rculist: add list_for_each_entry_from_rcu()

list_for_each_entry_from_rcu() is an RCU version of
list_for_each_entry_from().  It walks a linked list under rcu
protection, from a given start point.

It is similar to list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu() but starts *at*
the given position rather than *after* it.

Naturally, the start point must be known to be in the list.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@hammerspace.com>

diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
index 127f534..36df6cc 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/rculist.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
@@ -403,6 +403,19 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init_rcu(struct list_head *list,
             &pos->member != (head);    \
             pos = list_entry_rcu(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member))
 
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_from_rcu - iterate over a list from current point
+ * @pos:       the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:      the head for your list.
+ * @member:    the name of the list_node within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over the tail of a list starting from a given position,
+ * which must have been in the list when the RCU read lock was taken.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_from_rcu(pos, head, member)                        \
+       for (; &(pos)->member != (head);                                        \
+               pos = list_entry_rcu(pos->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
+
 /**
  * hlist_del_rcu - deletes entry from hash list without re-initialization
  * @n: the element to delete from the hash list.