list_add_tail(9)

💖 list_add_tail(9) — Kernel API Manual 💖

Okay bestie, welcome to the list_add_tail page 💅 This is the Kernel API Manual moment, and we’re gonna get you comfy with it, no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

list_add_tail — add a new entry. That’s the headline, periodt ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

void list_add_tail (struct list_head *new , struct list_head *head );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• new — new entry to be added. The fresh little entry, the newcomer, the main character 🫶
• head — list head to add it before. This is the anchor point, bestie — new goes right before it 💫

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Insert a new entry before the specified head. This is useful for implementing queues — like, literally queue behavior, and it’s lowkey iconic for that 🌈

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

Kernel file: ./tools/include/linux/list.h — that’s where the source lives, bestie. And the whole squad is:

• list_add(9)
• list_replace(9)
• list_del_init(9)
• list_move(9)
• list_move_tail(9)
• list_is_first(9)
• list_is_last(9)
• list_empty(9)
• list_empty_careful(9)
• list_rotate_left(9)
• list_is_singular(9)
• list_cut_position(9)
• list_splice(9)
• list_splice_tail(9)
• list_splice_init(9)
• list_splice_tail_init(9)
• list_entry(9)
• list_first_entry(9)
• list_last_entry(9)
• list_first_entry_or_null(9)
• list_last_entry_or_null(9)
• list_next_entry(9)
• list_prev_entry(9)
• list_for_each(9)
• list_for_each_prev(9)
• list_for_each_safe(9)
• list_for_each_prev_safe(9)
• list_for_each_entry(9)
• list_for_each_entry_reverse(9)
• list_prepare_entry(9)
• list_for_each_entry_continue(9)
• list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(9)
• list_for_each_entry_from(9)
• list_for_each_entry_safe(9)
• list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(9)
• list_for_each_entry_safe_from(9)
• list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(9)
• list_safe_reset_next(9)
• hlist_for_each_entry(9)
• hlist_for_each_entry_continue(9)
• hlist_for_each_entry_from(9)
• hlist_for_each_entry_safe(9)
• list_del_range(9)
• list_for_each_from(9)

Okay bye bestie! Sign-off cuteness: source/version is ./tools/include/linux, date is October 2026, and the page is list_add_tail(9) — mwah 💖✨