[PATCH 21/22] list.3: BUGS: Note LIST_FOREACH() limitations

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Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 man3/list.3 | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man3/list.3 b/man3/list.3
index bb64fff92..4aec14cc8 100644
--- a/man3/list.3
+++ b/man3/list.3
@@ -261,6 +261,20 @@ Not in POSIX.1, POSIX.1-2001 or POSIX.1-2008.
 Present on the BSDs
 (LIST macros first appeared in 4.4BSD).
 .SH BUGS
+The macro
+.BR LIST_FOREACH ()
+doesn't allow
+.I var
+to be removed or freed within the loop,
+as it would interfere with the traversal.
+The macro
+.BR LIST_FOREACH_SAFE (),
+which is not present in glibc,
+solves this bug by
+allowing to both remove
+.I var
+as well as free it from within the loop safely
+without interfering with the traversal.
 .SH EXAMPLES
 .EX
 #include <stddef.h>
-- 
2.28.0




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