* maint-2.17: (32 commits)
  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
  protect_ntfs: turn on NTFS protection by default
  path: also guard `.gitmodules` against NTFS Alternate Data Streams
  is_ntfs_dotgit(): speed it up
  mingw: disallow backslash characters in tree objects' file names
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