+static struct repository *get_submodule_repo_for(struct repository *r,
+ const struct submodule *sub)
+{
+ struct repository *ret = xmalloc(sizeof(*ret));
+
+ if (repo_submodule_init(ret, r, sub)) {
+ /*
+ * No entry in .gitmodules? Technically not a submodule,
+ * but historically we supported repositories that happen to be
+ * in-place where a gitlink is. Keep supporting them.
+ */
+ struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
+ strbuf_repo_worktree_path(&gitdir, r, "%s/.git", sub->path);
+ if (repo_init(ret, gitdir.buf, NULL)) {
+ strbuf_release(&gitdir);
+ free(ret);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ strbuf_release(&gitdir);
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+