Merge branch 'lt/core-optim'

Merge branch 'lt/core-optim'

* lt/core-optim:
  Optimize symlink/directory detection
  Avoid some unnecessary lstat() calls
  is_racy_timestamp(): do not check timestamp for gitlinks
  diff-lib.c: rename check_work_tree_entity()
  diff: a submodule not checked out is not modified
  Add t7506 to test submodule related functions for git-status
  t4027: test diff for submodule with empty directory
  Make git-add behave more sensibly in a case-insensitive environment
  When adding files to the index, add support for case-independent matches
  Make unpack-tree update removed files before any updated files
  Make branch merging aware of underlying case-insensitive filsystems
  Add 'core.ignorecase' option
  Make hash_name_lookup able to do case-independent lookups
  Make "index_name_exists()" return the cache_entry it found
  Move name hashing functions into a file of its own
  Make unpack_trees_options bit flags actual bitfields