Sync with 2.20.2

* maint-2.20: (36 commits)
  Git 2.20.2
  t7415: adjust test for dubiously-nested submodule gitdirs for v2.20.x
  Git 2.19.3
  Git 2.18.2
  Git 2.17.3
  Git 2.16.6
  test-drop-caches: use `has_dos_drive_prefix()`
  Git 2.15.4
  Git 2.14.6
  mingw: handle `subst`-ed "DOS drives"
  mingw: refuse to access paths with trailing spaces or periods
  mingw: refuse to access paths with illegal characters
  unpack-trees: let merged_entry() pass through do_add_entry()'s errors
  quote-stress-test: offer to test quoting arguments for MSYS2 sh
  t6130/t9350: prepare for stringent Win32 path validation
  quote-stress-test: allow skipping some trials
  quote-stress-test: accept arguments to test via the command-line
  tests: add a helper to stress test argument quoting
  mingw: fix quoting of arguments
  Disallow dubiously-nested submodule git directories
  ...

compat/win32/path-utils.c

@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 #include "../../git-compat-util.h"
 
+int win32_has_dos_drive_prefix(const char *path)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * Does it start with an ASCII letter (i.e. highest bit not set),
+	 * followed by a colon?
+	 */
+	if (!(0x80 & (unsigned char)*path))
+		return *path && path[1] == ':' ? 2 : 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * While drive letters must be letters of the English alphabet, it is
+	 * possible to assign virtually _any_ Unicode character via `subst` as
+	 * a drive letter to "virtual drives". Even `1`, or `ä`. Or fun stuff
+	 * like this:
+	 *
+	 *      subst ֍: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
+	 */
+	for (i = 1; i < 4 && (0x80 & (unsigned char)path[i]); i++)
+		; /* skip first UTF-8 character */
+	return path[i] == ':' ? i + 1 : 0;
+}
+
 int win32_skip_dos_drive_prefix(char **path)
 {
 	int ret = has_dos_drive_prefix(*path);