}
 
        if (!rewrite_cmd) {
-               commit_notes(t, msg);
+               commit_notes(the_repository, t, msg);
                free_notes(t);
        } else {
-               finish_copy_notes_for_rewrite(c, msg);
+               finish_copy_notes_for_rewrite(the_repository, c, msg);
        }
        strbuf_release(&buf);
        return ret;
                write_note_data(&d, &new_note);
                if (add_note(t, &object, &new_note, combine_notes_overwrite))
                        BUG("combine_notes_overwrite failed");
-               commit_notes(t, "Notes added by 'git notes add'");
+               commit_notes(the_repository, t,
+                            "Notes added by 'git notes add'");
        } else {
                fprintf(stderr, _("Removing note for object %s\n"),
                        oid_to_hex(&object));
                remove_note(t, object.hash);
-               commit_notes(t, "Notes removed by 'git notes add'");
+               commit_notes(the_repository, t,
+                            "Notes removed by 'git notes add'");
        }
 
        free_note_data(&d);
 
        if (add_note(t, &object, from_note, combine_notes_overwrite))
                BUG("combine_notes_overwrite failed");
-       commit_notes(t, "Notes added by 'git notes copy'");
+       commit_notes(the_repository, t,
+                    "Notes added by 'git notes copy'");
 out:
        free_notes(t);
        return retval;
                remove_note(t, object.hash);
                logmsg = xstrfmt("Notes removed by 'git notes %s'", argv[0]);
        }
-       commit_notes(t, logmsg);
+       commit_notes(the_repository, t, logmsg);
 
        free(logmsg);
        free_note_data(&d);
                strbuf_release(&sb);
        }
        if (!retval)
-               commit_notes(t, "Notes removed by 'git notes remove'");
+               commit_notes(the_repository, t,
+                            "Notes removed by 'git notes remove'");
        free_notes(t);
        return retval;
 }
        prune_notes(t, (verbose ? NOTES_PRUNE_VERBOSE : 0) |
                (show_only ? NOTES_PRUNE_VERBOSE|NOTES_PRUNE_DRYRUN : 0) );
        if (!show_only)
-               commit_notes(t, "Notes removed by 'git notes prune'");
+               commit_notes(the_repository, t,
+                            "Notes removed by 'git notes prune'");
        free_notes(t);
        return 0;
 }