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SubjectRe: [PATCH] add list_del_head function
On Sat, Nov 20 2004, Tobias DiPasquale wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was working with some queues the other day and I noticed that there
> was a list_add_tail() function in list.h, but no list_del_head()
> function. This struck me as a little odd, so I went ahead and
> implemented one in order to complete full queue functionality. The
> patch below was generated against pristine 2.6.9 kernel.org kernel
> sources and is attached to this email.

Generally patches like this have little merrit unless accompanied by
another patch converting several obvious pieces of kernel code to use
it.

Also I find the interface awkward and different from the other list
functions.

entry = list_del_head(list);

would have been much nicer.

--
Jens Axboe

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