Re: [PATCH] [2.6] [1/2] hlist: replace explicit checks of hlistfields w/ func calls

[Andi Kleen]

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 20:52:39 -0800
Alex Pankratov <ap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> A quick note about standard lists then - circular double-linked
> lists are normally described in textbooks as a clever trick
> allowing to avoid if's in insert() and delete(). Given what you
> have noted about CMP speed above, I wonder if simple 0-terminated
> lists would be something to consider for lower-end i386.

That is what hlists are.
Some of the existing users of list_heads could be converted to hlists yes.
Basically all that don't need to access the end of the list in constant time.

-Andi
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