return ret;
 }
 
+static void unparse_commit_list(struct commit_list *list)
+{
+       for (; list; list = list->next)
+               unparse_commit(list->item);
+}
+
+void unparse_commit(struct commit *item)
+{
+       item->object.flags = 0;
+       item->object.used = 0;
+       if (item->object.parsed) {
+               item->object.parsed = 0;
+               if (item->parents) {
+                       unparse_commit_list(item->parents);
+                       free_commit_list(item->parents);
+                       item->parents = NULL;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
 struct commit_list *commit_list_insert(struct commit *item, struct commit_list **list_p)
 {
        struct commit_list *new_list = xmalloc(sizeof(struct commit_list));