static unsigned int offset, len;
 static off_t consumed_bytes;
 static git_SHA_CTX ctx;
+static struct fsck_options fsck_options = FSCK_OPTIONS_STRICT;
 
 /*
  * When running under --strict mode, objects whose reachability are
 static void *get_data(unsigned long size)
 {
        git_zstream stream;
-       void *buf = xmalloc(size);
+       void *buf = xmallocz(size);
 
        memset(&stream, 0, sizeof(stream));
 
  * that have reachability requirements and calls this function.
  * Verify its reachability and validity recursively and write it out.
  */
-static int check_object(struct object *obj, int type, void *data)
+static int check_object(struct object *obj, int type, void *data, struct fsck_options *options)
 {
        struct obj_buffer *obj_buf;
 
        obj_buf = lookup_object_buffer(obj);
        if (!obj_buf)
                die("Whoops! Cannot find object '%s'", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
-       if (fsck_object(obj, obj_buf->buffer, obj_buf->size, 1,
-                       fsck_error_function))
+       if (fsck_object(obj, obj_buf->buffer, obj_buf->size, &fsck_options))
                die("Error in object");
-       if (fsck_walk(obj, check_object, NULL))
+       fsck_options.walk = check_object;
+       if (fsck_walk(obj, NULL, &fsck_options))
                die("Error on reachable objects of %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
        write_cached_object(obj, obj_buf);
        return 0;
        unsigned i;
        for (i = 0; i < nr_objects; i++) {
                if (obj_list[i].obj)
-                       check_object(obj_list[i].obj, OBJ_ANY, NULL);
+                       check_object(obj_list[i].obj, OBJ_ANY, NULL, NULL);
        }
 }
 
                                strict = 1;
                                continue;
                        }
+                       if (skip_prefix(arg, "--strict=", &arg)) {
+                               strict = 1;
+                               fsck_set_msg_types(&fsck_options, arg);
+                               continue;
+                       }
                        if (starts_with(arg, "--pack_header=")) {
                                struct pack_header *hdr;
                                char *c;