wp_find_hierarchy_loop_tortoise_hare() WordPress Function

function wp_find_hierarchy_loop_tortoise_hare( $callback, $start, $override = array(), $callback_args = array(), $_return_loop = false ) {
	$tortoise        = $start;
	$hare            = $start;
	$evanescent_hare = $start;
	$return          = array();

	// Set evanescent_hare to one past hare.
	// Increment hare two steps.
	while (
		$tortoise
	&&
		( $evanescent_hare = isset( $override[ $hare ] ) ? $override[ $hare ] : call_user_func_array( $callback, array_merge( array( $hare ), $callback_args ) ) )
	&&
		( $hare = isset( $override[ $evanescent_hare ] ) ? $override[ $evanescent_hare ] : call_user_func_array( $callback, array_merge( array( $evanescent_hare ), $callback_args ) ) )
	) {
		if ( $_return_loop ) {
			$return[ $tortoise ]        = true;
			$return[ $evanescent_hare ] = true;
			$return[ $hare ]            = true;
		}

		// Tortoise got lapped - must be a loop.
		if ( $tortoise == $evanescent_hare || $tortoise == $hare ) {
			return $_return_loop ? $return : $tortoise;
		}

		// Increment tortoise by one step.
		$tortoise = isset( $override[ $tortoise ] ) ? $override[ $tortoise ] : call_user_func_array( $callback, array_merge( array( $tortoise ), $callback_args ) );
	}

	return false;
}