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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: http-protocol question
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 19:34:16 -0800
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Hi Bryan,

Bryan Turner wrote:

> Is there actually logic somewhere in Git that does that "MAY walk
> backwards" step?

Yes.  See upload-pack.c::check_non_tip and
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/178814.

Hope that helps,
Jonathan