list_private...from_reverse(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 list_private_for_each_entry_from_reverse — like, the manual page for it (section 9, Kernel API Manual, bestie)

okay so picture this: you're in the kernel, you've got a private list, and you need to walk it backwards starting from wherever you're standing right now. that's it. that's the whole vibe. this is the macro for that. welcome 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

list_private_for_each_entry_from_reverse — iterate backwards over list of given type from the current point

like, you go backwards, over a list, of a given type, and you start from the current point. no cap, that's literally the description. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

list_private_for_each_entry_from_reverse (pos , head , member );

(yeah the spacing is a little unhinged, that's just how it's written, leave it alone 😭)

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • pos — the type * to use as a loop cursor. she's your main character pointer, she's the one moving through the list every iteration 💅
  • head — the head for your list. the anchor. the home base. the girlboss at the top of the whole thing 👑
  • member — the name of the list_head within the struct. so like, the name of the field inside your struct that's the list node. you gotta tell her which one it is, she's not a mind reader 🙈

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

Iterate backwards over list of given type, continuing from current position.

that's the whole tea. you're mid-list or wherever, and instead of restarting from the top like a coward, you keep going in the reverse direction from exactly where you are. it's giving "I know where I'm going and I'm not backtracking" energy. slay ✨

fr fr, it's the from version — so pos isn't reset for you, you're continuing from the current position. don't come for me if you expected a fresh start, that's a different macro's job 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

💖 that's the whole page bestie, go iterate responsibly. she lives in ./include/linux, she's dated October 2026, and she's part of the Kernel API Manual (section 9, iykyk). mwah. 🎀💋
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