thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/blame.h b/include/git2/blame.h
index b7fa9ae..7f0de17 100644
--- a/include/git2/blame.h
+++ b/include/git2/blame.h
@@ -83,17 +83,16 @@ typedef struct git_blame_options {
 #define GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_INIT {GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_VERSION}
 
 /**
-* Initializes a `git_blame_options` with default values. Equivalent to
-* creating an instance with GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_INIT.
-*
-* @param opts the `git_blame_options` instance to initialize.
-* @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
-* `GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
-* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
-*/
+ * Initializes a `git_blame_options` with default values. Equivalent to
+ * creating an instance with GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_INIT.
+ *
+ * @param opts The `git_blame_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_VERSION`
+ * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
+ */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_blame_init_options(
-	git_blame_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_blame_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Structure that represents a blame hunk.
diff --git a/include/git2/checkout.h b/include/git2/checkout.h
index 69addb7..494f674 100644
--- a/include/git2/checkout.h
+++ b/include/git2/checkout.h
@@ -270,14 +270,13 @@ typedef struct git_checkout_options {
 * Initializes a `git_checkout_options` with default values. Equivalent to
 * creating an instance with GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT.
 *
-* @param opts the `git_checkout_options` instance to initialize.
-* @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
-* `GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
+* @param opts the `git_checkout_options` struct to initialize.
+* @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_VERSION`
 * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
 */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_checkout_init_opts(
-	git_checkout_options* opts,
-	int version);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_checkout_init_options(
+	git_checkout_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Updates files in the index and the working tree to match the content of
diff --git a/include/git2/cherrypick.h b/include/git2/cherrypick.h
index 7c48e66..e998d32 100644
--- a/include/git2/cherrypick.h
+++ b/include/git2/cherrypick.h
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ typedef struct {
  * Initializes a `git_cherry_pick_options` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_CHERRY_PICK_OPTIONS_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_cherry_pick_options` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_CHERRY_PICK_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_cherry_pick_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_CHERRY_PICK_OPTIONS_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_cherry_pick_init_opts(
-	git_cherry_pick_options* opts,
-	int version);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_cherry_pick_init_options(
+	git_cherry_pick_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Cherry-picks the given commit against the given "our" commit, producing an
diff --git a/include/git2/clone.h b/include/git2/clone.h
index 20be1a1..985c04b 100644
--- a/include/git2/clone.h
+++ b/include/git2/clone.h
@@ -66,17 +66,16 @@ typedef struct git_clone_options {
 #define GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT {GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_VERSION, {GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_VERSION, GIT_CHECKOUT_SAFE_CREATE}, GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_INIT}
 
 /**
-* Initializes a `git_clone_options` with default values. Equivalent to
-* creating an instance with GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT.
-*
-* @param opts the `git_clone_options` instance to initialize.
-* @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
-* `GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
-* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
-*/
+ * Initializes a `git_clone_options` with default values. Equivalent to
+ * creating an instance with GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT.
+ *
+ * @param opts The `git_clone_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_VERSION`
+ * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
+ */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_clone_init_options(
-	git_clone_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_clone_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Clone a remote repository.
diff --git a/include/git2/diff.h b/include/git2/diff.h
index 273f471..b40cc61 100644
--- a/include/git2/diff.h
+++ b/include/git2/diff.h
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ typedef enum {
 	 */
 	GIT_DIFF_ENABLE_FAST_UNTRACKED_DIRS = (1u << 14),
 
+	/** When diff finds a file in the working directory with stat
+	 * information different from the index, but the OID ends up being the
+	 * same, write the correct stat information into the index.  Note:
+	 * without this flag, diff will always leave the index untouched.
+	 */
+	GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX = (1u << 15),
+
 	/*
 	 * Options controlling how output will be generated
 	 */
@@ -381,17 +388,16 @@ typedef struct {
 	{GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION, 0, GIT_SUBMODULE_IGNORE_DEFAULT, {NULL,0}, NULL, NULL, 3}
 
 /**
-* Initializes a `git_diff_options` with default values. Equivalent to
-* creating an instance with GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT.
-*
-* @param opts the `git_diff_options` instance to initialize.
-* @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
-* `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
-* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
-*/
+ * Initializes a `git_diff_options` with default values. Equivalent to
+ * creating an instance with GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT.
+ *
+ * @param opts The `git_diff_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION`
+ * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
+ */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_init_options(
-	git_diff_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_diff_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * When iterating over a diff, callback that will be made per file.
@@ -622,17 +628,16 @@ typedef struct {
 #define GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_INIT {GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_VERSION}
 
 /**
-* Initializes a `git_diff_find_options` with default values. Equivalent to
-* creating an instance with GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_INIT.
-*
-* @param opts the `git_diff_find_options` instance to initialize.
-* @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
-* `GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
-* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
-*/
+ * Initializes a `git_diff_find_options` with default values. Equivalent to
+ * creating an instance with GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_INIT.
+ *
+ * @param opts The `git_diff_find_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_VERSION`
+ * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
+ */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_find_init_options(
-	git_diff_find_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_diff_find_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /** @name Diff Generator Functions
  *
@@ -804,23 +809,6 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_find_similar(
 	git_diff *diff,
 	const git_diff_find_options *options);
 
-/**
- * Initialize diff options structure
- *
- * In most cases, you can probably just use `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT` to
- * initialize the diff options structure, but in some cases that is not
- * going to work.  You can call this function instead.  Note that you
- * must pass both a pointer to the structure to be initialized and the
- * `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION` value from the header you compiled with.
- *
- * @param options Pointer to git_diff_options memory to be initialized
- * @param version Should be `GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION`
- * @return 0 on success, negative on failure (such as unsupported version)
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_options_init(
-	git_diff_options *options,
-	unsigned int version);
-
 /**@}*/
 
 
@@ -1233,17 +1221,17 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_commit_as_email(
 	const git_diff_options *diff_opts);
 
 /**
-* Initializes a `git_diff_format_email_options` with default values. Equivalent to
-* creating an instance with GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_INIT.
-*
-* @param opts the `git_diff_format_email_options` instance to initialize.
-* @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
-* `GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
-* @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
-*/
+ * Initializes a `git_diff_format_email_options` with default values.
+ *
+ * Equivalent to creating an instance with GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_INIT.
+ *
+ * @param opts The `git_diff_format_email_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_VERSION`
+ * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
+ */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_format_email_init_options(
 	git_diff_format_email_options *opts,
-	int version);
+	unsigned int version);
 
 GIT_END_DECL
 
diff --git a/include/git2/index.h b/include/git2/index.h
index 05e58a6..cdb8728 100644
--- a/include/git2/index.h
+++ b/include/git2/index.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct git_index_entry {
 	unsigned short flags;
 	unsigned short flags_extended;
 
-	char *path;
+	const char *path;
 } git_index_entry;
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/git2/merge.h b/include/git2/merge.h
index 6d97e81..ef2dc38 100644
--- a/include/git2/merge.h
+++ b/include/git2/merge.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_file_init_input(
 	git_merge_file_input *opts,
-	int version);
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Flags for `git_merge_tree` options.  A combination of these flags can be
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_file_init_options(
 	git_merge_file_options *opts,
-	int version);
+	unsigned int version);
 
 typedef struct {
 	/**
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_init_options(
 	git_merge_options *opts,
-	int version);
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * The results of `git_merge_analysis` indicate the merge opportunities.
diff --git a/include/git2/push.h b/include/git2/push.h
index 7a8bec1..cbf1156 100644
--- a/include/git2/push.h
+++ b/include/git2/push.h
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ typedef struct {
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_push_init_options(
-	git_push_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_push_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /** Push network progress notification function */
 typedef int (*git_push_transfer_progress)(
diff --git a/include/git2/remote.h b/include/git2/remote.h
index 11e1e26..3633501 100644
--- a/include/git2/remote.h
+++ b/include/git2/remote.h
@@ -501,14 +501,13 @@ struct git_remote_callbacks {
  * Initializes a `git_remote_callbacks` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_remote_callbacks` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_remote_callbacks` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_init_callbacks(
-	git_remote_callbacks* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_remote_callbacks *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Set the callbacks for a remote
diff --git a/include/git2/repository.h b/include/git2/repository.h
index 4433e71..e3f687a 100644
--- a/include/git2/repository.h
+++ b/include/git2/repository.h
@@ -271,14 +271,13 @@ typedef struct {
  * Initializes a `git_repository_init_options` with default values. Equivalent
  * to creating an instance with GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_repository_init_options` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_repository_init_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_repository_init_init_options(
-	git_repository_init_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_repository_init_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Create a new Git repository in the given folder with extended controls.
diff --git a/include/git2/revert.h b/include/git2/revert.h
index 3a6beb6..da37fbe 100644
--- a/include/git2/revert.h
+++ b/include/git2/revert.h
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ typedef struct {
  * Initializes a `git_revert_options` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_revert_options` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_revert_options` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_revert_init_opts(
-	git_revert_options* opts,
-	int version);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_revert_init_options(
+	git_revert_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Reverts the given commit against the given "our" commit, producing an
diff --git a/include/git2/status.h b/include/git2/status.h
index 6af45c7..effe5e1 100644
--- a/include/git2/status.h
+++ b/include/git2/status.h
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ typedef enum {
  * - GIT_STATUS_OPT_NO_REFRESH bypasses the default status behavior of
  *   doing a "soft" index reload (i.e. reloading the index data if the
  *   file on disk has been modified outside libgit2).
+ * - GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX tells libgit2 to refresh the stat cache
+ *   in the index for files that are unchanged but have out of date stat
+ *   information in the index.  It will result in less work being done on
+ *   subsequent calls to get status.  This is mutually exclusive with the
+ *   NO_REFRESH option.
  *
  * Calling `git_status_foreach()` is like calling the extended version
  * with: GIT_STATUS_OPT_INCLUDE_IGNORED, GIT_STATUS_OPT_INCLUDE_UNTRACKED,
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	GIT_STATUS_OPT_SORT_CASE_INSENSITIVELY  = (1u << 10),
 	GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_FROM_REWRITES    = (1u << 11),
 	GIT_STATUS_OPT_NO_REFRESH               = (1u << 12),
+	GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX             = (1u << 13),
 } git_status_opt_t;
 
 #define GIT_STATUS_OPT_DEFAULTS \
@@ -178,14 +184,13 @@ typedef struct {
  * Initializes a `git_status_options` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_status_options` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts The `git_status_options` instance to initialize.
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_status_init_options(
-	git_status_options* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_status_options *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * A status entry, providing the differences between the file as it exists
diff --git a/include/git2/sys/config.h b/include/git2/sys/config.h
index 3df2ba3..46bb652 100644
--- a/include/git2/sys/config.h
+++ b/include/git2/sys/config.h
@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@ struct git_config_backend {
  * Initializes a `git_config_backend` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_CONFIG_BACKEND_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_config_backend` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_CONFIG_BACKEND_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_config_backend` struct to initialize.
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_CONFIG_BACKEND_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_config_init_backend(
-	git_config_backend* backend,
-	int version);
+	git_config_backend *backend,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Add a generic config file instance to an existing config
diff --git a/include/git2/sys/diff.h b/include/git2/sys/diff.h
index bc6cdf3..48d72f4 100644
--- a/include/git2/sys/diff.h
+++ b/include/git2/sys/diff.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "git2/common.h"
 #include "git2/types.h"
 #include "git2/oid.h"
+#include "git2/diff.h"
+#include "git2/status.h"
 
 /**
  * @file git2/sys/diff.h
@@ -58,6 +60,32 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_print_callback__to_file_handle(
 	const git_diff_line *line,
 	void *payload); /*< payload must be a `FILE *` */
 
+
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned int version;
+	size_t stat_calls;
+	size_t oid_calculations;
+} git_diff_perfdata;
+
+#define GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_VERSION 1
+#define GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_INIT {GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_VERSION,0,0}
+
+/**
+ * Get performance data for a diff object.
+ *
+ * @param out Structure to be filled with diff performance data
+ * @param diff Diff to read performance data from
+ * @return 0 for success, <0 for error
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_diff_get_perfdata(
+	git_diff_perfdata *out, const git_diff *diff);
+
+/**
+ * Get performance data for diffs from a git_status_list
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_status_list_get_perfdata(
+	git_diff_perfdata *out, const git_status_list *status);
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/include/git2/sys/odb_backend.h b/include/git2/sys/odb_backend.h
index 77fe0dd..1fc3c31 100644
--- a/include/git2/sys/odb_backend.h
+++ b/include/git2/sys/odb_backend.h
@@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ struct git_odb_backend {
  * Initializes a `git_odb_backend` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_ODB_BACKEND_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_odb_backend` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_ODB_BACKEND_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_odb_backend` struct to initialize.
+ * @param version Version the struct; pass `GIT_ODB_BACKEND_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_odb_init_backend(
-	git_odb_backend* backend,
-	int version);
+	git_odb_backend *backend,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 GIT_EXTERN(void *) git_odb_backend_malloc(git_odb_backend *backend, size_t len);
 
diff --git a/include/git2/sys/refdb_backend.h b/include/git2/sys/refdb_backend.h
index dce142c..3b216a2 100644
--- a/include/git2/sys/refdb_backend.h
+++ b/include/git2/sys/refdb_backend.h
@@ -162,14 +162,13 @@ struct git_refdb_backend {
  * Initializes a `git_refdb_backend` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_REFDB_BACKEND_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_refdb_backend` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_REFDB_BACKEND_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_refdb_backend` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_REFDB_BACKEND_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_refdb_init_backend(
-	git_refdb_backend* backend,
-	int version);
+	git_refdb_backend *backend,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Constructors for default filesystem-based refdb backend
diff --git a/include/git2/transport.h b/include/git2/transport.h
index a33146c..af7812b 100644
--- a/include/git2/transport.h
+++ b/include/git2/transport.h
@@ -314,14 +314,13 @@ struct git_transport {
  * Initializes a `git_transport` with default values. Equivalent to
  * creating an instance with GIT_TRANSPORT_INIT.
  *
- * @param opts the `git_transport` instance to initialize.
- * @param version the version of the struct; you should pass
- *        `GIT_TRANSPORT_VERSION` here.
+ * @param opts the `git_transport` struct to initialize
+ * @param version Version of struct; pass `GIT_TRANSPORT_VERSION`
  * @return Zero on success; -1 on failure.
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_transport_init(
-	git_transport* opts,
-	int version);
+	git_transport *opts,
+	unsigned int version);
 
 /**
  * Function to use to create a transport from a URL. The transport database
diff --git a/src/blame.c b/src/blame.c
index e45c0ee..eb977c2 100644
--- a/src/blame.c
+++ b/src/blame.c
@@ -480,14 +480,9 @@ int git_blame_buffer(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_blame_init_options(git_blame_options* opts, int version)
+int git_blame_init_options(git_blame_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_blame_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_blame_options o = GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_blame_options, GIT_BLAME_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/checkout.c b/src/checkout.c
index bc976b8..b869efe 100644
--- a/src/checkout.c
+++ b/src/checkout.c
@@ -184,9 +184,7 @@ static bool checkout_is_workdir_modified(
 	if (baseitem->size && wditem->file_size != baseitem->size)
 		return true;
 
-	if (git_diff__oid_for_file(
-			data->repo, wditem->path, wditem->mode,
-			wditem->file_size, &oid) < 0)
+	if (git_diff__oid_for_entry(&oid, data->diff, wditem, NULL) < 0)
 		return false;
 
 	return (git_oid__cmp(&baseitem->id, &oid) != 0);
@@ -2242,14 +2240,9 @@ int git_checkout_head(
 	return git_checkout_tree(repo, NULL, opts);
 }
 
-int git_checkout_init_opts(git_checkout_options* opts, int version)
+int git_checkout_init_options(git_checkout_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_checkout_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_checkout_options o = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_checkout_options, GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/cherrypick.c b/src/cherrypick.c
index 6a5ca83..e02348a 100644
--- a/src/cherrypick.c
+++ b/src/cherrypick.c
@@ -217,14 +217,10 @@ done:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_cherry_pick_init_opts(git_cherry_pick_options* opts, int version)
+int git_cherry_pick_init_options(
+	git_cherry_pick_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_CHERRY_PICK_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_cherry_pick_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_cherry_pick_options o = GIT_CHERRY_PICK_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_cherry_pick_options, GIT_CHERRY_PICK_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/clone.c b/src/clone.c
index 62f1035..c6be00f 100644
--- a/src/clone.c
+++ b/src/clone.c
@@ -445,14 +445,9 @@ int git_clone(
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_clone_init_options(git_clone_options* opts, int version)
+int git_clone_init_options(git_clone_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_clone_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_clone_options o = GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_clone_options, GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index dd97a30..807e5fa 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ GIT_INLINE(void) git__init_structure(void *structure, size_t len, unsigned int v
 }
 #define GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE(S,V) git__init_structure(S, sizeof(*S), V)
 
+#define GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(PTR,VERSION,TYPE,TPL) do { \
+	TYPE _tmpl = TPL; \
+	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(&(VERSION), _tmpl.version, #TYPE);	\
+	memcpy((PTR), &_tmpl, sizeof(_tmpl)); } while (0)
+
 /* NOTE: other giterr functions are in the public errors.h header file */
 
 #include "util.h"
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 16854c0..f9d6971 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -984,24 +984,22 @@ int git_config__global_location(git_buf *buf)
 {
 	const git_buf *paths;
 	const char *sep, *start;
-	size_t len;
 
 	if (git_sysdir_get(&paths, GIT_SYSDIR_GLOBAL) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* no paths, so give up */
-	if (git_buf_len(paths) == 0)
+	if (!paths || !git_buf_len(paths))
 		return -1;
 
-	start = git_buf_cstr(paths);
-	sep = strchr(start, GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR);
-
-	if (sep)
-		len = sep - start;
-	else
-		len = paths->size;
+	/* find unescaped separator or end of string */
+	for (sep = start = git_buf_cstr(paths); *sep; ++sep) {
+		if (*sep == GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR &&
+			(sep <= start || sep[-1] != '\\'))
+			break;
+	}
 
-	if (git_buf_set(buf, start, len) < 0)
+	if (git_buf_set(buf, start, (size_t)(sep - start)) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	return git_buf_joinpath(buf, buf->ptr, GIT_CONFIG_FILENAME_GLOBAL);
@@ -1276,14 +1274,9 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_config_init_backend(git_config_backend* backend, int version)
+int git_config_init_backend(git_config_backend *backend, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_CONFIG_BACKEND_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_config_backend", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_config_backend b = GIT_CONFIG_BACKEND_INIT;
-		memcpy(backend, &b, sizeof(b));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		backend, version, git_config_backend, GIT_CONFIG_BACKEND_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/diff.c b/src/diff.c
index 4b6fbe2..781f23e 100644
--- a/src/diff.c
+++ b/src/diff.c
@@ -442,6 +442,14 @@ static int diff_list_apply_options(
 		diff->new_src = tmp_src;
 	}
 
+	/* Unset UPDATE_INDEX unless diffing workdir and index */
+	if (DIFF_FLAG_IS_SET(diff, GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX) &&
+		(!(diff->old_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR ||
+		   diff->new_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR) ||
+		 !(diff->old_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_INDEX ||
+		   diff->new_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_INDEX)))
+		diff->opts.flags &= ~GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX;
+
 	/* if ignore_submodules not explicitly set, check diff config */
 	if (diff->opts.ignore_submodules <= 0) {
 		const git_config_entry *entry;
@@ -510,76 +518,105 @@ void git_diff_addref(git_diff *diff)
 }
 
 int git_diff__oid_for_file(
-	git_repository *repo,
+	git_oid *out,
+	git_diff *diff,
 	const char *path,
 	uint16_t  mode,
-	git_off_t size,
-	git_oid *oid)
+	git_off_t size)
+{
+	git_index_entry entry;
+
+	memset(&entry, 0, sizeof(entry));
+	entry.mode = mode;
+	entry.file_size = size;
+	entry.path = (char *)path;
+
+	return git_diff__oid_for_entry(out, diff, &entry, NULL);
+}
+
+int git_diff__oid_for_entry(
+	git_oid *out,
+	git_diff *diff,
+	const git_index_entry *src,
+	const git_oid *update_match)
 {
-	int result = 0;
+	int error = 0;
 	git_buf full_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_index_entry entry = *src;
+	git_filter_list *fl = NULL;
+
+	memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
 
 	if (git_buf_joinpath(
-		&full_path, git_repository_workdir(repo), path) < 0)
+		&full_path, git_repository_workdir(diff->repo), entry.path) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (!mode) {
+	if (!entry.mode) {
 		struct stat st;
 
-		if (p_stat(path, &st) < 0) {
-			giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not stat '%s'", path);
-			result = -1;
-			goto cleanup;
+		diff->perf.stat_calls++;
+
+		if (p_stat(full_path.ptr, &st) < 0) {
+			error = git_path_set_error(errno, entry.path, "stat");
+			git_buf_free(&full_path);
+			return error;
 		}
 
-		mode = st.st_mode;
-		size = st.st_size;
+		git_index_entry__init_from_stat(
+			&entry, &st, (diff->diffcaps & GIT_DIFFCAPS_TRUST_MODE_BITS) != 0);
 	}
 
 	/* calculate OID for file if possible */
-	if (S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
+	if (S_ISGITLINK(entry.mode)) {
 		git_submodule *sm;
 
-		memset(oid, 0, sizeof(*oid));
-
-		if (!git_submodule_lookup(&sm, repo, path)) {
+		if (!git_submodule_lookup(&sm, diff->repo, entry.path)) {
 			const git_oid *sm_oid = git_submodule_wd_id(sm);
 			if (sm_oid)
-				git_oid_cpy(oid, sm_oid);
+				git_oid_cpy(out, sm_oid);
 			git_submodule_free(sm);
 		} else {
 			/* if submodule lookup failed probably just in an intermediate
 			 * state where some init hasn't happened, so ignore the error
 			 */
 			giterr_clear();
-			memset(oid, 0, sizeof(*oid));
 		}
-	} else if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
-		result = git_odb__hashlink(oid, full_path.ptr);
-	} else if (!git__is_sizet(size)) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "File size overflow (for 32-bits) on '%s'", path);
-		result = -1;
-	} else {
-		git_filter_list *fl = NULL;
-
-		result = git_filter_list_load(&fl, repo, NULL, path, GIT_FILTER_TO_ODB);
-		if (!result) {
-			int fd = git_futils_open_ro(full_path.ptr);
-			if (fd < 0)
-				result = fd;
-			else {
-				result = git_odb__hashfd_filtered(
-					oid, fd, (size_t)size, GIT_OBJ_BLOB, fl);
-				p_close(fd);
-			}
-
-			git_filter_list_free(fl);
+	} else if (S_ISLNK(entry.mode)) {
+		error = git_odb__hashlink(out, full_path.ptr);
+		diff->perf.oid_calculations++;
+	} else if (!git__is_sizet(entry.file_size)) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "File size overflow (for 32-bits) on '%s'",
+			entry.path);
+		error = -1;
+	} else if (!(error = git_filter_list_load(
+			&fl, diff->repo, NULL, entry.path, GIT_FILTER_TO_ODB)))
+	{
+		int fd = git_futils_open_ro(full_path.ptr);
+		if (fd < 0)
+			error = fd;
+		else {
+			error = git_odb__hashfd_filtered(
+				out, fd, (size_t)entry.file_size, GIT_OBJ_BLOB, fl);
+			p_close(fd);
+			diff->perf.oid_calculations++;
 		}
+
+		git_filter_list_free(fl);
 	}
 
-cleanup:
+	/* update index for entry if requested */
+	if (!error && update_match && git_oid_equal(out, update_match)) {
+		git_index *idx;
+
+		if (!(error = git_repository_index(&idx, diff->repo))) {
+			memcpy(&entry.id, out, sizeof(entry.id));
+			error = git_index_add(idx, &entry);
+			git_index_free(idx);
+		}
+ 	}
+
 	git_buf_free(&full_path);
-	return result;
+	return error;
 }
 
 static bool diff_time_eq(
@@ -660,6 +697,7 @@ static int maybe_modified(
 	unsigned int omode = oitem->mode;
 	unsigned int nmode = nitem->mode;
 	bool new_is_workdir = (info->new_iter->type == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR);
+	bool modified_uncertain = false;
 	const char *matched_pathspec;
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -727,15 +765,21 @@ static int maybe_modified(
 		/* if the stat data looks different, then mark modified - this just
 		 * means that the OID will be recalculated below to confirm change
 		 */
-		else if (omode != nmode ||
-			oitem->file_size != nitem->file_size ||
-			!diff_time_eq(&oitem->mtime, &nitem->mtime, use_nanos) ||
+		else if (omode != nmode || oitem->file_size != nitem->file_size) {
+			status = GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED;
+			modified_uncertain =
+				(oitem->file_size <= 0 && nitem->file_size > 0);
+		}
+		else if (!diff_time_eq(&oitem->mtime, &nitem->mtime, use_nanos) ||
 			(use_ctime &&
 			 !diff_time_eq(&oitem->ctime, &nitem->ctime, use_nanos)) ||
 			oitem->ino != nitem->ino ||
 			oitem->uid != nitem->uid ||
 			oitem->gid != nitem->gid)
+		{
 			status = GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED;
+			modified_uncertain = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* if mode is GITLINK and submodules are ignored, then skip */
@@ -746,10 +790,14 @@ static int maybe_modified(
 	/* if we got here and decided that the files are modified, but we
 	 * haven't calculated the OID of the new item, then calculate it now
 	 */
-	if (status == GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED && git_oid_iszero(&nitem->id)) {
+	if (modified_uncertain && git_oid_iszero(&nitem->id)) {
 		if (git_oid_iszero(&noid)) {
-			if ((error = git_diff__oid_for_file(diff->repo,
-					nitem->path, nitem->mode, nitem->file_size, &noid)) < 0)
+			const git_oid *update_check =
+				DIFF_FLAG_IS_SET(diff, GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX) ?
+				&oitem->id : NULL;
+
+			if ((error = git_diff__oid_for_entry(
+					&noid, diff, nitem, update_check)) < 0)
 				return error;
 		}
 
@@ -1066,6 +1114,8 @@ int git_diff__from_iterators(
 			error = 0;
 	}
 
+	diff->perf.stat_calls += old_iter->stat_calls + new_iter->stat_calls;
+
 cleanup:
 	if (!error)
 		*diff_ptr = diff;
@@ -1174,6 +1224,9 @@ int git_diff_index_to_workdir(
 			&b, repo, GIT_ITERATOR_DONT_AUTOEXPAND, pfx, pfx)
 	);
 
+	if (!error && DIFF_FLAG_IS_SET(*diff, GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX))
+		error = git_index_write(index);
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1226,20 +1279,6 @@ int git_diff_tree_to_workdir_with_index(
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_diff_options_init(git_diff_options *options, unsigned int version)
-{
-	git_diff_options template = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
-
-	if (version != template.version) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID,
-			"Invalid version %d for git_diff_options", (int)version);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	memcpy(options, &template, sizeof(*options));
-	return 0;
-}
-
 size_t git_diff_num_deltas(const git_diff *diff)
 {
 	assert(diff);
@@ -1271,6 +1310,15 @@ int git_diff_is_sorted_icase(const git_diff *diff)
 	return (diff->opts.flags & GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_CASE) != 0;
 }
 
+int git_diff_get_perfdata(git_diff_perfdata *out, const git_diff *diff)
+{
+	assert(out);
+	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(out, GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_VERSION, "git_diff_perfdata");
+	out->stat_calls = diff->perf.stat_calls;
+	out->oid_calculations = diff->perf.oid_calculations;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int git_diff__paired_foreach(
 	git_diff *head2idx,
 	git_diff *idx2wd,
@@ -1573,38 +1621,26 @@ int git_diff_commit_as_email(
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_diff_init_options(git_diff_options* opts, int version)
+int git_diff_init_options(git_diff_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_diff_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_diff_options o = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_diff_options, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_diff_find_init_options(git_diff_find_options* opts, int version)
+int git_diff_find_init_options(
+	git_diff_find_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_diff_find_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_diff_find_options o = GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_diff_find_options, GIT_DIFF_FIND_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_diff_format_email_init_options(git_diff_format_email_options* opts, int version)
+int git_diff_format_email_init_options(
+	git_diff_format_email_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_diff_format_email_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_diff_format_email_options o = GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_diff_format_email_options,
+		GIT_DIFF_FORMAT_EMAIL_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/diff.h b/src/diff.h
index aae8fbf..3305238 100644
--- a/src/diff.h
+++ b/src/diff.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define INCLUDE_diff_h__
 
 #include "git2/diff.h"
+#include "git2/sys/diff.h"
 #include "git2/oid.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ struct git_diff {
 	git_iterator_type_t old_src;
 	git_iterator_type_t new_src;
 	uint32_t diffcaps;
+	git_diff_perfdata perf;
 
 	int (*strcomp)(const char *, const char *);
 	int (*strncomp)(const char *, const char *, size_t);
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ extern int git_diff_delta__format_file_header(
 	int oid_strlen);
 
 extern int git_diff__oid_for_file(
-	git_repository *, const char *, uint16_t, git_off_t, git_oid *);
+	git_oid *out, git_diff *, const char *, uint16_t, git_off_t);
+extern int git_diff__oid_for_entry(
+	git_oid *out, git_diff *, const git_index_entry *, const git_oid *update);
 
 extern int git_diff__from_iterators(
 	git_diff **diff_ptr,
diff --git a/src/diff_tform.c b/src/diff_tform.c
index 97fbc28..a2dab0a 100644
--- a/src/diff_tform.c
+++ b/src/diff_tform.c
@@ -574,14 +574,14 @@ static int similarity_measure(
 	if (exact_match) {
 		if (git_oid_iszero(&a_file->id) &&
 			diff->old_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR &&
-			!git_diff__oid_for_file(diff->repo, a_file->path,
-				a_file->mode, a_file->size, &a_file->id))
+			!git_diff__oid_for_file(&a_file->id,
+				diff, a_file->path, a_file->mode, a_file->size))
 			a_file->flags |= GIT_DIFF_FLAG_VALID_ID;
 
 		if (git_oid_iszero(&b_file->id) &&
 			diff->new_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR &&
-			!git_diff__oid_for_file(diff->repo, b_file->path,
-				b_file->mode, b_file->size, &b_file->id))
+			!git_diff__oid_for_file(&b_file->id,
+				diff, b_file->path, b_file->mode, b_file->size))
 			b_file->flags |= GIT_DIFF_FLAG_VALID_ID;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/index.c b/src/index.c
index c044af4..8a7f292 100644
--- a/src/index.c
+++ b/src/index.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static int index_entry_reuc_init(git_index_reuc_entry **reuc_out,
 
 static void index_entry_cpy(git_index_entry *tgt, const git_index_entry *src)
 {
-	char *tgt_path = tgt->path;
+	const char *tgt_path = tgt->path;
 	memcpy(tgt, src, sizeof(*tgt));
 	tgt->path = tgt_path; /* reset to existing path data */
 }
@@ -2282,9 +2282,7 @@ static int read_tree_cb(
 		entry->mode == old_entry->mode &&
 		git_oid_equal(&entry->id, &old_entry->id))
 	{
-		char *oldpath = entry->path;
-		memcpy(entry, old_entry, sizeof(*entry));
-		entry->path = oldpath;
+		index_entry_cpy(entry, old_entry);
 		entry->flags_extended = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/iterator.c b/src/iterator.c
index ef27fa7..4f8087c 100644
--- a/src/iterator.c
+++ b/src/iterator.c
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ static int fs_iterator__expand_dir(fs_iterator *fi)
 		fs_iterator__free_frame(ff);
 		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
 	}
+	fi->base.stat_calls += ff->entries.length;
 
 	fs_iterator__seek_frame_start(fi, ff);
 
@@ -1304,9 +1305,10 @@ static int workdir_iterator__enter_dir(fs_iterator *fi)
 
 	/* convert submodules to GITLINK and remove trailing slashes */
 	git_vector_foreach(&ff->entries, pos, entry) {
-		if (S_ISDIR(entry->st.st_mode) &&
-			git_submodule__is_submodule(fi->base.repo, entry->path))
-		{
+		if (!S_ISDIR(entry->st.st_mode) || !strcmp(GIT_DIR, entry->path))
+			continue;
+
+		if (git_submodule__is_submodule(fi->base.repo, entry->path)) {
 			entry->st.st_mode = GIT_FILEMODE_COMMIT;
 			entry->path_len--;
 			entry->path[entry->path_len] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/iterator.h b/src/iterator.h
index ba9c1e4..f678302 100644
--- a/src/iterator.h
+++ b/src/iterator.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct git_iterator {
 	char *start;
 	char *end;
 	int (*prefixcomp)(const char *str, const char *prefix);
+	size_t stat_calls;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/merge.c b/src/merge.c
index 69c42bc..6a8e587 100644
--- a/src/merge.c
+++ b/src/merge.c
@@ -2803,38 +2803,24 @@ void git_merge_head_free(git_merge_head *head)
 	git__free(head);
 }
 
-int git_merge_init_options(git_merge_options *opts, int version)
+int git_merge_init_options(git_merge_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_merge_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_merge_options default_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &default_opts, sizeof(git_merge_options));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_merge_options, GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_merge_file_init_input(git_merge_file_input *input, int version)
+int git_merge_file_init_input(git_merge_file_input *input, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_MERGE_FILE_INPUT_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_merge_file_input", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_merge_file_input i = GIT_MERGE_FILE_INPUT_INIT;
-		memcpy(input, &i, sizeof(i));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		input, version, git_merge_file_input, GIT_MERGE_FILE_INPUT_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_merge_file_init_options(git_merge_file_options *opts, int version)
+int git_merge_file_init_options(
+	git_merge_file_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_MERGE_FILE_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_merge_file_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_merge_file_options o = GIT_MERGE_FILE_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_merge_file_options, GIT_MERGE_FILE_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/odb.c b/src/odb.c
index 00740d2..20a3f6c 100644
--- a/src/odb.c
+++ b/src/odb.c
@@ -1123,14 +1123,9 @@ int git_odb__error_ambiguous(const char *message)
 	return GIT_EAMBIGUOUS;
 }
 
-int git_odb_init_backend(git_odb_backend* backend, int version)
+int git_odb_init_backend(git_odb_backend *backend, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_ODB_BACKEND_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_odb_backend", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_odb_backend b = GIT_ODB_BACKEND_INIT;
-		memcpy(backend, &b, sizeof(b));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		backend, version, git_odb_backend, GIT_ODB_BACKEND_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/push.c b/src/push.c
index 9943f21..be5ec1c 100644
--- a/src/push.c
+++ b/src/push.c
@@ -716,14 +716,9 @@ void git_push_free(git_push *push)
 	git__free(push);
 }
 
-int git_push_init_options(git_push_options* opts, int version)
+int git_push_init_options(git_push_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_PUSH_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_push_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_push_options o = GIT_PUSH_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_push_options, GIT_PUSH_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/refdb.c b/src/refdb.c
index 3e7a592..69bf747 100644
--- a/src/refdb.c
+++ b/src/refdb.c
@@ -236,14 +236,9 @@ int git_refdb_ensure_log(git_refdb *db, const char *refname)
 	return db->backend->ensure_log(db->backend, refname);
 }
 
-int git_refdb_init_backend(git_refdb_backend* backend, int version)
+int git_refdb_init_backend(git_refdb_backend *backend, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_REFDB_BACKEND_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_refdb_backend", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_refdb_backend b = GIT_REFDB_BACKEND_INIT;
-		memcpy(backend, &b, sizeof(b));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		backend, version, git_refdb_backend, GIT_REFDB_BACKEND_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index be7198a..8f302a5 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -1736,14 +1736,9 @@ const git_refspec *git_remote_get_refspec(const git_remote *remote, size_t n)
 	return git_vector_get(&remote->refspecs, n);
 }
 
-int git_remote_init_callbacks(git_remote_callbacks* opts, int version)
+int git_remote_init_callbacks(git_remote_callbacks *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_remote_callbacks", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_remote_callbacks o = GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_remote_callbacks, GIT_REMOTE_CALLBACKS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 8daa04d..ac7af76 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -2026,14 +2026,11 @@ int git_repository_is_shallow(git_repository *repo)
 	return st.st_size == 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
-int git_repository_init_init_options(git_repository_init_options* opts, int version)
+int git_repository_init_init_options(
+	git_repository_init_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_repository_init_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_repository_init_options o = GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_repository_init_options,
+		GIT_REPOSITORY_INIT_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/revert.c b/src/revert.c
index 29e124f..9c58772 100644
--- a/src/revert.c
+++ b/src/revert.c
@@ -220,14 +220,9 @@ done:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_revert_init_opts(git_revert_options* opts, int version)
+int git_revert_init_options(git_revert_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_revert_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_revert_options o = GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_revert_options, GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
index c4b990a..8d7612f 100644
--- a/src/status.c
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ static unsigned int workdir_delta2status(
 			if (git_oid_iszero(&idx2wd->old_file.id) &&
 				diff->old_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR &&
 				!git_diff__oid_for_file(
-					diff->repo, idx2wd->old_file.path, idx2wd->old_file.mode,
-					idx2wd->old_file.size, &idx2wd->old_file.id))
+					&idx2wd->old_file.id, diff, idx2wd->old_file.path,
+					idx2wd->old_file.mode, idx2wd->old_file.size))
 			idx2wd->old_file.flags |= GIT_DIFF_FLAG_VALID_ID;
 
 			if (git_oid_iszero(&idx2wd->new_file.id) &&
 				diff->new_src == GIT_ITERATOR_TYPE_WORKDIR &&
 				!git_diff__oid_for_file(
-					diff->repo, idx2wd->new_file.path, idx2wd->new_file.mode,
-					idx2wd->new_file.size, &idx2wd->new_file.id))
+					&idx2wd->new_file.id, diff, idx2wd->new_file.path,
+					idx2wd->new_file.mode, idx2wd->new_file.size))
 				idx2wd->new_file.flags |= GIT_DIFF_FLAG_VALID_ID;
 
 			if (!git_oid_equal(&idx2wd->old_file.id, &idx2wd->new_file.id))
@@ -225,6 +225,28 @@ static git_status_list *git_status_list_alloc(git_index *index)
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int status_validate_options(const git_status_options *opts)
+{
+	if (!opts)
+		return 0;
+
+	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(opts, GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_VERSION, "git_status_options");
+
+	if (opts->show > GIT_STATUS_SHOW_WORKDIR_ONLY) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Unknown status 'show' option");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ((opts->flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_NO_REFRESH) != 0 &&
+		(opts->flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX) != 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Updating index from status "
+			"is not allowed when index refresh is disabled");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int git_status_list_new(
 	git_status_list **out,
 	git_repository *repo,
@@ -240,11 +262,10 @@ int git_status_list_new(
 	int error = 0;
 	unsigned int flags = opts ? opts->flags : GIT_STATUS_OPT_DEFAULTS;
 
-	assert(show <= GIT_STATUS_SHOW_WORKDIR_ONLY);
-
 	*out = NULL;
 
-	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(opts, GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_VERSION, "git_status_options");
+	if (status_validate_options(opts) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
 	if ((error = git_repository__ensure_not_bare(repo, "status")) < 0 ||
 		(error = git_repository_index(&index, repo)) < 0)
@@ -287,6 +308,8 @@ int git_status_list_new(
 		diffopt.flags = diffopt.flags | GIT_DIFF_RECURSE_IGNORED_DIRS;
 	if ((flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_EXCLUDE_SUBMODULES) != 0)
 		diffopt.flags = diffopt.flags | GIT_DIFF_IGNORE_SUBMODULES;
+	if ((flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX) != 0)
+		diffopt.flags = diffopt.flags | GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX;
 
 	if ((flags & GIT_STATUS_OPT_RENAMES_FROM_REWRITES) != 0)
 		findopt.flags = findopt.flags |
@@ -495,14 +518,31 @@ int git_status_should_ignore(
 	return git_ignore_path_is_ignored(ignored, repo, path);
 }
 
-int git_status_init_options(git_status_options* opts, int version)
+int git_status_init_options(git_status_options *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_status_options", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_status_options o = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_status_options, GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int git_status_list_get_perfdata(
+	git_diff_perfdata *out, const git_status_list *status)
+{
+	assert(out);
+	GITERR_CHECK_VERSION(out, GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_VERSION, "git_diff_perfdata");
+
+	out->stat_calls = 0;
+	out->oid_calculations = 0;
+
+	if (status->head2idx) {
+		out->stat_calls += status->head2idx->perf.stat_calls;
+		out->oid_calculations += status->head2idx->perf.oid_calculations;
+	}
+	if (status->idx2wd) {
+		out->stat_calls += status->idx2wd->perf.stat_calls;
+		out->oid_calculations += status->idx2wd->perf.oid_calculations;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/sysdir.c b/src/sysdir.c
index aebf231..e0c24f3 100644
--- a/src/sysdir.c
+++ b/src/sysdir.c
@@ -194,14 +194,19 @@ static int git_sysdir_find_in_dirlist(
 	const git_buf *syspath;
 
 	GITERR_CHECK_ERROR(git_sysdir_get(&syspath, which));
+	if (!syspath || !git_buf_len(syspath))
+		goto done;
 
 	for (scan = git_buf_cstr(syspath); scan; scan = next) {
-		for (next = strchr(scan, GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR);
-			 next && next > scan && next[-1] == '\\';
-			 next = strchr(next + 1, GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR))
-			/* find unescaped separator or end of string */;
+		/* find unescaped separator or end of string */
+		for (next = scan; *next; ++next) {
+			if (*next == GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR &&
+				(next <= scan || next[-1] != '\\'))
+				break;
+		}
 
-		len = next ? (size_t)(next++ - scan) : strlen(scan);
+		len = (size_t)(next - scan);
+		next = (*next ? next + 1 : NULL);
 		if (!len)
 			continue;
 
@@ -213,6 +218,7 @@ static int git_sysdir_find_in_dirlist(
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+done:
 	git_buf_free(path);
 	giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "The %s file '%s' doesn't exist", label, name);
 	return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
diff --git a/src/transport.c b/src/transport.c
index dc074a5..2194b18 100644
--- a/src/transport.c
+++ b/src/transport.c
@@ -218,14 +218,9 @@ int git_remote_supported_url(const char* url)
 	return fn != &git_transport_dummy;
 }
 
-int git_transport_init(git_transport* opts, int version)
+int git_transport_init(git_transport *opts, unsigned int version)
 {
-	if (version != GIT_TRANSPORT_VERSION) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_INVALID, "Invalid version %d for git_transport", version);
-		return -1;
-	} else {
-		git_transport o = GIT_TRANSPORT_INIT;
-		memcpy(opts, &o, sizeof(o));
-		return 0;
-	}
+	GIT_INIT_STRUCTURE_FROM_TEMPLATE(
+		opts, version, git_transport, GIT_TRANSPORT_INIT);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/attr/ignore.c b/tests/attr/ignore.c
index 5eadc7b..b187db0 100644
--- a/tests/attr/ignore.c
+++ b/tests/attr/ignore.c
@@ -148,12 +148,11 @@ void test_attr_ignore__skip_gitignore_directory(void)
 
 void test_attr_ignore__expand_tilde_to_homedir(void)
 {
-	git_buf cleanup = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	git_config *cfg;
 
 	assert_is_ignored(false, "example.global_with_tilde");
 
-	cl_fake_home(&cleanup);
+	cl_fake_home();
 
 	/* construct fake home with fake global excludes */
 	cl_git_mkfile("home/globalexclude", "# found me\n*.global_with_tilde\n");
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ void test_attr_ignore__expand_tilde_to_homedir(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r("home", NULL, GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_FILES));
 
-	cl_fake_home_cleanup(&cleanup);
+	cl_fake_home_cleanup(NULL);
 
 	git_attr_cache_flush(g_repo); /* must reset to pick up change */
 
diff --git a/tests/attr/repo.c b/tests/attr/repo.c
index 9aab7ed..5e812a7 100644
--- a/tests/attr/repo.c
+++ b/tests/attr/repo.c
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ static git_repository *g_repo = NULL;
 
 void test_attr_repo__initialize(void)
 {
-	/* Before each test, instantiate the attr repo from the fixtures and
-	 * rename the .gitted to .git so it is a repo with a working dir.
-	 * Also rename gitattributes to .gitattributes, because it contains
-	 * macro definitions which are only allowed in the root.
-	 */
 	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr");
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/clar_libgit2.c b/tests/clar_libgit2.c
index 6f6143d..f457adb 100644
--- a/tests/clar_libgit2.c
+++ b/tests/clar_libgit2.c
@@ -484,23 +484,36 @@ void clar__assert_equal_file(
 		(size_t)expected_bytes, (size_t)total_bytes);
 }
 
-void cl_fake_home(git_buf *restore)
+static char *_cl_restore_home = NULL;
+
+void cl_fake_home_cleanup(void *payload)
+{
+	char *restore = _cl_restore_home;
+	_cl_restore_home = NULL;
+
+	GIT_UNUSED(payload);
+
+	if (restore) {
+		cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
+			GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, restore));
+		git__free(restore);
+	}
+}
+
+void cl_fake_home(void)
 {
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
-		GIT_OPT_GET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, restore));
+		GIT_OPT_GET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, &path));
+
+	_cl_restore_home = git_buf_detach(&path);
+	cl_set_cleanup(cl_fake_home_cleanup, NULL);
 
-	cl_must_pass(p_mkdir("home", 0777));
+	if (!git_path_exists("home"))
+		cl_must_pass(p_mkdir("home", 0777));
 	cl_git_pass(git_path_prettify(&path, "home", NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
 		GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, path.ptr));
 	git_buf_free(&path);
 }
-
-void cl_fake_home_cleanup(git_buf *restore)
-{
-	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
-		GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, restore->ptr));
-	git_buf_free(restore);
-}
diff --git a/tests/clar_libgit2.h b/tests/clar_libgit2.h
index 082fa9f..f84d9e3 100644
--- a/tests/clar_libgit2.h
+++ b/tests/clar_libgit2.h
@@ -131,7 +131,12 @@ int cl_repo_get_bool(git_repository *repo, const char *cfg);
 
 void cl_repo_set_string(git_repository *repo, const char *cfg, const char *value);
 
-void cl_fake_home(git_buf *restore);
-void cl_fake_home_cleanup(git_buf *restore);
+/* set up a fake "home" directory and set libgit2 GLOBAL search path.
+ *
+ * automatically configures cleanup function to restore the regular search
+ * path, although you can call it explicitly if you wish (with NULL).
+ */
+void cl_fake_home(void);
+void cl_fake_home_cleanup(void *);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/config/global.c b/tests/config/global.c
index d5f95f5..006b346 100644
--- a/tests/config/global.c
+++ b/tests/config/global.c
@@ -2,22 +2,36 @@
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "fileops.h"
 
+static git_config_level_t setting[3] = {
+	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL,
+	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_XDG,
+	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_SYSTEM
+};
+static char *restore[3];
+
 void test_config_global__initialize(void)
 {
+	int i;
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
-	cl_assert_equal_i(0, p_mkdir("home", 0777));
+	/* snapshot old settings to restore later */
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+		cl_git_pass(
+			git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_GET_SEARCH_PATH, setting[i], &path));
+		restore[i] = git_buf_detach(&path);
+	}
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_mkdir_r("home", NULL, 0777));
 	cl_git_pass(git_path_prettify(&path, "home", NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
 		GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, path.ptr));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_i(0, p_mkdir("xdg", 0777));
-	cl_assert_equal_i(0, p_mkdir("xdg/git", 0777));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_mkdir_r("xdg/git", NULL, 0777));
 	cl_git_pass(git_path_prettify(&path, "xdg/git", NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
 		GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_XDG, path.ptr));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_i(0, p_mkdir("etc", 0777));
+	cl_git_pass(git_futils_mkdir_r("etc", NULL, 0777));
 	cl_git_pass(git_path_prettify(&path, "etc", NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(
 		GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_SYSTEM, path.ptr));
@@ -27,13 +41,18 @@ void test_config_global__initialize(void)
 
 void test_config_global__cleanup(void)
 {
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+		cl_git_pass(
+			git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, setting[i], restore[i]));
+		git__free(restore[i]);
+		restore[i] = NULL;
+	}
+
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r("home", NULL, GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_FILES));
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r("xdg", NULL, GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_FILES));
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_rmdir_r("etc", NULL, GIT_RMDIR_REMOVE_FILES));
-
-	git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_SYSTEM, NULL);
-	git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_XDG, NULL);
-	git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_SET_SEARCH_PATH, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL, NULL);
 }
 
 void test_config_global__open_global(void)
diff --git a/tests/diff/blob.c b/tests/diff/blob.c
index d1fff9c..5270079 100644
--- a/tests/diff/blob.c
+++ b/tests/diff/blob.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void test_diff_blob__initialize(void)
 
 	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("attr");
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_diff_options_init(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION));
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_init_options(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION));
 	opts.context_lines = 1;
 
 	memset(&expected, 0, sizeof(expected));
diff --git a/tests/diff/tree.c b/tests/diff/tree.c
index 582174b..6ab49fd 100644
--- a/tests/diff/tree.c
+++ b/tests/diff/tree.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ static diff_expects expect;
 
 void test_diff_tree__initialize(void)
 {
-	cl_git_pass(git_diff_options_init(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION));
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_init_options(&opts, GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_VERSION));
 
 	memset(&expect, 0, sizeof(expect));
 
diff --git a/tests/diff/workdir.c b/tests/diff/workdir.c
index 6128e82..a6d48ab 100644
--- a/tests/diff/workdir.c
+++ b/tests/diff/workdir.c
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #include "clar_libgit2.h"
 #include "diff_helpers.h"
 #include "repository.h"
+#include "git2/sys/diff.h"
 
 static git_repository *g_repo = NULL;
 
-void test_diff_workdir__initialize(void)
-{
-}
-
 void test_diff_workdir__cleanup(void)
 {
 	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
@@ -60,6 +57,14 @@ void test_diff_workdir__to_index(void)
 		cl_assert_equal_i(5, exp.line_dels);
 	}
 
+	{
+		git_diff_perfdata perf = GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_INIT;
+		cl_git_pass(git_diff_get_perfdata(&perf, diff));
+		cl_assert_equal_sz(
+			13 /* in root */ + 3 /* in subdir */, perf.stat_calls);
+		cl_assert_equal_sz(5, perf.oid_calculations);
+	}
+
 	git_diff_free(diff);
 }
 
@@ -1490,3 +1495,88 @@ void test_diff_workdir__with_stale_index(void)
 
 	git_index_free(idx);
 }
+
+static int touch_file(void *payload, git_buf *path)
+{
+	int fd;
+	char b;
+
+	GIT_UNUSED(payload);
+	if (git_path_isdir(path->ptr))
+		return 0;
+
+	cl_assert((fd = p_open(path->ptr, O_RDWR)) >= 0);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, p_read(fd, &b, 1));
+	cl_must_pass(p_lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET));
+	cl_must_pass(p_write(fd, &b, 1));
+	cl_must_pass(p_close(fd));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void basic_diff_status(git_diff **out, const git_diff_options *opts)
+{
+	diff_expects exp;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_index_to_workdir(out, g_repo, NULL, opts));
+
+	memset(&exp, 0, sizeof(exp));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_foreach(
+		*out, diff_file_cb, diff_hunk_cb, diff_line_cb, &exp));
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(13, exp.files);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(0, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_ADDED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_DELETED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_MODIFIED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_IGNORED]);
+	cl_assert_equal_i(4, exp.file_status[GIT_DELTA_UNTRACKED]);
+}
+
+void test_diff_workdir__can_update_index(void)
+{
+	git_diff_options opts = GIT_DIFF_OPTIONS_INIT;
+	git_diff *diff = NULL;
+	git_diff_perfdata perf = GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_INIT;
+
+	g_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+
+	/* touch all the files so stat times are different */
+	{
+		git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		cl_git_pass(git_buf_sets(&path, "status"));
+		cl_git_pass(git_path_direach(&path, 0, touch_file, NULL));
+		git_buf_free(&path);
+	}
+
+	opts.flags |= GIT_DIFF_INCLUDE_IGNORED | GIT_DIFF_INCLUDE_UNTRACKED;
+
+	basic_diff_status(&diff, &opts);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_get_perfdata(&perf, diff));
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(13 + 3, perf.stat_calls);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(5, perf.oid_calculations);
+
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+
+	/* now allow diff to update stat cache */
+	opts.flags |= GIT_DIFF_UPDATE_INDEX;
+
+	basic_diff_status(&diff, &opts);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_get_perfdata(&perf, diff));
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(13 + 3, perf.stat_calls);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(5, perf.oid_calculations);
+
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+
+	/* now if we do it again, we should see fewer OID calculations */
+
+	basic_diff_status(&diff, &opts);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_diff_get_perfdata(&perf, diff));
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(13 + 3, perf.stat_calls);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(0, perf.oid_calculations);
+
+	git_diff_free(diff);
+}
diff --git a/tests/refs/branches/create.c b/tests/refs/branches/create.c
index b91eed6..38af2f6 100644
--- a/tests/refs/branches/create.c
+++ b/tests/refs/branches/create.c
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ static git_reference *branch;
 
 void test_refs_branches_create__initialize(void)
 {
-	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
-
+	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
 	branch = NULL;
+	target = NULL;
 }
 
 void test_refs_branches_create__cleanup(void)
@@ -21,10 +20,8 @@ void test_refs_branches_create__cleanup(void)
 	git_commit_free(target);
 	target = NULL;
 
-	git_repository_free(repo);
+	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
 	repo = NULL;
-
-	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
 }
 
 static void retrieve_target_from_oid(git_commit **out, git_repository *repo, const char *sha)
diff --git a/tests/refs/branches/delete.c b/tests/refs/branches/delete.c
index ed5f162..e3199e2 100644
--- a/tests/refs/branches/delete.c
+++ b/tests/refs/branches/delete.c
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ void test_refs_branches_delete__initialize(void)
 {
 	git_oid id;
 
-	cl_fixture_sandbox("testrepo.git");
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, "testrepo.git"));
+	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&id, "be3563ae3f795b2b4353bcce3a527ad0a4f7f644"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create(&fake_remote, repo, "refs/remotes/nulltoken/master", &id, 0, NULL, NULL));
@@ -22,10 +21,8 @@ void test_refs_branches_delete__cleanup(void)
 	git_reference_free(fake_remote);
 	fake_remote = NULL;
 
-	git_repository_free(repo);
+	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
 	repo = NULL;
-
-	cl_fixture_cleanup("testrepo.git");
 }
 
 void test_refs_branches_delete__can_not_delete_a_branch_pointed_at_by_HEAD(void)
diff --git a/tests/refs/branches/ishead.c b/tests/refs/branches/ishead.c
index 12a8c44..d16a796 100644
--- a/tests/refs/branches/ishead.c
+++ b/tests/refs/branches/ishead.c
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ static git_reference *branch;
 
 void test_refs_branches_ishead__initialize(void)
 {
-	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, cl_fixture("testrepo.git")));
+	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
+	branch = NULL;
 }
 
 void test_refs_branches_ishead__cleanup(void)
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ void test_refs_branches_ishead__cleanup(void)
 	git_reference_free(branch);
 	branch = NULL;
 
-	git_repository_free(repo);
+	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
 	repo = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -28,34 +29,20 @@ void test_refs_branches_ishead__can_tell_if_a_branch_is_pointed_at_by_HEAD(void)
 
 void test_refs_branches_ishead__can_properly_handle_unborn_HEAD(void)
 {
-	git_repository_free(repo);
-
-	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
-
 	make_head_unborn(repo, NON_EXISTING_HEAD);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&branch, repo, "refs/heads/master"));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_branch_is_head(branch));
-
-	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
-	repo = NULL;
 }
 
 void test_refs_branches_ishead__can_properly_handle_missing_HEAD(void)
 {
-	git_repository_free(repo);
-
-	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
-
 	delete_head(repo);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&branch, repo, "refs/heads/master"));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, git_branch_is_head(branch));
-
-	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
-	repo = NULL;
 }
 
 void test_refs_branches_ishead__can_tell_if_a_branch_is_not_pointed_at_by_HEAD(void)
@@ -95,9 +82,6 @@ void test_refs_branches_ishead__only_direct_references_are_considered(void)
 {
 	git_reference *linked, *super, *head;
 
-	git_repository_free(repo);
-	repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
-
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_symbolic_create(&linked, repo, "refs/heads/linked", "refs/heads/master", 0, NULL, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_symbolic_create(&super, repo, "refs/heads/super", "refs/heads/linked", 0, NULL, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_symbolic_create(&head, repo, GIT_HEAD_FILE, "refs/heads/super", 1, NULL, NULL));
@@ -111,6 +95,4 @@ void test_refs_branches_ishead__only_direct_references_are_considered(void)
 	git_reference_free(linked);
 	git_reference_free(super);
 	git_reference_free(head);
-	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
-	repo = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/tests/status/ignore.c b/tests/status/ignore.c
index d88b2eb..caa1f19 100644
--- a/tests/status/ignore.c
+++ b/tests/status/ignore.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ void test_status_ignore__leading_slash_ignores(void)
 {
 	git_status_options opts = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	status_entry_counts counts;
-	git_buf home = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	static const char *paths_2[] = {
 		"dir/.gitignore",
 		"dir/a/ignore_me",
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ void test_status_ignore__leading_slash_ignores(void)
 
 	make_test_data(test_repo_1, test_files_1);
 
-	cl_fake_home(&home);
+	cl_fake_home();
 	cl_git_mkfile("home/.gitignore", "/ignore_me\n");
 	{
 		git_config *cfg;
@@ -412,8 +411,6 @@ void test_status_ignore__leading_slash_ignores(void)
 	cl_assert_equal_i(counts.expected_entry_count, counts.entry_count);
 	cl_assert_equal_i(0, counts.wrong_status_flags_count);
 	cl_assert_equal_i(0, counts.wrong_sorted_path);
-
-	cl_fake_home_cleanup(&home);
 }
 
 void test_status_ignore__contained_dir_with_matching_name(void)
diff --git a/tests/status/worktree.c b/tests/status/worktree.c
index def3d60..ca9068a 100644
--- a/tests/status/worktree.c
+++ b/tests/status/worktree.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "posix.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "path.h"
+#include "../diff/diff_helpers.h"
+#include "git2/sys/diff.h"
 
 /**
  * Cleanup
@@ -40,11 +42,15 @@ void test_status_worktree__whole_repository(void)
 	cl_assert_equal_i(0, counts.wrong_sorted_path);
 }
 
-void assert_show(const int entry_counts, const char *entry_paths[],
-				 const unsigned int entry_statuses[], git_status_show_t show)
+void assert_show(
+	const int entry_counts,
+	const char *entry_paths[],
+	const unsigned int entry_statuses[],
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_status_show_t show,
+	unsigned int extra_flags)
 {
 	status_entry_counts counts;
-	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
 	git_status_options opts = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
 	memset(&counts, 0x0, sizeof(status_entry_counts));
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ void assert_show(const int entry_counts, const char *entry_paths[],
 	counts.expected_paths = entry_paths;
 	counts.expected_statuses = entry_statuses;
 
-	opts.flags = GIT_STATUS_OPT_DEFAULTS;
+	opts.flags = GIT_STATUS_OPT_DEFAULTS | extra_flags;
 	opts.show = show;
 
 	cl_git_pass(
@@ -67,19 +73,19 @@ void assert_show(const int entry_counts, const char *entry_paths[],
 void test_status_worktree__show_index_and_workdir(void)
 {
 	assert_show(entry_count0, entry_paths0, entry_statuses0,
-		GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_AND_WORKDIR);
+		cl_git_sandbox_init("status"), GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_AND_WORKDIR, 0);
 }
 
 void test_status_worktree__show_index_only(void)
 {
 	assert_show(entry_count5, entry_paths5, entry_statuses5,
-		GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_ONLY);
+		cl_git_sandbox_init("status"), GIT_STATUS_SHOW_INDEX_ONLY, 0);
 }
 
 void test_status_worktree__show_workdir_only(void)
 {
 	assert_show(entry_count6, entry_paths6, entry_statuses6,
-		GIT_STATUS_SHOW_WORKDIR_ONLY);
+		cl_git_sandbox_init("status"), GIT_STATUS_SHOW_WORKDIR_ONLY, 0);
 }
 
 /* this test is equivalent to t18-status.c:statuscb1 */
@@ -578,7 +584,11 @@ void test_status_worktree__line_endings_dont_count_as_changes_with_autocrlf(void
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_status_file(&status, repo, "current_file"));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_CURRENT, status);
+	/* stat data on file should no longer match stat cache, even though
+	 * file diff will be empty because of line-ending conversion - matches
+	 * the Git command-line behavior here.
+	 */
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_STATUS_WT_MODIFIED, status);
 }
 
 void test_status_worktree__line_endings_dont_count_as_changes_with_autocrlf_issue_1397(void)
@@ -873,3 +883,55 @@ void test_status_worktree__long_filenames(void)
 	cl_assert_equal_i(0, counts.wrong_sorted_path);
 }
 
+/* The update stat cache tests mostly just mirror other tests and try
+ * to make sure that updating the stat cache doesn't change the results
+ * while reducing the amount of work that needs to be done
+ */
+
+static void check_status0(git_status_list *status)
+{
+	size_t i, max_i = git_status_list_entrycount(status);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(entry_count0, max_i);
+	for (i = 0; i < max_i; ++i) {
+		const git_status_entry *entry = git_status_byindex(status, i);
+		cl_assert_equal_i(entry_statuses0[i], entry->status);
+	}
+}
+
+void test_status_worktree__update_stat_cache_0(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+	git_status_options opts = GIT_STATUS_OPTIONS_INIT;
+	git_status_list *status;
+	git_diff_perfdata perf = GIT_DIFF_PERFDATA_INIT;
+
+	opts.flags = GIT_STATUS_OPT_DEFAULTS;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_list_new(&status, repo, &opts));
+	check_status0(status);
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_list_get_perfdata(&perf, status));
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(13 + 3, perf.stat_calls);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(5, perf.oid_calculations);
+
+	git_status_list_free(status);
+
+	opts.flags |= GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_list_new(&status, repo, &opts));
+	check_status0(status);
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_list_get_perfdata(&perf, status));
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(13 + 3, perf.stat_calls);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(5, perf.oid_calculations);
+
+	git_status_list_free(status);
+
+	opts.flags &= ~GIT_STATUS_OPT_UPDATE_INDEX;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_list_new(&status, repo, &opts));
+	check_status0(status);
+	cl_git_pass(git_status_list_get_perfdata(&perf, status));
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(13 + 3, perf.stat_calls);
+	cl_assert_equal_sz(0, perf.oid_calculations);
+
+	git_status_list_free(status);
+}
diff --git a/tests/structinit/structinit.c b/tests/structinit/structinit.c
index 2942099..38bedad 100644
--- a/tests/structinit/structinit.c
+++ b/tests/structinit/structinit.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void test_structinit_structinit__compare(void)
 	/* checkout */
 	CHECK_MACRO_FUNC_INIT_EQUAL( \
 		git_checkout_options, GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_VERSION, \
-		GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT, git_checkout_init_opts);
+		GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT, git_checkout_init_options);
 
 	/* clone */
 	CHECK_MACRO_FUNC_INIT_EQUAL( \
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void test_structinit_structinit__compare(void)
 	/* revert */
 	CHECK_MACRO_FUNC_INIT_EQUAL( \
 		git_revert_options, GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_VERSION, \
-		GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_INIT, git_revert_init_opts);
+		GIT_REVERT_OPTIONS_INIT, git_revert_init_options);
 
 	/* status */
 	CHECK_MACRO_FUNC_INIT_EQUAL( \