diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index ddf6e97..9291ce4 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
         if os.environ.get("BB_TMPDIR_NOCLEAN") == "yes":
             print("Not cleaning up %s. Please remove manually." % self.tempdir)
         else:
+            bb.process.run('chmod u+rw -R %s' % self.tempdir)
             bb.utils.prunedir(self.tempdir)
 
 class MirrorUriTest(FetcherTest):
@@ -673,12 +674,14 @@
         with self.assertRaises(bb.fetch2.UnpackError):
             self.fetchUnpack(['file://a;subdir=/bin/sh'])
 
-    def test_local_gitfetch_usehead(self):
+    def dummyGitTest(self, suffix):
         # Create dummy local Git repo
         src_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=self.tempdir,
                                    prefix='gitfetch_localusehead_')
         src_dir = os.path.abspath(src_dir)
         bb.process.run("git init", cwd=src_dir)
+        bb.process.run("git config user.email 'you@example.com'", cwd=src_dir)
+        bb.process.run("git config user.name 'Your Name'", cwd=src_dir)
         bb.process.run("git commit --allow-empty -m'Dummy commit'",
                        cwd=src_dir)
         # Use other branch than master
@@ -690,7 +693,7 @@
 
         # Fetch and check revision
         self.d.setVar("SRCREV", "AUTOINC")
-        url = "git://" + src_dir + ";protocol=file;usehead=1"
+        url = "git://" + src_dir + ";protocol=file;" + suffix
         fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([url], self.d)
         fetcher.download()
         fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
@@ -699,31 +702,23 @@
         unpack_rev = stdout[0].strip()
         self.assertEqual(orig_rev, unpack_rev)
 
+    def test_local_gitfetch_usehead(self):
+        self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1")
+
     def test_local_gitfetch_usehead_withname(self):
-        # Create dummy local Git repo
-        src_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=self.tempdir,
-                                   prefix='gitfetch_localusehead_')
-        src_dir = os.path.abspath(src_dir)
-        bb.process.run("git init", cwd=src_dir)
-        bb.process.run("git commit --allow-empty -m'Dummy commit'",
-                       cwd=src_dir)
-        # Use other branch than master
-        bb.process.run("git checkout -b my-devel", cwd=src_dir)
-        bb.process.run("git commit --allow-empty -m'Dummy commit 2'",
-                       cwd=src_dir)
-        stdout = bb.process.run("git rev-parse HEAD", cwd=src_dir)
-        orig_rev = stdout[0].strip()
+        self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1;name=newName")
 
-        # Fetch and check revision
-        self.d.setVar("SRCREV", "AUTOINC")
-        url = "git://" + src_dir + ";protocol=file;usehead=1;name=newName"
-        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([url], self.d)
-        fetcher.download()
-        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
-        stdout = bb.process.run("git rev-parse HEAD",
-                                cwd=os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git'))
-        unpack_rev = stdout[0].strip()
-        self.assertEqual(orig_rev, unpack_rev)
+    def test_local_gitfetch_shared(self):
+        self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1;name=sharedName")
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(alt))
+
+    def test_local_gitfetch_noshared(self):
+        self.d.setVar('BB_GIT_NOSHARED', '1')
+        self.unpackdir += '_noshared'
+        self.dummyGitTest("usehead=1;name=noSharedName")
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(alt))
 
 class FetcherNoNetworkTest(FetcherTest):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -1390,6 +1385,8 @@
         self.gitdir = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'gitshallow')
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.gitdir)
         bb.process.run('git init', cwd=self.gitdir)
+        bb.process.run('git config user.email "you@example.com"', cwd=self.gitdir)
+        bb.process.run('git config user.name "Your Name"', cwd=self.gitdir)
 
     def assertRefs(self, expected_refs):
         actual_refs = self.git(['for-each-ref', '--format=%(refname)']).splitlines()
@@ -1513,6 +1510,8 @@
 
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.srcdir)
         self.git('init', cwd=self.srcdir)
+        self.git('config user.email "you@example.com"', cwd=self.srcdir)
+        self.git('config user.name "Your Name"', cwd=self.srcdir)
         self.d.setVar('WORKDIR', self.tempdir)
         self.d.setVar('S', self.gitdir)
         self.d.delVar('PREMIRRORS')
@@ -1594,6 +1593,7 @@
 
         # fetch and unpack, from the shallow tarball
         bb.utils.remove(self.gitdir, recurse=True)
+        bb.process.run('chmod u+w -R "%s"' % ud.clonedir)
         bb.utils.remove(ud.clonedir, recurse=True)
         bb.utils.remove(ud.clonedir.replace('gitsource', 'gitsubmodule'), recurse=True)
 
@@ -1746,6 +1746,8 @@
         smdir = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'gitsubmodule')
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(smdir)
         self.git('init', cwd=smdir)
+        self.git('config user.email "you@example.com"', cwd=smdir)
+        self.git('config user.name "Your Name"', cwd=smdir)
         # Make this look like it was cloned from a remote...
         self.git('config --add remote.origin.url "%s"' % smdir, cwd=smdir)
         self.git('config --add remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"', cwd=smdir)
@@ -1776,6 +1778,8 @@
         smdir = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'gitsubmodule')
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(smdir)
         self.git('init', cwd=smdir)
+        self.git('config user.email "you@example.com"', cwd=smdir)
+        self.git('config user.name "Your Name"', cwd=smdir)
         # Make this look like it was cloned from a remote...
         self.git('config --add remote.origin.url "%s"' % smdir, cwd=smdir)
         self.git('config --add remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"', cwd=smdir)
@@ -1794,7 +1798,7 @@
 
         # Set up the mirror
         mirrordir = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'mirror')
-        os.rename(self.dldir, mirrordir)
+        bb.utils.rename(self.dldir, mirrordir)
         self.d.setVar('PREMIRRORS', 'gitsm://.*/.* file://%s/\n' % mirrordir)
 
         # Fetch from the mirror
@@ -1818,8 +1822,8 @@
             self.git('annex init', cwd=self.srcdir)
             open(os.path.join(self.srcdir, 'c'), 'w').close()
             self.git('annex add c', cwd=self.srcdir)
-            self.git('commit -m annex-c -a', cwd=self.srcdir)
-            bb.process.run('chmod u+w -R %s' % os.path.join(self.srcdir, '.git', 'annex'))
+            self.git('commit --author "Foo Bar <foo@bar>" -m annex-c -a', cwd=self.srcdir)
+            bb.process.run('chmod u+w -R %s' % self.srcdir)
 
             uri = 'gitannex://%s;protocol=file;subdir=${S}' % self.srcdir
             fetcher, ud = self.fetch_shallow(uri)
@@ -1912,7 +1916,7 @@
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(mirrordir)
         self.d.setVar('PREMIRRORS', 'git://.*/.* file://%s/\n' % mirrordir)
 
-        os.rename(os.path.join(self.dldir, mirrortarball),
+        bb.utils.rename(os.path.join(self.dldir, mirrortarball),
                   os.path.join(mirrordir, mirrortarball))
 
         # Fetch from the mirror
@@ -2094,6 +2098,8 @@
 
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.srcdir)
         self.git('init', cwd=self.srcdir)
+        self.git('config user.email "you@example.com"', cwd=self.srcdir)
+        self.git('config user.name "Your Name"', cwd=self.srcdir)
         with open(os.path.join(self.srcdir, '.gitattributes'), 'wt') as attrs:
             attrs.write('*.mp3 filter=lfs -text')
         self.git(['add', '.gitattributes'], cwd=self.srcdir)
@@ -2634,3 +2640,29 @@
         fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch(['npmsw://' + swfile], self.d)
         fetcher.download()
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(ud.localpath))
+
+class GitSharedTest(FetcherTest):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(GitSharedTest, self).setUp()
+        self.recipe_url = "git://git.openembedded.org/bitbake"
+        self.d.setVar('SRCREV', '82ea737a0b42a8b53e11c9cde141e9e9c0bd8c40')
+
+    @skipIfNoNetwork()
+    def test_shared_unpack(self):
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([self.recipe_url], self.d)
+
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(alt))
+
+    @skipIfNoNetwork()
+    def test_noshared_unpack(self):
+        self.d.setVar('BB_GIT_NOSHARED', '1')
+        self.unpackdir += '_noshared'
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([self.recipe_url], self.d)
+
+        fetcher.download()
+        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
+        alt = os.path.join(self.unpackdir, 'git/.git/objects/info/alternates')
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(alt))