diff --git a/builtin-diff.c b/builtin-diff.c
index 636edbf2a7..20873162f9 100644
--- a/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/builtin-diff.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int builtin_diff_combined(struct rev_info *revs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void add_head(struct rev_info *revs)
+void add_head(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	struct object *obj;
diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
index 0027998f10..d5bbc1cc06 100644
--- a/builtin-log.c
+++ b/builtin-log.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include "log-tree.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
 
+/* this is in builtin-diff.c */
+void add_head(struct rev_info *revs);
+
 static int cmd_log_wc(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp,
 		      struct rev_info *rev)
 {
@@ -185,6 +188,11 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
 	if (argc > 1)
 		die ("unrecognized argument: %s", argv[1]);
 
+	if (rev.pending_objects && rev.pending_objects->next == NULL) {
+		rev.pending_objects->item->flags |= UNINTERESTING;
+		add_head(&rev);
+	}
+
 	if (!use_stdout)
 		realstdout = fdopen(dup(1), "w");
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 87fb22041e..41066e4f4e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -336,8 +336,10 @@ static int store_aux(const char* key, const char* value)
 			store.state = KEY_SEEN;
 			store.seen++;
 		} else if (strrchr(key, '.') - key == store.baselen &&
-			      !strncmp(key, store.key, store.baselen))
+			      !strncmp(key, store.key, store.baselen)) {
 					store.state = SECTION_SEEN;
+					store.offset[store.seen] = ftell(config_file);
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index 1bf728fb06..7090ea92c1 100755
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -278,5 +278,36 @@ git-repo-config > output 2>&1
 test_expect_success 'no arguments, but no crash' \
 	"test $? = 129 && grep usage output"
 
+cat > .git/config << EOF
+[a.b]
+	c = d
+EOF
+
+git-repo-config a.x y
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+[a.b]
+	c = d
+[a]
+	x = y
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new section is partial match of another' 'cmp .git/config expect'
+
+git-repo-config b.x y
+git-repo-config a.b c
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+[a.b]
+	c = d
+[a]
+	x = y
+	b = c
+[b]
+	x = y
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new variable inserts into proper section' 'cmp .git/config expect'
+
 test_done