For the record, we use git-notes for NetworkManager upstream. It's currently used to amend the commit message in case it was originally forgotten. Currently there are three uses: - add a bug-URL that is related to the commit - add a "Fixes: $ID" entry indicating that this commit fixes a (parent) commit. - add a "(cherry-picked from $ID)" entry indicating that this commit was a backport from another commit. - add a "backport" entry, indicating that this commit should be backported. There is one git-notes "refs/notes/bugs". So you want to fetch that: [remote "origin"] url = git://anongit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* fetch = refs/notes/bugs:refs/notes/bugs Then, you might want to configure: [notes] displayRef = refs/notes/bugs This gives you: $ git log f627214 commit f6272144e98c00db18cf6708aceab96e6e7b1705 Author: Thomas Haller <thaller redhat com> Date: Tue Nov 10 15:19:50 2015 build: hack around compiler warning in g-ir-scanner [snip] Notes (bugs): https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757934 Lastly, don't non-fast-forward push to refs/notes/bugs. Thomas
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