15 files changed, 729 insertions, 164 deletions

diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index ab386c3681..2f95860369 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -803,9 +803,9 @@ use these, and "test_set_prereq" for how to define your own.
    Test is not run by root user, and an attempt to write to an
    unwritable file is expected to fail correctly.
 
- - LIBPCRE
+ - PCRE
 
-   Git was compiled with USE_LIBPCRE=YesPlease. Wrap any tests
+   Git was compiled with support for PCRE. Wrap any tests
    that use git-grep --perl-regexp or git-grep -P in these.
 
  - CASE_INSENSITIVE_FS
@@ -817,6 +817,10 @@ use these, and "test_set_prereq" for how to define your own.
    Test is run on a filesystem which converts decomposed utf-8 (nfd)
    to precomposed utf-8 (nfc).
 
+ - PTHREADS
+
+   Git wasn't compiled with NO_PTHREADS=YesPlease.
+
 Tips for Writing Tests
 ----------------------
 
diff --git a/t/perf/README b/t/perf/README
index de2fe15696..21321a0f36 100644
--- a/t/perf/README
+++ b/t/perf/README
@@ -60,7 +60,22 @@ You can set the following variables (also in your config.mak):
 
     GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS
 	Options to use when automatically building a git tree for
-	performance testing.  E.g., -j6 would be useful.
+	performance testing. E.g., -j6 would be useful. Passed
+	directly to make as "make $GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS".
+
+    GIT_PERF_MAKE_COMMAND
+	An arbitrary command that'll be run in place of the make
+	command, if set the GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS variable is
+	ignored. Useful in cases where source tree changes might
+	require issuing a different make command to different
+	revisions.
+
+	This can be (ab)used to monkeypatch or otherwise change the
+	tree about to be built. Note that the build directory can be
+	re-used for subsequent runs so the make command might get
+	executed multiple times on the same tree, but don't count on
+	any of that, that's an implementation detail that might change
+	in the future.
 
     GIT_PERF_REPO
     GIT_PERF_LARGE_REPO
diff --git a/t/perf/p4220-log-grep-engines.sh b/t/perf/p4220-log-grep-engines.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2bc47ded4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/perf/p4220-log-grep-engines.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description="Comparison of git-log's --grep regex engines
+
+Set GIT_PERF_4220_LOG_OPTS in the environment to pass options to
+git-grep. Make sure to include a leading space,
+e.g. GIT_PERF_4220_LOG_OPTS=' -i'. Some options to try:
+
+	-i
+	--invert-grep
+	-i --invert-grep
+"
+
+. ./perf-lib.sh
+
+test_perf_large_repo
+test_checkout_worktree
+
+for pattern in \
+	'how.to' \
+	'^how to' \
+	'[how] to' \
+	'\(e.t[^ ]*\|v.ry\) rare' \
+	'm\(ú\|u\)lt.b\(æ\|y\)te'
+do
+	for engine in basic extended perl
+	do
+		if test $engine != "basic"
+		then
+			# Poor man's basic -> extended converter.
+			pattern=$(echo $pattern | sed 's/\\//g')
+		fi
+		if test $engine = "perl" && ! test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			prereq="PCRE"
+		else
+			prereq=""
+		fi
+		test_perf $prereq "$engine log$GIT_PERF_4220_LOG_OPTS --grep='$pattern'" "
+			git -c grep.patternType=$engine log --pretty=format:%h$GIT_PERF_4220_LOG_OPTS --grep='$pattern' >'out.$engine' || :
+		"
+	done
+
+	test_expect_success "assert that all engines found the same for$GIT_PERF_4220_LOG_OPTS '$pattern'" '
+		test_cmp out.basic out.extended &&
+		if test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			test_cmp out.basic out.perl
+		fi
+	'
+done
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/perf/p4221-log-grep-engines-fixed.sh b/t/perf/p4221-log-grep-engines-fixed.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..060971265a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/perf/p4221-log-grep-engines-fixed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description="Comparison of git-log's --grep regex engines with -F
+
+Set GIT_PERF_4221_LOG_OPTS in the environment to pass options to
+git-grep. Make sure to include a leading space,
+e.g. GIT_PERF_4221_LOG_OPTS=' -i'. Some options to try:
+
+	-i
+	--invert-grep
+	-i --invert-grep
+"
+
+. ./perf-lib.sh
+
+test_perf_large_repo
+test_checkout_worktree
+
+for pattern in 'int' 'uncommon' 'æ'
+do
+	for engine in fixed basic extended perl
+	do
+		if test $engine = "perl" && ! test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			prereq="PCRE"
+		else
+			prereq=""
+		fi
+		test_perf $prereq "$engine log$GIT_PERF_4221_LOG_OPTS --grep='$pattern'" "
+			git -c grep.patternType=$engine log --pretty=format:%h$GIT_PERF_4221_LOG_OPTS --grep='$pattern' >'out.$engine' || :
+		"
+	done
+
+	test_expect_success "assert that all engines found the same for$GIT_PERF_4221_LOG_OPTS '$pattern'" '
+		test_cmp out.fixed out.basic &&
+		test_cmp out.fixed out.extended &&
+		if test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			test_cmp out.fixed out.perl
+		fi
+	'
+done
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/perf/p7820-grep-engines.sh b/t/perf/p7820-grep-engines.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..62aba19e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/perf/p7820-grep-engines.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description="Comparison of git-grep's regex engines
+
+Set GIT_PERF_7820_GREP_OPTS in the environment to pass options to
+git-grep. Make sure to include a leading space,
+e.g. GIT_PERF_7820_GREP_OPTS=' -i'. Some options to try:
+
+	-i
+	-w
+	-v
+	-vi
+	-vw
+	-viw
+"
+
+. ./perf-lib.sh
+
+test_perf_large_repo
+test_checkout_worktree
+
+for pattern in \
+	'how.to' \
+	'^how to' \
+	'[how] to' \
+	'\(e.t[^ ]*\|v.ry\) rare' \
+	'm\(ú\|u\)lt.b\(æ\|y\)te'
+do
+	for engine in basic extended perl
+	do
+		if test $engine != "basic"
+		then
+			# Poor man's basic -> extended converter.
+			pattern=$(echo "$pattern" | sed 's/\\//g')
+		fi
+		if test $engine = "perl" && ! test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			prereq="PCRE"
+		else
+			prereq=""
+		fi
+		test_perf $prereq "$engine grep$GIT_PERF_7820_GREP_OPTS '$pattern'" "
+			git -c grep.patternType=$engine grep$GIT_PERF_7820_GREP_OPTS -- '$pattern' >'out.$engine' || :
+		"
+	done
+
+	test_expect_success "assert that all engines found the same for$GIT_PERF_7820_GREP_OPTS '$pattern'" '
+		test_cmp out.basic out.extended &&
+		if test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			test_cmp out.basic out.perl
+		fi
+	'
+done
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/perf/p7821-grep-engines-fixed.sh b/t/perf/p7821-grep-engines-fixed.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c7ef1e198f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/perf/p7821-grep-engines-fixed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description="Comparison of git-grep's regex engines with -F
+
+Set GIT_PERF_7821_GREP_OPTS in the environment to pass options to
+git-grep. Make sure to include a leading space,
+e.g. GIT_PERF_7821_GREP_OPTS=' -w'. See p7820-grep-engines.sh for more
+options to try.
+"
+
+. ./perf-lib.sh
+
+test_perf_large_repo
+test_checkout_worktree
+
+for pattern in 'int' 'uncommon' 'æ'
+do
+	for engine in fixed basic extended perl
+	do
+		if test $engine = "perl" && ! test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			prereq="PCRE"
+		else
+			prereq=""
+		fi
+		test_perf $prereq "$engine grep$GIT_PERF_7821_GREP_OPTS $pattern" "
+			git -c grep.patternType=$engine grep$GIT_PERF_7821_GREP_OPTS $pattern >'out.$engine' || :
+		"
+	done
+
+	test_expect_success "assert that all engines found the same for$GIT_PERF_7821_GREP_OPTS $pattern" '
+		test_cmp out.fixed out.basic &&
+		test_cmp out.fixed out.extended &&
+		if test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			test_cmp out.fixed out.perl
+		fi
+	'
+done
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/perf/run b/t/perf/run
index c788d713ae..beb4acc0e4 100755
--- a/t/perf/run
+++ b/t/perf/run
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ run_one_dir () {
 
 unpack_git_rev () {
 	rev=$1
+	echo "=== Unpacking $rev in build/$rev ==="
 	mkdir -p build/$rev
 	(cd "$(git rev-parse --show-cdup)" && git archive --format=tar $rev) |
 	(cd build/$rev && tar x)
@@ -37,8 +38,16 @@ build_git_rev () {
 			cp "../../$config" "build/$rev/"
 		fi
 	done
-	(cd build/$rev && make $GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS) ||
-	die "failed to build revision '$mydir'"
+	echo "=== Building $rev ==="
+	(
+		cd build/$rev &&
+		if test -n "$GIT_PERF_MAKE_COMMAND"
+		then
+			sh -c "$GIT_PERF_MAKE_COMMAND"
+		else
+			make $GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS
+		fi
+	) || die "failed to build revision '$mydir'"
 }
 
 run_dirs_helper () {
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index e4441957e2..66606e7508 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -231,14 +231,47 @@ second
 initial
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'log --invert-grep --grep' '
-	git log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep --grep=th --grep=Sec >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	# Fixed
+	git -c grep.patternType=fixed log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep --grep=th --grep=Sec >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# POSIX basic
+	git -c grep.patternType=basic log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep --grep=t[h] --grep=S[e]c >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# POSIX extended
+	git -c grep.patternType=basic log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep --grep=t[h] --grep=S[e]c >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# PCRE
+	if test_have_prereq PCRE
+	then
+		git -c grep.patternType=perl log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep --grep=t[h] --grep=S[e]c >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	fi
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log --invert-grep --grep -i' '
 	echo initial >expect &&
-	git log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep -i --grep=th --grep=Sec >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+
+	# Fixed
+	git -c grep.patternType=fixed log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep -i --grep=th --grep=Sec >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# POSIX basic
+	git -c grep.patternType=basic log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep -i --grep=t[h] --grep=S[e]c >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# POSIX extended
+	git -c grep.patternType=extended log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep -i --grep=t[h] --grep=S[e]c >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# PCRE
+	if test_have_prereq PCRE
+	then
+		git -c grep.patternType=perl log --pretty="tformat:%s" --invert-grep -i --grep=t[h] --grep=S[e]c >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	fi
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log --grep option parsing' '
@@ -256,13 +289,53 @@ test_expect_success 'log -i --grep' '
 
 test_expect_success 'log --grep -i' '
 	echo Second >expect &&
+
+	# Fixed
 	git log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" --grep=sec -i >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# POSIX basic
+	git -c grep.patternType=basic log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" --grep=s[e]c -i >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# POSIX extended
+	git -c grep.patternType=extended log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" --grep=s[e]c -i >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# PCRE
+	if test_have_prereq PCRE
+	then
+		git -c grep.patternType=perl log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" --grep=s[e]c -i >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	fi
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'log -F -E --grep=<ere> uses ere' '
 	echo second >expect &&
-	git log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" -F -E --grep=s.c.nd >actual &&
+	# basic would need \(s\) to do the same
+	git log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" -F -E --grep="(s).c.nd" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success PCRE 'log -F -E --perl-regexp --grep=<pcre> uses PCRE' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf num_commits" &&
+	git init num_commits &&
+	(
+		cd num_commits &&
+		test_commit 1d &&
+		test_commit 2e
+	) &&
+
+	# In PCRE \d in [\d] is like saying "0-9", and matches the 2
+	# in 2e...
+	echo 2e >expect &&
+	git -C num_commits log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" -F -E --perl-regexp --grep="[\d]" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# ...in POSIX basic and extended it is the same as [d],
+	# i.e. "d", which matches 1d, but does not match 2e.
+	echo 1d >expect &&
+	git -C num_commits log -1 --pretty="tformat:%s" -F -E --grep="[\d]" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
@@ -280,6 +353,81 @@ test_expect_success 'log with grep.patternType configuration and command line' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'log with various grep.patternType configurations & command-lines' '
+	git init pattern-type &&
+	(
+		cd pattern-type &&
+		test_commit 1 file A &&
+
+		# The tagname is overridden here because creating a
+		# tag called "(1|2)" as test_commit would otherwise
+		# implicitly do would fail on e.g. MINGW.
+		test_commit "(1|2)" file B 2 &&
+
+		echo "(1|2)" >expect.fixed &&
+		cp expect.fixed expect.basic &&
+		cp expect.fixed expect.extended &&
+		cp expect.fixed expect.perl &&
+
+		# A strcmp-like match with fixed.
+		git -c grep.patternType=fixed log --pretty=tformat:%s \
+			--grep="(1|2)" >actual.fixed &&
+
+		# POSIX basic matches (, | and ) literally.
+		git -c grep.patternType=basic log --pretty=tformat:%s \
+			--grep="(.|.)" >actual.basic &&
+
+		# POSIX extended needs to have | escaped to match it
+		# literally, whereas under basic this is the same as
+		# (|2), i.e. it would also match "1". This test checks
+		# for extended by asserting that it is not matching
+		# what basic would match.
+		git -c grep.patternType=extended log --pretty=tformat:%s \
+			--grep="\|2" >actual.extended &&
+		if test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			# Only PCRE would match [\d]\| with only
+			# "(1|2)" due to [\d]. POSIX basic would match
+			# both it and "1" since similarly to the
+			# extended match above it is the same as
+			# \([\d]\|\). POSIX extended would
+			# match neither.
+			git -c grep.patternType=perl log --pretty=tformat:%s \
+				--grep="[\d]\|" >actual.perl &&
+			test_cmp expect.perl actual.perl
+		fi &&
+		test_cmp expect.fixed actual.fixed &&
+		test_cmp expect.basic actual.basic &&
+		test_cmp expect.extended actual.extended &&
+
+		git log --pretty=tformat:%s -F \
+			--grep="(1|2)" >actual.fixed.short-arg &&
+		git log --pretty=tformat:%s -E \
+			--grep="\|2" >actual.extended.short-arg &&
+		test_cmp expect.fixed actual.fixed.short-arg &&
+		test_cmp expect.extended actual.extended.short-arg &&
+
+		git log --pretty=tformat:%s --fixed-strings \
+			--grep="(1|2)" >actual.fixed.long-arg &&
+		git log --pretty=tformat:%s --basic-regexp \
+			--grep="(.|.)" >actual.basic.long-arg &&
+		git log --pretty=tformat:%s --extended-regexp \
+			--grep="\|2" >actual.extended.long-arg &&
+		if test_have_prereq PCRE
+		then
+			git log --pretty=tformat:%s --perl-regexp \
+				--grep="[\d]\|" >actual.perl.long-arg &&
+			test_cmp expect.perl actual.perl.long-arg
+		else
+			test_must_fail git log --perl-regexp \
+				--grep="[\d]\|"
+		fi &&
+		test_cmp expect.fixed actual.fixed.long-arg &&
+		test_cmp expect.basic actual.basic.long-arg &&
+		test_cmp expect.extended actual.extended.long-arg
+	)
+'
+
 cat > expect <<EOF
 * Second
 * sixth
diff --git a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
index 43a672c345..9c68b99251 100755
--- a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
+++ b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
@@ -421,6 +421,42 @@ test_expect_success 'index-pack <pack> works in non-repo' '
 	test_path_is_file foo.idx
 '
 
+test_expect_success !PTHREADS,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'index-pack --threads=N or pack.threads=N warns when no pthreads' '
+	test_must_fail git index-pack --threads=2 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 1 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring --threads=2" err &&
+
+	test_must_fail git -c pack.threads=2 index-pack 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 1 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring pack.threads" err &&
+
+	test_must_fail git -c pack.threads=2 index-pack --threads=4 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 2 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring --threads=4" err &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring pack.threads" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success !PTHREADS,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'pack-objects --threads=N or pack.threads=N warns when no pthreads' '
+	git pack-objects --threads=2 --stdout --all </dev/null >/dev/null 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 1 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring --threads" err &&
+
+	git -c pack.threads=2 pack-objects --stdout --all </dev/null >/dev/null 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 1 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring pack.threads" err &&
+
+	git -c pack.threads=2 pack-objects --threads=4 --stdout --all </dev/null >/dev/null 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 2 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring --threads" err &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring pack.threads" err
+'
+
 #
 # WARNING!
 #
diff --git a/t/t7008-grep-binary.sh b/t/t7008-grep-binary.sh
index 9c9c378119..615e7e0162 100755
--- a/t/t7008-grep-binary.sh
+++ b/t/t7008-grep-binary.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,43 @@ test_description='git grep in binary files'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
+nul_match () {
+	matches=$1
+	flags=$2
+	pattern=$3
+	pattern_human=$(echo "$pattern" | sed 's/Q/<NUL>/g')
+
+	if test "$matches" = 1
+	then
+		test_expect_success "git grep -f f $flags '$pattern_human' a" "
+			printf '$pattern' | q_to_nul >f &&
+			git grep -f f $flags a
+		"
+	elif test "$matches" = 0
+	then
+		test_expect_success "git grep -f f $flags '$pattern_human' a" "
+			printf '$pattern' | q_to_nul >f &&
+			test_must_fail git grep -f f $flags a
+		"
+	elif test "$matches" = T1
+	then
+		test_expect_failure "git grep -f f $flags '$pattern_human' a" "
+			printf '$pattern' | q_to_nul >f &&
+			git grep -f f $flags a
+		"
+	elif test "$matches" = T0
+	then
+		test_expect_failure "git grep -f f $flags '$pattern_human' a" "
+			printf '$pattern' | q_to_nul >f &&
+			test_must_fail git grep -f f $flags a
+		"
+	else
+		test_expect_success "PANIC: Test framework error. Unknown matches value $matches" 'false'
+	fi
+}
+
 test_expect_success 'setup' "
-	echo 'binaryQfile' | q_to_nul >a &&
+	echo 'binaryQfileQm[*]cQ*æQð' | q_to_nul >a &&
 	git add a &&
 	git commit -m.
 "
@@ -69,35 +104,71 @@ test_expect_failure 'git grep .fi a' '
 	git grep .fi a
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git grep -F y<NUL>f a' "
-	printf 'yQf' | q_to_nul >f &&
-	git grep -f f -F a
-"
-
-test_expect_success 'git grep -F y<NUL>x a' "
-	printf 'yQx' | q_to_nul >f &&
-	test_must_fail git grep -f f -F a
-"
-
-test_expect_success 'git grep -Fi Y<NUL>f a' "
-	printf 'YQf' | q_to_nul >f &&
-	git grep -f f -Fi a
-"
-
-test_expect_success 'git grep -Fi Y<NUL>x a' "
-	printf 'YQx' | q_to_nul >f &&
-	test_must_fail git grep -f f -Fi a
-"
-
-test_expect_success 'git grep y<NUL>f a' "
-	printf 'yQf' | q_to_nul >f &&
-	git grep -f f a
-"
-
-test_expect_success 'git grep y<NUL>x a' "
-	printf 'yQx' | q_to_nul >f &&
-	test_must_fail git grep -f f a
-"
+nul_match 1 '-F' 'yQf'
+nul_match 0 '-F' 'yQx'
+nul_match 1 '-Fi' 'YQf'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' 'YQx'
+nul_match 1 '' 'yQf'
+nul_match 0 '' 'yQx'
+nul_match 1 '' 'æQð'
+nul_match 1 '-F' 'eQm[*]c'
+nul_match 1 '-Fi' 'EQM[*]C'
+
+# Regex patterns that would match but shouldn't with -F
+nul_match 0 '-F' 'yQ[f]'
+nul_match 0 '-F' '[y]Qf'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' 'YQ[F]'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' '[Y]QF'
+nul_match 0 '-F' 'æQ[ð]'
+nul_match 0 '-F' '[æ]Qð'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' 'ÆQ[Ð]'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' '[Æ]QÐ'
+
+# kwset is disabled on -i & non-ASCII. No way to match non-ASCII \0
+# patterns case-insensitively.
+nul_match T1 '-i' 'ÆQÐ'
+
+# \0 implicitly disables regexes. This is an undocumented internal
+# limitation.
+nul_match T1 '' 'yQ[f]'
+nul_match T1 '' '[y]Qf'
+nul_match T1 '-i' 'YQ[F]'
+nul_match T1 '-i' '[Y]Qf'
+nul_match T1 '' 'æQ[ð]'
+nul_match T1 '' '[æ]Qð'
+nul_match T1 '-i' 'ÆQ[Ð]'
+
+# ... because of \0 implicitly disabling regexes regexes that
+# should/shouldn't match don't do the right thing.
+nul_match T1 '' 'eQm.*cQ'
+nul_match T1 '-i' 'EQM.*cQ'
+nul_match T0 '' 'eQm[*]c'
+nul_match T0 '-i' 'EQM[*]C'
+
+# Due to the REG_STARTEND extension when kwset() is disabled on -i &
+# non-ASCII the string will be matched in its entirety, but the
+# pattern will be cut off at the first \0.
+nul_match 0 '-i' 'NOMATCHQð'
+nul_match T0 '-i' '[Æ]QNOMATCH'
+nul_match T0 '-i' '[æ]QNOMATCH'
+# Matches, but for the wrong reasons, just stops at [æ]
+nul_match 1 '-i' '[Æ]Qð'
+nul_match 1 '-i' '[æ]Qð'
+
+# Ensure that the matcher doesn't regress to something that stops at
+# \0
+nul_match 0 '-F' 'yQ[f]'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' 'YQ[F]'
+nul_match 0 '' 'yQNOMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '' 'QNOMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '-i' 'YQNOMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '-i' 'QNOMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '-F' 'æQ[ð]'
+nul_match 0 '-Fi' 'ÆQ[Ð]'
+nul_match 0 '' 'yQNÓMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '' 'QNÓMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '-i' 'YQNÓMATCH'
+nul_match 0 '-i' 'QNÓMATCH'
 
 test_expect_success 'grep respects binary diff attribute' '
 	echo text >t &&
@@ -162,7 +233,7 @@ test_expect_success 'grep does not honor textconv' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep --textconv honors textconv' '
-	echo "a:binaryQfile" >expect &&
+	echo "a:binaryQfileQm[*]cQ*æQð" >expect &&
 	git grep --textconv Qfile >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
@@ -172,7 +243,7 @@ test_expect_success 'grep --no-textconv does not honor textconv' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep --textconv blob honors textconv' '
-	echo "HEAD:a:binaryQfile" >expect &&
+	echo "HEAD:a:binaryQfileQm[*]cQ*æQð" >expect &&
 	git grep --textconv Qfile HEAD:a >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
diff --git a/t/t7810-grep.sh b/t/t7810-grep.sh
index cee42097b0..f106387820 100755
--- a/t/t7810-grep.sh
+++ b/t/t7810-grep.sh
@@ -275,12 +275,16 @@ do
 		test_cmp expected actual
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success LIBPCRE "grep $L with grep.patterntype=perl" '
+	test_expect_success PCRE "grep $L with grep.patterntype=perl" '
 		echo "${HC}ab:a+b*c" >expected &&
 		git -c grep.patterntype=perl grep "a\x{2b}b\x{2a}c" $H ab >actual &&
 		test_cmp expected actual
 	'
 
+	test_expect_success !PCRE "grep $L with grep.patterntype=perl errors without PCRE" '
+		test_must_fail git -c grep.patterntype=perl grep "foo.*bar"
+	'
+
 	test_expect_success "grep $L with grep.patternType=default and grep.extendedRegexp=true" '
 		echo "${HC}ab:abc" >expected &&
 		git \
@@ -771,6 +775,40 @@ test_expect_success 'grep -W with userdiff' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+for threads in $(test_seq 0 10)
+do
+	test_expect_success "grep --threads=$threads & -c grep.threads=$threads" "
+		git grep --threads=$threads . >actual.$threads &&
+		if test $threads -ge 1
+		then
+			test_cmp actual.\$(($threads - 1)) actual.$threads
+		fi &&
+		git -c grep.threads=$threads grep . >actual.$threads &&
+		if test $threads -ge 1
+		then
+			test_cmp actual.\$(($threads - 1)) actual.$threads
+		fi
+	"
+done
+
+test_expect_success !PTHREADS,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'grep --threads=N or pack.threads=N warns when no pthreads' '
+	git grep --threads=2 Hello hello_world 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 1 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring --threads" err &&
+	git -c grep.threads=2 grep Hello hello_world 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 1 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring grep.threads" err &&
+	git -c grep.threads=2 grep --threads=4 Hello hello_world 2>err &&
+	grep ^warning: err >warnings &&
+	test_line_count = 2 warnings &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring --threads" err &&
+	grep -F "no threads support, ignoring grep.threads" err &&
+	git -c grep.threads=0 grep --threads=0 Hello hello_world 2>err &&
+	test_line_count = 0 err
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'grep from a subdirectory to search wider area (1)' '
 	mkdir -p s &&
 	(
@@ -1053,16 +1091,24 @@ hello.c:int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 hello.c:	printf("Hello world.\n");
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep --perl-regexp pattern' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep --perl-regexp pattern' '
 	git grep --perl-regexp "\p{Ps}.*?\p{Pe}" hello.c >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P pattern' '
+test_expect_success !PCRE 'grep --perl-regexp pattern errors without PCRE' '
+	test_must_fail git grep --perl-regexp "foo.*bar"
+'
+
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P pattern' '
 	git grep -P "\p{Ps}.*?\p{Pe}" hello.c >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success !PCRE 'grep -P pattern errors without PCRE' '
+	test_must_fail git grep -P "foo.*bar"
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'grep pattern with grep.extendedRegexp=true' '
 	>empty &&
 	test_must_fail git -c grep.extendedregexp=true \
@@ -1070,13 +1116,13 @@ test_expect_success 'grep pattern with grep.extendedRegexp=true' '
 	test_cmp empty actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P pattern with grep.extendedRegexp=true' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P pattern with grep.extendedRegexp=true' '
 	git -c grep.extendedregexp=true \
 		grep -P "\p{Ps}.*?\p{Pe}" hello.c >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -v pattern' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P -v pattern' '
 	{
 		echo "ab:a+b*c"
 		echo "ab:a+bc"
@@ -1085,7 +1131,7 @@ test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -v pattern' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -i pattern' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P -i pattern' '
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	hello.c:	printf("Hello world.\n");
 	EOF
@@ -1093,7 +1139,7 @@ test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -i pattern' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -w pattern' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P -w pattern' '
 	{
 		echo "hello_world:Hello world"
 		echo "hello_world:HeLLo world"
@@ -1102,6 +1148,13 @@ test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P -w pattern' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P backreferences work (the PCRE NO_AUTO_CAPTURE flag is not set)' '
+	git grep -P -h "(?P<one>.)(?P=one)" hello_world >actual &&
+	test_cmp hello_world actual &&
+	git grep -P -h "(.)\1" hello_world >actual &&
+	test_cmp hello_world actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'grep -G invalidpattern properly dies ' '
 	test_must_fail git grep -G "a["
 '
@@ -1118,11 +1171,11 @@ test_expect_success 'grep invalidpattern properly dies with grep.patternType=ext
 	test_must_fail git -c grep.patterntype=extended grep "a["
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P invalidpattern properly dies ' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P invalidpattern properly dies ' '
 	test_must_fail git grep -P "a["
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep invalidpattern properly dies with grep.patternType=perl' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep invalidpattern properly dies with grep.patternType=perl' '
 	test_must_fail git -c grep.patterntype=perl grep "a["
 '
 
@@ -1191,13 +1244,13 @@ test_expect_success 'grep pattern with grep.patternType=fixed, =basic, =perl, =e
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -G -F -E -P pattern' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -G -F -E -P pattern' '
 	echo "d0:0" >expected &&
 	git grep -G -F -E -P "[\d]" d0 >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep pattern with grep.patternType=fixed, =basic, =extended, =perl' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep pattern with grep.patternType=fixed, =basic, =extended, =perl' '
 	echo "d0:0" >expected &&
 	git \
 		-c grep.patterntype=fixed \
@@ -1208,7 +1261,7 @@ test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep pattern with grep.patternType=fixed, =basic, =
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P pattern with grep.patternType=fixed' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P pattern with grep.patternType=fixed' '
 	echo "ab:a+b*c" >expected &&
 	git \
 		-c grep.patterntype=fixed \
@@ -1343,12 +1396,12 @@ space: line with leading space2
 space: line with leading space3
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -E "^ "' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -E "^ "' '
 	git grep -E "^ " space >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success LIBPCRE 'grep -P "^ "' '
+test_expect_success PCRE 'grep -P "^ "' '
 	git grep -P "^ " space >actual &&
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
diff --git a/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh b/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh
index 169fd8d706..0059a1f837 100755
--- a/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh
+++ b/t/t7812-grep-icase-non-ascii.sh
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ test_expect_success REGEX_LOCALE 'grep literal string, no -F' '
 	git grep -i "TILRAUN: HALLÓ HEIMUR!"
 '
 
-test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,LIBPCRE 'grep pcre utf-8 icase' '
+test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,PCRE 'grep pcre utf-8 icase' '
 	git grep --perl-regexp    "TILRAUN: H.lló Heimur!" &&
 	git grep --perl-regexp -i "TILRAUN: H.lló Heimur!" &&
 	git grep --perl-regexp -i "TILRAUN: H.LLÓ HEIMUR!"
 '
 
-test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,LIBPCRE 'grep pcre utf-8 string with "+"' '
+test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,PCRE 'grep pcre utf-8 string with "+"' '
 	test_write_lines "TILRAUN: Hallóó Heimur!" >file2 &&
 	git add file2 &&
 	git grep -l --perl-regexp "TILRAUN: H.lló+ Heimur!" >actual &&
@@ -36,29 +36,14 @@ test_expect_success GETTEXT_LOCALE,LIBPCRE 'grep pcre utf-8 string with "+"' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success REGEX_LOCALE 'grep literal string, with -F' '
-	git grep --debug -i -F "TILRAUN: Halló Heimur!"  2>&1 >/dev/null |
-		 grep fixed >debug1 &&
-	test_write_lines "fixed TILRAUN: Halló Heimur!" >expect1 &&
-	test_cmp expect1 debug1 &&
-
-	git grep --debug -i -F "TILRAUN: HALLÓ HEIMUR!"  2>&1 >/dev/null |
-		 grep fixed >debug2 &&
-	test_write_lines "fixed TILRAUN: HALLÓ HEIMUR!" >expect2 &&
-	test_cmp expect2 debug2
+	git grep -i -F "TILRAUN: Halló Heimur!" &&
+	git grep -i -F "TILRAUN: HALLÓ HEIMUR!"
 '
 
 test_expect_success REGEX_LOCALE 'grep string with regex, with -F' '
-	test_write_lines "^*TILR^AUN:.* \\Halló \$He[]imur!\$" >file &&
-
-	git grep --debug -i -F "^*TILR^AUN:.* \\Halló \$He[]imur!\$" 2>&1 >/dev/null |
-		 grep fixed >debug1 &&
-	test_write_lines "fixed \\^*TILR^AUN:\\.\\* \\\\Halló \$He\\[]imur!\\\$" >expect1 &&
-	test_cmp expect1 debug1 &&
-
-	git grep --debug -i -F "^*TILR^AUN:.* \\HALLÓ \$HE[]IMUR!\$"  2>&1 >/dev/null |
-		 grep fixed >debug2 &&
-	test_write_lines "fixed \\^*TILR^AUN:\\.\\* \\\\HALLÓ \$HE\\[]IMUR!\\\$" >expect2 &&
-	test_cmp expect2 debug2
+	test_write_lines "TILRAUN: Halló Heimur [abc]!" >file3 &&
+	git add file3 &&
+	git grep -i -F "TILRAUN: Halló Heimur [abc]!" file3
 '
 
 test_expect_success REGEX_LOCALE 'pickaxe -i on non-ascii' '
diff --git a/t/t7813-grep-icase-iso.sh b/t/t7813-grep-icase-iso.sh
index efef7fb81f..701e08a8e5 100755
--- a/t/t7813-grep-icase-iso.sh
+++ b/t/t7813-grep-icase-iso.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_expect_success GETTEXT_ISO_LOCALE 'setup' '
 	export LC_ALL
 '
 
-test_expect_success GETTEXT_ISO_LOCALE,LIBPCRE 'grep pcre string' '
+test_expect_success GETTEXT_ISO_LOCALE,PCRE 'grep pcre string' '
 	git grep --perl-regexp -i "TILRAUN: H.ll� Heimur!" &&
 	git grep --perl-regexp -i "TILRAUN: H.LL� HEIMUR!"
 '
diff --git a/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh b/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh
index 5b6eb3a65e..3a58197f47 100755
--- a/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh
+++ b/t/t7814-grep-recurse-submodules.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ submodules.
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup directory structure and submodule' '
-	echo "foobar" >a &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >a &&
 	mkdir b &&
-	echo "bar" >b/b &&
+	echo "(3|4)" >b/b &&
 	git add a b &&
 	git commit -m "add a and b" &&
 	git init submodule &&
-	echo "foobar" >submodule/a &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >submodule/a &&
 	git -C submodule add a &&
 	git -C submodule commit -m "add a" &&
 	git submodule add ./submodule &&
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ test_expect_success 'setup directory structure and submodule' '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep correctly finds patterns in a submodule' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	a:foobar
-	b/b:bar
-	submodule/a:foobar
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	b/b:(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and basic pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	submodule/a:foobar
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
 	git grep -e. --recurse-submodules -- submodule >actual &&
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'grep and basic pathspecs' '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and nested submodules' '
 	git init submodule/sub &&
-	echo "foobar" >submodule/sub/a &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >submodule/sub/a &&
 	git -C submodule/sub add a &&
 	git -C submodule/sub commit -m "add a" &&
 	git -C submodule submodule add ./sub &&
@@ -54,117 +54,117 @@ test_expect_success 'grep and nested submodules' '
 	git commit -m "updated submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	a:foobar
-	b/b:bar
-	submodule/a:foobar
-	submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	b/b:(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and multiple patterns' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	a:foobar
-	submodule/a:foobar
-	submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --and -e "foo" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --and -e "(1|2)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep and multiple patterns' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	b/b:bar
+	b/b:(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --and --not -e "foo" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --and --not -e "(1|2)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'basic grep tree' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:a:foobar
-	HEAD:b/b:bar
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:b/b:(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree HEAD^' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD^:a:foobar
-	HEAD^:b/b:bar
-	HEAD^:submodule/a:foobar
+	HEAD^:a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD^:b/b:(3|4)
+	HEAD^:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree HEAD^^' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD^^:a:foobar
-	HEAD^^:b/b:bar
+	HEAD^^:a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD^^:b/b:(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD^^ >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD^^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- submodule >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- submodule >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodule*a" >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodule*a" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and more pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul?/a" >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul?/a" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep tree and more pathspecs' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:foobar
+	HEAD:submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
 
-	git grep -e "bar" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul*/sub/a" >actual &&
+	git grep -e "(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD -- "submodul*/sub/a" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success !MINGW 'grep recurse submodule colon in name' '
 	git init parent &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent" &&
-	echo "foobar" >"parent/fi:le" &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >"parent/fi:le" &&
 	git -C parent add "fi:le" &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "add fi:le" &&
 
 	git init "su:b" &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf su:b" &&
-	echo "foobar" >"su:b/fi:le" &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >"su:b/fi:le" &&
 	git -C "su:b" add "fi:le" &&
 	git -C "su:b" commit -m "add fi:le" &&
 
@@ -172,30 +172,30 @@ test_expect_success !MINGW 'grep recurse submodule colon in name' '
 	git -C parent commit -m "add submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	fi:le:foobar
-	su:b/fi:le:foobar
+	fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	su:b/fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD:fi:le:foobar
-	HEAD:su:b/fi:le:foobar
+	HEAD:fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD:su:b/fi:le:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep history with moved submoules' '
 	git init parent &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent" &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/file &&
 	git -C parent add file &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "add file" &&
 
 	git init sub &&
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf sub" &&
-	echo "foobar" >sub/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >sub/file &&
 	git -C sub add file &&
 	git -C sub commit -m "add file" &&
 
@@ -203,82 +203,82 @@ test_expect_success 'grep history with moved submoules' '
 	git -C parent commit -m "add submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	dir/sub/file:foobar
-	file:foobar
+	dir/sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	git -C parent mv dir/sub sub-moved &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "moved submodule" &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	file:foobar
-	sub-moved/file:foobar
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub-moved/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	HEAD^:dir/sub/file:foobar
-	HEAD^:file:foobar
+	HEAD^:dir/sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	HEAD^:file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep -e "foobar" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" --recurse-submodules HEAD^ >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep using relative path' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent sub" &&
 	git init sub &&
-	echo "foobar" >sub/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >sub/file &&
 	git -C sub add file &&
 	git -C sub commit -m "add file" &&
 
 	git init parent &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/file &&
 	git -C parent add file &&
 	mkdir parent/src &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/src/file2 &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/src/file2 &&
 	git -C parent add src/file2 &&
 	git -C parent submodule add ../sub &&
 	git -C parent commit -m "add files and submodule" &&
 
 	# From top works
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	file:foobar
-	src/file2:foobar
-	sub/file:foobar
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	src/file2:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	# Relative path to top
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	../file:foobar
-	file2:foobar
-	../sub/file:foobar
+	../file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	file2:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	../sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" -- .. >actual &&
+	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" -- .. >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	# Relative path to submodule
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	../sub/file:foobar
+	../sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" -- ../sub >actual &&
+	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" -- ../sub >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'grep from a subdir' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf parent sub" &&
 	git init sub &&
-	echo "foobar" >sub/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >sub/file &&
 	git -C sub add file &&
 	git -C sub commit -m "add file" &&
 
 	git init parent &&
 	mkdir parent/src &&
-	echo "foobar" >parent/src/file &&
+	echo "(1|2)d(3|4)" >parent/src/file &&
 	git -C parent add src/file &&
 	git -C parent submodule add ../sub src/sub &&
 	git -C parent submodule add ../sub sub &&
@@ -286,19 +286,19 @@ test_expect_success 'grep from a subdir' '
 
 	# Verify grep from root works
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	src/file:foobar
-	src/sub/file:foobar
-	sub/file:foobar
+	src/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	src/sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" >actual &&
+	git -C parent grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual &&
 
 	# Verify grep from a subdir works
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	file:foobar
-	sub/file:foobar
+	file:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	sub/file:(1|2)d(3|4)
 	EOF
-	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "foobar" >actual &&
+	git -C parent/src grep --recurse-submodules -e "(1|2)d(3|4)" >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
@@ -313,4 +313,53 @@ test_incompatible_with_recurse_submodules ()
 test_incompatible_with_recurse_submodules --untracked
 test_incompatible_with_recurse_submodules --no-index
 
+test_expect_success 'grep --recurse-submodules should pass the pattern type along' '
+	# Fixed
+	test_must_fail git grep -F --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" &&
+	test_must_fail git -c grep.patternType=fixed grep --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" &&
+
+	# Basic
+	git grep -G --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git -c grep.patternType=basic grep --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# Extended
+	git grep -E --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	.gitmodules:[submodule "submodule"]
+	.gitmodules:	path = submodule
+	.gitmodules:	url = ./submodule
+	a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/.gitmodules:[submodule "sub"]
+	submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git -c grep.patternType=extended grep --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git -c grep.extendedRegexp=true grep --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+
+	# Perl
+	if test_have_prereq PCRE
+	then
+		git grep -P --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+		cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+		a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+		b/b:(3|4)
+		submodule/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+		submodule/sub/a:(1|2)d(3|4)
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual &&
+		git -c grep.patternType=perl grep --recurse-submodules -e "(.|.)[\d]" >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	fi
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index ec2571f018..4936725c67 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -1018,8 +1018,9 @@ esac
 
 ( COLUMNS=1 && test $COLUMNS = 1 ) && test_set_prereq COLUMNS_CAN_BE_1
 test -z "$NO_PERL" && test_set_prereq PERL
+test -z "$NO_PTHREADS" && test_set_prereq PTHREADS
 test -z "$NO_PYTHON" && test_set_prereq PYTHON
-test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE" && test_set_prereq LIBPCRE
+test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE1" && test_set_prereq PCRE
 test -z "$NO_GETTEXT" && test_set_prereq GETTEXT
 
 # Can we rely on git's output in the C locale?