1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/attr.h b/attr.h
index df9a75da55..5970f930fd 100644
--- a/attr.h
+++ b/attr.h
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@
  */
 #define ATTR_MAX_LINE_LENGTH 2048
 
+ /**
+  * The maximum size of the giattributes file. If the file exceeds this size we
+  * will ignore it.
+  */
+#define ATTR_MAX_FILE_SIZE (100 * 1024 * 1024)
+
 struct index_state;
 
 /**