hlist_bl_for...h_entry_safe(9)

hlist_bl_for...h_entry_safe(9) 🦋

okay so hi bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💖 we're looking at hlist_bl_for_each_entry_safe, and the header is out here shortening it to hlist_bl_for...h_entry_safe(9) — iconic behavior honestly. this one is a list-iteration situation where you're walking a list safely even when a list entry gets removed. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

hlist_bl_for_each_entry_safe — iterate over list of given type safe against removal of list entry. that's the whole mood: you're looping through a list of the given type, and it's safe against removal of list entry, so the removal doesn't ruin your little cursor era 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hlist_bl_for_each_entry_safe (tpos , pos , n , head , member );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• tpos — the type * to use as a loop cursor. this is the typed pointer doing the main-character walk, iykyk ✨
• pos — the struct hlist_node to use as a loop cursor. it's the node cursor bestie 🫶
• n — another struct hlist_node to use as temporary storage. lowkey the designated holder so the loop can stay safe 😌
• head — the head for your list. the start-of-the-whole-thing energy 👑
• member — the name of the hlist_node within the struct. literally the field name that tells the loop where the node lives 🎀

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• Kernel file ./include/linux/list_bl.h — go peek, it's giving source-code realness 📂
• hlist_bl_for_each_entry(9) — the other page to check out 👀

mwah 💋 source/version: ./include/linux, page: hlist_bl_for...h_entry_safe(9), date: October 2026. bye bestie, go loop safely 🫶💖