add comment about why ignore error

tendermint · Nov 18, 2019 · 17b62f1 · 17b62f1
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diff --git a/prefix_db.go b/prefix_db.go
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ type prefixIterator struct {
 }
 
 func newPrefixIterator(prefix, start, end []byte, source Iterator) *prefixIterator {
+	// Ignoring the error here as the iterator is invalid
+	// but this is being conveyed in the below if statement
 	key, _ := source.Key() //nolint:errcheck
+
 	if !source.Valid() || !bytes.HasPrefix(key, prefix) {
 		return &prefixIterator{
 			prefix: prefix,