diff --git a/builtin/fast-import.c b/builtin/fast-import.c
index 71a195ca22..29e50fd675 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-import.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-import.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "object-store-ll.h"
 #include "mem-pool.h"
 #include "commit-reach.h"
-#include "khash.h"
+#include "khashl.h"
 #include "date.h"
 
 #define PACK_ID_BITS 16
diff --git a/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c b/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
index 1593713f4c..1c71d96c6d 100644
--- a/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
+++ b/builtin/fsmonitor--daemon.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "fsmonitor--daemon.h"
 #include "repository.h"
 #include "simple-ipc.h"
-#include "khash.h"
+#include "khashl.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "trace2.h"
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static int fsmonitor_parse_client_token(const char *buf_token,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-KHASH_INIT(str, const char *, int, 0, kh_str_hash_func, kh_str_hash_equal)
+KHASHL_SET_INIT(KH_LOCAL, kh_str, str, const char *, kh_hash_str, kh_eq_str)
 
 static int do_handle_client(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state,
 			    const char *command,
diff --git a/delta-islands.c b/delta-islands.c
index ee2318d45a..aa35839f15 100644
--- a/delta-islands.c
+++ b/delta-islands.c
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "progress.h"
 #include "refs.h"
-#include "khash.h"
+#include "khashl.h"
 #include "pack-bitmap.h"
 #include "pack-objects.h"
 #include "delta-islands.h"
 #include "oid-array.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
-KHASH_INIT(str, const char *, void *, 1, kh_str_hash_func, kh_str_hash_equal)
+KHASHL_MAP_INIT(KH_LOCAL, kh_str, str, const char *, void *, kh_hash_str, kh_eq_str)
 
 static kh_oid_map_t *island_marks;
 static unsigned island_counter;
diff --git a/khash.h b/khash.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ff88163177..0000000000
--- a/khash.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,338 +0,0 @@
-/* The MIT License
-
-   Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011 by Attractive Chaos <attractor@live.co.uk>
-
-   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
-   a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
-   "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
-   without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
-   distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
-   permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
-   the following conditions:
-
-   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
-   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
-   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
-   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
-   BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
-   ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
-   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-   SOFTWARE.
-*/
-
-#ifndef __AC_KHASH_H
-#define __AC_KHASH_H
-
-#include "hash.h"
-
-#define AC_VERSION_KHASH_H "0.2.8"
-
-typedef uint32_t khint32_t;
-typedef uint64_t khint64_t;
-
-typedef khint32_t khint_t;
-typedef khint_t khiter_t;
-
-#define __ac_isempty(flag, i) ((flag[i>>4]>>((i&0xfU)<<1))&2)
-#define __ac_isdel(flag, i) ((flag[i>>4]>>((i&0xfU)<<1))&1)
-#define __ac_iseither(flag, i) ((flag[i>>4]>>((i&0xfU)<<1))&3)
-#define __ac_set_isdel_false(flag, i) (flag[i>>4]&=~(1ul<<((i&0xfU)<<1)))
-#define __ac_set_isempty_false(flag, i) (flag[i>>4]&=~(2ul<<((i&0xfU)<<1)))
-#define __ac_set_isboth_false(flag, i) (flag[i>>4]&=~(3ul<<((i&0xfU)<<1)))
-#define __ac_set_isdel_true(flag, i) (flag[i>>4]|=1ul<<((i&0xfU)<<1))
-
-#define __ac_fsize(m) ((m) < 16? 1 : (m)>>4)
-
-#define kroundup32(x) (--(x), (x)|=(x)>>1, (x)|=(x)>>2, (x)|=(x)>>4, (x)|=(x)>>8, (x)|=(x)>>16, ++(x))
-
-static inline khint_t __ac_X31_hash_string(const char *s)
-{
-	khint_t h = (khint_t)*s;
-	if (h) for (++s ; *s; ++s) h = (h << 5) - h + (khint_t)*s;
-	return h;
-}
-
-#define kh_str_hash_func(key) __ac_X31_hash_string(key)
-#define kh_str_hash_equal(a, b) (strcmp(a, b) == 0)
-
-static const double __ac_HASH_UPPER = 0.77;
-
-#define __KHASH_TYPE(name, khkey_t, khval_t) \
-	typedef struct kh_##name { \
-		khint_t n_buckets, size, n_occupied, upper_bound; \
-		khint32_t *flags; \
-		khkey_t *keys; \
-		khval_t *vals; \
-	} kh_##name##_t;
-
-#define __KHASH_PROTOTYPES(name, khkey_t, khval_t)	 			\
-	kh_##name##_t *kh_init_##name(void);						\
-	void kh_destroy_##name(kh_##name##_t *h);					\
-	void kh_clear_##name(kh_##name##_t *h);						\
-	khint_t kh_get_##name(const kh_##name##_t *h, khkey_t key); \
-	void kh_resize_##name(kh_##name##_t *h, khint_t new_n_buckets); \
-	khint_t kh_put_##name(kh_##name##_t *h, khkey_t key, int *ret); \
-	void kh_del_##name(kh_##name##_t *h, khint_t x);
-
-#define __KHASH_IMPL(name, SCOPE, khkey_t, khval_t, kh_is_map, __hash_func, __hash_equal) \
-	SCOPE kh_##name##_t *kh_init_##name(void) {							\
-		return (kh_##name##_t*)xcalloc(1, sizeof(kh_##name##_t));		\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE void kh_release_##name(kh_##name##_t *h)						\
-	{																	\
-		free(h->flags);													\
-		free((void *)h->keys);											\
-		free((void *)h->vals);											\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE void kh_destroy_##name(kh_##name##_t *h)						\
-	{																	\
-		if (h) {														\
-			kh_release_##name(h);										\
-			free(h);													\
-		}																\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE void kh_clear_##name(kh_##name##_t *h)						\
-	{																	\
-		if (h && h->flags) {											\
-			memset(h->flags, 0xaa, __ac_fsize(h->n_buckets) * sizeof(khint32_t)); \
-			h->size = h->n_occupied = 0;								\
-		}																\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE khint_t kh_get_##name(const kh_##name##_t *h, khkey_t key) 	\
-	{																	\
-		if (h->n_buckets) {												\
-			khint_t k, i, last, mask, step = 0; \
-			mask = h->n_buckets - 1;									\
-			k = __hash_func(key); i = k & mask;							\
-			last = i; \
-			while (!__ac_isempty(h->flags, i) && (__ac_isdel(h->flags, i) || !__hash_equal(h->keys[i], key))) { \
-				i = (i + (++step)) & mask; \
-				if (i == last) return h->n_buckets;						\
-			}															\
-			return __ac_iseither(h->flags, i)? h->n_buckets : i;		\
-		} else return 0;												\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE void kh_resize_##name(kh_##name##_t *h, khint_t new_n_buckets) \
-	{ /* This function uses 0.25*n_buckets bytes of working space instead of [sizeof(key_t+val_t)+.25]*n_buckets. */ \
-		khint32_t *new_flags = NULL;										\
-		khint_t j = 1;													\
-		{																\
-			kroundup32(new_n_buckets); 									\
-			if (new_n_buckets < 4) new_n_buckets = 4;					\
-			if (h->size >= (khint_t)(new_n_buckets * __ac_HASH_UPPER + 0.5)) j = 0;	/* requested size is too small */ \
-			else { /* hash table size to be changed (shrink or expand); rehash */ \
-				ALLOC_ARRAY(new_flags, __ac_fsize(new_n_buckets)); \
-				memset(new_flags, 0xaa, __ac_fsize(new_n_buckets) * sizeof(khint32_t)); \
-				if (h->n_buckets < new_n_buckets) {	/* expand */		\
-					REALLOC_ARRAY(h->keys, new_n_buckets); \
-					if (kh_is_map) {									\
-						REALLOC_ARRAY(h->vals, new_n_buckets); \
-					}													\
-				} /* otherwise shrink */								\
-			}															\
-		}																\
-		if (j) { /* rehashing is needed */								\
-			for (j = 0; j != h->n_buckets; ++j) {						\
-				if (__ac_iseither(h->flags, j) == 0) {					\
-					khkey_t key = h->keys[j];							\
-					khval_t val;										\
-					khint_t new_mask;									\
-					new_mask = new_n_buckets - 1; 						\
-					if (kh_is_map) val = h->vals[j];					\
-					__ac_set_isdel_true(h->flags, j);					\
-					while (1) { /* kick-out process; sort of like in Cuckoo hashing */ \
-						khint_t k, i, step = 0; \
-						k = __hash_func(key);							\
-						i = k & new_mask;								\
-						while (!__ac_isempty(new_flags, i)) i = (i + (++step)) & new_mask; \
-						__ac_set_isempty_false(new_flags, i);			\
-						if (i < h->n_buckets && __ac_iseither(h->flags, i) == 0) { /* kick out the existing element */ \
-							{ khkey_t tmp = h->keys[i]; h->keys[i] = key; key = tmp; } \
-							if (kh_is_map) { khval_t tmp = h->vals[i]; h->vals[i] = val; val = tmp; } \
-							__ac_set_isdel_true(h->flags, i); /* mark it as deleted in the old hash table */ \
-						} else { /* write the element and jump out of the loop */ \
-							h->keys[i] = key;							\
-							if (kh_is_map) h->vals[i] = val;			\
-							break;										\
-						}												\
-					}													\
-				}														\
-			}															\
-			if (h->n_buckets > new_n_buckets) { /* shrink the hash table */ \
-				REALLOC_ARRAY(h->keys, new_n_buckets); \
-				if (kh_is_map) REALLOC_ARRAY(h->vals, new_n_buckets); \
-			}															\
-			free(h->flags); /* free the working space */				\
-			h->flags = new_flags;										\
-			h->n_buckets = new_n_buckets;								\
-			h->n_occupied = h->size;									\
-			h->upper_bound = (khint_t)(h->n_buckets * __ac_HASH_UPPER + 0.5); \
-		}																\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE khint_t kh_put_##name(kh_##name##_t *h, khkey_t key, int *ret) \
-	{																	\
-		khint_t x;														\
-		if (h->n_occupied >= h->upper_bound) { /* update the hash table */ \
-			if (h->n_buckets > (h->size<<1)) {							\
-				kh_resize_##name(h, h->n_buckets - 1); /* clear "deleted" elements */ \
-			} else { \
-				kh_resize_##name(h, h->n_buckets + 1); /* expand the hash table */ \
-			}															\
-		} /* TODO: to implement automatically shrinking; resize() already support shrinking */ \
-		{																\
-			khint_t k, i, site, last, mask = h->n_buckets - 1, step = 0; \
-			x = site = h->n_buckets; k = __hash_func(key); i = k & mask; \
-			if (__ac_isempty(h->flags, i)) x = i; /* for speed up */	\
-			else {														\
-				last = i; \
-				while (!__ac_isempty(h->flags, i) && (__ac_isdel(h->flags, i) || !__hash_equal(h->keys[i], key))) { \
-					if (__ac_isdel(h->flags, i)) site = i;				\
-					i = (i + (++step)) & mask; \
-					if (i == last) { x = site; break; }					\
-				}														\
-				if (x == h->n_buckets) {								\
-					if (__ac_isempty(h->flags, i) && site != h->n_buckets) x = site; \
-					else x = i;											\
-				}														\
-			}															\
-		}																\
-		if (__ac_isempty(h->flags, x)) { /* not present at all */		\
-			h->keys[x] = key;											\
-			__ac_set_isboth_false(h->flags, x);							\
-			++h->size; ++h->n_occupied;									\
-			*ret = 1;													\
-		} else if (__ac_isdel(h->flags, x)) { /* deleted */				\
-			h->keys[x] = key;											\
-			__ac_set_isboth_false(h->flags, x);							\
-			++h->size;													\
-			*ret = 2;													\
-		} else *ret = 0; /* Don't touch h->keys[x] if present and not deleted */ \
-		return x;														\
-	}																	\
-	SCOPE void kh_del_##name(kh_##name##_t *h, khint_t x)				\
-	{																	\
-		if (x != h->n_buckets && !__ac_iseither(h->flags, x)) {			\
-			__ac_set_isdel_true(h->flags, x);							\
-			--h->size;													\
-		}																\
-	}
-
-#define KHASH_DECLARE(name, khkey_t, khval_t)		 					\
-	__KHASH_TYPE(name, khkey_t, khval_t) 								\
-	__KHASH_PROTOTYPES(name, khkey_t, khval_t)
-
-#define KHASH_INIT2(name, SCOPE, khkey_t, khval_t, kh_is_map, __hash_func, __hash_equal) \
-	__KHASH_TYPE(name, khkey_t, khval_t) 								\
-	__KHASH_IMPL(name, SCOPE, khkey_t, khval_t, kh_is_map, __hash_func, __hash_equal)
-
-#define KHASH_INIT(name, khkey_t, khval_t, kh_is_map, __hash_func, __hash_equal) \
-	KHASH_INIT2(name, MAYBE_UNUSED static inline, khkey_t, khval_t, kh_is_map, __hash_func, __hash_equal)
-
-/* Other convenient macros... */
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Test whether a bucket contains data.
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @param  x     Iterator to the bucket [khint_t]
-  @return       1 if containing data; 0 otherwise [int]
- */
-#define kh_exist(h, x) (!__ac_iseither((h)->flags, (x)))
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Get key given an iterator
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @param  x     Iterator to the bucket [khint_t]
-  @return       Key [type of keys]
- */
-#define kh_key(h, x) ((h)->keys[x])
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Get value given an iterator
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @param  x     Iterator to the bucket [khint_t]
-  @return       Value [type of values]
-  @discussion   For hash sets, calling this results in segfault.
- */
-#define kh_val(h, x) ((h)->vals[x])
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Alias of kh_val()
- */
-#define kh_value(h, x) ((h)->vals[x])
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Get the start iterator
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @return       The start iterator [khint_t]
- */
-#define kh_begin(h) (khint_t)(0)
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Get the end iterator
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @return       The end iterator [khint_t]
- */
-#define kh_end(h) ((h)->n_buckets)
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Get the number of elements in the hash table
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @return       Number of elements in the hash table [khint_t]
- */
-#define kh_size(h) ((h)->size)
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Get the number of buckets in the hash table
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @return       Number of buckets in the hash table [khint_t]
- */
-#define kh_n_buckets(h) ((h)->n_buckets)
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Iterate over the entries in the hash table
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @param  kvar  Variable to which key will be assigned
-  @param  vvar  Variable to which value will be assigned
-  @param  code  Block of code to execute
- */
-#define kh_foreach(h, kvar, vvar, code) { khint_t __i;		\
-	for (__i = kh_begin(h); __i != kh_end(h); ++__i) {		\
-		if (!kh_exist(h,__i)) continue;						\
-		(kvar) = kh_key(h,__i);								\
-		(vvar) = kh_val(h,__i);								\
-		code;												\
-	} }
-
-/*! @function
-  @abstract     Iterate over the values in the hash table
-  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table [khash_t(name)*]
-  @param  vvar  Variable to which value will be assigned
-  @param  code  Block of code to execute
- */
-#define kh_foreach_value(h, vvar, code) { khint_t __i;		\
-	for (__i = kh_begin(h); __i != kh_end(h); ++__i) {		\
-		if (!kh_exist(h,__i)) continue;						\
-		(vvar) = kh_val(h,__i);								\
-		code;												\
-	} }
-
-static inline unsigned int oidhash_by_value(struct object_id oid)
-{
-	return oidhash(&oid);
-}
-
-static inline int oideq_by_value(struct object_id a, struct object_id b)
-{
-	return oideq(&a, &b);
-}
-
-KHASH_INIT(oid_set, struct object_id, int, 0, oidhash_by_value, oideq_by_value)
-
-KHASH_INIT(oid_map, struct object_id, void *, 1, oidhash_by_value, oideq_by_value)
-
-KHASH_INIT(oid_pos, struct object_id, int, 1, oidhash_by_value, oideq_by_value)
-
-#endif /* __AC_KHASH_H */
diff --git a/khashl.h b/khashl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3660fd2ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/khashl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,522 @@
+/* The MIT License
+
+   Copyright (c) 2019-2023 by Attractive Chaos <attractor@live.co.uk>
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+   a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+   "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+   without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+   distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+   permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+   the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+   BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+   ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+   SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __AC_KHASHL_H
+#define __AC_KHASHL_H
+
+#include "hash.h"
+
+#define AC_VERSION_KHASHL_H "0.2"
+
+typedef uint32_t khint32_t;
+typedef uint64_t khint64_t;
+
+typedef khint32_t khint_t;
+typedef khint_t khiter_t;
+
+#define kh_inline inline /* portably handled elsewhere */
+#define KH_LOCAL static kh_inline MAYBE_UNUSED
+
+#ifndef kcalloc
+#define kcalloc(N,Z) xcalloc(N,Z)
+#endif
+#ifndef kfree
+#define kfree(P) free(P)
+#endif
+
+/****************************
+ * Simple private functions *
+ ****************************/
+
+#define __kh_used(flag, i)       (flag[i>>5] >> (i&0x1fU) & 1U)
+#define __kh_set_used(flag, i)   (flag[i>>5] |= 1U<<(i&0x1fU))
+#define __kh_set_unused(flag, i) (flag[i>>5] &= ~(1U<<(i&0x1fU)))
+
+#define __kh_fsize(m) ((m) < 32? 1 : (m)>>5)
+
+static kh_inline khint_t __kh_h2b(khint_t hash, khint_t bits) { return hash * 2654435769U >> (32 - bits); }
+
+/*******************
+ * Hash table base *
+ *******************/
+
+#define __KHASHL_TYPE(HType, khkey_t) \
+	typedef struct HType { \
+		khint_t bits, count; \
+		khint32_t *used; \
+		khkey_t *keys; \
+	} HType;
+
+#define __KHASHL_PROTOTYPES(HType, prefix, khkey_t) \
+	extern HType *prefix##_init(void); \
+	extern void prefix##_destroy(HType *h); \
+	extern void prefix##_clear(HType *h); \
+	extern khint_t prefix##_getp(const HType *h, const khkey_t *key); \
+	extern void prefix##_resize(HType *h, khint_t new_n_buckets); \
+	extern khint_t prefix##_putp(HType *h, const khkey_t *key, int *absent); \
+	extern void prefix##_del(HType *h, khint_t k);
+
+#define __KHASHL_IMPL_BASIC(SCOPE, HType, prefix) \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(void) { \
+		return (HType*)kcalloc(1, sizeof(HType)); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_release(HType *h) { \
+		kfree((void *)h->keys); kfree(h->used); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *h) { \
+		if (!h) return; \
+		prefix##_release(h); \
+		kfree(h); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_clear(HType *h) { \
+		if (h && h->used) { \
+			khint_t n_buckets = (khint_t)1U << h->bits; \
+			memset(h->used, 0, __kh_fsize(n_buckets) * sizeof(khint32_t)); \
+			h->count = 0; \
+		} \
+	}
+
+#define __KHASHL_IMPL_GET(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_getp_core(const HType *h, const khkey_t *key, khint_t hash) { \
+		khint_t i, last, n_buckets, mask; \
+		if (h->keys == 0) return 0; \
+		n_buckets = (khint_t)1U << h->bits; \
+		mask = n_buckets - 1U; \
+		i = last = __kh_h2b(hash, h->bits); \
+		while (__kh_used(h->used, i) && !__hash_eq(h->keys[i], *key)) { \
+			i = (i + 1U) & mask; \
+			if (i == last) return n_buckets; \
+		} \
+		return !__kh_used(h->used, i)? n_buckets : i; \
+	} \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_getp(const HType *h, const khkey_t *key) { return prefix##_getp_core(h, key, __hash_fn(*key)); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_get(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { return prefix##_getp_core(h, &key, __hash_fn(key)); }
+
+#define __KHASHL_IMPL_RESIZE(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_resize(HType *h, khint_t new_n_buckets) { \
+		khint32_t *new_used = 0; \
+		khint_t j = 0, x = new_n_buckets, n_buckets, new_bits, new_mask; \
+		while ((x >>= 1) != 0) ++j; \
+		if (new_n_buckets & (new_n_buckets - 1)) ++j; \
+		new_bits = j > 2? j : 2; \
+		new_n_buckets = (khint_t)1U << new_bits; \
+		if (h->count > (new_n_buckets>>1) + (new_n_buckets>>2)) return; /* noop, requested size is too small */ \
+		new_used = (khint32_t*)kcalloc(__kh_fsize(new_n_buckets), sizeof(khint32_t)); \
+		n_buckets = h->keys? (khint_t)1U<<h->bits : 0U; \
+		if (n_buckets < new_n_buckets) { /* expand */ \
+			REALLOC_ARRAY(h->keys, new_n_buckets); \
+		} /* otherwise shrink */ \
+		new_mask = new_n_buckets - 1; \
+		for (j = 0; j != n_buckets; ++j) { \
+			khkey_t key; \
+			if (!__kh_used(h->used, j)) continue; \
+			key = h->keys[j]; \
+			__kh_set_unused(h->used, j); \
+			while (1) { /* kick-out process; sort of like in Cuckoo hashing */ \
+				khint_t i; \
+				i = __kh_h2b(__hash_fn(key), new_bits); \
+				while (__kh_used(new_used, i)) i = (i + 1) & new_mask; \
+				__kh_set_used(new_used, i); \
+				if (i < n_buckets && __kh_used(h->used, i)) { /* kick out the existing element */ \
+					{ khkey_t tmp = h->keys[i]; h->keys[i] = key; key = tmp; } \
+					__kh_set_unused(h->used, i); /* mark it as deleted in the old hash table */ \
+				} else { /* write the element and jump out of the loop */ \
+					h->keys[i] = key; \
+					break; \
+				} \
+			} \
+		} \
+		if (n_buckets > new_n_buckets) /* shrink the hash table */ \
+			REALLOC_ARRAY(h->keys, new_n_buckets); \
+		kfree(h->used); /* free the working space */ \
+		h->used = new_used, h->bits = new_bits; \
+	}
+
+#define __KHASHL_IMPL_PUT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_putp_core(HType *h, const khkey_t *key, khint_t hash, int *absent) { \
+		khint_t n_buckets, i, last, mask; \
+		n_buckets = h->keys? (khint_t)1U<<h->bits : 0U; \
+		*absent = -1; \
+		if (h->count >= (n_buckets>>1) + (n_buckets>>2)) { /* rehashing */ \
+			prefix##_resize(h, n_buckets + 1U); \
+			n_buckets = (khint_t)1U<<h->bits; \
+		} /* TODO: to implement automatically shrinking; resize() already support shrinking */ \
+		mask = n_buckets - 1; \
+		i = last = __kh_h2b(hash, h->bits); \
+		while (__kh_used(h->used, i) && !__hash_eq(h->keys[i], *key)) { \
+			i = (i + 1U) & mask; \
+			if (i == last) break; \
+		} \
+		if (!__kh_used(h->used, i)) { /* not present at all */ \
+			h->keys[i] = *key; \
+			__kh_set_used(h->used, i); \
+			++h->count; \
+			*absent = 1; \
+		} else *absent = 0; /* Don't touch h->keys[i] if present */ \
+		return i; \
+	} \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_putp(HType *h, const khkey_t *key, int *absent) { return prefix##_putp_core(h, key, __hash_fn(*key), absent); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_put(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { return prefix##_putp_core(h, &key, __hash_fn(key), absent); }
+
+#define __KHASHL_IMPL_DEL(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn) \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *h, khint_t i) { \
+		khint_t j = i, k, mask, n_buckets; \
+		if (h->keys == 0) return 0; \
+		n_buckets = (khint_t)1U<<h->bits; \
+		mask = n_buckets - 1U; \
+		while (1) { \
+			j = (j + 1U) & mask; \
+			if (j == i || !__kh_used(h->used, j)) break; /* j==i only when the table is completely full */ \
+			k = __kh_h2b(__hash_fn(h->keys[j]), h->bits); \
+			if ((j > i && (k <= i || k > j)) || (j < i && (k <= i && k > j))) \
+				h->keys[i] = h->keys[j], i = j; \
+		} \
+		__kh_set_unused(h->used, i); \
+		--h->count; \
+		return 1; \
+	}
+
+#define KHASHL_DECLARE(HType, prefix, khkey_t) \
+	__KHASHL_TYPE(HType, khkey_t) \
+	__KHASHL_PROTOTYPES(HType, prefix, khkey_t)
+
+/* compatibility wrappers to make khash -> khashl migration easier */
+#define __KHASH_COMPAT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t) \
+	typedef HType HType##_t; \
+	SCOPE HType *kh_init_##prefix(void) { return prefix##_init(); } \
+	SCOPE void kh_release_##prefix(HType *h) { prefix##_release(h); } \
+	SCOPE void kh_destroy_##prefix(HType *h) { prefix##_destroy(h); } \
+	SCOPE void kh_clear_##prefix(HType *h) { prefix##_clear(h); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t kh_get_##prefix(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { \
+		return prefix##_get(h, key); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE void kh_resize_##prefix(HType *h, khint_t new_n_buckets) { \
+		prefix##_resize(h, new_n_buckets); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE khint_t kh_put_##prefix(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { \
+		return prefix##_put(h, key, absent); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE int kh_del_##prefix(HType *h, khint_t i) { \
+		return prefix##_del(h, i); \
+	}
+
+#define KHASHL_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	__KHASHL_TYPE(HType, khkey_t) \
+	__KHASHL_IMPL_BASIC(SCOPE, HType, prefix) \
+	__KHASHL_IMPL_GET(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	__KHASHL_IMPL_RESIZE(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	__KHASHL_IMPL_PUT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	__KHASHL_IMPL_DEL(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn)
+
+/***************************
+ * Ensemble of hash tables *
+ ***************************/
+
+typedef struct {
+	khint_t sub, pos;
+} kh_ensitr_t;
+
+#define KHASHE_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	KHASHL_INIT(KH_LOCAL, HType##_sub, prefix##_sub, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	typedef struct HType { \
+		khint64_t count:54, bits:8; \
+		HType##_sub *sub; \
+	} HType; \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(int bits) { \
+		HType *g; \
+		g = (HType*)kcalloc(1, sizeof(*g)); \
+		g->bits = bits; \
+		g->sub = (HType##_sub*)kcalloc(1U<<bits, sizeof(*g->sub)); \
+		return g; \
+	} \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *g) { \
+		int t; \
+		if (!g) return; \
+		for (t = 0; t < 1<<g->bits; ++t) { kfree((void*)g->sub[t].keys); kfree(g->sub[t].used); } \
+		kfree(g->sub); kfree(g); \
+	} \
+	SCOPE kh_ensitr_t prefix##_getp(const HType *g, const khkey_t *key) { \
+		khint_t hash, low, ret; \
+		kh_ensitr_t r; \
+		HType##_sub *h; \
+		hash = __hash_fn(*key); \
+		low = hash & ((1U<<g->bits) - 1); \
+		h = &g->sub[low]; \
+		ret = prefix##_sub_getp_core(h, key, hash); \
+		if (ret == 1U<<h->bits) r.sub = low, r.pos = (khint_t)-1; \
+		else r.sub = low, r.pos = ret; \
+		return r; \
+	} \
+	SCOPE kh_ensitr_t prefix##_get(const HType *g, const khkey_t key) { return prefix##_getp(g, &key); } \
+	SCOPE kh_ensitr_t prefix##_putp(HType *g, const khkey_t *key, int *absent) { \
+		khint_t hash, low, ret; \
+		kh_ensitr_t r; \
+		HType##_sub *h; \
+		hash = __hash_fn(*key); \
+		low = hash & ((1U<<g->bits) - 1); \
+		h = &g->sub[low]; \
+		ret = prefix##_sub_putp_core(h, key, hash, absent); \
+		if (*absent) ++g->count; \
+		if (ret == 1U<<h->bits) r.sub = low, r.pos = (khint_t)-1; \
+		else r.sub = low, r.pos = ret; \
+		return r; \
+	} \
+	SCOPE kh_ensitr_t prefix##_put(HType *g, const khkey_t key, int *absent) { return prefix##_putp(g, &key, absent); } \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *g, kh_ensitr_t itr) { \
+		HType##_sub *h = &g->sub[itr.sub]; \
+		int ret; \
+		ret = prefix##_sub_del(h, itr.pos); \
+		if (ret) --g->count; \
+		return ret; \
+	}
+
+/*****************************
+ * More convenient interface *
+ *****************************/
+
+#define __kh_packed /* noop, we use -Werror=address-of-packed-member */
+#define __kh_cached_hash(x) ((x).hash)
+
+#define KHASHL_SET_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	typedef struct { khkey_t key; } __kh_packed HType##_s_bucket_t; \
+	static kh_inline khint_t prefix##_s_hash(HType##_s_bucket_t x) { return __hash_fn(x.key); } \
+	static kh_inline int prefix##_s_eq(HType##_s_bucket_t x, HType##_s_bucket_t y) { return __hash_eq(x.key, y.key); } \
+	KHASHL_INIT(KH_LOCAL, HType, prefix##_s, HType##_s_bucket_t, prefix##_s_hash, prefix##_s_eq) \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(void) { return prefix##_s_init(); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_release(HType *h) { prefix##_s_release(h); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *h) { prefix##_s_destroy(h); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_clear(HType *h) { prefix##_s_clear(h); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_resize(HType *h, khint_t new_n_buckets) { prefix##_s_resize(h, new_n_buckets); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_get(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { HType##_s_bucket_t t; t.key = key; return prefix##_s_getp(h, &t); } \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *h, khint_t k) { return prefix##_s_del(h, k); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_put(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { HType##_s_bucket_t t; t.key = key; return prefix##_s_putp(h, &t, absent); } \
+	__KHASH_COMPAT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t)
+
+#define KHASHL_MAP_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, kh_val_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	typedef struct { khkey_t key; kh_val_t val; } __kh_packed HType##_m_bucket_t; \
+	static kh_inline khint_t prefix##_m_hash(HType##_m_bucket_t x) { return __hash_fn(x.key); } \
+	static kh_inline int prefix##_m_eq(HType##_m_bucket_t x, HType##_m_bucket_t y) { return __hash_eq(x.key, y.key); } \
+	KHASHL_INIT(KH_LOCAL, HType, prefix##_m, HType##_m_bucket_t, prefix##_m_hash, prefix##_m_eq) \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(void) { return prefix##_m_init(); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_release(HType *h) { prefix##_m_release(h); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *h) { prefix##_m_destroy(h); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_clear(HType *h) { prefix##_m_clear(h); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_resize(HType *h, khint_t new_n_buckets) { prefix##_m_resize(h, new_n_buckets); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_get(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { HType##_m_bucket_t t; t.key = key; return prefix##_m_getp(h, &t); } \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *h, khint_t k) { return prefix##_m_del(h, k); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_put(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { HType##_m_bucket_t t; t.key = key; return prefix##_m_putp(h, &t, absent); } \
+	__KHASH_COMPAT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t)
+
+#define KHASHL_CSET_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	typedef struct { khkey_t key; khint_t hash; } __kh_packed HType##_cs_bucket_t; \
+	static kh_inline int prefix##_cs_eq(HType##_cs_bucket_t x, HType##_cs_bucket_t y) { return x.hash == y.hash && __hash_eq(x.key, y.key); } \
+	KHASHL_INIT(KH_LOCAL, HType, prefix##_cs, HType##_cs_bucket_t, __kh_cached_hash, prefix##_cs_eq) \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(void) { return prefix##_cs_init(); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *h) { prefix##_cs_destroy(h); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_get(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { HType##_cs_bucket_t t; t.key = key; t.hash = __hash_fn(key); return prefix##_cs_getp(h, &t); } \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *h, khint_t k) { return prefix##_cs_del(h, k); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_put(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { HType##_cs_bucket_t t; t.key = key, t.hash = __hash_fn(key); return prefix##_cs_putp(h, &t, absent); }
+
+#define KHASHL_CMAP_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, kh_val_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	typedef struct { khkey_t key; kh_val_t val; khint_t hash; } __kh_packed HType##_cm_bucket_t; \
+	static kh_inline int prefix##_cm_eq(HType##_cm_bucket_t x, HType##_cm_bucket_t y) { return x.hash == y.hash && __hash_eq(x.key, y.key); } \
+	KHASHL_INIT(KH_LOCAL, HType, prefix##_cm, HType##_cm_bucket_t, __kh_cached_hash, prefix##_cm_eq) \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(void) { return prefix##_cm_init(); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *h) { prefix##_cm_destroy(h); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_get(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { HType##_cm_bucket_t t; t.key = key; t.hash = __hash_fn(key); return prefix##_cm_getp(h, &t); } \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *h, khint_t k) { return prefix##_cm_del(h, k); } \
+	SCOPE khint_t prefix##_put(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { HType##_cm_bucket_t t; t.key = key, t.hash = __hash_fn(key); return prefix##_cm_putp(h, &t, absent); }
+
+#define KHASHE_MAP_INIT(SCOPE, HType, prefix, khkey_t, kh_val_t, __hash_fn, __hash_eq) \
+	typedef struct { khkey_t key; kh_val_t val; } __kh_packed HType##_m_bucket_t; \
+	static kh_inline khint_t prefix##_m_hash(HType##_m_bucket_t x) { return __hash_fn(x.key); } \
+	static kh_inline int prefix##_m_eq(HType##_m_bucket_t x, HType##_m_bucket_t y) { return __hash_eq(x.key, y.key); } \
+	KHASHE_INIT(KH_LOCAL, HType, prefix##_m, HType##_m_bucket_t, prefix##_m_hash, prefix##_m_eq) \
+	SCOPE HType *prefix##_init(int bits) { return prefix##_m_init(bits); } \
+	SCOPE void prefix##_destroy(HType *h) { prefix##_m_destroy(h); } \
+	SCOPE kh_ensitr_t prefix##_get(const HType *h, khkey_t key) { HType##_m_bucket_t t; t.key = key; return prefix##_m_getp(h, &t); } \
+	SCOPE int prefix##_del(HType *h, kh_ensitr_t k) { return prefix##_m_del(h, k); } \
+	SCOPE kh_ensitr_t prefix##_put(HType *h, khkey_t key, int *absent) { HType##_m_bucket_t t; t.key = key; return prefix##_m_putp(h, &t, absent); }
+
+/**************************
+ * Public macro functions *
+ **************************/
+
+#define kh_bucket(h, x) ((h)->keys[x])
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Get the number of elements in the hash table
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @return       Number of elements in the hash table [khint_t]
+ */
+#define kh_size(h) ((h)->count)
+
+#define kh_capacity(h) ((h)->keys? 1U<<(h)->bits : 0U)
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Get the end iterator
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @return       The end iterator [khint_t]
+ */
+#define kh_end(h) kh_capacity(h)
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Get key given an iterator
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @param  x     Iterator to the bucket [khint_t]
+  @return       Key [type of keys]
+ */
+#define kh_key(h, x) ((h)->keys[x].key)
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Get value given an iterator
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @param  x     Iterator to the bucket [khint_t]
+  @return       Value [type of values]
+  @discussion   For hash sets, calling this results in segfault.
+ */
+#define kh_val(h, x) ((h)->keys[x].val)
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Alias of kh_val()
+ */
+#define kh_value(h, x) kh_val(h, x)
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Test whether a bucket contains data.
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @param  x     Iterator to the bucket [khint_t]
+  @return       1 if containing data; 0 otherwise [int]
+ */
+#define kh_exist(h, x) __kh_used((h)->used, (x))
+
+#define kh_ens_key(g, x) kh_key(&(g)->sub[(x).sub], (x).pos)
+#define kh_ens_val(g, x) kh_val(&(g)->sub[(x).sub], (x).pos)
+#define kh_ens_exist(g, x) kh_exist(&(g)->sub[(x).sub], (x).pos)
+#define kh_ens_is_end(x) ((x).pos == (khint_t)-1)
+#define kh_ens_size(g) ((g)->count)
+
+/**************************************
+ * Common hash and equality functions *
+ **************************************/
+
+#define kh_eq_generic(a, b) ((a) == (b))
+#define kh_eq_str(a, b) (strcmp((a), (b)) == 0)
+#define kh_hash_dummy(x) ((khint_t)(x))
+
+static kh_inline khint_t kh_hash_uint32(khint_t key) {
+	key += ~(key << 15);
+	key ^=  (key >> 10);
+	key +=  (key << 3);
+	key ^=  (key >> 6);
+	key += ~(key << 11);
+	key ^=  (key >> 16);
+	return key;
+}
+
+static kh_inline khint_t kh_hash_uint64(khint64_t key) {
+	key = ~key + (key << 21);
+	key = key ^ key >> 24;
+	key = (key + (key << 3)) + (key << 8);
+	key = key ^ key >> 14;
+	key = (key + (key << 2)) + (key << 4);
+	key = key ^ key >> 28;
+	key = key + (key << 31);
+	return (khint_t)key;
+}
+
+#define KH_FNV_SEED 11
+
+static kh_inline khint_t kh_hash_str(const char *s) { /* FNV1a */
+	khint_t h = KH_FNV_SEED ^ 2166136261U;
+	const unsigned char *t = (const unsigned char*)s;
+	for (; *t; ++t)
+		h ^= *t, h *= 16777619;
+	return h;
+}
+
+static kh_inline khint_t kh_hash_bytes(int len, const unsigned char *s) {
+	khint_t h = KH_FNV_SEED ^ 2166136261U;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+		h ^= s[i], h *= 16777619;
+	return h;
+}
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Get the start iterator
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @return       The start iterator [khint_t]
+ */
+#define kh_begin(h) (khint_t)(0)
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Iterate over the entries in the hash table
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @param  kvar  Variable to which key will be assigned
+  @param  vvar  Variable to which value will be assigned
+  @param  code  Block of code to execute
+ */
+#define kh_foreach(h, kvar, vvar, code) { khint_t __i;		\
+	for (__i = kh_begin(h); __i != kh_end(h); ++__i) {	\
+		if (!kh_exist(h,__i)) continue;			\
+		(kvar) = kh_key(h,__i);				\
+		(vvar) = kh_val(h,__i);				\
+		code;						\
+	} }
+
+/*! @function
+  @abstract     Iterate over the values in the hash table
+  @param  h     Pointer to the hash table
+  @param  vvar  Variable to which value will be assigned
+  @param  code  Block of code to execute
+ */
+#define kh_foreach_value(h, vvar, code) { khint_t __i;		\
+	for (__i = kh_begin(h); __i != kh_end(h); ++__i) {	\
+		if (!kh_exist(h,__i)) continue;			\
+		(vvar) = kh_val(h,__i);				\
+		code;						\
+	} }
+
+static inline unsigned int oidhash_by_value(struct object_id oid)
+{
+	return oidhash(&oid);
+}
+
+static inline int oideq_by_value(struct object_id a, struct object_id b)
+{
+	return oideq(&a, &b);
+}
+
+KHASHL_SET_INIT(KH_LOCAL, kh_oid_set, oid_set, struct object_id,
+		oidhash_by_value, oideq_by_value)
+
+KHASHL_MAP_INIT(KH_LOCAL, kh_oid_map, oid_map, struct object_id, void *,
+		oidhash_by_value, oideq_by_value)
+
+KHASHL_MAP_INIT(KH_LOCAL, kh_oid_pos, oid_pos, struct object_id, int,
+		oidhash_by_value, oideq_by_value)
+
+#endif /* __AC_KHASHL_H */
diff --git a/object-store-ll.h b/object-store-ll.h
index 26a3895c82..401c4beff5 100644
--- a/object-store-ll.h
+++ b/object-store-ll.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ struct raw_object_store {
 	 */
 	struct object_directory *odb;
 	struct object_directory **odb_tail;
-	struct kh_odb_path_map *odb_by_path;
+	struct odb_path_map *odb_by_path;
 
 	int loaded_alternates;
 
diff --git a/object-store.h b/object-store.h
index 1b3e3d7d01..3db4802e86 100644
--- a/object-store.h
+++ b/object-store.h
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef OBJECT_STORE_H
 #define OBJECT_STORE_H
 
-#include "khash.h"
+#include "khashl.h"
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "object-store-ll.h"
 
-KHASH_INIT(odb_path_map, const char * /* key: odb_path */,
-	struct object_directory *, 1, fspathhash, fspatheq)
+KHASHL_MAP_INIT(KH_LOCAL, odb_path_map, odb_path_map,
+	const char * /* key: odb_path */, struct object_directory *,
+	fspathhash, fspatheq)
 
 #endif /* OBJECT_STORE_H */
diff --git a/oidset.h b/oidset.h
index 262f4256d6..17af1b6708 100644
--- a/oidset.h
+++ b/oidset.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef OIDSET_H
 #define OIDSET_H
 
-#include "khash.h"
+#include "khashl.h"
 
 /**
  * This API is similar to oid-array, in that it maintains a set of object ids
diff --git a/pack-bitmap.h b/pack-bitmap.h
index c7dea13217..d018365f24 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.h
+++ b/pack-bitmap.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define PACK_BITMAP_H
 
 #include "ewah/ewok.h"
-#include "khash.h"
+#include "khashl.h"
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "pack-objects.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
