1 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/replace-object.c b/replace-object.c
index e98825d585..ae2d55b014 100644
--- a/replace-object.c
+++ b/replace-object.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void prepare_replace_object(struct repository *r)
  * replacement object's name (replaced recursively, if necessary).
  * The return value is either oid or a pointer to a
  * permanently-allocated value.  This function always respects replace
- * references, regardless of the value of read_replace_refs.
+ * references, regardless of the value of r->settings.read_replace_refs.
  */
 const struct object_id *do_lookup_replace_object(struct repository *r,
 						 const struct object_id *oid)
@@ -84,3 +84,29 @@ const struct object_id *do_lookup_replace_object(struct repository *r,
 	}
 	die(_("replace depth too high for object %s"), oid_to_hex(oid));
 }
+
+/*
+ * This indicator determines whether replace references should be
+ * respected process-wide, regardless of which repository is being
+ * using at the time.
+ */
+static int read_replace_refs = 1;
+
+void disable_replace_refs(void)
+{
+	read_replace_refs = 0;
+}
+
+int replace_refs_enabled(struct repository *r)
+{
+	if (!read_replace_refs)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (r->gitdir) {
+		prepare_repo_settings(r);
+		return r->settings.read_replace_refs;
+	}
+
+	/* repository has no objects or refs. */
+	return 0;
+}