Merge branch 'bk/submodule-in-recursive-merge'

* bk/submodule-in-recursive-merge:
  submodule: Search for merges only at end of recursive merge
  submodule: Demonstrate known breakage during recursive merge

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 0b709bc291..0fd10a0fdb 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static void print_commit(struct commit *commit)
 
 int merge_submodule(unsigned char result[20], const char *path,
 		    const unsigned char base[20], const unsigned char a[20],
-		    const unsigned char b[20])
+		    const unsigned char b[20], int search)
 {
 	struct commit *commit_base, *commit_a, *commit_b;
 	int parent_count;
@@ -849,6 +849,10 @@ int merge_submodule(unsigned char result[20], const char *path,
 	 * user needs to confirm the resolution.
 	 */
 
+	/* Skip the search if makes no sense to the calling context.  */
+	if (!search)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* find commit which merges them */
 	parent_count = find_first_merges(&merges, path, commit_a, commit_b);
 	switch (parent_count) {