Re: [PATCH] list: always set pos in list_prepare_entry()

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sun, Mar 06, 2022 at 05:26:35PM +0100, Jakob Koschel wrote:
> In order to assign the result from list_prepare_entry() to another
> variable, it should also be set when pos != NULL.
> 
> This will be useful once the list iterator is no longer used after
> the loop.

...

>  #define list_prepare_entry(pos, head, member) \
> -	((pos) ? : list_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member))
> +	((pos) ? pos : list_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member))

I'm not sure why then we have () surrounding first pos.

Am I right that the original is an equivalent to

	((pos) ? (pos) : list_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member))

?

Then what the difference is made by not using parentheses?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko