In-Reply-To: <s5hejxb7xrb.wl%tiwai@xxxxxxx> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:28:56 +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > > > The code in question is doing.. > > > > > > > > __list_add(&deleted_list, > > > > client->ports_list_head.prev, > > > > client->ports_list_head.next); > > > > > > > > which looks fishy, as those two elements aren't going to be consecutive, > > > > as __list_add expects. > > > > > > I think the code behaves correctly but probably misusing __list_add(). > > > It movies the whole entries from an existing list_head A > > > (clients->ports_list_head) to a new list_head B (deleted_list). > > > The above is exapnded: > > > > > > A->next->prev = B; > > > B->next = A->next; > > > B->prev = A->prev; > > > A->prev->next = B; > > > > > > Any better way to achieve it using standard macros? > > > > Why can't you just list_move() the elements ? > > No, list_move() can't move the whole elements without loop. > > A solution is > > list_add(B, A); > list_del_init(A); > > (although this introduces a bit more code :) Shouldn't it be like this? ports_list_first = client->ports_list_head.next; list_del_init(client->ports_list_head); list_splice(ports_list_first, &deleted_list); -- Chuck "You can't read a newspaper if you can't read." --George W. Bush Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel