thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ea1984..bd5e4bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ v0.21 + 1
 * Add support for refspecs with the asterisk in the middle of a
   pattern.
 
+* Fetching now performs opportunistic updates. To achieve this, we
+  introduce a difference between active and passive refspecs, which
+  make git_remote_download and git_remote_fetch to take a list of
+  resfpecs to be the active list, similarly to how git fetch accepts a
+  list on the command-line.
+
 * Introduce git_merge_bases() and the git_oidarray type to expose all
   merge bases between two commits.
 
diff --git a/examples/network/fetch.c b/examples/network/fetch.c
index 8d88209..ab78fc9 100644
--- a/examples/network/fetch.c
+++ b/examples/network/fetch.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void *download(void *ptr)
 	// Download the packfile and index it. This function updates the
 	// amount of received data and the indexer stats which lets you
 	// inform the user about progress.
-	if (git_remote_download(data->remote) < 0) {
+	if (git_remote_download(data->remote, NULL) < 0) {
 		data->ret = -1;
 		goto exit;
 	}
diff --git a/include/git2/remote.h b/include/git2/remote.h
index 055f5e5..b714d34 100644
--- a/include/git2/remote.h
+++ b/include/git2/remote.h
@@ -306,9 +306,12 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_ls(const git_remote_head ***out,  size_t *size, git_r
  * The .idx file will be created and both it and the packfile with be
  * renamed to their final name.
  *
+ * @param remote the remote
+ * @param refspecs the refspecs to use for this negotiation and
+ * download. Use NULL to use the base refspecs
  * @return 0 or an error code
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_download(git_remote *remote);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_download(git_remote *remote, const git_strarray *refspecs);
 
 /**
  * Check whether the remote is connected
@@ -373,6 +376,8 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_update_tips(
  * disconnect and update the remote-tracking branches.
  *
  * @param remote the remote to fetch from
+ * @param refspecs the refspecs to use for this fetch. Pass NULL to
+ * use the base refspecs.
  * @param signature The identity to use when updating reflogs
  * @param reflog_message The message to insert into the reflogs. If NULL, the
  *								 default is "fetch"
@@ -380,6 +385,7 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_update_tips(
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_fetch(
 		git_remote *remote,
+		const git_strarray *refspecs,
 		const git_signature *signature,
 		const char *reflog_message);
 
diff --git a/src/clone.c b/src/clone.c
index 43b8390..f18f076 100644
--- a/src/clone.c
+++ b/src/clone.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int clone_into(git_repository *repo, git_remote *_remote, const git_check
 	git_remote_set_update_fetchhead(remote, 0);
 	git_buf_printf(&reflog_message, "clone: from %s", git_remote_url(remote));
 
-	if ((error = git_remote_fetch(remote, signature, git_buf_cstr(&reflog_message))) != 0)
+	if ((error = git_remote_fetch(remote, NULL, signature, git_buf_cstr(&reflog_message))) != 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	error = checkout_branch(repo, remote, co_opts, branch, signature, git_buf_cstr(&reflog_message));
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static int clone_local_into(git_repository *repo, git_remote *remote, const git_
 
 	git_buf_printf(&reflog_message, "clone: from %s", git_remote_url(remote));
 
-	if ((error = git_remote_fetch(remote, signature, git_buf_cstr(&reflog_message))) != 0)
+	if ((error = git_remote_fetch(remote, NULL, signature, git_buf_cstr(&reflog_message))) != 0)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	error = checkout_branch(repo, remote, co_opts, branch, signature, git_buf_cstr(&reflog_message));
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index dfad946..432367d 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 static int dwim_refspecs(git_vector *out, git_vector *refspecs, git_vector *refs);
 
-static int add_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *string, bool is_fetch)
+static int add_refspec_to(git_vector *vector, const char *string, bool is_fetch)
 {
 	git_refspec *spec;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int add_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *string, bool is_fetch)
 	}
 
 	spec->push = !is_fetch;
-	if (git_vector_insert(&remote->refspecs, spec) < 0) {
+	if (git_vector_insert(vector, spec) < 0) {
 		git_refspec__free(spec);
 		git__free(spec);
 		return -1;
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ static int add_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *string, bool is_fetch)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int add_refspec(git_remote *remote, const char *string, bool is_fetch)
+{
+	return add_refspec_to(&remote->refspecs, string, is_fetch);
+}
+
 static int download_tags_value(git_remote *remote, git_config *cfg)
 {
 	const git_config_entry *ce;
@@ -370,6 +375,7 @@ int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
 
 	if (git_vector_init(&remote->refs, 32, NULL) < 0 ||
 	    git_vector_init(&remote->refspecs, 2, NULL) < 0 ||
+	    git_vector_init(&remote->passive_refspecs, 2, NULL) < 0 ||
 	    git_vector_init(&remote->active_refspecs, 2, NULL) < 0) {
 		error = -1;
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -813,20 +819,43 @@ static int ls_to_vector(git_vector *out, git_remote *remote)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_remote_download(git_remote *remote)
+int git_remote_download(git_remote *remote, const git_strarray *refspecs)
 {
 	int error;
-	git_vector refs;
+	size_t i;
+	git_vector refs, specs, *to_active;
 
 	assert(remote);
 
 	if (ls_to_vector(&refs, remote) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	if ((git_vector_init(&specs, 0, NULL)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	remote->passed_refspecs = 0;
+	if (!refspecs) {
+		to_active = &remote->refspecs;
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < refspecs->count; i++) {
+			if ((error = add_refspec_to(&specs, refspecs->strings[i], true)) < 0)
+				goto on_error;
+		}
+
+		to_active = &specs;
+		remote->passed_refspecs = 1;
+	}
+
+	free_refspecs(&remote->passive_refspecs);
+	if ((error = dwim_refspecs(&remote->passive_refspecs, &remote->refspecs, &refs)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
 	free_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs);
+	error = dwim_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs, to_active, &refs);
 
-	error = dwim_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs, &remote->refspecs, &refs);
 	git_vector_free(&refs);
+	free_refspecs(&specs);
+	git_vector_free(&specs);
 
 	if (error < 0)
 		return error;
@@ -835,10 +864,17 @@ int git_remote_download(git_remote *remote)
 		return error;
 
 	return git_fetch_download_pack(remote);
+
+on_error:
+	git_vector_free(&refs);
+	free_refspecs(&specs);
+	git_vector_free(&specs);
+	return error;
 }
 
 int git_remote_fetch(
 		git_remote *remote,
+		const git_strarray *refspecs,
 		const git_signature *signature,
 		const char *reflog_message)
 {
@@ -849,7 +885,7 @@ int git_remote_fetch(
 	if ((error = git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH)) != 0)
 		return error;
 
-	error = git_remote_download(remote);
+	error = git_remote_download(remote, refspecs);
 
 	/* We don't need to be connected anymore */
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
@@ -1106,6 +1142,96 @@ on_error:
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * Iteration over the three vectors, with a pause whenever we find a match
+ *
+ * On each stop, we store the iteration stat in the inout i,j,k
+ * parameters, and return the currently matching passive refspec as
+ * well as the head which we matched.
+ */
+static int next_head(const git_remote *remote, git_vector *refs,
+		     git_refspec **out_spec, git_remote_head **out_head,
+		     size_t *out_i, size_t *out_j, size_t *out_k)
+{
+	const git_vector *active, *passive;
+	git_remote_head *head;
+	git_refspec *spec, *passive_spec;
+	size_t i, j, k;
+
+	active = &remote->active_refspecs;
+	passive = &remote->passive_refspecs;
+
+	i = *out_i;
+	j = *out_j;
+	k = *out_k;
+
+	for (; i < refs->length; i++) {
+		head = git_vector_get(refs, i);
+
+		if (!git_reference_is_valid_name(head->name))
+			continue;
+
+		for (; j < active->length; j++) {
+			spec = git_vector_get(active, j);
+
+			if (!git_refspec_src_matches(spec, head->name))
+				continue;
+
+			for (; k < passive->length; k++) {
+				passive_spec = git_vector_get(passive, k);
+
+				if (!git_refspec_src_matches(passive_spec, head->name))
+				    continue;
+
+				*out_spec = passive_spec;
+				*out_head = head;
+				*out_i = i;
+				*out_j = j;
+				*out_k = k + 1;
+				return 0;
+
+			}
+			k = 0;
+		}
+		j = 0;
+	}
+
+	return GIT_ITEROVER;
+}
+
+static int opportunistic_updates(const git_remote *remote, git_vector *refs, const git_signature *sig, const char *msg)
+{
+	size_t i, j, k;
+	git_refspec *spec;
+	git_remote_head *head;
+	git_reference *ref;
+	git_buf refname = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	int error;
+
+	i = j = k = 0;
+
+	while ((error = next_head(remote, refs, &spec, &head, &i, &j, &k)) == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * If we got here, there is a refspec which was used
+		 * for fetching which matches the source of one of the
+		 * passive refspecs, so we should update that
+		 * remote-tracking branch, but not add it to
+		 * FETCH_HEAD
+		 */
+
+		if ((error = git_refspec_transform(&refname, spec, head->name)) < 0)
+			return error;
+
+		error = git_reference_create(&ref, remote->repo, refname.ptr, &head->oid, true, sig, msg);
+		git_buf_free(&refname);
+
+		if (error < 0)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int git_remote_update_tips(
 		git_remote *remote,
 		const git_signature *signature,
@@ -1136,6 +1262,10 @@ int git_remote_update_tips(
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* only try to do opportunisitic updates if the refpec lists differ */
+	if (remote->passed_refspecs)
+		error = opportunistic_updates(remote, &refs, signature, reflog_message);
+
 out:
 	git_vector_free(&refs);
 	git_refspec__free(&tagspec);
@@ -1189,6 +1319,9 @@ void git_remote_free(git_remote *remote)
 	free_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs);
 	git_vector_free(&remote->active_refspecs);
 
+	free_refspecs(&remote->passive_refspecs);
+	git_vector_free(&remote->passive_refspecs);
+
 	git__free(remote->url);
 	git__free(remote->pushurl);
 	git__free(remote->name);
@@ -1640,27 +1773,14 @@ void git_remote_clear_refspecs(git_remote *remote)
 	git_vector_clear(&remote->refspecs);
 }
 
-static int add_and_dwim(git_remote *remote, const char *str, int push)
-{
-	git_refspec *spec;
-	git_vector *vec;
-
-	if (add_refspec(remote, str, !push) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	vec = &remote->refspecs;
-	spec = git_vector_get(vec, vec->length - 1);
-	return git_refspec__dwim_one(&remote->active_refspecs, spec, &remote->refs);
-}
-
 int git_remote_add_fetch(git_remote *remote, const char *refspec)
 {
-	return add_and_dwim(remote, refspec, false);
+	return add_refspec(remote, refspec, true);
 }
 
 int git_remote_add_push(git_remote *remote, const char *refspec)
 {
-	return add_and_dwim(remote, refspec, true);
+	return add_refspec(remote, refspec, false);
 }
 
 static int set_refspecs(git_remote *remote, git_strarray *array, int push)
@@ -1688,10 +1808,7 @@ static int set_refspecs(git_remote *remote, git_strarray *array, int push)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	free_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs);
-	git_vector_clear(&remote->active_refspecs);
-
-	return dwim_refspecs(&remote->active_refspecs, &remote->refspecs, &remote->refs);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int git_remote_set_fetch_refspecs(git_remote *remote, git_strarray *array)
diff --git a/src/remote.h b/src/remote.h
index f88601e..b79ace4 100644
--- a/src/remote.h
+++ b/src/remote.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct git_remote {
 	git_vector refs;
 	git_vector refspecs;
 	git_vector active_refspecs;
+	git_vector passive_refspecs;
 	git_transport_cb transport_cb;
 	void *transport_cb_payload;
 	git_transport *transport;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct git_remote {
 	unsigned int need_pack;
 	git_remote_autotag_option_t download_tags;
 	int update_fetchhead;
+	int passed_refspecs;
 };
 
 const char* git_remote__urlfordirection(struct git_remote *remote, int direction);
diff --git a/tests/fetchhead/nonetwork.c b/tests/fetchhead/nonetwork.c
index 7b64a63..c8191c5 100644
--- a/tests/fetchhead/nonetwork.c
+++ b/tests/fetchhead/nonetwork.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void test_fetchhead_nonetwork__unborn_with_upstream(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_url(remote, cl_fixture("testrepo.git")));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_save(remote));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, NULL, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_free(remote);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_fetchhead_foreach(repo, assert_master_for_merge, NULL));
diff --git a/tests/network/fetchlocal.c b/tests/network/fetchlocal.c
index 8809f42..bf0d087 100644
--- a/tests/network/fetchlocal.c
+++ b/tests/network/fetchlocal.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void test_network_fetchlocal__complete(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create(&origin, repo, GIT_REMOTE_ORIGIN, url));
 	git_remote_set_callbacks(origin, &callbacks);
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(origin, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(origin));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(origin, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(origin, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_list(&refnames, repo));
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void test_network_fetchlocal__partial(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create(&origin, repo, GIT_REMOTE_ORIGIN, url));
 	git_remote_set_callbacks(origin, &callbacks);
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(origin, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(origin));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(origin, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(origin, NULL, NULL));
 
 	git_strarray_free(&refnames);
diff --git a/tests/network/remote/local.c b/tests/network/remote/local.c
index f1084fc..c6c9e4c 100644
--- a/tests/network/remote/local.c
+++ b/tests/network/remote/local.c
@@ -116,16 +116,20 @@ void test_network_remote_local__nested_tags_are_completely_peeled(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__shorthand_fetch_refspec0(void)
 {
-	const char *refspec = "master:remotes/sloppy/master";
-	const char *refspec2 = "master:boh/sloppy/master";
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:remotes/sloppy/master",
+		"master:boh/sloppy/master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		2,
+	};
 
 	git_reference *ref;
 
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec2));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, &array));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&ref, repo, "refs/remotes/sloppy/master"));
@@ -137,17 +141,21 @@ void test_network_remote_local__shorthand_fetch_refspec0(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__shorthand_fetch_refspec1(void)
 {
-	const char *refspec = "master";
-	const char *refspec2 = "hard_tag";
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master",
+		"hard_tag",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		2,
+	};
 
 	git_reference *ref;
 
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
 	git_remote_clear_refspecs(remote);
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec2));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, &array));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_git_fail(git_reference_lookup(&ref, repo, "refs/remotes/master"));
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ void test_network_remote_local__tagopt(void)
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
 	git_remote_set_autotag(remote, GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_ALL);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 
 
@@ -174,14 +182,20 @@ void test_network_remote_local__tagopt(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__push_to_bare_remote(void)
 {
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
 	/* Should be able to push to a bare remote */
 	git_remote *localremote;
 	git_push *push;
 
 	/* Get some commits */
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, "master:master"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, &array));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 
@@ -210,6 +224,13 @@ void test_network_remote_local__push_to_bare_remote(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__push_to_bare_remote_with_file_url(void)
 {
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
 	/* Should be able to push to a bare remote */
 	git_remote *localremote;
 	git_push *push;
@@ -217,8 +238,7 @@ void test_network_remote_local__push_to_bare_remote_with_file_url(void)
 
 	/* Get some commits */
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, "master:master"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, &array));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 
@@ -251,14 +271,20 @@ void test_network_remote_local__push_to_bare_remote_with_file_url(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__push_to_non_bare_remote(void)
 {
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
 	/* Shouldn't be able to push to a non-bare remote */
 	git_remote *localremote;
 	git_push *push;
 
 	/* Get some commits */
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, "master:master"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, &array));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 
@@ -287,7 +313,13 @@ void test_network_remote_local__push_to_non_bare_remote(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__fetch(void)
 {
-	const char *refspec = "master:remotes/sloppy/master";
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:remotes/sloppy/master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
 
 	git_reflog *log;
 	const git_reflog_entry *entry;
@@ -297,9 +329,8 @@ void test_network_remote_local__fetch(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_signature_now(&sig, "Foo Bar", "foo@example.com"));
 
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, sig, "UPDAAAAAATE!!"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, &array, sig, "UPDAAAAAATE!!"));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&ref, repo, "refs/remotes/sloppy/master"));
 	git_reference_free(ref);
@@ -316,7 +347,13 @@ void test_network_remote_local__fetch(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__reflog(void)
 {
-	const char *refspec = "master:remotes/sloppy/master";
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:remotes/sloppy/master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
 
 	git_reflog *log;
 	const git_reflog_entry *entry;
@@ -325,9 +362,8 @@ void test_network_remote_local__reflog(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_signature_now(&sig, "Foo Bar", "foo@example.com"));
 
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, &array));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, sig, "UPDAAAAAATE!!"));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reflog_read(&log, repo, "refs/remotes/sloppy/master"));
@@ -342,7 +378,13 @@ void test_network_remote_local__reflog(void)
 
 void test_network_remote_local__fetch_default_reflog_message(void)
 {
-	const char *refspec = "master:remotes/sloppy/master";
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master:remotes/sloppy/master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
 
 	git_reflog *log;
 	const git_reflog_entry *entry;
@@ -352,9 +394,8 @@ void test_network_remote_local__fetch_default_reflog_message(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_signature_now(&sig, "Foo Bar", "foo@example.com"));
 
 	connect_to_local_repository(cl_fixture("testrepo.git"));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add_fetch(remote, refspec));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, sig, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, &array, sig, NULL));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_reflog_read(&log, repo, "refs/remotes/sloppy/master"));
 	cl_assert_equal_i(1, git_reflog_entrycount(log));
@@ -367,3 +408,24 @@ void test_network_remote_local__fetch_default_reflog_message(void)
 	git_reflog_free(log);
 	git_signature_free(sig);
 }
+
+void test_network_remote_local__opportunistic_update(void)
+{
+	git_reference *ref;
+	char *refspec_strings[] = {
+		"master",
+	};
+	git_strarray array = {
+		refspec_strings,
+		1,
+	};
+
+	/* this remote has a passive refspec of "refs/heads/<star>:refs/remotes/origin/<star>" */
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create(&remote, repo, "origin", cl_git_fixture_url("testrepo.git")));
+	/* and we pass the active refspec "master" */
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_fetch(remote, &array, NULL, NULL));
+
+	/* and we expect that to update our copy of origin's master */
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&ref, repo, "refs/remotes/origin/master"));
+	git_reference_free(ref);
+}
diff --git a/tests/online/fetch.c b/tests/online/fetch.c
index f03a6fa..ce92ee8 100644
--- a/tests/online/fetch.c
+++ b/tests/online/fetch.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void do_fetch(const char *url, git_remote_autotag_option_t flag, int n)
 	git_remote_set_callbacks(remote, &callbacks);
 	git_remote_set_autotag(remote, flag);
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 	cl_assert_equal_i(counter, n);
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ void test_online_fetch__fetch_twice(void)
 	git_remote *remote;
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_create(&remote, _repo, "test", "git://github.com/libgit2/TestGitRepository.git"));
     	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-    	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+    	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL));
     	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
     	
     	git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH);
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 	
 	git_remote_free(remote);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void test_online_fetch__doesnt_retrieve_a_pack_when_the_repository_is_up_to_date
 	callbacks.transfer_progress = &transferProgressCallback;
 	callbacks.payload = &invoked;
 	git_remote_set_callbacks(remote, &callbacks);
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert_equal_i(false, invoked);
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void test_online_fetch__can_cancel(void)
 	git_remote_set_callbacks(remote, &callbacks);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-	cl_git_fail_with(git_remote_download(remote), -4321);
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_remote_download(remote, NULL), -4321);
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 	git_remote_free(remote);
 }
diff --git a/tests/online/fetchhead.c b/tests/online/fetchhead.c
index 3f27e13..bd423bb 100644
--- a/tests/online/fetchhead.c
+++ b/tests/online/fetchhead.c
@@ -40,17 +40,19 @@ static void fetchhead_test_fetch(const char *fetchspec, const char *expected_fet
 	git_remote *remote;
 	git_buf fetchhead_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	int equals = 0;
+	git_strarray array, *active_refs = NULL;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&remote, g_repo, "origin"));
 	git_remote_set_autotag(remote, GIT_REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_TAGS_AUTO);
 
 	if(fetchspec != NULL) {
-		git_remote_clear_refspecs(remote);
-		git_remote_add_fetch(remote, fetchspec);
+		array.count = 1;
+		array.strings = (char **) &fetchspec;
+		active_refs = &array;
 	}
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(remote, active_refs));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(remote, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(remote);
 	git_remote_free(remote);
diff --git a/tests/online/push.c b/tests/online/push.c
index 70ec705..b09c7ad 100644
--- a/tests/online/push.c
+++ b/tests/online/push.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void test_online_push__initialize(void)
 
 	/* Now that we've deleted everything, fetch from the remote */
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(_remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH));
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(_remote));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_download(_remote, NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_update_tips(_remote, NULL, NULL));
 	git_remote_disconnect(_remote);
 }