1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index e7d0cc3d3b..1181304f3f 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1332,9 +1332,16 @@ enum unpack_loose_header_result unpack_loose_header(git_zstream *stream,
 						    unsigned long bufsiz,
 						    struct strbuf *hdrbuf);
 
+/**
+ * parse_loose_header() parses the starting "<type> <len>\0" of an
+ * object. If it doesn't follow that format -1 is returned. To check
+ * the validity of the <type> populate the "typep" in the "struct
+ * object_info". It will be OBJ_BAD if the object type is unknown. The
+ * parsed <len> can be retrieved via "oi->sizep", and from there
+ * passed to unpack_loose_rest().
+ */
 struct object_info;
-int parse_loose_header(const char *hdr, struct object_info *oi,
-		       unsigned int flags);
+int parse_loose_header(const char *hdr, struct object_info *oi);
 
 int check_object_signature(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid,
 			   void *buf, unsigned long size, const char *type);