#endif
/**
- * LIST_HEAD - define and initalize an empty list_head
+ * LIST_HEAD_INIT - initializer for an empty list_head
+ * @name: the name of the list.
+ *
+ * Explicit initializer for an empty list.
+ *
+ * See also:
+ * LIST_HEAD, list_head_init()
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * static struct list_head my_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(my_list);
+ */
+#define LIST_HEAD_INIT(name) { { &name.n, &name.n } }
+
+/**
+ * LIST_HEAD - define and initialize an empty list_head
* @name: the name of the list.
*
* The LIST_HEAD macro defines a list_head and initializes it to an empty
* list. It can be prepended by "static" to define a static list_head.
*
+ * See also:
+ * LIST_HEAD_INIT, list_head_init()
+ *
* Example:
* static LIST_HEAD(my_global_list);
*/
#define LIST_HEAD(name) \
- struct list_head name = { { &name.n, &name.n } }
+ struct list_head name = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name)
/**
* list_head_init - initialize a list_head