- /* We must make sure we don't send a zero flags byte or
- * the other end will terminate the flist transfer. */
- if (flags == 0 && !S_ISDIR(mode))
- flags |= XMIT_TOP_DIR; /* NOTE: no meaning for non-dir */
+ /* We must make sure we don't send a zero flag byte or the
+ * other end will terminate the flist transfer. Note that
+ * the use of XMIT_TOP_DIR on a non-dir has no meaning, so
+ * it's harmless way to add a bit to the first flag byte. */