include/linux/list.h |   12 +++++++++---
 lib/list_debug.c     |   39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 9a5f8a7..3a54266 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ static inline void __list_del(struct list_head * prev, struct list_head * next)
  * in an undefined state.
  */
 #ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST
+static inline void __list_del_entry(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+}
+
 static inline void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
 {
 	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ static inline void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
 	entry->prev = LIST_POISON2;
 }
 #else
+extern void __list_del_entry(struct list_head *entry);
 extern void list_del(struct list_head *entry);
 #endif
 
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ static inline void list_replace_init(struct list_head *old,
  */
 static inline void list_del_init(struct list_head *entry)
 {
-	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+	__list_del_entry(entry);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(entry);
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@ static inline void list_del_init(struct list_head *entry)
  */
 static inline void list_move(struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head)
 {
-	__list_del(list->prev, list->next);
+	__list_del_entry(list);
 	list_add(list, head);
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ static inline void list_move(struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head)
 static inline void list_move_tail(struct list_head *list,
 				  struct list_head *head)
 {
-	__list_del(list->prev, list->next);
+	__list_del_entry(list);
 	list_add_tail(list, head);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/list_debug.c b/lib/list_debug.c
index 344c710..b8029a5 100644
--- a/lib/list_debug.c
+++ b/lib/list_debug.c
@@ -35,6 +35,31 @@ void __list_add(struct list_head *new,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__list_add);
 
+void __list_del_entry(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	struct list_head *prev, *next;
+
+	prev = entry->prev;
+	next = entry->next;
+
+	if (WARN(next == LIST_POISON1,
+		"list_del corruption, %p->next is LIST_POISON1 (%p)\n",
+		entry, LIST_POISON1) ||
+	    WARN(prev == LIST_POISON2,
+		"list_del corruption, %p->prev is LIST_POISON2 (%p)\n",
+		entry, LIST_POISON2) ||
+	    WARN(prev->next != entry,
+		"list_del corruption. prev->next should be %p, "
+		"but was %p\n", entry, prev->next) ||
+	    WARN(next->prev != entry,
+		"list_del corruption. next->prev should be %p, "
+		"but was %p\n", entry, next->prev))
+		return;
+
+	__list_del(prev, next);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__list_del_entry);
+
 /**
  * list_del - deletes entry from list.
  * @entry: the element to delete from the list.
@@ -43,19 +68,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__list_add);
  */
 void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
 {
-	WARN(entry->next == LIST_POISON1,
-		"list_del corruption, next is LIST_POISON1 (%p)\n",
-		LIST_POISON1);
-	WARN(entry->next != LIST_POISON1 && entry->prev == LIST_POISON2,
-		"list_del corruption, prev is LIST_POISON2 (%p)\n",
-		LIST_POISON2);
-	WARN(entry->prev->next != entry,
-		"list_del corruption. prev->next should be %p, "
-		"but was %p\n", entry, entry->prev->next);
-	WARN(entry->next->prev != entry,
-		"list_del corruption. next->prev should be %p, "
-		"but was %p\n", entry, entry->next->prev);
-	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+	__list_del_entry(entry);
 	entry->next = LIST_POISON1;
 	entry->prev = LIST_POISON2;
 }