Hi,
Vincenzo Mallozzi wrote:
I'm creating a list of type struct list_head (as I described in previous
emails).
Now, I've a doubt regarding the emptying of lists of that type.
I know there are functions like list_del() that delete an element from the
list.
Is there a method to empty the whole list or I've to implement such a method
by scanning the whole list and deleting each of its element?
A list is composed of elements you've allocated. How can the list
management functions know how to free these elements ?
Basically, you have to iterate through the list, delete and free each
element. Make sure you use the correct functions to iterate through the
list: list_for_each() won't work if you remove elements while iterating.
However, list_for_each_safe() will work.
Sincerly,
Thomas
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