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Possibly incorrect comment in definite assignment

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#62,522 opened on Jul 9, 2022

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https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/blob/7fc34f9e211bef9499cd1bdf6a11630f12052de1/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/FlowAnalysis/DefiniteAssignment.cs#L1684

commenting out the code fails the test PiecewiseStructAssign2 with definite assignment errors. So it has more effect than region analysis APIs.

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Inspect the comment at line 1684 in DefiniteAssignment.cs. Remove the comment and run the test PiecewiseStructAssign2 to verify if the comment is incorrect. Trace the definite assignment logic to understand its effect on region analysis APIs.
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