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Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 15:40:26 +0200
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To: "Thomas 'Dent' Mirlacher" <dent@cosy.sbg.ac.at>
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Subject: Re: comments on adding slist.h
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Thomas 'Dent' Mirlacher wrote:
> since we've already list.h, what about adding slist.h for
> single linked lists?
> 
> single linked list are often used within the kernel,
> specifically slist_for_each() could be useful, since we can use
> prefetch() there.  (slist_for_each could be used 42 times alone net/core)
> 
> any comments, (like, single linked lists are so trivial, there is no
> need for a header file. or, the programmer has to take care of using
> prefetch() when traversing single linked lists ...) are welcome.
> 
> thanks,
> 	tm


Just do it plese. It has been long overdue.

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