diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 2b5166dee0..f7d9a47faa 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@ static const char *remotes_remote_for_branch(struct remote_state *remote_state,
 	return "origin";
 }
 
-const char *remote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
+const char *repo_remote_for_branch(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
 {
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	die_on_missing_branch(the_repository, branch);
+	read_config(repo);
+	die_on_missing_branch(repo, branch);
 
-	return remotes_remote_for_branch(the_repository->remote_state, branch,
-					 explicit);
+	return remotes_remote_for_branch(repo->remote_state, branch,
+					     explicit);
 }
 
 static const char *
@@ -575,22 +575,22 @@ remotes_pushremote_for_branch(struct remote_state *remote_state,
 	return remotes_remote_for_branch(remote_state, branch, explicit);
 }
 
-const char *pushremote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
+const char *repo_pushremote_for_branch(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
 {
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	die_on_missing_branch(the_repository, branch);
+	read_config(repo);
+	die_on_missing_branch(repo, branch);
 
-	return remotes_pushremote_for_branch(the_repository->remote_state,
+	return remotes_pushremote_for_branch(repo->remote_state,
 					     branch, explicit);
 }
 
 static struct remote *remotes_remote_get(struct remote_state *remote_state,
 					 const char *name);
 
-const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push)
+const char *repo_remote_ref_for_branch(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, int for_push)
 {
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	die_on_missing_branch(the_repository, branch);
+	read_config(repo);
+	die_on_missing_branch(repo, branch);
 
 	if (branch) {
 		if (!for_push) {
@@ -600,10 +600,10 @@ const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push)
 		} else {
 			const char *dst,
 				*remote_name = remotes_pushremote_for_branch(
-					the_repository->remote_state, branch,
+					repo->remote_state, branch,
 					NULL);
 			struct remote *remote = remotes_remote_get(
-				the_repository->remote_state, remote_name);
+				repo->remote_state, remote_name);
 
 			if (remote && remote->push.nr &&
 			    (dst = apply_refspecs(&remote->push,
@@ -650,10 +650,10 @@ remotes_remote_get(struct remote_state *remote_state, const char *name)
 				    remotes_remote_for_branch);
 }
 
-struct remote *remote_get(const char *name)
+struct remote *repo_remote_get(struct repository *repo, const char *name)
 {
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	return remotes_remote_get(the_repository->remote_state, name);
+	read_config(repo);
+	return remotes_remote_get(repo->remote_state, name);
 }
 
 static inline struct remote *
@@ -663,10 +663,10 @@ remotes_pushremote_get(struct remote_state *remote_state, const char *name)
 				    remotes_pushremote_for_branch);
 }
 
-struct remote *pushremote_get(const char *name)
+struct remote *repo_pushremote_get(struct repository *repo, const char *name)
 {
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	return remotes_pushremote_get(the_repository->remote_state, name);
+	read_config(repo);
+	return remotes_pushremote_get(repo->remote_state, name);
 }
 
 int remote_is_configured(struct remote *remote, int in_repo)
@@ -678,14 +678,14 @@ int remote_is_configured(struct remote *remote, int in_repo)
 	return !!remote->origin;
 }
 
-int for_each_remote(each_remote_fn fn, void *priv)
+int repo_for_each_remote(struct repository *repo, each_remote_fn fn, void *priv)
 {
 	int i, result = 0;
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	for (i = 0; i < the_repository->remote_state->remotes_nr && !result;
+	read_config(repo);
+	for (i = 0; i < repo->remote_state->remotes_nr && !result;
 	     i++) {
 		struct remote *remote =
-			the_repository->remote_state->remotes[i];
+			repo->remote_state->remotes[i];
 		if (!remote)
 			continue;
 		result = fn(remote, priv);
@@ -1790,17 +1790,16 @@ static void set_merge(struct remote_state *remote_state, struct branch *ret)
 	}
 }
 
-struct branch *branch_get(const char *name)
+struct branch *repo_branch_get(struct repository *repo, const char *name)
 {
 	struct branch *ret;
 
-	read_config(the_repository);
+	read_config(repo);
 	if (!name || !*name || !strcmp(name, "HEAD"))
-		ret = the_repository->remote_state->current_branch;
+		ret = repo->remote_state->current_branch;
 	else
-		ret = make_branch(the_repository->remote_state, name,
-				  strlen(name));
-	set_merge(the_repository->remote_state, ret);
+		ret = make_branch(repo->remote_state, name, strlen(name));
+	set_merge(repo->remote_state, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1934,17 +1933,17 @@ static const char *branch_get_push_1(struct remote_state *remote_state,
 	BUG("unhandled push situation");
 }
 
-const char *branch_get_push(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *err)
+const char *repo_branch_get_push(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *err)
 {
-	read_config(the_repository);
-	die_on_missing_branch(the_repository, branch);
+	read_config(repo);
+	die_on_missing_branch(repo, branch);
 
 	if (!branch)
 		return error_buf(err, _("HEAD does not point to a branch"));
 
 	if (!branch->push_tracking_ref)
 		branch->push_tracking_ref = branch_get_push_1(
-			the_repository->remote_state, branch, err);
+			repo->remote_state, branch, err);
 	return branch->push_tracking_ref;
 }
 
@@ -2197,15 +2196,16 @@ static int stat_branch_pair(const char *branch_name, const char *base,
  * upstream defined, or ref does not exist).  Returns 0 if the commits are
  * identical.  Returns 1 if commits are different.
  */
-int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
-		       const char **tracking_name, int for_push,
-		       enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
+int repo_stat_tracking_info(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch,
+			    int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
+			    const char **tracking_name, int for_push,
+			    enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
 {
 	const char *base;
 
 	/* Cannot stat unless we are marked to build on top of somebody else. */
-	base = for_push ? branch_get_push(branch, NULL) :
-		branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
+	base = for_push ? repo_branch_get_push(repo, branch, NULL) :
+				branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
 	if (tracking_name)
 		*tracking_name = base;
 	if (!base)
@@ -2217,15 +2217,16 @@ int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
 /*
  * Return true when there is anything to report, otherwise false.
  */
-int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
-			 enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
+int repo_format_tracking_info(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch,
+			      struct strbuf *sb, enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
 {
 	int ours, theirs, sti;
 	const char *full_base;
 	char *base;
 	int upstream_is_gone = 0;
 
-	sti = stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs, &full_base, 0, abf);
+	sti = repo_stat_tracking_info(repo, branch, &ours, &theirs, &full_base,
+				      0, abf);
 	if (sti < 0) {
 		if (!full_base)
 			return 0;
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index b205830ac3..9b06afd285 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -120,15 +120,28 @@ struct remote {
  * remote_get(NULL) will return the default remote, given the current branch
  * and configuration.
  */
-struct remote *remote_get(const char *name);
-
-struct remote *pushremote_get(const char *name);
+struct remote *repo_remote_get(struct repository *repo, const char *name);
+static inline struct remote *remote_get(const char *name)
+{
+	return repo_remote_get(the_repository, name);
+}
+
+struct remote *repo_pushremote_get(struct repository *repo, const char *name);
+static inline struct remote *pushremote_get(const char *name)
+{
+	return repo_pushremote_get(the_repository, name);
+}
 int remote_is_configured(struct remote *remote, int in_repo);
 
 typedef int each_remote_fn(struct remote *remote, void *priv);
 
 /* iterate through struct remotes */
-int for_each_remote(each_remote_fn fn, void *priv);
+int repo_for_each_remote(struct repository *repo, each_remote_fn fn,
+			 void *priv);
+static inline int for_each_remote(each_remote_fn fn, void *priv)
+{
+	return repo_for_each_remote(the_repository, fn, priv);
+}
 
 int remote_has_url(struct remote *remote, const char *url);
 
@@ -324,10 +337,29 @@ struct branch {
 	const char *push_tracking_ref;
 };
 
-struct branch *branch_get(const char *name);
-const char *remote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit);
-const char *pushremote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit);
-const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push);
+struct branch *repo_branch_get(struct repository *repo, const char *name);
+static inline struct branch *branch_get(const char *name)
+{
+	return repo_branch_get(the_repository, name);
+}
+
+const char *repo_remote_for_branch(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, int *explicit);
+static inline const char *remote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
+{
+	return repo_remote_for_branch(the_repository, branch, explicit);
+}
+
+const char *repo_pushremote_for_branch(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, int *explicit);
+static inline const char *pushremote_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int *explicit)
+{
+	return repo_pushremote_for_branch(the_repository, branch, explicit);
+}
+
+const char *repo_remote_ref_for_branch(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, int for_push);
+static inline const char *remote_ref_for_branch(struct branch *branch, int for_push)
+{
+	return repo_remote_ref_for_branch(the_repository, branch, for_push);
+}
 
 /* returns true if the given branch has merge configuration given. */
 int branch_has_merge_config(struct branch *branch);
@@ -351,7 +383,11 @@ const char *branch_get_upstream(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *err);
  *
  * The return value and `err` conventions match those of `branch_get_upstream`.
  */
-const char *branch_get_push(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *err);
+const char *repo_branch_get_push(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *err);
+static inline const char *branch_get_push(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *err)
+{
+	return repo_branch_get_push(the_repository, branch, err);
+}
 
 /* Flags to match_refs. */
 enum match_refs_flags {
@@ -370,11 +406,27 @@ enum ahead_behind_flags {
 };
 
 /* Reporting of tracking info */
-int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
-		       const char **upstream_name, int for_push,
-		       enum ahead_behind_flags abf);
-int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
-			 enum ahead_behind_flags abf);
+int repo_stat_tracking_info(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch,
+			    int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
+			    const char **upstream_name, int for_push,
+			    enum ahead_behind_flags abf);
+static inline int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours,
+				     int *num_theirs,
+				     const char **upstream_name, int for_push,
+				     enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
+{
+	return repo_stat_tracking_info(the_repository, branch, num_ours,
+				       num_theirs, upstream_name, for_push,
+				       abf);
+}
+
+int repo_format_tracking_info(struct repository *repo, struct branch *branch,
+			      struct strbuf *sb, enum ahead_behind_flags abf);
+static inline int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
+				       enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
+{
+	return repo_format_tracking_info(the_repository, branch, sb, abf);
+}
 
 struct ref *get_local_heads(void);
 /*
