linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/4] list.h: add list_cut

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Message-ID: <1217890089-12100-1-git-send-email-lrodriguez@atheros.com>
Date:	Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:48:09 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
To:	<linville@...driver.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linville@...driver.com>,
	<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>,
	<linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, <ath9k-devel@...ts.ath9k.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] 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@...eros.com>
---
 include/linux/list.h |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 594f67c..2999b0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -214,6 +214,38 @@ 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 != head) ? entry->next : head;
+	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 won't cut the list
+ */
+static inline void list_cut_position(struct list_head *list,
+		struct list_head *head, struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	BUG_ON(list_empty(head));
+	if (list_is_singular(head))
+		BUG_ON(head->next != entry && head != entry);
+	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 *head)
 {
-- 
1.5.6.rc2.15.g457bb.dirty

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