On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 4:50 PM Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 01:04:23PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > Since we got list_entry_is_head() helper in the generic header, > > we may switch the ACPI modules to use it. This eliminates the > > need in additional variable. In some cases it reduces critical > > sections as well. > > Besides the work required in a couple of cases (LKP) there is an > ongoing discussion about list loops (and this particular API). > > Rafael, what do you think is the best course of action here? I think the current approach is to do the opposite of what this patch is attempting to do: avoid using the list iterator outside of the loop.
