missing ==false

Author: DaveCTurner

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/decider/ThrottlingAllocationDecider.java

@@ -128,13 +128,14 @@ public Decision canAllocate(ShardRouting shardRouting, RoutingNode node, Routing
             // Count the primaries currently doing recovery on the node, to ensure the primariesInitialRecoveries setting is obeyed.
             int primariesInRecovery = 0;
             final var initializingShardsIterator = node.initializing();
+            final var returnUnexplainedDecision = allocation.debugDecision() == false;
             while (initializingShardsIterator.hasNext()) {
                 final var shard = initializingShardsIterator.next();
                 // when a primary shard is INITIALIZING, it can be because of *initial recovery* or *relocation from another node*
                 // we only count initial recoveries here, so we need to make sure that relocating node is null
                 if (shard.primary() && shard.relocatingNodeId() == null) {
                     primariesInRecovery++;
-                    if (allocation.debugDecision() && primariesInRecovery >= primariesInitialRecoveries) {
+                    if (returnUnexplainedDecision && primariesInRecovery >= primariesInitialRecoveries) {
                         // bail out early if we don't need the final total
                         return THROTTLE;
                     }