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From: Ziran Zhang <zhangcoder@yeah.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
	Simona Vetter <simona.vetter@ffwll.ch>,
	David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	Nicolas Frattaroli <nicolas.frattaroli@collabora.com>,
	Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>,
	Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Ziran Zhang <zhangcoder@yeah.net>
Subject: [Question] list_add() naming: why not list_add_head()?
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:19:58 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260710031958.6845-1-zhangcoder@yeah.net> (raw)

I noticed list_add() inserts at the head->next, 
but the name doesn't reflect that. 
Why wasn't it called list_add_head()? Is there 
any historical or design reason?

Thanks for your time.

Regards,
Ziran Zhang


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