On Thu, Oct 08, 2015 at 11:05:21AM +0200, Holger Freyther wrote:
> > +#define __llist_first(head) (((head)->next == (head)) ? NULL : 
> > (head)->next)
> > +#define llist_first(head, type, entry) llist_entry(__llist_first(head), 
> > type, entry)
> 
> Why the null check? I mean
> 
> struct *foo = llist_first(list);
> if (!foo)
>       return
> 
> vs.
> 
> if (llist_empty(list))
>       return;
> struct *foo = llist_first(list);
> 
> has no difference?

Almost. All it does is make sure I don't forget the emptiness check,
really... a NULL dereference will more reliably result in a segfault than
dereferencing a list item struct from an llist_head. But anyway: ...

> > +   /* TODO this will not be hardcoded. */
> > +   struct gtphub_peer *client = 
> > llist_first(&hub->to_clients[port_idx].peers,
> > +                                            struct gtphub_peer, entry);
> 
> interesting that you are the first to use the llist in this way. As you will 
> track
> multiple peers the need for a llist_first will vanish?

... Indeed.

~Neels

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