The in_commit_list() method does not check the parents of the candidate for containment in the list. Fix the comment that incorrectly states that it does. Reported-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- ref-filter.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ref-filter.c b/ref-filter.c index cffd8bf3ce..aff24d93be 100644 --- a/ref-filter.c +++ b/ref-filter.c @@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ static int in_commit_list(const struct commit_list *want, struct commit *c) } /* - * Test whether the candidate or one of its parents is contained in the list. + * Test whether the candidate is contained in the list. * Do not recurse to find out, though, but return -1 if inconclusive. */ static enum contains_result contains_test(struct commit *candidate, -- 2.17.0.39.g685157f7fb