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list_for_each_entry is able to handle an empty list. The only effect of avoiding the loop is not initializing the index variable. Drop list_empty tests in cases where these variables are not used. Note that list_for_each_entry is defined in terms of list_first_entry, which indicates that it should not be used on an empty list. But in list_for_each_entry, the element obtained by list_first_entry is not really accessed, only the address of its list_head field is compared to the address of the list head, so the list_first_entry is safe. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows (with another variant for the no brace case): (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) <smpl> @@ expression x,e; iterator name list_for_each_entry; statement S; identifier i; @@ -if (!(list_empty(x))) { list_for_each_entry(i,x,...) S - } ... when != i ? i = e </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@inria.fr> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.