Re: [PATCH v4 6/6] remote: add struct repository parameter to external functions

> I don't feel as confident about this patch as I do about the patches
> that remove the global variables - as you said, some functions might use
> the_repository to parse OIDs (or do other things). I think that part of
> this patch should go into the next series you have planned (as you
> describe in the original cover letter [1], when you make future
> submodule commands be run in-process), so that they can be tested.
> (Removing the global variables was more of a mechanical code change, so
> it was easier to see what's going on by just looking at "before" and
> "after".)