1 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/submodule-config.c b/submodule-config.c
index 86636654bd..56d9d76d40 100644
--- a/submodule-config.c
+++ b/submodule-config.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct submodule_cache {
 	struct hashmap for_path;
 	struct hashmap for_name;
 	unsigned initialized:1;
+	unsigned gitmodules_read:1;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ static void submodule_cache_clear(struct submodule_cache *cache)
 	hashmap_free(&cache->for_path, 1);
 	hashmap_free(&cache->for_name, 1);
 	cache->initialized = 0;
+	cache->gitmodules_read = 0;
 }
 
 void submodule_cache_free(struct submodule_cache *cache)
@@ -557,8 +559,6 @@ static int gitmodules_cb(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 	struct repository *repo = data;
 	struct parse_config_parameter parameter;
 
-	submodule_cache_check_init(repo);
-
 	parameter.cache = repo->submodule_cache;
 	parameter.treeish_name = NULL;
 	parameter.gitmodules_sha1 = null_sha1;
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ static int gitmodules_cb(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 
 void repo_read_gitmodules(struct repository *repo)
 {
+	submodule_cache_check_init(repo);
+
 	if (repo->worktree) {
 		char *gitmodules;
 
@@ -582,6 +584,8 @@ void repo_read_gitmodules(struct repository *repo)
 
 		free(gitmodules);
 	}
+
+	repo->submodule_cache->gitmodules_read = 1;
 }
 
 void gitmodules_config_oid(const struct object_id *commit_oid)
@@ -589,24 +593,37 @@ void gitmodules_config_oid(const struct object_id *commit_oid)
 	struct strbuf rev = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct object_id oid;
 
+	submodule_cache_check_init(the_repository);
+
 	if (gitmodule_oid_from_commit(commit_oid, &oid, &rev)) {
 		git_config_from_blob_oid(gitmodules_cb, rev.buf,
 					 &oid, the_repository);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&rev);
+
+	the_repository->submodule_cache->gitmodules_read = 1;
+}
+
+static void gitmodules_read_check(struct repository *repo)
+{
+	submodule_cache_check_init(repo);
+
+	/* read the repo's .gitmodules file if it hasn't been already */
+	if (!repo->submodule_cache->gitmodules_read)
+		repo_read_gitmodules(repo);
 }
 
 const struct submodule *submodule_from_name(const struct object_id *treeish_name,
 		const char *name)
 {
-	submodule_cache_check_init(the_repository);
+	gitmodules_read_check(the_repository);
 	return config_from(the_repository->submodule_cache, treeish_name, name, lookup_name);
 }
 
 const struct submodule *submodule_from_path(const struct object_id *treeish_name,
 		const char *path)
 {
-	submodule_cache_check_init(the_repository);
+	gitmodules_read_check(the_repository);
 	return config_from(the_repository->submodule_cache, treeish_name, path, lookup_path);
 }
 
@@ -614,7 +631,7 @@ const struct submodule *submodule_from_cache(struct repository *repo,
 					     const struct object_id *treeish_name,
 					     const char *key)
 {
-	submodule_cache_check_init(repo);
+	gitmodules_read_check(repo);
 	return config_from(repo->submodule_cache, treeish_name,
 			   key, lookup_path);
 }