string`, but does not allocate any new
  * memory; on success `dest` will point to memory owned by the config
  * machinery, which could be invalidated if it is discarded and reloaded.
  */
-int git_config_get_string_tmp(const char *key, const char **dest);
+int repo_config_get_string_tmp(struct repository *r,
+			       const char *key, const char **dest);
 
 /**
  * Finds and parses the value to an integer for the configuration variable
@@ -660,12 +634,13 @@ int git_config_get_string_tmp(const char *key, const char **dest);
  * `dest` and returns 0. When the configuration variable `key` is not found,
  * returns 1 without touching `dest`.
  */
-int git_config_get_int(const char *key, int *dest);
+int repo_config_get_int(struct repository *r, const char *key, int *dest);
 
 /**
- * Similar to `git_config_get_int` but for unsigned longs.
+ * Similar to `repo_config_get_int` but for unsigned longs.
  */
-int git_config_get_ulong(const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
+int repo_config_get_ulong(struct repository *r,
+			  const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
 
 /**
  * Finds and parses the value into a boolean value, for the configuration
@@ -676,47 +651,45 @@ int git_config_get_ulong(const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
  * configuration variable `key` is not found, returns 1 without touching
  * `dest`.
  */
-int git_config_get_bool(const char *key, int *dest);
+int repo_config_get_bool(struct repository *r, const char *key, int *dest);
 
 /**
- * Similar to `git_config_get_bool`, except that integers are copied as-is,
+ * Similar to `repo_config_get_bool`, except that integers are copied as-is,
  * and `is_bool` flag is unset.
  */
-int git_config_get_bool_or_int(const char *key, int *is_bool, int *dest);
+int repo_config_get_bool_or_int(struct repository *r, const char *key,
+				int *is_bool, int *dest);
 
 /**
- * Similar to `git_config_get_bool`, except that it returns -1 on error
+ * Similar to `repo_config_get_bool`, except that it returns -1 on error
  * rather than dying.
  */
-int git_config_get_maybe_bool(const char *key, int *dest);
+int repo_config_get_maybe_bool(struct repository *r,
+			      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, char **dest);
-
-int git_config_get_index_threads(int *dest);
-int git_config_get_split_index(void);
-int git_config_get_max_percent_split_change(void);
+int repo_config_get_index_threads(struct repository *r, int *dest);
+int repo_config_get_split_index(struct repository *r);
+int repo_config_get_max_percent_split_change(struct repository *r);
 
 /* This dies if the configured or default date is in the future */
-int git_config_get_expiry(const char *key, const char **output);
+int repo_config_get_expiry(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char **output);
 
 /* parse either "this many days" integer, or "5.days.ago" approxidate */
-int git_config_get_expiry_in_days(const char *key, timestamp_t *, timestamp_t now);
+int repo_config_get_expiry_in_days(struct repository *r, const char *key,
+				   timestamp_t *, timestamp_t now);
 
 /**
  * First prints the error message specified by the caller in `err` and then
  * dies printing the line number and the file name of the highest priority
  * value for the configuration variable `key`.
  */
-NORETURN void git_die_config(const char *key, const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
+NORETURN void git_die_config(struct repository *r, const char *key, const char *err, ...)
+	__attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 
 /**
  * Helper function which formats the die error message according to the
  * parameters entered. Used by `git_die_config()`. It can be used by callers
- * handling `git_config_get_value_multi()` to print the correct error message
+ * handling `repo_config_get_value_multi()` to print the correct error message
  * for the desired value.
  */
 NORETURN void git_die_config_linenr(const char *key, const char *filename, int linenr);
@@ -725,4 +698,140 @@ NORETURN void git_die_config_linenr(const char *key, const char *filename, int l
 	lookup_config(mapping, ARRAY_SIZE(mapping), var)
 int lookup_config(const char **mapping, int nr_mapping, const char *var);
 
+# ifdef USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+static inline void git_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
+{
+	repo_config(the_repository, fn, data);
+}
+
+static inline void git_config_clear(void)
+{
+	repo_config_clear(the_repository);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get(const char *key)
+{
+	return repo_config_get(the_repository, key);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_value(const char *key, const char **value)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_value(the_repository, key, value);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_value_multi(const char *key, const struct string_list **dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_value_multi(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_string_multi(const char *key,
+				const struct string_list **dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_string_multi(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_string(const char *key, char **dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_string(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_string_tmp(const char *key, const char **dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_string_tmp(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_int(const char *key, int *dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_int(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_ulong(const char *key, unsigned long *dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_ulong(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_bool(const char *key, int *dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_bool_or_int(const char *key, int *is_bool, int *dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_bool_or_int(the_repository, key, is_bool, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_maybe_bool(const char *key, int *dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_maybe_bool(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_get_pathname(const char *key, char **dest)
+{
+	return repo_config_get_pathname(the_repository, key, dest);
+}
+
+static inline void git_config_set_in_file(const char *config_filename,
+					  const char *key, const char *value)
+{
+	repo_config_set_in_file(the_repository, config_filename, key, value);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_set_gently(const char *key, const char *value)
+{
+	return repo_config_set_gently(the_repository, key, value);
+}
+
+static inline void git_config_set(const char *key, const char *value)
+{
+	repo_config_set(the_repository, key, value);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_set_in_file_gently(
+	const char *config_filename,
+	const char *key,
+	const char *comment,
+	const char *value)
+{
+	return repo_config_set_in_file_gently(the_repository, config_filename,
+					      key, comment, value);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(
+	const char *config_filename,
+	const char *key, const char *value,
+	const char *value_pattern,
+	const char *comment,
+	unsigned flags)
+{
+	return repo_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(the_repository, config_filename,
+						       key, value, value_pattern,
+						       comment, flags);
+}
+
+static inline void git_config_set_multivar_in_file(
+	const char *config_filename,
+	const char *key,
+	const char *value,
+	const char *value_pattern,
+	unsigned flags)
+{
+	repo_config_set_multivar_in_file(the_repository, config_filename,
+					 key, value, value_pattern, flags);
+}
+
+static inline int git_config_set_multivar_gently(const char *key, const char *value,
+				   const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
+{
+	return repo_config_set_multivar_gently(the_repository, key, value,
+					       value_pattern, flags);
+}
+
+static inline void git_config_set_multivar(const char *key, const char *value,
+			     const char *value_pattern, unsigned flags)
+{
+	repo_config_set_multivar(the_repository, key, value,
+				 value_pattern, flags);
+}
+# endif /* USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE */
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index cf84e631e9..6829ab3974 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
diff --git a/credential.c b/credential.c
index 4b1a2b94fe..ee46351ce0 100644
--- a/credential.c
+++ b/credential.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index 17d331b2f3..c65b068b76 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index d1ba2d7c34..6b9ce81d5f 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "advice.h"
@@ -133,14 +135,17 @@ int launch_sequence_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer,
 	return launch_specified_editor(git_sequence_editor(), path, buffer, env);
 }
 
-int strbuf_edit_interactively(struct strbuf *buffer, const char *path,
+int strbuf_edit_interactively(struct repository *r,
+			      struct strbuf *buffer, const char *path,
 			      const char *const *env)
 {
-	char *path2 = NULL;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int fd, res = 0;
 
-	if (!is_absolute_path(path))
-		path = path2 = xstrdup(git_path("%s", path));
+	if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
+		strbuf_repo_git_path(&sb, r, "%s", path);
+		path = sb.buf;
+	}
 
 	fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);
 	if (fd < 0)
@@ -157,6 +162,6 @@ int strbuf_edit_interactively(struct strbuf *buffer, const char *path,
 		unlink(path);
 	}
 
-	free(path2);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/editor.h b/editor.h
index 8016bb5e00..f1c41df378 100644
--- a/editor.h
+++ b/editor.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef EDITOR_H
 #define EDITOR_H
 
+struct repository;
 struct strbuf;
 
 const char *git_editor(void);
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ int launch_sequence_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer,
  *
  * If `path` is relative, it refers to a file in the `.git` directory.
  */
-int strbuf_edit_interactively(struct strbuf *buffer, const char *path,
-			      const char *const *env);
+int strbuf_edit_interactively(struct repository *r, struct strbuf *buffer,
+			      const char *path, const char *const *env);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/fsmonitor.c b/fsmonitor.c
index 2b17d60bbb..28130f748f 100644
--- a/fsmonitor.c
+++ b/fsmonitor.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "dir.h"
diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index 5c824aeb25..6587085cd1 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/graph.c b/graph.c
index 1ca34770ee..091c14cf4f 100644
--- a/graph.c
+++ b/graph.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index 7e90787bca..a9320cb0ce 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 
-const char *find_hook(const char *name)
+const char *find_hook(struct repository *r, const char *name)
 {
 	static struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	int found_hook;
 
 	strbuf_reset(&path);
-	strbuf_git_path(&path, "hooks/%s", name);
+	strbuf_repo_git_path(&path, r, "hooks/%s", name);
 	found_hook = access(path.buf, X_OK) >= 0;
 #ifdef STRIP_EXTENSION
 	if (!found_hook) {
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ const char *find_hook(const char *name)
 	return path.buf;
 }
 
-int hook_exists(const char *name)
+int hook_exists(struct repository *r, const char *name)
 {
-	return !!find_hook(name);
+	return !!find_hook(r, name);
 }
 
 static int pick_next_hook(struct child_process *cp,
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ static void run_hooks_opt_clear(struct run_hooks_opt *options)
 	strvec_clear(&options->args);
 }
 
-int run_hooks_opt(const char *hook_name, struct run_hooks_opt *options)
+int run_hooks_opt(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name,
+		  struct run_hooks_opt *options)
 {
 	struct strbuf abs_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct hook_cb_data cb_data = {
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ int run_hooks_opt(const char *hook_name, struct run_hooks_opt *options)
 		.hook_name = hook_name,
 		.options = options,
 	};
-	const char *const hook_path = find_hook(hook_name);
+	const char *const hook_path = find_hook(r, hook_name);
 	int ret = 0;
 	const struct run_process_parallel_opts opts = {
 		.tr2_category = "hook",
@@ -173,14 +174,14 @@ cleanup:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int run_hooks(const char *hook_name)
+int run_hooks(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name)
 {
 	struct run_hooks_opt opt = RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT;
 
-	return run_hooks_opt(hook_name, &opt);
+	return run_hooks_opt(r, hook_name, &opt);
 }
 
-int run_hooks_l(const char *hook_name, ...)
+int run_hooks_l(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name, ...)
 {
 	struct run_hooks_opt opt = RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT;
 	va_list ap;
@@ -191,5 +192,5 @@ int run_hooks_l(const char *hook_name, ...)
 		strvec_push(&opt.args, arg);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	return run_hooks_opt(hook_name, &opt);
+	return run_hooks_opt(r, hook_name, &opt);
 }
diff --git a/hook.h b/hook.h
index 6511525aeb..11863fa734 100644
--- a/hook.h
+++ b/hook.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define HOOK_H
 #include "strvec.h"
 
+struct repository;
+
 struct run_hooks_opt
 {
 	/* Environment vars to be set for each hook */
@@ -55,12 +57,12 @@ struct hook_cb_data {
  * or disabled. Note that this points to static storage that will be
  * overwritten by further calls to find_hook and run_hook_*.
  */
-const char *find_hook(const char *name);
+const char *find_hook(struct repository *r, const char *name);
 
 /**
  * A boolean version of find_hook()
  */
-int hook_exists(const char *hookname);
+int hook_exists(struct repository *r, const char *hookname);
 
 /**
  * Takes a `hook_name`, resolves it to a path with find_hook(), and
@@ -70,13 +72,14 @@ int hook_exists(const char *hookname);
  * Returns the status code of the run hook, or a negative value on
  * error().
  */
-int run_hooks_opt(const char *hook_name, struct run_hooks_opt *options);
+int run_hooks_opt(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name,
+		  struct run_hooks_opt *options);
 
 /**
  * A wrapper for run_hooks_opt() which provides a dummy "struct
  * run_hooks_opt" initialized with "RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT".
  */
-int run_hooks(const char *hook_name);
+int run_hooks(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name);
 
 /**
  * Like run_hooks(), a wrapper for run_hooks_opt().
@@ -87,5 +90,5 @@ int run_hooks(const char *hook_name);
  * hook. This function behaves like the old run_hook_le() API.
  */
 LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
-int run_hooks_l(const char *hook_name, ...);
+int run_hooks_l(struct repository *r, const char *hook_name, ...);
 #endif
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 01404e5047..b2eb3d2dd0 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "credential.h"
diff --git a/mailinfo.c b/mailinfo.c
index 94b9b0abf2..95228531a6 100644
--- a/mailinfo.c
+++ b/mailinfo.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
diff --git a/merge-ll.c b/merge-ll.c
index 180c19df67..badb6dea57 100644
--- a/merge-ll.c
+++ b/merge-ll.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Junio C Hamano
  */
 
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "convert.h"
diff --git a/parallel-checkout.c b/parallel-checkout.c
index 08b960aac8..01736f1352 100644
--- a/parallel-checkout.c
+++ b/parallel-checkout.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "entry.h"
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 19f7684f38..a3bf25b7de 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * Utilities for paths and pathnames
  */
 
-#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
-
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "abspath.h"
 #include "environment.h"
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ static int get_st_mode_bits(const char *path, int *mode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct strbuf *get_pathname(void)
+struct strbuf *get_pathname(void)
 {
 	static struct strbuf pathname_array[4] = {
 		STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT
@@ -365,15 +363,15 @@ static void update_common_dir(struct strbuf *buf, int git_dir_len,
 		strbuf_addstr(buf, LOCK_SUFFIX);
 }
 
-void report_linked_checkout_garbage(void)
+void report_linked_checkout_garbage(struct repository *r)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const struct common_dir *p;
 	int len;
 
-	if (!the_repository->different_commondir)
+	if (!r->different_commondir)
 		return;
-	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/", get_git_dir());
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/", r->gitdir);
 	len = sb.len;
 	for (p = common_list; p->path; p++) {
 		const char *path = p->path;
@@ -417,9 +415,9 @@ static void strbuf_worktree_gitdir(struct strbuf *buf,
 		strbuf_git_common_path(buf, repo, "worktrees/%s", wt->id);
 }
 
-static void do_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
-			const struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf *buf,
-			const char *fmt, va_list args)
+void repo_git_pathv(const struct repository *repo,
+		    const struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf *buf,
+		    const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	int gitdir_len;
 	strbuf_worktree_gitdir(buf, repo, wt);
@@ -438,7 +436,7 @@ char *repo_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(repo, NULL, &path, fmt, args);
+	repo_git_pathv(repo, NULL, &path, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
 }
@@ -449,48 +447,10 @@ void strbuf_repo_git_path(struct strbuf *sb,
 {
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(repo, NULL, sb, fmt, args);
+	repo_git_pathv(repo, NULL, sb, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
-char *git_path_buf(struct strbuf *buf, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	strbuf_reset(buf);
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(the_repository, NULL, buf, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	return buf->buf;
-}
-
-void strbuf_git_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(the_repository, NULL, sb, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-}
-
-const char *git_path(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	struct strbuf *pathname = get_pathname();
-	va_list args;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(the_repository, NULL, pathname, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	return pathname->buf;
-}
-
-char *git_pathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-	va_list args;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(the_repository, NULL, &path, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
-}
-
 char *mkpathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -512,12 +472,17 @@ const char *mkpath(const char *fmt, ...)
 	return cleanup_path(pathname->buf);
 }
 
-const char *worktree_git_path(const struct worktree *wt, const char *fmt, ...)
+const char *worktree_git_path(struct repository *r,
+			      const struct worktree *wt, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct strbuf *pathname = get_pathname();
 	va_list args;
+
+	if (wt && wt->repo != r)
+		BUG("worktree not connected to expected repository");
+
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_path(the_repository, wt, pathname, fmt, args);
+	repo_git_pathv(r, wt, pathname, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	return pathname->buf;
 }
@@ -617,26 +582,16 @@ int strbuf_git_path_submodule(struct strbuf *buf, const char *path,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void do_git_common_path(const struct repository *repo,
-			       struct strbuf *buf,
-			       const char *fmt,
-			       va_list args)
+void repo_common_pathv(const struct repository *repo,
+		       struct strbuf *sb,
+		       const char *fmt,
+		       va_list args)
 {
-	strbuf_addstr(buf, repo->commondir);
-	if (buf->len && !is_dir_sep(buf->buf[buf->len - 1]))
-		strbuf_addch(buf, '/');
-	strbuf_vaddf(buf, fmt, args);
-	strbuf_cleanup_path(buf);
-}
-
-const char *git_common_path(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	struct strbuf *pathname = get_pathname();
-	va_list args;
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_common_path(the_repository, pathname, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	return pathname->buf;
+	strbuf_addstr(sb, repo->commondir);
+	if (sb->len && !is_dir_sep(sb->buf[sb->len - 1]))
+		strbuf_addch(sb, '/');
+	strbuf_vaddf(sb, fmt, args);
+	strbuf_cleanup_path(sb);
 }
 
 void strbuf_git_common_path(struct strbuf *sb,
@@ -645,7 +600,7 @@ void strbuf_git_common_path(struct strbuf *sb,
 {
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	do_git_common_path(repo, sb, fmt, args);
+	repo_common_pathv(repo, sb, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
index a6f0b70692..e91d19fff6 100644
--- a/path.h
+++ b/path.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ char *mkpathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
 /*
- * The `git_common_path` family of functions will construct a path into a
+ * The `strbuf_git_common_path` family of functions will construct a path into a
  * repository's common git directory, which is shared by all worktrees.
  */
 
@@ -37,17 +37,13 @@ void strbuf_git_common_path(struct strbuf *sb,
 			    const struct repository *repo,
 			    const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
+void repo_common_pathv(const struct repository *repo,
+		       struct strbuf *buf,
+		       const char *fmt,
+		       va_list args);
 
 /*
- * Return a statically allocated path into the main repository's
- * (the_repository) common git directory.
- */
-const char *git_common_path(const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-
-
-/*
- * The `git_path` family of functions will construct a path into a repository's
+ * The `repo_git_path` family of functions will construct a path into a repository's
  * git directory.
  *
  * These functions will perform adjustments to the resultant path to account
@@ -66,6 +62,14 @@ char *repo_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
 		    const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 
+/*
+ * Print a path into the git directory of repository `repo` into the provided
+ * buffer.
+ */
+void repo_git_pathv(const struct repository *repo,
+		    const struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf *buf,
+		    const char *fmt, va_list args);
+
 /*
  * Construct a path into the git directory of repository `repo` and append it
  * to the provided buffer `sb`.
@@ -76,40 +80,14 @@ void strbuf_repo_git_path(struct strbuf *sb,
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 
 /*
- * Return a statically allocated path into the main repository's
- * (the_repository) git directory.
+ * Similar to repo_git_path() but can produce paths for a specified
+ * worktree instead of current one. When no worktree is given, then the path is
+ * computed relative to main worktree of the given repository.
  */
-const char *git_path(const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-
-/*
- * Similar to git_path() but can produce paths for a specified
- * worktree instead of current one
- */
-const char *worktree_git_path(const struct worktree *wt,
+const char *worktree_git_path(struct repository *r,
+			      const struct worktree *wt,
 			      const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
-
-/*
- * Return a path into the main repository's (the_repository) git directory.
- */
-char *git_pathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-
-/*
- * Construct a path into the main repository's (the_repository) git directory
- * and place it in the provided buffer `buf`, the contents of the buffer will
- * be overridden.
- */
-char *git_path_buf(struct strbuf *buf, const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
-
-/*
- * Construct a path into the main repository's (the_repository) git directory
- * and append it to the provided buffer `sb`.
- */
-void strbuf_git_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
-	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 
 /*
  * Return a path into the worktree of repository `repo`.
@@ -147,24 +125,15 @@ int strbuf_git_path_submodule(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path,
 				     const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 
-void report_linked_checkout_garbage(void);
+void report_linked_checkout_garbage(struct repository *r);
 
 /*
  * You can define a static memoized git path like:
  *
- *    static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_foo, "FOO")
+ *    static REPO_GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_foo, "FOO")
  *
  * or use one of the global ones below.
  */
-#define GIT_PATH_FUNC(func, filename) \
-	const char *func(void) \
-	{ \
-		static char *ret; \
-		if (!ret) \
-			ret = git_pathdup(filename); \
-		return ret; \
-	}
-
 #define REPO_GIT_PATH_FUNC(var, filename) \
 	const char *git_path_##var(struct repository *r) \
 	{ \
@@ -248,4 +217,99 @@ char *xdg_cache_home(const char *filename);
  */
 void safe_create_dir(const char *dir, int share);
 
+/*
+ * Do not use this function. It is only exported to other subsystems until we
+ * can get rid of the below block of functions that implicitly rely on
+ * `the_repository`.
+ */
+struct strbuf *get_pathname(void);
+
+# ifdef USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+#  include "strbuf.h"
+#  include "repository.h"
+
+/*
+ * Return a statically allocated path into the main repository's
+ * (the_repository) common git directory.
+ */
+__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
+static inline const char *git_common_path(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct strbuf *pathname = get_pathname();
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	repo_common_pathv(the_repository, pathname, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return pathname->buf;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Construct a path into the main repository's (the_repository) git directory
+ * and place it in the provided buffer `buf`, the contents of the buffer will
+ * be overridden.
+ */
+__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
+static inline char *git_path_buf(struct strbuf *buf, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	strbuf_reset(buf);
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	repo_git_pathv(the_repository, NULL, buf, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return buf->buf;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Construct a path into the main repository's (the_repository) git directory
+ * and append it to the provided buffer `sb`.
+ */
+__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
+static inline void strbuf_git_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	repo_git_pathv(the_repository, NULL, sb, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a statically allocated path into the main repository's
+ * (the_repository) git directory.
+ */
+__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
+static inline const char *git_path(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct strbuf *pathname = get_pathname();
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	repo_git_pathv(the_repository, NULL, pathname, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return pathname->buf;
+}
+
+#define GIT_PATH_FUNC(func, filename) \
+	const char *func(void) \
+	{ \
+		static char *ret; \
+		if (!ret) \
+			ret = git_pathdup(filename); \
+		return ret; \
+	}
+
+/*
+ * Return a path into the main repository's (the_repository) git directory.
+ */
+__attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
+static inline char *git_pathdup(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	repo_git_pathv(the_repository, NULL, &path, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
+}
+
+# endif /* USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE */
+
 #endif /* PATH_H */
diff --git a/protocol.c b/protocol.c
index 079ba75acf..bae7226ff4 100644
--- a/protocol.c
+++ b/protocol.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 36821fe5b5..5464398162 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ static void tweak_untracked_cache(struct index_state *istate)
 
 static void tweak_split_index(struct index_state *istate)
 {
-	switch (git_config_get_split_index()) {
+	switch (repo_config_get_split_index(the_repository)) {
 	case -1: /* unset: do nothing */
 		break;
 	case 0: /* false */
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ int do_read_index(struct index_state *istate, const char *path, int must_exist)
 
 	src_offset = sizeof(*hdr);
 
-	if (git_config_get_index_threads(&nr_threads))
+	if (repo_config_get_index_threads(the_repository, &nr_threads))
 		nr_threads = 1;
 
 	/* TODO: does creating more threads than cores help? */
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ static int record_eoie(void)
 	 * used for threading is written by default if the user
 	 * explicitly requested threaded index reads.
 	 */
-	return !git_config_get_index_threads(&val) && val != 1;
+	return !repo_config_get_index_threads(the_repository, &val) && val != 1;
 }
 
 static int record_ieot(void)
@@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ static int record_ieot(void)
 	 * written by default if the user explicitly requested
 	 * threaded index reads.
 	 */
-	return !git_config_get_index_threads(&val) && val != 1;
+	return !repo_config_get_index_threads(the_repository, &val) && val != 1;
 }
 
 enum write_extensions {
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ static int do_write_index(struct index_state *istate, struct tempfile *tempfile,
 
 	hashwrite(f, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
 
-	if (!HAVE_THREADS || git_config_get_index_threads(&nr_threads))
+	if (!HAVE_THREADS || repo_config_get_index_threads(the_repository, &nr_threads))
 		nr_threads = 1;
 
 	if (nr_threads != 1 && record_ieot()) {
@@ -3175,9 +3175,9 @@ static int do_write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate,
 	else
 		ret = close_lock_file_gently(lock);
 
-	run_hooks_l("post-index-change",
-			istate->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
-			istate->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0", NULL);
+	run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-index-change",
+		    istate->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
+		    istate->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0", NULL);
 	istate->updated_workdir = 0;
 	istate->updated_skipworktree = 0;
 
@@ -3203,8 +3203,8 @@ static unsigned long get_shared_index_expire_date(void)
 	static int shared_index_expire_date_prepared;
 
 	if (!shared_index_expire_date_prepared) {
-		git_config_get_expiry("splitindex.sharedindexexpire",
-				      &shared_index_expire);
+		repo_config_get_expiry(the_repository, "splitindex.sharedindexexpire",
+				       &shared_index_expire);
 		shared_index_expire_date = approxidate(shared_index_expire);
 		shared_index_expire_date_prepared = 1;
 	}
@@ -3294,7 +3294,7 @@ static const int default_max_percent_split_change = 20;
 static int too_many_not_shared_entries(struct index_state *istate)
 {
 	int i, not_shared = 0;
-	int max_split = git_config_get_max_percent_split_change();
+	int max_split = repo_config_get_max_percent_split_change(the_repository);
 
 	switch (max_split) {
 	case -1:
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 74de3d3009..57ffd60be0 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * The backend-independent part of the reference module.
  */
 
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "advice.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -2137,7 +2139,7 @@ static int run_transaction_hook(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 	const char *hook;
 	int ret = 0, i;
 
-	hook = find_hook("reference-transaction");
+	hook = find_hook(transaction->ref_store->repo, "reference-transaction");
 	if (!hook)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index f00106df14..3ab7e99a88 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "../git-compat-util.h"
 #include "../config.h"
 #include "../dir.h"
diff --git a/refs/reftable-backend.c b/refs/reftable-backend.c
index 8b7ffbf66f..ef0f9b0d42 100644
--- a/refs/reftable-backend.c
+++ b/refs/reftable-backend.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "../git-compat-util.h"
 #include "../abspath.h"
 #include "../chdir-notify.h"
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index 525ed6cc1e..d01e98bf65 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -1208,8 +1208,10 @@ void rerere_gc(struct repository *r, struct string_list *rr)
 	if (setup_rerere(r, rr, 0) < 0)
 		return;
 
-	git_config_get_expiry_in_days("gc.rerereresolved", &cutoff_resolve, now);
-	git_config_get_expiry_in_days("gc.rerereunresolved", &cutoff_noresolve, now);
+	repo_config_get_expiry_in_days(the_repository, "gc.rerereresolved",
+				       &cutoff_resolve, now);
+	repo_config_get_expiry_in_days(the_repository, "gc.rerereunresolved",
+				       &cutoff_noresolve, now);
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 	dir = opendir(git_path("rr-cache"));
 	if (!dir)
diff --git a/reset.c b/reset.c
index 9550dea03d..b22b1be792 100644
--- a/reset.c
+++ b/reset.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int update_refs(const struct reset_head_opts *opts,
 						 reflog_head);
 	}
 	if (!ret && run_hook)
-		run_hooks_l("post-checkout",
+		run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-checkout",
 			    oid_to_hex(head ? head : null_oid()),
 			    oid_to_hex(oid), "1", NULL);
 	strbuf_release(&msg);
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 6b33bd814f..ac94f8d429 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ void add_index_objects_to_pending(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int flags)
 			continue; /* current index already taken care of */
 
 		if (read_index_from(&istate,
-				    worktree_git_path(wt, "index"),
+				    worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "index"),
 				    get_worktree_git_dir(wt)) > 0)
 			do_add_index_objects_to_pending(revs, &istate, flags);
 		discard_index(&istate);
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index ea559c31f1..e592df0f51 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static int run_rewrite_hook(const struct object_id *oldoid,
 	struct child_process proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	int code;
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-	const char *hook_path = find_hook("post-rewrite");
+	const char *hook_path = find_hook(the_repository, "post-rewrite");
 
 	if (!hook_path)
 		return 0;
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static int try_to_commit(struct repository *r,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (hook_exists("prepare-commit-msg")) {
+	if (hook_exists(r, "prepare-commit-msg")) {
 		res = run_prepare_commit_msg_hook(r, msg, hook_commit);
 		if (res)
 			goto out;
@@ -5150,7 +5150,7 @@ cleanup_head_ref:
 
 			hook_opt.path_to_stdin = rebase_path_rewritten_list();
 			strvec_push(&hook_opt.args, "rebase");
-			run_hooks_opt("post-rewrite", &hook_opt);
+			run_hooks_opt(r, "post-rewrite", &hook_opt);
 		}
 		apply_autostash(rebase_path_autostash());
 
diff --git a/sideband.c b/sideband.c
index 5d8907151f..5b6b872a1c 100644
--- a/sideband.c
+++ b/sideband.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 8afb0dde55..97516b0fec 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int remove_path_from_gitmodules(const char *path)
 	}
 	strbuf_addstr(&sect, "submodule.");
 	strbuf_addstr(&sect, submodule->name);
-	if (git_config_rename_section_in_file(GITMODULES_FILE, sect.buf, NULL) < 0) {
+	if (repo_config_rename_section_in_file(the_repository, GITMODULES_FILE, sect.buf, NULL) < 0) {
 		/* Maybe the user already did that, don't error out here */
 		warning(_("Could not remove .gitmodules entry for %s"), path);
 		strbuf_release(&sect);
diff --git a/t/helper/test-advise.c b/t/helper/test-advise.c
index 8a3fd0009a..6967c8e25c 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-advise.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-advise.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "test-tool.h"
 #include "advice.h"
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-config.c b/t/helper/test-config.c
index ed444ca4c2..e193079ed5 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-config.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-config.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "test-tool.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "setup.h"
diff --git a/t/helper/test-userdiff.c b/t/helper/test-userdiff.c
index 0ce31ce59f..94c48ababb 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-userdiff.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-userdiff.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "test-tool.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "userdiff.h"
diff --git a/trailer.c b/trailer.c
index 72e5136c73..682d74505b 100644
--- a/trailer.c
+++ b/trailer.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "environment.h"
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 7c4af9f56f..bab28965f9 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static int run_pre_push_hook(struct transport *transport,
 	struct ref *r;
 	struct child_process proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	struct strbuf buf;
-	const char *hook_path = find_hook("pre-push");
+	const char *hook_path = find_hook(the_repository, "pre-push");
 
 	if (!hook_path)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/versioncmp.c b/versioncmp.c
index 45e676cbca..e3b2a6e330 100644
--- a/versioncmp.c
+++ b/versioncmp.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index fd05f3741c..30a947426e 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ const char *worktree_lock_reason(struct worktree *wt)
 	if (!wt->lock_reason_valid) {
 		struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-		strbuf_addstr(&path, worktree_git_path(wt, "locked"));
+		strbuf_addstr(&path, worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "locked"));
 		if (file_exists(path.buf)) {
 			struct strbuf lock_reason = STRBUF_INIT;
 			if (strbuf_read_file(&lock_reason, path.buf, 0) < 0)
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index b778eef989..b477239039 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static char *get_branch(const struct worktree *wt, const char *path)
 	struct object_id oid;
 	const char *branch_name;
 
-	if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, worktree_git_path(wt, "%s", path), 0) <= 0)
+	if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "%s", path), 0) <= 0)
 		goto got_nothing;
 
 	while (sb.len && sb.buf[sb.len - 1] == '\n')
@@ -1716,18 +1716,18 @@ int wt_status_check_rebase(const struct worktree *wt,
 {
 	struct stat st;
 
-	if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt, "rebase-apply"), &st)) {
-		if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt, "rebase-apply/applying"), &st)) {
+	if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-apply"), &st)) {
+		if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-apply/applying"), &st)) {
 			state->am_in_progress = 1;
-			if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt, "rebase-apply/patch"), &st) && !st.st_size)
+			if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-apply/patch"), &st) && !st.st_size)
 				state->am_empty_patch = 1;
 		} else {
 			state->rebase_in_progress = 1;
 			state->branch = get_branch(wt, "rebase-apply/head-name");
 			state->onto = get_branch(wt, "rebase-apply/onto");
 		}
-	} else if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt, "rebase-merge"), &st)) {
-		if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt, "rebase-merge/interactive"), &st))
+	} else if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-merge"), &st)) {
+		if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "rebase-merge/interactive"), &st))
 			state->rebase_interactive_in_progress = 1;
 		else
 			state->rebase_in_progress = 1;
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ int wt_status_check_bisect(const struct worktree *wt,
 {
 	struct stat st;
 
-	if (!stat(worktree_git_path(wt, "BISECT_LOG"), &st)) {
+	if (!stat(worktree_git_path(the_repository, wt, "BISECT_LOG"), &st)) {
 		state->bisect_in_progress = 1;
 		state->bisecting_from = get_branch(wt, "BISECT_START");
 		return 1;