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diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index 3a3d3e2cf8..54761200ad 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ struct rev_info {
date_mode_explicit:1,
preserve_subject:1;
unsigned int disable_stdin:1;
+ /*
+ * Set `leak_pending` to prevent `prepare_revision_walk()` from clearing
+ * the array of pending objects (`pending`). It will still forget about
+ * the array and its entries, so they really are leaked. This can be
+ * useful if the `struct object_array` `pending` is copied before
+ * calling `prepare_revision_walk()`. By setting `leak_pending`, you
+ * effectively claim ownership of the old array, so you should most
+ * likely call `object_array_clear(&pending_copy)` once you are done.
+ * Observe that this is about ownership of the array and its entries,
+ * not the commits referenced by those entries.
+ */
unsigned int leak_pending:1;
/* --show-linear-break */
unsigned int track_linear:1,