1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
index 8c3c1c46e1..1499f63d50 100644
--- a/object.h
+++ b/object.h
@@ -287,6 +287,17 @@ enum peel_status {
 	PEEL_BROKEN = -4
 };
 
+enum peel_object_flags {
+	/*
+	 * Always verify the object type, even in the case where the looked-up
+	 * object already has an object type. This can be useful when the
+	 * stored object type may be invalid. One such case is when looking up
+	 * objects via tags, where we blindly trust the object type declared by
+	 * the tag.
+	 */
+	PEEL_OBJECT_VERIFY_OBJECT_TYPE = (1 << 0),
+};
+
 /*
  * Peel the named object; i.e., if the object is a tag, resolve the
  * tag recursively until a non-tag is found.  If successful, store the
@@ -295,7 +306,9 @@ enum peel_status {
  * and leave oid unchanged.
  */
 enum peel_status peel_object(struct repository *r,
-			     const struct object_id *name, struct object_id *oid);
+			     const struct object_id *name,
+			     struct object_id *oid,
+			     unsigned flags);
 
 struct object_list *object_list_insert(struct object *item,
 				       struct object_list **list_p);