diff --git a/lib/datastruct/list.h b/lib/datastruct/list.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f939fde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/datastruct/list.h
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* stolen from the Linux kernel. */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_LIST_H
+#define _LINUX_LIST_H
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+/*
+ * Simple doubly linked list implementation.
+ *
+ * Some of the internal functions ("__xxx") are useful when
+ * manipulating whole lists rather than single entries, as
+ * sometimes we already know the next/prev entries and we can
+ * generate better code by using them directly rather than
+ * using the generic single-entry routines.
+ */
+
+struct list_head {
+	struct list_head *next, *prev;
+};
+
+#define LIST_HEAD_INIT(name) { &(name), &(name) }
+
+#define LIST_HEAD(name) \
+	struct list_head name = { &name, &name }
+
+#define INIT_LIST_HEAD(ptr) do { \
+	(ptr)->next = (ptr); (ptr)->prev = (ptr); \
+} while (0)
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry between two known consecutive entries. 
+ *
+ * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
+ * the prev/next entries already!
+ */
+static __inline__ void __list_add(struct list_head * new,
+	struct list_head * prev,
+	struct list_head * next)
+{
+	next->prev = new;
+	new->next = next;
+	new->prev = prev;
+	prev->next = new;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry after the specified head..
+ */
+static __inline__ void list_add(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	__list_add(new, head, head->next);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry at the tail
+ */
+static __inline__ void list_add_tail(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	__list_add(new, head->prev, head);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Delete a list entry by making the prev/next entries
+ * point to each other.
+ *
+ * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
+ * the prev/next entries already!
+ */
+static __inline__ void __list_del(struct list_head * prev,
+				  struct list_head * next)
+{
+	next->prev = prev;
+	prev->next = next;
+}
+
+static __inline__ void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+}
+
+static __inline__ int list_empty(struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return head->next == head;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Splice in "list" into "head"
+ */
+static __inline__ void list_splice(struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct list_head *first = list->next;
+
+	if (first != list) {
+		struct list_head *last = list->prev;
+		struct list_head *at = head->next;
+
+		first->prev = head;
+		head->next = first;
+
+		last->next = at;
+		at->prev = last;
+	}
+}
+
+#define list_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	((type *)((char *)(ptr)-(unsigned long)(&((type *)0)->member)))
+
+#define list_for_each(pos, head) \
+        for (pos = (head)->next; pos != (head); pos = pos->next)
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libdm/datastruct/list.h b/libdm/datastruct/list.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f939fde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libdm/datastruct/list.h
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* stolen from the Linux kernel. */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_LIST_H
+#define _LINUX_LIST_H
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+/*
+ * Simple doubly linked list implementation.
+ *
+ * Some of the internal functions ("__xxx") are useful when
+ * manipulating whole lists rather than single entries, as
+ * sometimes we already know the next/prev entries and we can
+ * generate better code by using them directly rather than
+ * using the generic single-entry routines.
+ */
+
+struct list_head {
+	struct list_head *next, *prev;
+};
+
+#define LIST_HEAD_INIT(name) { &(name), &(name) }
+
+#define LIST_HEAD(name) \
+	struct list_head name = { &name, &name }
+
+#define INIT_LIST_HEAD(ptr) do { \
+	(ptr)->next = (ptr); (ptr)->prev = (ptr); \
+} while (0)
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry between two known consecutive entries. 
+ *
+ * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
+ * the prev/next entries already!
+ */
+static __inline__ void __list_add(struct list_head * new,
+	struct list_head * prev,
+	struct list_head * next)
+{
+	next->prev = new;
+	new->next = next;
+	new->prev = prev;
+	prev->next = new;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry after the specified head..
+ */
+static __inline__ void list_add(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	__list_add(new, head, head->next);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry at the tail
+ */
+static __inline__ void list_add_tail(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	__list_add(new, head->prev, head);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Delete a list entry by making the prev/next entries
+ * point to each other.
+ *
+ * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
+ * the prev/next entries already!
+ */
+static __inline__ void __list_del(struct list_head * prev,
+				  struct list_head * next)
+{
+	next->prev = prev;
+	prev->next = next;
+}
+
+static __inline__ void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+}
+
+static __inline__ int list_empty(struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return head->next == head;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Splice in "list" into "head"
+ */
+static __inline__ void list_splice(struct list_head *list, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct list_head *first = list->next;
+
+	if (first != list) {
+		struct list_head *last = list->prev;
+		struct list_head *at = head->next;
+
+		first->prev = head;
+		head->next = first;
+
+		last->next = at;
+		at->prev = last;
+	}
+}
+
+#define list_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	((type *)((char *)(ptr)-(unsigned long)(&((type *)0)->member)))
+
+#define list_for_each(pos, head) \
+        for (pos = (head)->next; pos != (head); pos = pos->next)
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+#endif