+test_expect_success 'patch-id respects config from subdir' '
+ test_config patchid.stable true &&
+ mkdir subdir &&
+
+ # copy these because test_patch_id() looks for them in
+ # the current directory
+ cp bar-then-foo foo-then-bar subdir &&
+
+ (
+ cd subdir &&
+ test_patch_id irrelevant patchid.stable=true
+ )
+'
+