From: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:28:54 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: list.h: add list_cut_position()
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.27-rc3~69^2~5^2~9
X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=00e8a4da8cf0d7dba8cc4b0da28ea0f12dcf6b36;p=linux-2.6

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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diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index a886f27a11..1d109e2ef0 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -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)