+ return result;
+}
+
+static struct commit_list *merge_bases_many(struct commit *one, int n, struct commit **twos)
+{
+ struct commit_list *list = NULL;
+ struct commit_list *result = NULL;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (one == twos[i])
+ /*
+ * We do not mark this even with RESULT so we do not
+ * have to clean it up.
+ */
+ return commit_list_insert(one, &result);
+ }
+
+ if (parse_commit(one))
+ return NULL;
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (parse_commit(twos[i]))
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ list = paint_down_to_common(one, n, twos);
+