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🌸 __evlist__for_each_entry_reverse(9) 🌸

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, and the star of the show is __evlist__for_each_entry_reverse 💅 she's a macro, she's iconic, and she's about to walk you through all the evsels — but backwards, because why be normal when you can be reverse 💀

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✨ NAME ✨

__evlist__for_each_entry_reverse — iterate thru all the evsels in reverse order 🦋

like yes, that's literally what she does. no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

__evlist__for_each_entry_reverse (list , evsel );

that's the whole vibe, bestie. two args, no drama 🎀

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

okay so here's what you're feeding her:

• list — a list_head instance to iterate 👑 like, this is the thing you're walking through
• evsel — a struct evsel iterator 🌈 this is your little cursor bestie that moves along the way

both of them, together, slaying. periodt.

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the lore lives in the Kernel file ./tools/perf/util/evlist.h 📁 and honestly? there's a whole friend group. go say hi to:

• __evlist__for_each_entry(9)
• evlist__for_each_entry(9)
• __evlist__for_each_entry_continue(9)
• evlist__for_each_entry_continue(9)
• __evlist__for_each_entry_from(9)
• evlist__for_each_entry_from(9)
• evlist__for_each_entry_reverse(9)
• __evlist__for_each_entry_safe(9)
• evlist__for_each_entry_safe(9)
• evlist__for_each_cpu(9)

iykyk 🫶 like, that's the whole extended friend group and they're all eating 🔥

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lowkey a reminder that this page lives in ./tools/perf/util and is dated October 2026 — so when you cite her, cite her right, bestie 😭💖

and that's the page!! stay hydrated, read your headers, and iterate responsibly ✨🧚💜