Re: [PATCH][2.5] Single linked lists for Linux

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On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Peter Chubb wrote:

> This only works if head->next == entry otherwise you lose half your
> list. Also, none of this is SMP-safe.
>
> I think you need something like this (but with locking!)

Should you really be having locking in a primitive like that? That
shouldn't be taken care of at that level.

        Zwane

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