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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/list.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/list.h | 30 |
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h index 4b129df4d46b..de04cc5ed536 100644 --- a/include/linux/list.h +++ b/include/linux/list.h @@ -285,6 +285,36 @@ static inline void list_cut_position(struct list_head *list, __list_cut_position(list, head, entry); } +/** + * list_cut_before - cut a list into two, before given entry + * @list: a new list to add all removed entries + * @head: a list with entries + * @entry: an entry within head, could be the head itself + * + * This helper moves the initial part of @head, up to but + * excluding @entry, from @head to @list. You should pass + * in @entry an element you know is on @head. @list should + * be an empty list or a list you do not care about losing + * its data. + * If @entry == @head, all entries on @head are moved to + * @list. + */ +static inline void list_cut_before(struct list_head *list, + struct list_head *head, + struct list_head *entry) +{ + if (head->next == entry) { + INIT_LIST_HEAD(list); + return; + } + list->next = head->next; + list->next->prev = list; + list->prev = entry->prev; + list->prev->next = list; + head->next = entry; + entry->prev = head; +} + static inline void __list_splice(const struct list_head *list, struct list_head *prev, struct list_head *next) |