2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 7bd3fec556..37d1363359 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ int object_list_contains(struct object_list *list, struct object *obj)
 
 void add_object_array(struct object *obj, const char *name, struct object_array *array)
 {
+	add_object_array_with_mode(obj, name, array, S_IFINVALID);
+}
+
+void add_object_array_with_mode(struct object *obj, const char *name, struct object_array *array, unsigned mode)
+{
 	unsigned nr = array->nr;
 	unsigned alloc = array->alloc;
 	struct object_array_entry *objects = array->objects;
@@ -243,5 +248,6 @@ void add_object_array(struct object *obj, const char *name, struct object_array
 	}
 	objects[nr].item = obj;
 	objects[nr].name = name;
+	objects[nr].mode = mode;
 	array->nr = ++nr;
 }
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
index 3e26a0e8b9..94f19eed86 100644
--- a/object.h
+++ b/object.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct object_array {
 	struct object_array_entry {
 		struct object *item;
 		const char *name;
+		unsigned mode;
 	} *objects;
 };
 
@@ -77,5 +78,6 @@ int object_list_contains(struct object_list *list, struct object *obj);
 
 /* Object array handling .. */
 void add_object_array(struct object *obj, const char *name, struct object_array *array);
+void add_object_array_with_mode(struct object *obj, const char *name, struct object_array *array, unsigned mode);
 
 #endif /* OBJECT_H */