linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] introduce list_for_each_entry

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Date:	Tue, 4 Jun 2013 07:48:56 -0700
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	J??rn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...ionio.com>,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] introduce list_for_each_entry_del

On Mon, Jun 03, 2013 at 03:55:55PM -0400, J??rn Engel wrote:
> Actually, when I compare the two invocations, I prefer the
> list_for_each_entry_del() variant over list_pop_entry().
> 
>         while ((ref = list_pop_entry(&prefs, struct __prelim_ref, list))) {
>         list_for_each_entry_del(ref, &prefs, list) {
> 
> Christoph?

I really don't like something that looks like an iterator (*for_each*)
to modify a list.  Maybe it's just me, so I'd love to hear others chime
in.

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