#define LOCK_TIME 600
 #define LOCK_REFRESH 30
 
-/* bits #0-6 in revision.h */
+/* bits #0-15 in revision.h */
 
-#define LOCAL    (1u << 7)
-#define REMOTE   (1u << 8)
-#define FETCHING (1u << 9)
-#define PUSHING  (1u << 10)
+#define LOCAL    (1u<<16)
+#define REMOTE   (1u<<17)
+#define FETCHING (1u<<18)
+#define PUSHING  (1u<<19)
 
 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic refs. Only within reason, though */
 #define MAXDEPTH 5
 
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "revision.h"
 
-/* bits #0-6 in revision.h */
+/* bits #0-15 in revision.h */
 
-#define COUNTED                (1u<<7)
+#define COUNTED                (1u<<16)
 
 static const char rev_list_usage[] =
 "git-rev-list [OPTION] <commit-id>... [ -- paths... ]\n"
 
        }
 }
 
+static void mark_boundary_to_show(struct commit *commit)
+{
+       struct commit_list *p = commit->parents;
+       while (p) {
+               commit = p->item;
+               p = p->next;
+               if (commit->object.flags & BOUNDARY)
+                       commit->object.flags |= BOUNDARY_SHOW;
+       }
+}
+
 struct commit *get_revision(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
        struct commit_list *list = revs->commits;
                }
                if (commit->object.flags & SHOWN)
                        continue;
-               if (!(commit->object.flags & BOUNDARY) &&
-                   (commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING))
+
+               /* We want to show boundary commits only when their
+                * children are shown.  When path-limiter is in effect,
+                * rewrite_parents() drops some commits from getting shown,
+                * and there is no point showing boundary parents that
+                * are not shown.  After rewrite_parents() rewrites the
+                * parents of a commit that is shown, we mark the boundary
+                * parents with BOUNDARY_SHOW.
+                */
+               if (commit->object.flags & BOUNDARY_SHOW) {
+                       commit->object.flags |= SHOWN;
+                       return commit;
+               }
+               if (commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING)
                        continue;
                if (revs->min_age != -1 && (commit->date > revs->min_age))
                        continue;
                        if (revs->parents)
                                rewrite_parents(revs, commit);
                }
+               if (revs->boundary)
+                       mark_boundary_to_show(commit);
                commit->object.flags |= SHOWN;
                return commit;
        } while (revs->commits);
 
 #define SHOWN          (1u<<3)
 #define TMP_MARK       (1u<<4) /* for isolated cases; clean after use */
 #define BOUNDARY       (1u<<5)
-#define ADDED          (1u<<6) /* Parents already parsed and added? */
+#define BOUNDARY_SHOW  (1u<<6)
+#define ADDED          (1u<<7) /* Parents already parsed and added? */
 
 struct rev_info;