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Toward a better list iterator for the kernel

Toward a better list iterator for the kernel

Posted Mar 13, 2022 16:39 UTC (Sun) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: Toward a better list iterator for the kernel by jengelh
Parent article: Toward a better list iterator for the kernel

> >One might argue that all of this is self-inflicted pain caused by the continued use of C in the kernel. That may be true, but better alternatives are in somewhat short supply.

> I disagree; alternatives are not in short supply, but they have tradeoffs that some people may be unwilling to go with. The Linux kernel linked list implementation has two properties:

Please note you are disagreeing with a straw man. Jon didn't write what you imply he did - you've elided the very important word *better*.

Cheers,
Wol


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