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.Dd January 16, 2022
.Dt LIST_CREATE 9F
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm list_create ,
.Nm list_destroy ,
.Nm list_insert_after ,
.Nm list_insert_before ,
.Nm list_insert_head ,
.Nm list_insert_tail ,
.Nm list_remove ,
.Nm list_remove_head ,
.Nm list_remove_tail ,
.Nm list_head ,
.Nm list_tail ,
.Nm list_next ,
.Nm list_prev ,
.Nm list_is_empty, ,
.Nm list_link_init ,
.Nm list_link_active ,
.Nm list_move_tail ,
.Nm list_link_replace
.Nd list functions
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/list.h
.Ft void
.Fo list_create
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "size_t size"
.Fa "size_t offset"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_destroy
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_insert_after
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "void *reference_item"
.Fa "void *new_item"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_insert_before
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "void *reference_item"
.Fa "void *new_item"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_insert_head
.Fa "list_t *list*"
.Fa "void *new_item"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_insert_tail
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "void *new_item"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_remove
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "void *item"
.Fc
.Ft "void *"
.Fo list_remove_head
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fc
.Ft "void *"
.Fo list_remove_tail
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fc
.Ft "void *"
.Fo list_head
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fc
.Ft "void *"
.Fo list_tail
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fc
.Ft "void *"
.Fo list_next
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "void *reference_item"
.Fc
.Ft "void *"
.Fo list_prev
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fa "void *reference_item"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo list_is_empty
.Fa "list_t *list"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_link_init
.Fa "list_node_t *node"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo list_link_active
.Fa "list_node_t *node"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_move_tail
.Fa "list_t *dst"
.Fa "list_t *src"
.Fc
.Ft void
.Fo list_link_replace
.Fa "list_node_t *lold"
.Fa "list_node_t *lnew"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These functions provide a generic doubly-linked list implementation.
To utilize it, simply embed a
.Vt list_node_t
field in the structures that will constitute the linked list elements and pass
the
.Vt list_node_t
field offset to
.Fn list_create
in the appropriate
parameter
.Pq see below .
A single
.Vt list_node_t
field can only be used in a single list simultaneously, so to add a structure to
multiple lists, embed multiple
.Vt list_node_t
fields in your user structure.
.Pp
Please note that a
.Vt list_node_t
contains pointers back to its parent
.Vt list_t
so you cannot copy the
.Vt list_t
around once it has been initialized.
In particular, this kind of construct will not work:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
struct { list_t l; } a, b;
list_create(&a.l, ...);
b = a;    <= This will break the list in `b', as the `l' element
             in `a' got copied to a different memory address.
.Ed
.Pp
To do this you must move the list items to the new list using functions
such as
.Fn list_move_tail .
.Pp
The
.Fn list_create
function initializes a new list.
The driver supplies the storage for the list handle, the size of an individual
element, and the offset of a
.Vt list_node_t
within the element to use for the links of the list.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_destroy
function destroys the list handle, including freeing any resources that may have
been internally allocated for the list.
The list must be empty when this function is called.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_insert_after
and
.Fn list_insert_before
functions insert
.Fa new_item
into the linked list at a location after or before the reference item, which
must already be on the list.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_insert_head
and
.Fn list_insert_tail
functions insert the
.Fa new_item
on the list at either the head or tail of the list.
The head is the first item, the tail is the last item.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_remove
function removes the item from the list.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_remove_head
and
.Fn list_remove_tail
functions remove the head
.Pq first
or tail
.Pq last
item from the list.
The item removed is returned to the caller.
If the list is empty when these functions are called, then no change is made and
.Dv NULL
is returned to the caller.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_head
and
.Fn list_tail
functions simply return the head
.Pq first
or tail
.Pq last
item on the list.
.Dv NULL
is returned if the list is empty.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_next
and
.Fn list_prev
functions return the next or previous item in the list, relative to the named
reference item which must be linked on the list.
If the referenced item is either the last entry in the list for
.Fn list_next
or the first entry in the list for
.Fn list_prev ,
then the functions will return
.Dv NULL .
This is useful for iterating over a list with the following pattern:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
list_t list_t;
\&...
for (foo_t *foo = list_head(&list_t); foo != NULL;
    foo = list_next(&list_t, foo)) {
	/* Process each entry of the list */
}

for (foo_t *foo = list_tail(&list_t); foo != NULL;
    foo = list_prev(&list_t, foo)) {
	/* Same thing, but in reverse */
}
.Ed
.Pp
The
.Fn list_is_empty
function returns 0 if the list has items in it, or non-zero otherwise.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_link_init
function initializes the
.Vt list_node_t .
It is functionally equivalent to
.Fo bzero
.Fa "node"
.Fa "sizeof (*node)"
.Fc ; .
.Pp
The
.Fn list_link_active
function returns non-zero if the node is on an active list.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_move_tail
function is used to append the items on the
.Fa src
list to the end of the
.Fa dst
list.
It is mandatory that the two lists were initialized using identical size and
offset parameters.
Upon completion, the
.Fa src
list will be empty.
.Pp
The
.Fn list_link_replace
function replaces
.Fa lold
node on an active list with the
.Fa lnew
node.
When the function is called the
.Fa lnew
node must not be linked on any list.
Upon completion the
.Fa lold
node will be left unlinked from any list.
.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
.Sy Committed