@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-log-linecount"))
 		repo->enable_log_linecount = ctx.cfg.enable_log_linecount * atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-remote-branches"))
 		repo->enable_remote_branches = atoi(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-subject-links"))
+		repo->enable_subject_links = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-stats"))
 		repo->max_stats = cgit_find_stats_period(value, NULL);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "module-link"))
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-log-linecount"))
 		ctx.cfg.enable_log_linecount = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-remote-branches"))
 		ctx.cfg.enable_remote_branches = atoi(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-subject-links"))
+		ctx.cfg.enable_subject_links = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "enable-tree-linenumbers"))
 		ctx.cfg.enable_tree_linenumbers = atoi(value);
 	else if (!strcmp(name, "max-stats"))

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ int snapshots;
 	int enable_log_filecount;
 	int enable_log_linecount;
 	int enable_remote_branches;
+	int enable_subject_links;
 	int max_stats;
 	time_t mtime;
 	struct cgit_filter *about_filter;
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ int enable_index_links;
 	int enable_log_filecount;
 	int enable_log_linecount;
 	int enable_remote_branches;
+	int enable_subject_links;
 	int enable_tree_linenumbers;
 	int local_time;
 	int max_repo_count;

@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit display remote branches
 	in the summary and refs views. Default value: "0". See also:
 	"repo.enable-remote-branches".
 
+enable-subject-links::
+	Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit use the subject of the
+	parent commit as link text when generating links to parent commits
+	in commit view. Default value: "0". See also:
+	"repo.enable-subject-links".
+
 enable-tree-linenumbers::
 	Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit generate linenumber links
 	for plaintext blobs printed in the tree view. Default value: "1".
@@ -320,6 +326,10 @@
 repo.enable-remote-branches::
 	Flag which, when set to "1", will make cgit display remote branches
 	in the summary and refs views. Default value: <enable-remote-branches>.
+
+repo.enable-subject-links::
+	A flag which can be used to override the global setting
+	`enable-subject-links'. Default value: none.
 
 repo.max-stats::
 	Override the default maximum statistics period. Valid values are equal

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ ret->snapshots = ctx.cfg.snapshots;
 	ret->enable_log_filecount = ctx.cfg.enable_log_filecount;
 	ret->enable_log_linecount = ctx.cfg.enable_log_linecount;
 	ret->enable_remote_branches = ctx.cfg.enable_remote_branches;
+	ret->enable_subject_links = ctx.cfg.enable_subject_links;
 	ret->max_stats = ctx.cfg.max_stats;
 	ret->module_link = ctx.cfg.module_link;
 	ret->readme = NULL;

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 void cgit_print_commit(char *hex)
 {
 	struct commit *commit, *parent;
-	struct commitinfo *info;
+	struct commitinfo *info, *parent_info;
 	struct commit_list *p;
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
-	char *tmp;
+	char *tmp, *tmp2;
 	int parents = 0;
 
 	if (!hex)
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ continue;
 		}
 		html("<tr><th>parent</th>"
 		     "<td colspan='2' class='sha1'>");
-		cgit_commit_link(sha1_to_hex(p->item->object.sha1), NULL, NULL,
-				 ctx.qry.head, sha1_to_hex(p->item->object.sha1), 0);
+		tmp = tmp2 = sha1_to_hex(p->item->object.sha1);
+		if (ctx.repo->enable_subject_links) {
+			parent_info = cgit_parse_commit(parent);
+			tmp2 = parent_info->subject;
+		}
+		cgit_commit_link(tmp2, NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, tmp, 0);
 		html(" (");
 		cgit_diff_link("diff", NULL, NULL, ctx.qry.head, hex,
 			       sha1_to_hex(p->item->object.sha1), NULL, 0);