In git-format-patch, notes can be appended with the `--notes` option.
However, this must be specified by the user on an
invocation-by-invocation basis. If a user is not careful, it's possible
that they may forget to include it and generate a patch series without
notes.

Teach git-format-patch the `format.notes` config option where if its
value is true, notes will automatically be appended. This option is
overridable with the `--no-notes` option in case a user wishes not to
append notes.

Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.den...@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config/format.txt    |  4 ++++
 Documentation/git-format-patch.txt |  3 +++
 builtin/log.c                      |  6 ++++++
 t/t4014-format-patch.sh            | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt
index dc77941c48..55327b6511 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt
@@ -85,3 +85,7 @@ format.outputDirectory::
 format.useAutoBase::
        A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of
        format-patch by default.
+
+format.notes::
+       A boolean value which lets you enable the `--notes` option of
+       format-patch by default.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt 
b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 2c3971390e..9ce5b8aaee 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ these explanations after `format-patch` has run but before 
sending,
 keeping them as Git notes allows them to be maintained between versions
 of the patch series (but see the discussion of the `notes.rewrite`
 configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow).
++
+The default is `--no-notes`, unless the `format.notes` configuration is
+set.
 
 --[no-]signature=<signature>::
        Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index e43ee12fb1..3c6fd9b117 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ static const char *signature = git_version_string;
 static const char *signature_file;
 static int config_cover_letter;
 static const char *config_output_directory;
+static int show_notes;
 
 enum {
        COVER_UNSET,
@@ -864,6 +865,10 @@ static int git_format_config(const char *var, const char 
*value, void *cb)
                        from = NULL;
                return 0;
        }
+       if (!strcmp(var, "format.notes")) {
+               show_notes = git_config_bool(var, value);
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        return git_log_config(var, value, cb);
 }
@@ -1626,6 +1631,7 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const 
char *prefix)
        rev.max_parents = 1;
        rev.diffopt.flags.recursive = 1;
        rev.subject_prefix = fmt_patch_subject_prefix;
+       rev.show_notes = show_notes;
        memset(&s_r_opt, 0, sizeof(s_r_opt));
        s_r_opt.def = "HEAD";
        s_r_opt.revarg_opt = REVARG_COMMITTISH;
diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
index b6e2fdbc44..fe9522121a 100755
--- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
@@ -738,6 +738,34 @@ test_expect_success 'format-patch --notes --signoff' '
        sed "1,/^---$/d" out | grep "test message"
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'format-patch notes output control' '
+       git notes add -m "notes config message" HEAD &&
+       test_when_finished git notes remove HEAD &&
+
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
+       ! grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes >out &&
+       grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes >out &&
+       ! grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes --no-notes >out &&
+       ! grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes --notes >out &&
+       grep "notes config message" out &&
+
+       test_config format.notes true &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout >out &&
+       grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes >out &&
+       grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes >out &&
+       ! grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --notes --no-notes >out &&
+       ! grep "notes config message" out &&
+       git format-patch -1 --stdout --no-notes --notes >out &&
+       grep "notes config message" out
+'
+
 echo "fatal: --name-only does not make sense" > expect.name-only
 echo "fatal: --name-status does not make sense" > expect.name-status
 echo "fatal: --check does not make sense" > expect.check
-- 
2.21.0.1033.g0e8cc1100c

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