[PATCH] Add list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse()
Add list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse() to linux/list.h
This is needed by unmerged cachefs and be an as-yet-unreviewed
device_shutdown() fix.
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: Patrick Mochel <mochel@digitalimplant.org>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 8e33882..945daa1 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -436,6 +436,20 @@
pos = n, n = list_entry(n->member.next, typeof(*n), member))
/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse - iterate backwards over list of given type safe against
+ * removal of list entry
+ * @pos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
+ * @n: another type * to use as temporary storage
+ * @head: the head for your list.
+ * @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(pos, n, head, member) \
+ for (pos = list_entry((head)->prev, typeof(*pos), member), \
+ n = list_entry(pos->member.prev, typeof(*pos), member); \
+ &pos->member != (head); \
+ pos = n, n = list_entry(n->member.prev, typeof(*n), member))
+
+/**
* list_for_each_rcu - iterate over an rcu-protected list
* @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop counter.
* @head: the head for your list.