# Re: \[PATCH 4/4\] hlist\_for\_each\_entry\_continue simplification

- From: David Miller \<davem@davemloft.net\>
- Date: 2008-02-13 01:26:45 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/02/1060233
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/02/1060233/t.md

```text
From: Stephen Hemminger <redacted>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:50:46 -0800

> All the users of hlist_for_each_entry_continue had to intialize pos
> before use; change API so pos is a pure temporary variable which matches
> the usage of other xxxx_for_each_entry routines.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <redacted>

linux/list.h changes need to be reviewed on linux-kernel and
merged into Linus's tree via some means other than the
networking tree.

I just got chewed out for a similar issue wrt. the rcupdate.h
changes of yesterday and thus have to remove them from my
tree.
```