Posted on 2012-10-22 10:45
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list_for_each()的定义:
- /**
- * list_for_each - iterate over a list
- * @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop counter.
- * @head: the head for your list.
- */
- #define list_for_each(pos, head) \
- for (pos = (head)->next, prefetch(pos->next); pos != (head); \
- pos = pos->next, prefetch(pos->next))
list_for_each_safe()的定义:
- /**
- * list_for_each_safe - iterate over a list safe against removal of list entry
- * @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop counter.
- * @n: another &struct list_head to use as temporary storage
- * @head: the head for your list.
- */
- #define list_for_each_safe(pos, n, head) \
- for (pos = (head)->next, n = pos->next; pos != (head); \
- pos = n, n = pos->next)
由上面两个对比来看,list_for_each_safe()函数比list_for_each()多了一个中间变量n
当在遍历的过程中需要删除结点时,来看一下会出现什么情况:
list_for_each():list_del(pos)将pos的前后指针指向undefined state,导致kernel panic,另如果list_del_init(pos)将pos前后指针指向自身,导致死循环。
list_for_each_safe():首先将pos的后指针缓存到n,处理一个流程后再赋回pos,避免了这种情况发生。
因此之遍历链表不删除结点时,可以使用list_for_each(),而当由删除结点操作时,则要使用list_for_each_safe()。
其他带safe的处理也是基于这个原因。