The only reason we need to point to N-1 is to get access to its next pointer for...

		phkahler on March 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toward a better list iterator for the Linux kernel The only reason we need to point to N-1 is to get access to its next pointer for doing deletes (in my case where I never scan the list backwards). So rather than point to N-1 it suffices to point directly at its next pointer.