1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pack-bitmap.c b/pack-bitmap.c
index 612f62da97..d5296750eb 100644
--- a/pack-bitmap.c
+++ b/pack-bitmap.c
@@ -1658,3 +1658,19 @@ const struct string_list *bitmap_preferred_tips(struct repository *r)
 {
 	return repo_config_get_value_multi(r, "pack.preferbitmaptips");
 }
+
+int bitmap_is_preferred_refname(struct repository *r, const char *refname)
+{
+	const struct string_list *preferred_tips = bitmap_preferred_tips(r);
+	struct string_list_item *item;
+
+	if (!preferred_tips)
+		return 0;
+
+	for_each_string_list_item(item, preferred_tips) {
+		if (starts_with(refname, item->string))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}