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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/list.h b/libglusterfs/src/list.h
index 794586e35..04b404712 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/list.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/list.h
@@ -45,19 +45,29 @@ list_add_tail (struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
}
+/* This function will insert the element to the list in a order.
+ Order will be based on the compare function provided as a input.
+ If element to be inserted in ascending order compare should return:
+ 0: if both the arguments are equal
+ >0: if first argument is greater than second argument
+ <0: if first argument is less than second argument */
static inline void
list_add_order (struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head,
int (*compare)(struct list_head *, struct list_head *))
{
- struct list_head *pos = head->next;
+ struct list_head *pos = head->prev;
while ( pos != head ) {
- if (compare(new, pos) <= 0)
+ if (compare(new, pos) >= 0)
break;
- pos = pos->next;
+
+ /* Iterate the list in the reverse order. This will have
+ better efficiency if the elements are inserted in the
+ ascending order */
+ pos = pos->prev;
}
- list_add_tail(new, pos);
+ list_add (new, pos);
}
static inline void