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Re: [PATCH] Introduce a handy list_first_entry macro [message #12168 is a reply to message #12078]

Wed, 18 April 2007 11:42

Nikita Danilov
Messages: 1
Registered: April 2007

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Pavel Emelianov writes:
> There are many places in the kernel where the construction like
>
> foo = list_entry(head->next, struct foo_struct, list);
>
> are used.
> The code might look more descriptive and neat if using the macro
>
> list_first_entry(head, type, member) \
> list_entry((head)->next, type, member)

Won't list_next_entry() be more descriptive name for that?

Nikita.

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		[PATCH] Introduce a handy list_first_entry macro By: xemul on Tue, 17 April 2007 11:14
		Re: [PATCH] Introduce a handy list_first_entry macro By: Andi Kleen on Tue, 17 April 2007 14:21
		Re: [PATCH] Introduce a handy list_first_entry macro By: Zach Brown on Tue, 17 April 2007 17:11
		Re: [PATCH] Introduce a handy list_first_entry macro By: Randy Dunlap on Tue, 17 April 2007 17:29
		Re: [PATCH] Introduce a handy list_first_entry macro By: Nikita Danilov on Wed, 18 April 2007 11:42

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