Re: [PATCH] add safe version of list_for_each_entry() to list.h

[Mark Peloquin]

On 10/04/2002 at 11:00 AM, Matthew Wilcox wrote:

> That behaviour for list_del is new and, IMNSHO, bogus.  There's now
_zero_
> gain in using list_del instead of list_del_init.

The only gain I've noticed is when the container
object is memset it gives implicit initialization
if one uses list_del.

> akpm changed it about
> 5 months ago with a comment that says:

> "list_head debugging"

> so i think it's pretty safe to assume that this behaviour will not
> remain into 2.6.  if you think you want list_member, use list_del_init
> and list_empty() instead.

I wasn't aware this was somewhat recently added item
for debug and will switch to list_del_init().

Thanks for bring this to my attention!