[PATCH 12/22] list.3, queue.3: DESCRIPTION: Move list specific code from queue.3 to list.3

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Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 man3/list.3  | 149 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 man3/queue.3 | 149 ---------------------------------------------------
 2 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 149 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man3/list.3 b/man3/list.3
index 39c1d4b4d..3c25b3e55 100644
--- a/man3/list.3
+++ b/man3/list.3
@@ -102,6 +102,155 @@ The argument
 is the name of a user defined structure that must be declared
 using the macro
 .BR LIST_HEAD ().
+.Ss Lists
+A list is headed by a structure defined by the
+.Nm LIST_HEAD
+macro.
+This structure contains a single pointer to the first element
+on the list.
+The elements are doubly linked so that an arbitrary element can be
+removed without traversing the list.
+New elements can be added to the list after an existing element,
+before an existing element, or at the head of the list.
+A
+.Fa LIST_HEAD
+structure is declared as follows:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+LIST_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE) head;
+.Ed
+.Pp
+where
+.Fa HEADNAME
+is the name of the structure to be defined, and
+.Fa TYPE
+is the type of the elements to be linked into the list.
+A pointer to the head of the list can later be declared as:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+struct HEADNAME *headp;
+.Ed
+.Pp
+(The names
+.Li head
+and
+.Li headp
+are user selectable.)
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER
+evaluates to an initializer for the list
+.Fa head .
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_EMPTY
+evaluates to true if there are no elements in the list.
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_ENTRY
+declares a structure that connects the elements in
+the list.
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_FIRST
+returns the first element in the list or NULL if the list
+is empty.
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_FOREACH
+traverses the list referenced by
+.Fa head
+in the forward direction, assigning each element in turn to
+.Fa var .
+.\" .Pp
+.\" The macro
+.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_FROM
+.\" behaves identically to
+.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH
+.\" when
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" is NULL, else it treats
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" as a previously found LIST element and begins the loop at
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" instead of the first element in the LIST referenced by
+.\" .Fa head .
+.\" .Pp
+.\" The macro
+.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_SAFE
+.\" traverses the list referenced by
+.\" .Fa head
+.\" in the forward direction, assigning each element in turn to
+.\" .Fa var .
+.\" However, unlike
+.\" .Fn LIST_FOREACH
+.\" here it is permitted to both remove
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" as well as free it from within the loop safely without interfering with the
+.\" traversal.
+.\" .Pp
+.\" The macro
+.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_FROM_SAFE
+.\" behaves identically to
+.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_SAFE
+.\" when
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" is NULL, else it treats
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" as a previously found LIST element and begins the loop at
+.\" .Fa var
+.\" instead of the first element in the LIST referenced by
+.\" .Fa head .
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_INIT
+initializes the list referenced by
+.Fa head .
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_INSERT_HEAD
+inserts the new element
+.Fa elm
+at the head of the list.
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_INSERT_AFTER
+inserts the new element
+.Fa elm
+after the element
+.Fa listelm .
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_INSERT_BEFORE
+inserts the new element
+.Fa elm
+before the element
+.Fa listelm .
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_NEXT
+returns the next element in the list, or NULL if this is the last.
+.\" .Pp
+.\" The macro
+.\" .Nm LIST_PREV
+.\" returns the previous element in the list, or NULL if this is the first.
+.\" List
+.\" .Fa head
+.\" must contain element
+.\" .Fa elm .
+.Pp
+The macro
+.Nm LIST_REMOVE
+removes the element
+.Fa elm
+from the list.
+.\" .Pp
+.\" The macro
+.\" .Nm LIST_SWAP
+.\" swaps the contents of
+.\" .Fa head1
+.\" and
+.\" .Fa head2 .
+.Pp
+See the EXAMPLES section below for an example program using a linked list.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .SH BUGS
diff --git a/man3/queue.3 b/man3/queue.3
index a3a2eb2b0..6ee793e25 100644
--- a/man3/queue.3
+++ b/man3/queue.3
@@ -689,155 +689,6 @@ from the tail queue.
 .Pp
 See the EXAMPLES section below for an example program
 using a singly-linked tail queue.
-.Ss Lists
-A list is headed by a structure defined by the
-.Nm LIST_HEAD
-macro.
-This structure contains a single pointer to the first element
-on the list.
-The elements are doubly linked so that an arbitrary element can be
-removed without traversing the list.
-New elements can be added to the list after an existing element,
-before an existing element, or at the head of the list.
-A
-.Fa LIST_HEAD
-structure is declared as follows:
-.Bd -literal -offset indent
-LIST_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE) head;
-.Ed
-.Pp
-where
-.Fa HEADNAME
-is the name of the structure to be defined, and
-.Fa TYPE
-is the type of the elements to be linked into the list.
-A pointer to the head of the list can later be declared as:
-.Bd -literal -offset indent
-struct HEADNAME *headp;
-.Ed
-.Pp
-(The names
-.Li head
-and
-.Li headp
-are user selectable.)
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER
-evaluates to an initializer for the list
-.Fa head .
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_EMPTY
-evaluates to true if there are no elements in the list.
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_ENTRY
-declares a structure that connects the elements in
-the list.
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_FIRST
-returns the first element in the list or NULL if the list
-is empty.
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_FOREACH
-traverses the list referenced by
-.Fa head
-in the forward direction, assigning each element in turn to
-.Fa var .
-.\" .Pp
-.\" The macro
-.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_FROM
-.\" behaves identically to
-.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH
-.\" when
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" is NULL, else it treats
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" as a previously found LIST element and begins the loop at
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" instead of the first element in the LIST referenced by
-.\" .Fa head .
-.\" .Pp
-.\" The macro
-.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_SAFE
-.\" traverses the list referenced by
-.\" .Fa head
-.\" in the forward direction, assigning each element in turn to
-.\" .Fa var .
-.\" However, unlike
-.\" .Fn LIST_FOREACH
-.\" here it is permitted to both remove
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" as well as free it from within the loop safely without interfering with the
-.\" traversal.
-.\" .Pp
-.\" The macro
-.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_FROM_SAFE
-.\" behaves identically to
-.\" .Nm LIST_FOREACH_SAFE
-.\" when
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" is NULL, else it treats
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" as a previously found LIST element and begins the loop at
-.\" .Fa var
-.\" instead of the first element in the LIST referenced by
-.\" .Fa head .
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_INIT
-initializes the list referenced by
-.Fa head .
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_INSERT_HEAD
-inserts the new element
-.Fa elm
-at the head of the list.
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_INSERT_AFTER
-inserts the new element
-.Fa elm
-after the element
-.Fa listelm .
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_INSERT_BEFORE
-inserts the new element
-.Fa elm
-before the element
-.Fa listelm .
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_NEXT
-returns the next element in the list, or NULL if this is the last.
-.\" .Pp
-.\" The macro
-.\" .Nm LIST_PREV
-.\" returns the previous element in the list, or NULL if this is the first.
-.\" List
-.\" .Fa head
-.\" must contain element
-.\" .Fa elm .
-.Pp
-The macro
-.Nm LIST_REMOVE
-removes the element
-.Fa elm
-from the list.
-.\" .Pp
-.\" The macro
-.\" .Nm LIST_SWAP
-.\" swaps the contents of
-.\" .Fa head1
-.\" and
-.\" .Fa head2 .
-.Pp
-See the EXAMPLES section below for an example program using a linked list.
 .Ss Tail queues
 A tail queue is headed by a structure defined by the
 .Nm TAILQ_HEAD
-- 
2.28.0




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