list.h: add list_cut_position()

This adds list_cut_position() which lets you cut a list into
two lists given a pivot in the list.

Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Luis R. Rodriguez 2008-08-06 13:28:54 -07:00 committed by John W. Linville
parent 7d283aee50
commit 00e8a4da8c

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@ -214,6 +214,46 @@ static inline int list_is_singular(const struct list_head *head)
return !list_empty(head) && (head->next == head->prev);
}
static inline void __list_cut_position(struct list_head *list,
struct list_head *head, struct list_head *entry)
{
struct list_head *new_first = entry->next;
list->next = head->next;
list->next->prev = list;
list->prev = entry;
entry->next = list;
head->next = new_first;
new_first->prev = head;
}
/**
* list_cut_position - cut a list into two
* @list: a new list to add all removed entries
* @head: a list with entries
* @entry: an entry within head, could be the head itself
* and if so we won't cut the list
*
* This helper moves the initial part of @head, up to and
* including @entry, from @head to @list. You should
* pass on @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.
*
*/
static inline void list_cut_position(struct list_head *list,
struct list_head *head, struct list_head *entry)
{
if (list_empty(head))
return;
if (list_is_singular(head) &&
(head->next != entry && head != entry))
return;
if (entry == head)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
else
__list_cut_position(list, head, entry);
}
static inline void __list_splice(const struct list_head *list,
struct list_head *prev,
struct list_head *next)