thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/src/attr.c b/src/attr.c
index f52a8a9..c53a728 100644
--- a/src/attr.c
+++ b/src/attr.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "sysdir.h"
 #include "config.h"
-#include "attr.h"
+#include "attr_file.h"
 #include "ignore.h"
 #include "git2/oid.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ cleanup:
 	return error;
 }
 
-
 int git_attr_add_macro(
 	git_repository *repo,
 	const char *name,
@@ -251,261 +250,6 @@ int git_attr_add_macro(
 	return error;
 }
 
-bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(
-	git_repository *repo, git_attr_file_source source, const char *path)
-{
-	git_buf cache_key = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	git_strmap *files = git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->files;
-	const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
-	bool rval;
-
-	if (workdir && git__prefixcmp(path, workdir) == 0)
-		path += strlen(workdir);
-	if (git_buf_printf(&cache_key, "%d#%s", (int)source, path) < 0)
-		return false;
-
-	rval = git_strmap_exists(files, git_buf_cstr(&cache_key));
-
-	git_buf_free(&cache_key);
-
-	return rval;
-}
-
-static int load_attr_file(
-	const char **data,
-	git_futils_filestamp *stamp,
-	const char *filename)
-{
-	int error;
-	git_buf content = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-
-	error = git_futils_filestamp_check(stamp, filename);
-	if (error < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	/* if error == 0, then file is up to date. By returning GIT_ENOTFOUND,
-	 * we tell the caller not to reparse this file...
-	 */
-	if (!error)
-		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
-
-	error = git_futils_readbuffer(&content, filename);
-	if (error < 0) {
-		/* convert error into ENOTFOUND so failed permissions / invalid
-		 * file type don't actually stop the operation in progress.
-		 */
-		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
-
-		/* TODO: once warnings are available, issue a warning callback */
-	}
-
-	*data = git_buf_detach(&content);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int load_attr_blob_from_index(
-	const char **content,
-	git_blob **blob,
-	git_repository *repo,
-	const git_oid *old_oid,
-	const char *relfile)
-{
-	int error;
-	size_t pos;
-	git_index *index;
-	const git_index_entry *entry;
-
-	if ((error = git_repository_index__weakptr(&index, repo)) < 0 ||
-		(error = git_index_find(&pos, index, relfile)) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	entry = git_index_get_byindex(index, pos);
-
-	if (old_oid && git_oid__cmp(old_oid, &entry->id) == 0)
-		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
-
-	if ((error = git_blob_lookup(blob, repo, &entry->id)) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	*content = git_blob_rawcontent(*blob);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int load_attr_from_cache(
-	git_attr_file **file,
-	git_attr_cache *cache,
-	git_attr_file_source source,
-	const char *relative_path)
-{
-	git_buf  cache_key = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	khiter_t cache_pos;
-
-	*file = NULL;
-
-	if (!cache || !cache->files)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (git_buf_printf(&cache_key, "%d#%s", (int)source, relative_path) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	if (git_mutex_lock(&cache->lock) < 0) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not get cache attr lock");
-		git_buf_free(&cache_key);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	cache_pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(cache->files, cache_key.ptr);
-
-	if (git_strmap_valid_index(cache->files, cache_pos)) {
-		*file = git_strmap_value_at(cache->files, cache_pos);
-		GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(*file);
-	}
-
-	git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
-	git_buf_free(&cache_key);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int git_attr_cache__internal_file(
-	git_repository *repo,
-	const char *filename,
-	git_attr_file **file)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
-	khiter_t cache_pos;
-
-	if (git_mutex_lock(&cache->lock) < 0) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to get attr cache lock");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	cache_pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(cache->files, filename);
-
-	if (git_strmap_valid_index(cache->files, cache_pos)) {
-		*file = git_strmap_value_at(cache->files, cache_pos);
-	}
-	else if (!(error = git_attr_file__new(file, 0, filename, &cache->pool))) {
-
-		git_strmap_insert(cache->files, (*file)->key + 2, *file, error);
-		if (error > 0)
-			error = 0;
-	}
-
-	git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
-	return error;
-}
-
-int git_attr_cache__push_file(
-	git_repository *repo,
-	const char *base,
-	const char *filename,
-	git_attr_file_source source,
-	git_attr_file_parser parse,
-	void* parsedata,
-	git_vector *stack)
-{
-	int error = 0;
-	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	const char *workdir = git_repository_workdir(repo);
-	const char *relfile, *content = NULL;
-	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
-	git_attr_file *file = NULL;
-	git_blob *blob = NULL;
-	git_futils_filestamp stamp;
-
-	assert(filename && stack);
-
-	/* join base and path as needed */
-	if (base != NULL && git_path_root(filename) < 0) {
-		if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, base, filename) < 0)
-			return -1;
-		filename = path.ptr;
-	}
-
-	relfile = filename;
-	if (workdir && git__prefixcmp(relfile, workdir) == 0)
-		relfile += strlen(workdir);
-
-	/* check cache */
-	if (load_attr_from_cache(&file, cache, source, relfile) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	/* if not in cache, load data, parse, and cache */
-
-	if (source == GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE) {
-		git_futils_filestamp_set(
-			&stamp, file ? &file->cache_data.stamp : NULL);
-
-		error = load_attr_file(&content, &stamp, filename);
-	} else {
-		error = load_attr_blob_from_index(&content, &blob,
-			repo, file ? &file->cache_data.oid : NULL, relfile);
-	}
-
-	if (error) {
-		/* not finding a file is not an error for this function */
-		if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
-			giterr_clear();
-			error = 0;
-		}
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/* if we got here, we have to parse and/or reparse the file */
-	if (file)
-		git_attr_file__clear_rules(file);
-	else {
-		error = git_attr_file__new(&file, source, relfile, &cache->pool);
-		if (error < 0)
-			goto finish;
-	}
-
-	if (parse && (error = parse(repo, parsedata, content, file)) < 0)
-		goto finish;
-
-	if (git_mutex_lock(&cache->lock) < 0) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to get attr cache lock");
-		error = -1;
-	} else {
-		git_strmap_insert(cache->files, file->key, file, error); /* -V595 */
-		if (error > 0) { /* > 0 means inserting for the first time */
-			error = 0;
-			GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(file);
-		}
-		git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
-	}
-
-	/* remember "cache buster" file signature */
-	if (blob)
-		git_oid_cpy(&file->cache_data.oid, git_object_id((git_object *)blob));
-	else
-		git_futils_filestamp_set(&file->cache_data.stamp, &stamp);
-
-finish:
-	/* push file onto vector if we found one*/
-	if (!error && file != NULL)
-		error = git_vector_insert(stack, file);
-
-	if (error != 0)
-		git_attr_file__free(file);
-
-	if (blob)
-		git_blob_free(blob);
-	else
-		git__free((void *)content);
-
-	git_buf_free(&path);
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-#define push_attr_file(R,S,B,F) \
-	git_attr_cache__push_file											\
-	((R),(B),(F),GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE,git_attr_file__parse_buffer,NULL,(S))
-
 typedef struct {
 	git_repository *repo;
 	uint32_t flags;
@@ -514,46 +258,64 @@ typedef struct {
 	git_vector *files;
 } attr_walk_up_info;
 
-int git_attr_cache__decide_sources(
-	uint32_t flags, bool has_wd, bool has_index, git_attr_file_source *srcs)
+static int attr_decide_sources(
+	uint32_t flags, bool has_wd, bool has_index, git_attr_cache_source *srcs)
 {
 	int count = 0;
 
 	switch (flags & 0x03) {
 	case GIT_ATTR_CHECK_FILE_THEN_INDEX:
 		if (has_wd)
-			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE;
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE;
 		if (has_index)
-			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX;
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_INDEX;
 		break;
 	case GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_THEN_FILE:
 		if (has_index)
-			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX;
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_INDEX;
 		if (has_wd)
-			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE;
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE;
 		break;
 	case GIT_ATTR_CHECK_INDEX_ONLY:
 		if (has_index)
-			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX;
+			srcs[count++] = GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_INDEX;
 		break;
 	}
 
 	return count;
 }
 
+static int push_attr_file(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_vector *list,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	const char *base,
+	const char *filename)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_attr_file *file = NULL;
+
+	if ((error = git_attr_cache__get(
+			&file, repo, source, base, filename,
+			git_attr_file__parse_buffer, NULL)) < 0 ||
+		(error = git_vector_insert(list, file)) < 0)
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 static int push_one_attr(void *ref, git_buf *path)
 {
 	int error = 0, n_src, i;
 	attr_walk_up_info *info = (attr_walk_up_info *)ref;
-	git_attr_file_source src[2];
+	git_attr_cache_source src[2];
 
-	n_src = git_attr_cache__decide_sources(
+	n_src = attr_decide_sources(
 		info->flags, info->workdir != NULL, info->index != NULL, src);
 
 	for (i = 0; !error && i < n_src; ++i)
-		error = git_attr_cache__push_file(
-			info->repo, path->ptr, GIT_ATTR_FILE, src[i],
-			git_attr_file__parse_buffer, NULL, info->files);
+		error = push_attr_file(
+			info->repo, info->files, src[i], path->ptr, GIT_ATTR_FILE);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -601,7 +363,8 @@ static int collect_attr_files(
 	 */
 
 	error = push_attr_file(
-		repo, files, git_repository_path(repo), GIT_ATTR_FILE_INREPO);
+		repo, files, GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE,
+		git_repository_path(repo), GIT_ATTR_FILE_INREPO);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -618,7 +381,8 @@ static int collect_attr_files(
 
 	if (git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_attr_file != NULL) {
 		error = push_attr_file(
-			repo, files, NULL, git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_attr_file);
+			repo, files, GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE,
+			NULL, git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_attr_file);
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto cleanup;
 	}
@@ -626,7 +390,8 @@ static int collect_attr_files(
 	if ((flags & GIT_ATTR_CHECK_NO_SYSTEM) == 0) {
 		error = git_sysdir_find_system_file(&dir, GIT_ATTR_FILE_SYSTEM);
 		if (!error)
-			error = push_attr_file(repo, files, NULL, dir.ptr);
+			error = push_attr_file(
+				repo, files, GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE, NULL, dir.ptr);
 		else if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND) {
 			giterr_clear();
 			error = 0;
@@ -640,172 +405,3 @@ static int collect_attr_files(
 
 	return error;
 }
-
-static int attr_cache__lookup_path(
-	char **out, git_config *cfg, const char *key, const char *fallback)
-{
-	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	int error;
-	const git_config_entry *entry = NULL;
-
-	*out = NULL;
-
-	if ((error = git_config__lookup_entry(&entry, cfg, key, false)) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	if (entry) {
-		const char *cfgval = entry->value;
-
-		/* expand leading ~/ as needed */
-		if (cfgval && cfgval[0] == '~' && cfgval[1] == '/' &&
-			!git_sysdir_find_global_file(&buf, &cfgval[2]))
-			*out = git_buf_detach(&buf);
-		else if (cfgval)
-			*out = git__strdup(cfgval);
-
-	}
-	else if (!git_sysdir_find_xdg_file(&buf, fallback))
-		*out = git_buf_detach(&buf);
-
-	git_buf_free(&buf);
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-static void attr_cache__free(git_attr_cache *cache)
-{
-	if (!cache)
-		return;
-
-	if (cache->files != NULL) {
-		git_attr_file *file;
-
-		git_strmap_foreach_value(cache->files, file, {
-			git_attr_file__free(file);
-		});
-
-		git_strmap_free(cache->files);
-	}
-
-	if (cache->macros != NULL) {
-		git_attr_rule *rule;
-
-		git_strmap_foreach_value(cache->macros, rule, {
-			git_attr_rule__free(rule);
-		});
-
-		git_strmap_free(cache->macros);
-	}
-
-	git_pool_clear(&cache->pool);
-
-	git__free(cache->cfg_attr_file);
-	cache->cfg_attr_file = NULL;
-
-	git__free(cache->cfg_excl_file);
-	cache->cfg_excl_file = NULL;
-
-	git_mutex_free(&cache->lock);
-
-	git__free(cache);
-}
-
-int git_attr_cache__init(git_repository *repo)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
-	git_config *cfg;
-
-	if (cache)
-		return 0;
-
-	if ((ret = git_repository_config__weakptr(&cfg, repo)) < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	cache = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_attr_cache));
-	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(cache);
-
-	/* set up lock */
-	if (git_mutex_init(&cache->lock) < 0) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to initialize lock for attr cache");
-		git__free(cache);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* cache config settings for attributes and ignores */
-	ret = attr_cache__lookup_path(
-		&cache->cfg_attr_file, cfg, GIT_ATTR_CONFIG, GIT_ATTR_FILE_XDG);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto cancel;
-
-	ret = attr_cache__lookup_path(
-		&cache->cfg_excl_file, cfg, GIT_IGNORE_CONFIG, GIT_IGNORE_FILE_XDG);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto cancel;
-
-	/* allocate hashtable for attribute and ignore file contents,
-	 * hashtable for attribute macros, and string pool
-	 */
-	if ((ret = git_strmap_alloc(&cache->files)) < 0 ||
-		(ret = git_strmap_alloc(&cache->macros)) < 0 ||
-		(ret = git_pool_init(&cache->pool, 1, 0)) < 0)
-		goto cancel;
-
-	cache = git__compare_and_swap(&repo->attrcache, NULL, cache);
-	if (cache)
-		goto cancel; /* raced with another thread, free this but no error */
-
-	/* insert default macros */
-	return git_attr_add_macro(repo, "binary", "-diff -crlf -text");
-
-cancel:
-	attr_cache__free(cache);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void git_attr_cache_flush(git_repository *repo)
-{
-	git_attr_cache *cache;
-
-	/* this could be done less expensively, but for now, we'll just free
-	 * the entire attrcache and let the next use reinitialize it...
-	 */
-	if (repo && (cache = git__swap(repo->attrcache, NULL)) != NULL)
-		attr_cache__free(cache);
-}
-
-int git_attr_cache__insert_macro(git_repository *repo, git_attr_rule *macro)
-{
-	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
-	git_strmap *macros = cache->macros;
-	int error;
-
-	/* TODO: generate warning log if (macro->assigns.length == 0) */
-	if (macro->assigns.length == 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (git_mutex_lock(&cache->lock) < 0) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to get attr cache lock");
-		error = -1;
-	} else {
-		git_strmap_insert(macros, macro->match.pattern, macro, error);
-		git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
-	}
-
-	return (error < 0) ? -1 : 0;
-}
-
-git_attr_rule *git_attr_cache__lookup_macro(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *name)
-{
-	git_strmap *macros = git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->macros;
-	khiter_t pos;
-
-	pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(macros, name);
-
-	if (!git_strmap_valid_index(macros, pos))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return (git_attr_rule *)git_strmap_value_at(macros, pos);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/attr.h b/src/attr.h
index 19c979b..f9f216d 100644
--- a/src/attr.h
+++ b/src/attr.h
@@ -8,38 +8,6 @@
 #define INCLUDE_attr_h__
 
 #include "attr_file.h"
-
-#define GIT_ATTR_CONFIG       "core.attributesfile"
-#define GIT_IGNORE_CONFIG     "core.excludesfile"
-
-typedef int (*git_attr_file_parser)(
-	git_repository *, void *, const char *, git_attr_file *);
-
-extern int git_attr_cache__insert_macro(
-	git_repository *repo, git_attr_rule *macro);
-
-extern git_attr_rule *git_attr_cache__lookup_macro(
-	git_repository *repo, const char *name);
-
-extern int git_attr_cache__push_file(
-	git_repository *repo,
-	const char *base,
-	const char *filename,
-	git_attr_file_source source,
-	git_attr_file_parser parse,
-	void *parsedata, /* passed through to parse function */
-	git_vector *stack);
-
-extern int git_attr_cache__internal_file(
-	git_repository *repo,
-	const char *key,
-	git_attr_file **file_ptr);
-
-/* returns true if path is in cache */
-extern bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(
-	git_repository *repo, git_attr_file_source source, const char *path);
-
-extern int git_attr_cache__decide_sources(
-	uint32_t flags, bool has_wd, bool has_index, git_attr_file_source *srcs);
+#include "attrcache.h"
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/attr_file.c b/src/attr_file.c
index 695f661..86b3448 100644
--- a/src/attr_file.c
+++ b/src/attr_file.c
@@ -1,86 +1,173 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "filebuf.h"
-#include "attr.h"
+#include "attr_file.h"
 #include "git2/blob.h"
 #include "git2/tree.h"
+#include "index.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 
-static int sort_by_hash_and_name(const void *a_raw, const void *b_raw);
-static void git_attr_rule__clear(git_attr_rule *rule);
-static bool parse_optimized_patterns(
-	git_attr_fnmatch *spec,
-	git_pool *pool,
-	const char *pattern);
+static void attr_file_free(git_attr_file *file)
+{
+	git_attr_file__clear_rules(file);
+	git_pool_clear(&file->pool);
+	git__memzero(file, sizeof(*file));
+	git__free(file);
+}
 
 int git_attr_file__new(
-	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr,
-	git_attr_file_source from,
-	const char *path,
-	git_pool *pool)
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce,
+	git_attr_cache_source source)
 {
-	git_attr_file *attrs = NULL;
-
-	attrs = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_attr_file));
+	git_attr_file *attrs = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_attr_file));
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(attrs);
-	GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(attrs);
 
-	if (pool)
-		attrs->pool = pool;
-	else {
-		attrs->pool = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_pool));
-		if (!attrs->pool || git_pool_init(attrs->pool, 1, 0) < 0)
-			goto fail;
-		attrs->pool_is_allocated = true;
+	if (git_pool_init(&attrs->pool, 1, 0) < 0 ||
+		git_vector_init(&attrs->rules, 0, NULL) < 0)
+	{
+		attr_file_free(attrs);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (path) {
-		size_t len = strlen(path);
+	GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(attrs);
+	attrs->ce = ce;
+	attrs->source = source;
+	*out = attrs;
+	return 0;
+}
 
-		attrs->key = git_pool_malloc(attrs->pool, (uint32_t)len + 3);
-		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(attrs->key);
+void git_attr_file__clear_rules(git_attr_file *file)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	git_attr_rule *rule;
 
-		attrs->key[0] = '0' + (char)from;
-		attrs->key[1] = '#';
-		memcpy(&attrs->key[2], path, len);
-		attrs->key[len + 2] = '\0';
-	}
+	git_vector_foreach(&file->rules, i, rule)
+		git_attr_rule__free(rule);
+	git_vector_free(&file->rules);
+}
+
+void git_attr_file__free(git_attr_file *file)
+{
+	if (!file)
+		return;
+	GIT_REFCOUNT_DEC(file, attr_file_free);
+}
+
+static int attr_file_oid_from_index(
+	git_oid *oid, git_repository *repo, const char *path)
+{
+	int error;
+	git_index *idx;
+	size_t pos;
+	const git_index_entry *entry;
 
-	if (git_vector_init(&attrs->rules, 4, NULL) < 0)
-		goto fail;
+	if ((error = git_repository_index__weakptr(&idx, repo)) < 0 ||
+		(error = git_index__find_pos(&pos, idx, path, 0, 0)) < 0)
+		return error;
 
-	*attrs_ptr = attrs;
+	if (!(entry = git_index_get_byindex(idx, pos)))
+		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+
+	*oid = entry->id;
 	return 0;
+}
+
+int git_attr_file__load(
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	git_attr_cache_parser parser,
+	void *payload)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_blob *blob = NULL;
+	git_buf content = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	const char *data = NULL;
+	git_attr_file *file;
 
-fail:
-	git_attr_file__free(attrs);
-	attrs_ptr = NULL;
-	return -1;
+	*out = NULL;
+
+	if (source == GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_INDEX) {
+		git_oid id;
+
+		if ((error = attr_file_oid_from_index(&id, repo, ce->path)) < 0 ||
+			(error = git_blob_lookup(&blob, repo, &id)) < 0)
+			return error;
+
+		data = git_blob_rawcontent(blob);
+	} else {
+		if ((error = git_futils_readbuffer(&content, ce->fullpath)) < 0)
+			/* always return ENOTFOUND so item will just be skipped */
+			/* TODO: issue a warning once warnings API is available */
+			return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+		data = content.ptr;
+	}
+
+	if ((error = git_attr_file__new(&file, ce, source)) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	if (parser && (error = parser(repo, file, data, payload)) < 0)
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+	else
+		*out = file;
+
+cleanup:
+	git_blob_free(blob);
+	git_buf_free(&content);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+int git_attr_file__out_of_date(git_repository *repo, git_attr_file *file)
+{
+	if (!file)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (file->source == GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_INDEX) {
+		int error;
+		git_oid id;
+
+		if ((error = attr_file_oid_from_index(&id, repo, file->ce->path)) < 0)
+			return error;
+
+		return (git_oid__cmp(&file->cache_data.oid, &id) != 0);
+	}
+
+	return git_futils_filestamp_check(
+		&file->cache_data.stamp, file->ce->fullpath);
 }
 
+static int sort_by_hash_and_name(const void *a_raw, const void *b_raw);
+static void git_attr_rule__clear(git_attr_rule *rule);
+static bool parse_optimized_patterns(
+	git_attr_fnmatch *spec,
+	git_pool *pool,
+	const char *pattern);
+
 int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
-	git_repository *repo, void *parsedata, const char *buffer, git_attr_file *attrs)
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_file *attrs,
+	const char *data,
+	void *payload)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	const char *scan = NULL, *context = NULL;
+	const char *scan = data, *context = NULL;
 	git_attr_rule *rule = NULL;
 
-	GIT_UNUSED(parsedata);
-
-	assert(buffer && attrs);
-
-	scan = buffer;
+	GIT_UNUSED(payload);
 
 	/* if subdir file path, convert context for file paths */
-	if (attrs->key &&
-		git_path_root(attrs->key + 2) < 0 &&
-		git__suffixcmp(attrs->key, "/" GIT_ATTR_FILE) == 0)
-		context = attrs->key + 2;
+	if (attrs->ce &&
+		git_path_root(attrs->ce->path) < 0 &&
+		!git__suffixcmp(attrs->ce->path, "/" GIT_ATTR_FILE))
+		context = attrs->ce->path;
 
 	while (!error && *scan) {
 		/* allocate rule if needed */
 		if (!rule) {
-			if (!(rule = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_attr_rule)))) {
+			if (!(rule = git__calloc(1, sizeof(*rule)))) {
 				error = -1;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -90,9 +177,9 @@ int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
 
 		/* parse the next "pattern attr attr attr" line */
 		if (!(error = git_attr_fnmatch__parse(
-				&rule->match, attrs->pool, context, &scan)) &&
+				&rule->match, &attrs->pool, context, &scan)) &&
 			!(error = git_attr_assignment__parse(
-				repo, attrs->pool, &rule->assigns, &scan)))
+				repo, &attrs->pool, &rule->assigns, &scan)))
 		{
 			if (rule->match.flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_MACRO)
 				/* should generate error/warning if this is coming from any
@@ -118,61 +205,6 @@ int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_attr_file__new_and_load(
-	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr,
-	const char *path)
-{
-	int error;
-	git_buf content = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-
-	if ((error = git_attr_file__new(attrs_ptr, 0, path, NULL)) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	if (!(error = git_futils_readbuffer(&content, path)))
-		error = git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
-			NULL, NULL, git_buf_cstr(&content), *attrs_ptr);
-
-	git_buf_free(&content);
-
-	if (error) {
-		git_attr_file__free(*attrs_ptr);
-		*attrs_ptr = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-void git_attr_file__clear_rules(git_attr_file *file)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-	git_attr_rule *rule;
-
-	git_vector_foreach(&file->rules, i, rule)
-		git_attr_rule__free(rule);
-
-	git_vector_free(&file->rules);
-}
-
-static void attr_file_free(git_attr_file *file)
-{
-	git_attr_file__clear_rules(file);
-
-	if (file->pool_is_allocated) {
-		git_pool_clear(file->pool);
-		git__free(file->pool);
-	}
-	file->pool = NULL;
-
-	git__free(file);
-}
-
-void git_attr_file__free(git_attr_file *file)
-{
-	if (!file)
-		return;
-	GIT_REFCOUNT_DEC(file, attr_file_free);
-}
-
 uint32_t git_attr_file__name_hash(const char *name)
 {
 	uint32_t h = 5381;
@@ -183,7 +215,6 @@ uint32_t git_attr_file__name_hash(const char *name)
 	return h;
 }
 
-
 int git_attr_file__lookup_one(
 	git_attr_file *file,
 	const git_attr_path *path,
@@ -212,25 +243,64 @@ int git_attr_file__lookup_one(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int git_attr_file__load_standalone(
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	const char *path)
+{
+	int error;
+	git_attr_file *file;
+	git_buf content = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	error = git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL, GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE);
+	if (error < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	error = git_attr_cache_entry__new(&file->ce, NULL, path, &file->pool);
+	if (error < 0) {
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+		return error;
+	}
+	/* because the cache entry is allocated from the file's own pool, we
+	 * don't have to free it - freeing file+pool will free cache entry, too.
+	 */
+
+	if (!(error = git_futils_readbuffer(&content, path))) {
+		error = git_attr_file__parse_buffer(NULL, file, content.ptr, NULL);
+		git_buf_free(&content);
+	}
+
+	if (error < 0)
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+	else
+		*out = file;
+
+	return error;
+}
 
 bool git_attr_fnmatch__match(
 	git_attr_fnmatch *match,
 	const git_attr_path *path)
 {
-	int fnm;
-	int icase_flags = (match->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_ICASE) ? FNM_CASEFOLD : 0;
+	const char *filename;
+	int flags = 0;
 
-	if (match->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_DIRECTORY && !path->is_dir)
+	if ((match->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_DIRECTORY) && !path->is_dir)
 		return false;
 
-	if (match->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_FULLPATH)
-		fnm = p_fnmatch(match->pattern, path->path, FNM_PATHNAME | icase_flags);
-	else if (path->is_dir)
-		fnm = p_fnmatch(match->pattern, path->basename, FNM_LEADING_DIR | icase_flags);
-	else
-		fnm = p_fnmatch(match->pattern, path->basename, icase_flags);
+	if (match->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_ICASE)
+		flags |= FNM_CASEFOLD;
 
-	return (fnm == FNM_NOMATCH) ? false : true;
+	if (match->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_FULLPATH) {
+		filename = path->path;
+		flags |= FNM_PATHNAME;
+	} else {
+		filename = path->basename;
+
+		if (path->is_dir)
+			flags |= FNM_LEADING_DIR;
+	}
+
+	return (p_fnmatch(match->pattern, filename, flags) != FNM_NOMATCH);
 }
 
 bool git_attr_rule__match(
@@ -245,7 +315,6 @@ bool git_attr_rule__match(
 	return matched;
 }
 
-
 git_attr_assignment *git_attr_rule__lookup_assignment(
 	git_attr_rule *rule, const char *name)
 {
@@ -344,7 +413,7 @@ void git_attr_path__free(git_attr_path *info)
 int git_attr_fnmatch__parse(
 	git_attr_fnmatch *spec,
 	git_pool *pool,
-	const char *source,
+	const char *context,
 	const char **base)
 {
 	const char *pattern, *scan;
@@ -412,21 +481,21 @@ int git_attr_fnmatch__parse(
 	}
 
 	if ((spec->flags & GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_FULLPATH) != 0 &&
-		source != NULL && git_path_root(pattern) < 0)
+		context != NULL && git_path_root(pattern) < 0)
 	{
-        /* use context path minus the trailing filename */
-        char *slash = strrchr(source, '/');
-        size_t sourcelen = slash ? slash - source + 1 : 0;
+		/* use context path minus the trailing filename */
+		char *slash = strrchr(context, '/');
+		size_t contextlen = slash ? slash - context + 1 : 0;
 
 		/* given an unrooted fullpath match from a file inside a repo,
 		 * prefix the pattern with the relative directory of the source file
 		 */
 		spec->pattern = git_pool_malloc(
-			pool, (uint32_t)(sourcelen + spec->length + 1));
+			pool, (uint32_t)(contextlen + spec->length + 1));
 		if (spec->pattern) {
-			memcpy(spec->pattern, source, sourcelen);
-			memcpy(spec->pattern + sourcelen, pattern, spec->length);
-			spec->length += sourcelen;
+			memcpy(spec->pattern, context, contextlen);
+			memcpy(spec->pattern + contextlen, pattern, spec->length);
+			spec->length += contextlen;
 			spec->pattern[spec->length] = '\0';
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -439,6 +508,7 @@ int git_attr_fnmatch__parse(
 	} else {
 		/* strip '\' that might have be used for internal whitespace */
 		spec->length = git__unescape(spec->pattern);
+		/* TODO: convert remaining '\' into '/' for POSIX ??? */
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/attr_file.h b/src/attr_file.h
index dbd6696..f92ce3c 100644
--- a/src/attr_file.h
+++ b/src/attr_file.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "pool.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
 #include "fileops.h"
+#include "attrcache.h"
 
 #define GIT_ATTR_FILE			".gitattributes"
 #define GIT_ATTR_FILE_INREPO	"info/attributes"
@@ -45,10 +46,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int flags;
 } git_attr_fnmatch;
 
-typedef struct {
+struct git_attr_rule {
 	git_attr_fnmatch match;
 	git_vector assigns;		/* vector of <git_attr_assignment*> */
-} git_attr_rule;
+};
 
 typedef struct {
 	git_refcount unused;
@@ -63,17 +64,17 @@ typedef struct {
 	const char *value;
 } git_attr_assignment;
 
-typedef struct {
+struct git_attr_file {
 	git_refcount rc;
-	char *key;				/* cache "source#path" this was loaded from */
-	git_vector rules;		/* vector of <rule*> or <fnmatch*> */
-	git_pool *pool;
-	bool pool_is_allocated;
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce;
+	git_attr_cache_source source;
+	git_vector rules;			/* vector of <rule*> or <fnmatch*> */
+	git_pool pool;
 	union {
 		git_oid oid;
 		git_futils_filestamp stamp;
 	} cache_data;
-} git_attr_file;
+};
 
 typedef struct {
 	git_buf  full;
@@ -82,29 +83,41 @@ typedef struct {
 	int      is_dir;
 } git_attr_path;
 
-typedef enum {
-	GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE = 0,
-	GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_INDEX = 1
-} git_attr_file_source;
-
 /*
  * git_attr_file API
  */
 
-extern int git_attr_file__new(
-	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, git_attr_file_source src, const char *path, git_pool *pool);
+int git_attr_file__new(
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce,
+	git_attr_cache_source source);
+
+void git_attr_file__free(git_attr_file *file);
+
+int git_attr_file__load(
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	git_attr_cache_parser parser,
+	void *payload);
 
-extern int git_attr_file__new_and_load(
-	git_attr_file **attrs_ptr, const char *path);
+int git_attr_file__load_standalone(
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	const char *path);
 
-extern void git_attr_file__free(git_attr_file *file);
+int git_attr_file__out_of_date(
+	git_repository *repo, git_attr_file *file);
 
-extern void git_attr_file__clear_rules(git_attr_file *file);
+int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_file *attrs,
+	const char *data,
+	void *payload);
 
-extern int git_attr_file__parse_buffer(
-	git_repository *repo, void *parsedata, const char *buf, git_attr_file *file);
+void git_attr_file__clear_rules(git_attr_file *file);
 
-extern int git_attr_file__lookup_one(
+int git_attr_file__lookup_one(
 	git_attr_file *file,
 	const git_attr_path *path,
 	const char *attr,
@@ -115,7 +128,7 @@ extern int git_attr_file__lookup_one(
 	git_vector_rforeach(&(file)->rules, (iter), (rule)) \
 		if (git_attr_rule__match((rule), (path)))
 
-extern uint32_t git_attr_file__name_hash(const char *name);
+uint32_t git_attr_file__name_hash(const char *name);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/attrcache.c b/src/attrcache.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d09723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/attrcache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+#include "common.h"
+#include "repository.h"
+#include "attr_file.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "sysdir.h"
+#include "ignore.h"
+
+GIT__USE_STRMAP;
+
+GIT_INLINE(int) attr_cache_lock(git_attr_cache *cache)
+{
+	GIT_UNUSED(cache); /* avoid warning if threading is off */
+
+	if (git_mutex_lock(&cache->lock) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to get attr cache lock");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+GIT_INLINE(void) attr_cache_unlock(git_attr_cache *cache)
+{
+	GIT_UNUSED(cache); /* avoid warning if threading is off */
+	git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
+}
+
+GIT_INLINE(git_attr_cache_entry *) attr_cache_lookup_entry(
+	git_attr_cache *cache, const char *path)
+{
+	khiter_t pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(cache->files, path);
+
+	if (git_strmap_valid_index(cache->files, pos))
+		return git_strmap_value_at(cache->files, pos);
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
+int git_attr_cache_entry__new(
+	git_attr_cache_entry **out,
+	const char *base,
+	const char *path,
+	git_pool *pool)
+{
+	size_t baselen = base ? strlen(base) : 0, pathlen = strlen(path);
+	size_t cachesize = sizeof(git_attr_cache_entry) + baselen + pathlen + 1;
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce;
+
+	ce = git_pool_mallocz(pool, cachesize);
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(ce);
+
+	if (baselen)
+		memcpy(ce->fullpath, base, baselen);
+	memcpy(&ce->fullpath[baselen], path, pathlen);
+	ce->path = &ce->fullpath[baselen];
+	*out = ce;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* call with attrcache locked */
+static int attr_cache_make_entry(
+	git_attr_cache_entry **out, git_repository *repo, const char *path)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce = NULL;
+
+	error = git_attr_cache_entry__new(
+		&ce, git_repository_workdir(repo), path, &cache->pool);
+
+	if (!error) {
+		git_strmap_insert(cache->files, ce->path, ce, error);
+		if (error > 0)
+			error = 0;
+	}
+
+	*out = ce;
+	return error;
+}
+
+/* insert entry or replace existing if we raced with another thread */
+static int attr_cache_upsert(git_attr_cache *cache, git_attr_file *file)
+{
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce;
+	git_attr_file *old;
+
+	if (attr_cache_lock(cache) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	ce = attr_cache_lookup_entry(cache, file->ce->path);
+
+	old = ce->file[file->source];
+
+	GIT_REFCOUNT_OWN(file, ce);
+	GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(file);
+	ce->file[file->source] = file;
+
+	if (old) {
+		GIT_REFCOUNT_OWN(old, NULL);
+		git_attr_file__free(old);
+	}
+
+	attr_cache_unlock(cache);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int attr_cache_remove(git_attr_cache *cache, git_attr_file *file)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce;
+	bool found = false;
+
+	if (!file)
+		return 0;
+	if ((error = attr_cache_lock(cache)) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	if ((ce = attr_cache_lookup_entry(cache, file->ce->path)) != NULL &&
+		ce->file[file->source] == file)
+	{
+		ce->file[file->source] = NULL;
+		found = true;
+	}
+
+	attr_cache_unlock(cache);
+
+	if (found)
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+int git_attr_cache__get(
+	git_attr_file **out,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	const char *base,
+	const char *filename,
+	git_attr_cache_parser parser,
+	void *payload)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	const char *wd = git_repository_workdir(repo), *relfile;
+	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce = NULL;
+	git_attr_file *file = NULL;
+
+	/* join base and path as needed */
+	if (base != NULL && git_path_root(filename) < 0) {
+		if (git_buf_joinpath(&path, base, filename) < 0)
+			return -1;
+		filename = path.ptr;
+	}
+
+	relfile = filename;
+	if (wd && !git__prefixcmp(relfile, wd))
+		relfile += strlen(wd);
+
+	/* check cache for existing entry */
+	if ((error = attr_cache_lock(cache)) < 0)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	ce = attr_cache_lookup_entry(cache, relfile);
+	if (!ce) {
+		if ((error = attr_cache_make_entry(&ce, repo, relfile)) < 0)
+			goto cleanup;
+	} else if (ce->file[source] != NULL) {
+		file = ce->file[source];
+		GIT_REFCOUNT_INC(file);
+	}
+
+	attr_cache_unlock(cache);
+
+	/* if this is not a file backed entry, just create a new empty one */
+	if (!parser) {
+		error = git_attr_file__new(&file, ce, source);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* otherwise load and/or reload as needed */
+	switch (git_attr_file__out_of_date(repo, file)) {
+	case 1:
+		if (!(error = git_attr_file__load(
+				  &file, repo, ce, source, parser, payload)))
+			error = attr_cache_upsert(cache, file);
+		break;
+	case 0:
+		/* just use the file */
+		break;
+	case GIT_ENOTFOUND:
+		/* did exist and now does not - remove from cache */
+		error = attr_cache_remove(cache, file);
+		file = NULL;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* other error (e.g. out of memory, can't read index) */
+		giterr_clear();
+		break;
+	}
+
+cleanup:
+	*out = error ? NULL : file;
+	git_buf_free(&path);
+	return error;
+}
+
+bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	const char *filename)
+{
+	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
+	git_strmap *files;
+	khiter_t pos;
+	git_attr_cache_entry *ce;
+
+	if (!(cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo)) ||
+		!(files = cache->files))
+		return false;
+
+	pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(files, filename);
+	if (!git_strmap_valid_index(files, pos))
+		return false;
+
+	ce = git_strmap_value_at(files, pos);
+
+	return ce && (ce->file[source] != NULL);
+}
+
+
+static int attr_cache__lookup_path(
+	char **out, git_config *cfg, const char *key, const char *fallback)
+{
+	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int error;
+	const git_config_entry *entry = NULL;
+
+	*out = NULL;
+
+	if ((error = git_config__lookup_entry(&entry, cfg, key, false)) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	if (entry) {
+		const char *cfgval = entry->value;
+
+		/* expand leading ~/ as needed */
+		if (cfgval && cfgval[0] == '~' && cfgval[1] == '/' &&
+			!git_sysdir_find_global_file(&buf, &cfgval[2]))
+			*out = git_buf_detach(&buf);
+		else if (cfgval)
+			*out = git__strdup(cfgval);
+
+	}
+	else if (!git_sysdir_find_xdg_file(&buf, fallback))
+		*out = git_buf_detach(&buf);
+
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+static void attr_cache__free(git_attr_cache *cache)
+{
+	if (!cache)
+		return;
+
+	if (cache->files != NULL) {
+		git_attr_file *file;
+
+		git_strmap_foreach_value(cache->files, file, {
+			git_attr_file__free(file);
+		});
+		git_strmap_free(cache->files);
+	}
+
+	if (cache->macros != NULL) {
+		git_attr_rule *rule;
+
+		git_strmap_foreach_value(cache->macros, rule, {
+			git_attr_rule__free(rule);
+		});
+		git_strmap_free(cache->macros);
+	}
+
+	git_pool_clear(&cache->pool);
+
+	git__free(cache->cfg_attr_file);
+	cache->cfg_attr_file = NULL;
+
+	git__free(cache->cfg_excl_file);
+	cache->cfg_excl_file = NULL;
+
+	git_mutex_free(&cache->lock);
+
+	git__free(cache);
+}
+
+int git_attr_cache__init(git_repository *repo)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
+	git_config *cfg;
+
+	if (cache)
+		return 0;
+
+	if ((ret = git_repository_config__weakptr(&cfg, repo)) < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	cache = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_attr_cache));
+	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(cache);
+
+	/* set up lock */
+	if (git_mutex_init(&cache->lock) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to initialize lock for attr cache");
+		git__free(cache);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* cache config settings for attributes and ignores */
+	ret = attr_cache__lookup_path(
+		&cache->cfg_attr_file, cfg, GIT_ATTR_CONFIG, GIT_ATTR_FILE_XDG);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto cancel;
+
+	ret = attr_cache__lookup_path(
+		&cache->cfg_excl_file, cfg, GIT_IGNORE_CONFIG, GIT_IGNORE_FILE_XDG);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto cancel;
+
+	/* allocate hashtable for attribute and ignore file contents,
+	 * hashtable for attribute macros, and string pool
+	 */
+	if ((ret = git_strmap_alloc(&cache->files)) < 0 ||
+		(ret = git_strmap_alloc(&cache->macros)) < 0 ||
+		(ret = git_pool_init(&cache->pool, 1, 0)) < 0)
+		goto cancel;
+
+	cache = git__compare_and_swap(&repo->attrcache, NULL, cache);
+	if (cache)
+		goto cancel; /* raced with another thread, free this but no error */
+
+	/* insert default macros */
+	return git_attr_add_macro(repo, "binary", "-diff -crlf -text");
+
+cancel:
+	attr_cache__free(cache);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void git_attr_cache_flush(git_repository *repo)
+{
+	git_attr_cache *cache;
+
+	/* this could be done less expensively, but for now, we'll just free
+	 * the entire attrcache and let the next use reinitialize it...
+	 */
+	if (repo && (cache = git__swap(repo->attrcache, NULL)) != NULL)
+		attr_cache__free(cache);
+}
+
+int git_attr_cache__insert_macro(git_repository *repo, git_attr_rule *macro)
+{
+	git_attr_cache *cache = git_repository_attr_cache(repo);
+	git_strmap *macros = cache->macros;
+	int error;
+
+	/* TODO: generate warning log if (macro->assigns.length == 0) */
+	if (macro->assigns.length == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (git_mutex_lock(&cache->lock) < 0) {
+		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Unable to get attr cache lock");
+		error = -1;
+	} else {
+		git_strmap_insert(macros, macro->match.pattern, macro, error);
+		git_mutex_unlock(&cache->lock);
+	}
+
+	return (error < 0) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+git_attr_rule *git_attr_cache__lookup_macro(
+	git_repository *repo, const char *name)
+{
+	git_strmap *macros = git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->macros;
+	khiter_t pos;
+
+	pos = git_strmap_lookup_index(macros, name);
+
+	if (!git_strmap_valid_index(macros, pos))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return (git_attr_rule *)git_strmap_value_at(macros, pos);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/attrcache.h b/src/attrcache.h
index 4f9cff6..8e7f022 100644
--- a/src/attrcache.h
+++ b/src/attrcache.h
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@
 
 #include "pool.h"
 #include "strmap.h"
+#include "buffer.h"
+
+#define GIT_ATTR_CONFIG       "core.attributesfile"
+#define GIT_IGNORE_CONFIG     "core.excludesfile"
 
 typedef struct {
 	char *cfg_attr_file; /* cached value of core.attributesfile */
 	char *cfg_excl_file; /* cached value of core.excludesfile */
-	git_strmap *files;	 /* hash path to git_attr_file of rules */
+	git_strmap *files;	 /* hash path to git_attr_cache_entry records */
 	git_strmap *macros;	 /* hash name to vector<git_attr_assignment> */
 	git_mutex lock;
 	git_pool  pool;
@@ -21,4 +25,53 @@ typedef struct {
 
 extern int git_attr_cache__init(git_repository *repo);
 
+typedef enum {
+	GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE = 0,
+	GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_INDEX = 1,
+
+	GIT_ATTR_CACHE_NUM_SOURCES = 2
+} git_attr_cache_source;
+
+typedef struct git_attr_file git_attr_file;
+typedef struct git_attr_rule git_attr_rule;
+
+typedef struct {
+	git_attr_file *file[GIT_ATTR_CACHE_NUM_SOURCES];
+	const char *path; /* points into fullpath */
+	char fullpath[GIT_FLEX_ARRAY];
+} git_attr_cache_entry;
+
+typedef int (*git_attr_cache_parser)(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_file *file,
+	const char *data,
+	void *payload);
+
+/* get file - loading and reload as needed */
+extern int git_attr_cache__get(
+	git_attr_file **file,
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	const char *base,
+	const char *filename,
+	git_attr_cache_parser parser,
+	void *payload);
+
+extern bool git_attr_cache__is_cached(
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_cache_source source,
+	const char *path);
+
+extern int git_attr_cache__insert_macro(
+	git_repository *repo, git_attr_rule *macro);
+
+extern git_attr_rule *git_attr_cache__lookup_macro(
+	git_repository *repo, const char *name);
+
+extern int git_attr_cache_entry__new(
+	git_attr_cache_entry **out,
+	const char *base,
+	const char *path,
+	git_pool *pool);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index 5709499..d8d8191 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -804,10 +804,8 @@ int git_futils_filestamp_check(
 	if (stamp == NULL)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (p_stat(path, &st) < 0) {
-		giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Could not stat '%s'", path);
+	if (p_stat(path, &st) < 0)
 		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
-	}
 
 	if (stamp->mtime == (git_time_t)st.st_mtime &&
 		stamp->size  == (git_off_t)st.st_size   &&
diff --git a/src/fileops.h b/src/fileops.h
index 6a65235..cfc2ce7 100644
--- a/src/fileops.h
+++ b/src/fileops.h
@@ -292,13 +292,14 @@ typedef struct {
  * Compare stat information for file with reference info.
  *
  * This function updates the file stamp to current data for the given path
- * and returns 0 if the file is up-to-date relative to the prior setting or
- * 1 if the file has been changed.  (This also may return GIT_ENOTFOUND if
- * the file doesn't exist.)
+ * and returns 0 if the file is up-to-date relative to the prior setting,
+ * 1 if the file has been changed, or GIT_ENOTFOUND if the file doesn't
+ * exist.  This will not call giterr_set, so you must set the error if you
+ * plan to return an error.
  *
  * @param stamp File stamp to be checked
  * @param path Path to stat and check if changed
- * @return 0 if up-to-date, 1 if out-of-date, <0 on error
+ * @return 0 if up-to-date, 1 if out-of-date, GIT_ENOTFOUND if cannot stat
  */
 extern int git_futils_filestamp_check(
 	git_futils_filestamp *stamp, const char *path);
diff --git a/src/ignore.c b/src/ignore.c
index 0fb042a..3ee7ba0 100644
--- a/src/ignore.c
+++ b/src/ignore.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "git2/ignore.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "ignore.h"
-#include "attr.h"
+#include "attr_file.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -10,26 +10,27 @@
 #define GIT_IGNORE_DEFAULT_RULES ".\n..\n.git\n"
 
 static int parse_ignore_file(
-	git_repository *repo, void *parsedata, const char *buffer, git_attr_file *ignores)
+	git_repository *repo,
+	git_attr_file *attrs,
+	const char *data,
+	void *payload)
 {
 	int error = 0;
-	git_attr_fnmatch *match = NULL;
-	const char *scan = NULL, *context = NULL;
 	int ignore_case = false;
+	const char *scan = data, *context = NULL;
+	git_attr_fnmatch *match = NULL;
 
-	/* Prefer to have the caller pass in a git_ignores as the parsedata
-	 * object.  If they did not, then look up the value of ignore_case */
-	if (parsedata != NULL)
-		ignore_case = ((git_ignores *)parsedata)->ignore_case;
+	/* either read ignore_case from ignores structure or use repo config */
+	if (payload != NULL)
+		ignore_case = ((git_ignores *)payload)->ignore_case;
 	else if (git_repository__cvar(&ignore_case, repo, GIT_CVAR_IGNORECASE) < 0)
-		return error;
-
-	if (ignores->key &&
-		git_path_root(ignores->key + 2) < 0 &&
-		git__suffixcmp(ignores->key, "/" GIT_IGNORE_FILE) == 0)
-		context = ignores->key + 2;
+		giterr_clear();
 
-	scan = buffer;
+	/* if subdir file path, convert context for file paths */
+	if (attrs->ce &&
+		git_path_root(attrs->ce->path) < 0 &&
+		!git__suffixcmp(attrs->ce->path, "/" GIT_IGNORE_FILE))
+		context = attrs->ce->path;
 
 	while (!error && *scan) {
 		if (!match) {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ static int parse_ignore_file(
 		match->flags = GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_ALLOWSPACE | GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_ALLOWNEG;
 
 		if (!(error = git_attr_fnmatch__parse(
-			match, ignores->pool, context, &scan)))
+			match, &attrs->pool, context, &scan)))
 		{
 			match->flags |= GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_IGNORE;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ static int parse_ignore_file(
 				match->flags |= GIT_ATTR_FNMATCH_ICASE;
 
 			scan = git__next_line(scan);
-			error = git_vector_insert(&ignores->rules, match);
+			error = git_vector_insert(&attrs->rules, match);
 		}
 
 		if (error != 0) {
@@ -67,28 +68,46 @@ static int parse_ignore_file(
 	return error;
 }
 
-#define push_ignore_file(R,IGN,S,B,F) \
-	git_attr_cache__push_file((R),(B),(F),GIT_ATTR_FILE_FROM_FILE,parse_ignore_file,(IGN),(S))
+static int push_ignore_file(
+	git_ignores *ignores,
+	git_vector *which_list,
+	const char *base,
+	const char *filename)
+{
+	int error = 0;
+	git_attr_file *file = NULL;
+
+	if ((error = git_attr_cache__get(
+			&file, ignores->repo, GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE,
+			base, filename, parse_ignore_file, ignores)) < 0 ||
+		(error = git_vector_insert(which_list, file)) < 0)
+		git_attr_file__free(file);
+
+	return error;
+}
 
 static int push_one_ignore(void *payload, git_buf *path)
 {
 	git_ignores *ign = payload;
-
 	ign->depth++;
-
-	return push_ignore_file(
-		ign->repo, ign, &ign->ign_path, path->ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
+	return push_ignore_file(ign, &ign->ign_path, path->ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
 }
 
-static int get_internal_ignores(git_attr_file **ign, git_repository *repo)
+static int get_internal_ignores(git_attr_file **out, git_repository *repo)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	if (!(error = git_attr_cache__init(repo)))
-		error = git_attr_cache__internal_file(repo, GIT_IGNORE_INTERNAL, ign);
+	if ((error = git_attr_cache__init(repo)) < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	/* get with NULL parser, gives existing or empty git_attr_file */
+	error = git_attr_cache__get(
+		out, repo, GIT_ATTR_CACHE__FROM_FILE,
+		NULL, GIT_IGNORE_INTERNAL, NULL, NULL);
 
-	if (!error && !(*ign)->rules.length)
-		error = parse_ignore_file(repo, NULL, GIT_IGNORE_DEFAULT_RULES, *ign);
+	/* if internal rules list is empty, insert default rules */
+	if (!error && !(*out)->rules.length)
+		error = parse_ignore_file(repo, *out, GIT_IGNORE_DEFAULT_RULES, NULL);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -127,8 +146,7 @@ int git_ignore__for_path(
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* set up internals */
-	error = get_internal_ignores(&ignores->ign_internal, repo);
-	if (error < 0)
+	if ((error = get_internal_ignores(&ignores->ign_internal, repo)) < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* load .gitignore up the path */
@@ -140,14 +158,16 @@ int git_ignore__for_path(
 	}
 
 	/* load .git/info/exclude */
-	error = push_ignore_file(repo, ignores, &ignores->ign_global,
+	error = push_ignore_file(
+		ignores, &ignores->ign_global,
 		git_repository_path(repo), GIT_IGNORE_FILE_INREPO);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* load core.excludesfile */
 	if (git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_excl_file != NULL)
-		error = push_ignore_file(repo, ignores, &ignores->ign_global, NULL,
+		error = push_ignore_file(
+			ignores, &ignores->ign_global, NULL,
 			git_repository_attr_cache(repo)->cfg_excl_file);
 
 cleanup:
@@ -165,35 +185,33 @@ int git_ignore__push_dir(git_ignores *ign, const char *dir)
 	ign->depth++;
 
 	return push_ignore_file(
-		ign->repo, ign, &ign->ign_path, ign->dir.ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
+		ign, &ign->ign_path, ign->dir.ptr, GIT_IGNORE_FILE);
 }
 
 int git_ignore__pop_dir(git_ignores *ign)
 {
 	if (ign->ign_path.length > 0) {
 		git_attr_file *file = git_vector_last(&ign->ign_path);
-		const char *start, *end, *scan;
-		size_t keylen;
+		const char *start = file->ce->path, *end;
 
-		/* - ign->dir looks something like "a/b/" (or "a/b/c/d/")
-		 * - file->key looks something like "0#a/b/.gitignore
+		/* - ign->dir looks something like "/home/user/a/b/" (or "a/b/c/d/")
+		 * - file->path looks something like "a/b/.gitignore
 		 *
-		 * We are popping the last directory off ign->dir.  We also want to
-		 * remove the file from the vector if the directory part of the key
-		 * matches the ign->dir path.  We need to test if the "a/b" part of
+		 * We are popping the last directory off ign->dir.  We also want
+		 * to remove the file from the vector if the popped directory
+		 * matches the ignore path.  We need to test if the "a/b" part of
 		 * the file key matches the path we are about to pop.
 		 */
 
-		for (start = end = scan = &file->key[2]; *scan; ++scan)
-			if (*scan == '/')
-				end = scan; /* point 'end' to last '/' in key */
-		keylen = (end - start) + 1;
+		if ((end = strrchr(start, '/')) != NULL) {
+			size_t dirlen = (end - start) + 1;
 
-		if (ign->dir.size >= keylen &&
-			!memcmp(ign->dir.ptr + ign->dir.size - keylen, start, keylen))
-		{
-			git_attr_file__free(git_vector_last(&ign->ign_path));
-			git_vector_pop(&ign->ign_path);
+			if (ign->dir.size >= dirlen &&
+				!memcmp(ign->dir.ptr + ign->dir.size - dirlen, start, dirlen))
+			{
+				git_vector_pop(&ign->ign_path);
+				git_attr_file__free(file);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -210,7 +228,7 @@ void git_ignore__free(git_ignores *ignores)
 	unsigned int i;
 	git_attr_file *file;
 
-	/* don't need to free ignores->ign_internal it is cached exactly once */
+	git_attr_file__free(ignores->ign_internal);
 
 	git_vector_foreach(&ignores->ign_path, i, file) {
 		git_attr_file__free(file);
@@ -283,10 +301,12 @@ int git_ignore_add_rule(
 	const char *rules)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_attr_file *ign_internal;
+	git_attr_file *ign_internal = NULL;
 
-	if (!(error = get_internal_ignores(&ign_internal, repo)))
+	if (!(error = get_internal_ignores(&ign_internal, repo))) {
 		error = parse_ignore_file(repo, NULL, rules, ign_internal);
+		git_attr_file__free(ign_internal);
+	}
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -300,8 +320,10 @@ int git_ignore_clear_internal_rules(
 	if (!(error = get_internal_ignores(&ign_internal, repo))) {
 		git_attr_file__clear_rules(ign_internal);
 
-		return parse_ignore_file(
+		error = parse_ignore_file(
 			repo, NULL, GIT_IGNORE_DEFAULT_RULES, ign_internal);
+
+		git_attr_file__free(ign_internal);
 	}
 
 	return error;
diff --git a/src/index.c b/src/index.c
index 27a557c..d7d937f 100644
--- a/src/index.c
+++ b/src/index.c
@@ -607,8 +607,15 @@ int git_index_read(git_index *index, int force)
 	}
 
 	updated = git_futils_filestamp_check(&stamp, index->index_file_path);
-	if (updated < 0 || (!updated && !force))
+	if (updated < 0) {
+		giterr_set(
+			GITERR_INDEX,
+			"Failed to read index: '%s' no longer exists",
+			index->index_file_path);
 		return updated;
+	}
+	if (!updated && !force)
+		return 0;
 
 	error = git_futils_readbuffer(&buffer, index->index_file_path);
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -667,11 +674,11 @@ int git_index_write(git_index *index)
 	if ((error = git_filebuf_commit(&file)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
-	error = git_futils_filestamp_check(&index->stamp, index->index_file_path);
-	if (error < 0)
-		return error;
+	if (git_futils_filestamp_check(&index->stamp, index->index_file_path) < 0)
+		/* index could not be read from disk! */;
+	else
+		index->on_disk = 1;
 
-	index->on_disk = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sortedcache.c b/src/sortedcache.c
index 6253220..c6b2261 100644
--- a/src/sortedcache.c
+++ b/src/sortedcache.c
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ unlock:
 
 void git_sortedcache_updated(git_sortedcache *sc)
 {
-	 /* update filestamp to latest value */
-	if (git_futils_filestamp_check(&sc->stamp, sc->path) < 0)
-		giterr_clear();
+	/* update filestamp to latest value */
+	git_futils_filestamp_check(&sc->stamp, sc->path);
 }
 
 /* release all items in sorted cache */
diff --git a/src/submodule.c b/src/submodule.c
index 95d3d0d..5ddbfe8 100644
--- a/src/submodule.c
+++ b/src/submodule.c
@@ -1693,8 +1693,6 @@ static int submodule_cache_refresh(git_submodule_cache *cache, int refresh)
 		update_gitmod = (wd != NULL) ?
 			git_futils_filestamp_check(&cache->gitmodules_stamp, path.ptr) :
 			(cache->gitmodules_stamp.mtime != 0);
-		if (update_gitmod < 0)
-			giterr_clear();
 	}
 
 	/* clear submodule flags that are to be refreshed */
diff --git a/tests/attr/file.c b/tests/attr/file.c
index 4eb1d22..e35957b 100644
--- a/tests/attr/file.c
+++ b/tests/attr/file.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ void test_attr_file__simple_read(void)
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr0")));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr0")));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->key + 2);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->ce->path);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 1);
 
 	rule = get_rule(0);
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ void test_attr_file__match_variants(void)
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr1")));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr1")));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->key + 2);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->ce->path);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 10);
 
 	/* let's do a thorough check of this rule, then just verify
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ void test_attr_file__assign_variants(void)
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr2")));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr2")));
 
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr2"), file->key + 2);
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr2"), file->ce->path);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 11);
 
 	check_one_assign(file, 0, 0, "pat0", "simple", EXPECT_TRUE, NULL);
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ void test_attr_file__check_attr_examples(void)
 	git_attr_rule *rule;
 	git_attr_assignment *assign;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr3")));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr3"), file->key + 2);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr3")));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr3"), file->ce->path);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 3);
 
 	rule = get_rule(0);
diff --git a/tests/attr/lookup.c b/tests/attr/lookup.c
index 200bdd2..099597e 100644
--- a/tests/attr/lookup.c
+++ b/tests/attr/lookup.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ void test_attr_lookup__simple(void)
 	git_attr_path path;
 	const char *value = NULL;
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr0")));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->key + 2);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr0")));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr0"), file->ce->path);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 1);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_attr_path__init(&path, "test", NULL));
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ void test_attr_lookup__match_variants(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr1")));
-	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->key + 2);
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr1")));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(cl_fixture("attr/attr1"), file->ce->path);
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 10);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_attr_path__init(&path, "/testing/for/pat0", NULL));
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void test_attr_lookup__assign_variants(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr2")));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr2")));
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 11);
 
 	run_test_cases(file, cases, 0);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void test_attr_lookup__check_attr_examples(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new_and_load(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr3")));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__load_standalone(&file, cl_fixture("attr/attr3")));
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 3);
 
 	run_test_cases(file, cases, 0);
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ void test_attr_lookup__from_buffer(void)
 		{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 	};
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, 0, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__new(&file, NULL, 0));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__parse_buffer(NULL, NULL, "a* foo\nabc bar\n* baz", file));
+	cl_git_pass(git_attr_file__parse_buffer(NULL, file, "a* foo\nabc bar\n* baz", NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(file->rules.length == 3);
 
diff --git a/tests/threads/diff.c b/tests/threads/diff.c
index 5565c4b..562eec7 100644
--- a/tests/threads/diff.c
+++ b/tests/threads/diff.c
@@ -1,59 +1,22 @@
 #include "clar_libgit2.h"
-#include "thread-utils.h"
+#include "thread_helpers.h"
 
 static git_repository *_repo;
 static git_tree *_a, *_b;
 static git_atomic _counts[4];
 static int _check_counts;
 
+#define THREADS 20
+
 void test_threads_diff__cleanup(void)
 {
 	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
 }
 
-static void run_in_parallel(
-	int repeats, int threads, void *(*func)(void *),
-	void (*before_test)(void), void (*after_test)(void))
-{
-	int r, t, *id = git__calloc(threads, sizeof(int));
-#ifdef GIT_THREADS
-	git_thread *th = git__calloc(threads, sizeof(git_thread));
-	cl_assert(th != NULL);
-#else
-	void *th = NULL;
-#endif
-
-	cl_assert(id != NULL);
-
-	for (r = 0; r < repeats; ++r) {
-		_repo = cl_git_sandbox_reopen(); /* reopen sandbox to flush caches */
-
-		if (before_test) before_test();
-
-		for (t = 0; t < threads; ++t) {
-			id[t] = t;
-#ifdef GIT_THREADS
-			cl_git_pass(git_thread_create(&th[t], NULL, func, &id[t]));
-#else
-			cl_assert(func(&id[t]) == &id[t]);
-#endif
-		}
-
-#ifdef GIT_THREADS
-		for (t = 0; t < threads; ++t)
-			cl_git_pass(git_thread_join(th[t], NULL));
-		memset(th, 0, threads * sizeof(git_thread));
-#endif
-
-		if (after_test) after_test();
-	}
-
-	git__free(id);
-	git__free(th);
-}
-
 static void setup_trees(void)
 {
+	_repo = cl_git_sandbox_reopen(); /* reopen sandbox to flush caches */
+
 	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(
 		(git_object **)&_a, _repo, "0017bd4ab1^{tree}"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_revparse_single(
@@ -62,8 +25,6 @@ static void setup_trees(void)
 	memset(_counts, 0, sizeof(_counts));
 }
 
-#define THREADS 20
-
 static void free_trees(void)
 {
 	git_tree_free(_a); _a = NULL;
diff --git a/tests/threads/iterator.c b/tests/threads/iterator.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dd251f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/threads/iterator.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "thread_helpers.h"
+#include "iterator.h"
+
+static git_repository *_repo;
+
+void test_threads_iterator__cleanup(void)
+{
+	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
+}
+
+static void *run_workdir_iterator(void *arg)
+{
+	int error = 0, thread = *(int *)arg;
+	git_iterator *iter;
+	const git_index_entry *entry = NULL;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_iterator_for_workdir(
+		&iter, _repo, GIT_ITERATOR_DONT_AUTOEXPAND, NULL, NULL));
+
+	while (!error) {
+		if (entry && entry->mode == GIT_FILEMODE_TREE) {
+			error = git_iterator_advance_into(&entry, iter);
+
+			if (error == GIT_ENOTFOUND)
+				error = git_iterator_advance(&entry, iter);
+		} else {
+			error = git_iterator_advance(&entry, iter);
+		}
+
+		if (!error)
+			(void)git_iterator_current_is_ignored(iter);
+	}
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ITEROVER, error);
+
+	git_iterator_free(iter);
+
+	return arg;
+}
+
+
+void test_threads_iterator__workdir(void)
+{
+	_repo = cl_git_sandbox_init("status");
+
+	run_in_parallel(
+		1, 20, run_workdir_iterator, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/tests/threads/thread_helpers.c b/tests/threads/thread_helpers.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25370dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/threads/thread_helpers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include "clar_libgit2.h"
+#include "thread_helpers.h"
+
+void run_in_parallel(
+	int repeats,
+	int threads,
+	void *(*func)(void *),
+	void (*before_test)(void),
+	void (*after_test)(void))
+{
+	int r, t, *id = git__calloc(threads, sizeof(int));
+#ifdef GIT_THREADS
+	git_thread *th = git__calloc(threads, sizeof(git_thread));
+	cl_assert(th != NULL);
+#else
+	void *th = NULL;
+#endif
+
+	cl_assert(id != NULL);
+
+	for (r = 0; r < repeats; ++r) {
+		if (before_test) before_test();
+
+		for (t = 0; t < threads; ++t) {
+			id[t] = t;
+#ifdef GIT_THREADS
+			cl_git_pass(git_thread_create(&th[t], NULL, func, &id[t]));
+#else
+			cl_assert(func(&id[t]) == &id[t]);
+#endif
+		}
+
+#ifdef GIT_THREADS
+		for (t = 0; t < threads; ++t)
+			cl_git_pass(git_thread_join(th[t], NULL));
+		memset(th, 0, threads * sizeof(git_thread));
+#endif
+
+		if (after_test) after_test();
+	}
+
+	git__free(id);
+	git__free(th);
+}
diff --git a/tests/threads/thread_helpers.h b/tests/threads/thread_helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c13cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/threads/thread_helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "thread-utils.h"
+
+void run_in_parallel(
+	int repeats,
+	int threads,
+	void *(*func)(void *),
+	void (*before_test)(void),
+	void (*after_test)(void));