SortedList.h

/*
 * SortedList (and SortedListElement)
 *
 *	A doubly linked list, kept sorted by a specified key.
 *	This structure is used for a list head, and each element
 *	of the list begins with this structure.
 *
 *	The list head is in the list, and an empty list contains
 *	only a list head.  The list head is also recognizable because
 *	it has a NULL key pointer.
 */
struct SortedListElement {
	struct SortedListElement *prev;
	struct SortedListElement *next;
	const char *key;
};
typedef struct SortedListElement SortedList_t;
typedef struct SortedListElement SortedListElement_t;


/**
 * SortedList_insert ... insert an element into a sorted list
 *
 *	The specified element will be inserted in to
 *	the specified list, which will be kept sorted
 *	in ascending order based on associated keys
 *
 * @param SortedList_t *list ... header for the list
 * @param SortedListElement_t *element ... element to be added to the list
 */
void SortedList_insert(SortedList_t *list, SortedListElement_t *element);

/**
 * SortedList_delete ... remove an element from a sorted list
 *
 *	The specified element will be removed from whatever
 *	list it is currently in.
 *
 *	Before doing the deletion, we check to make sure that
 *	next->prev and prev->next both point to this node
 *
 * @param SortedListElement_t *element ... element to be removed
 *
 * @return 0: element deleted successfully, 1: corrtuped prev/next pointers
 *
 */
int SortedList_delete( SortedListElement_t *element);

/**
 * SortedList_lookup ... search sorted list for a key
 *
 *	The specified list will be searched for an
 *	element with the specified key.
 *
 * @param SortedList_t *list ... header for the list
 * @param const char * key ... the desired key
 *
 * @return pointer to matching element, or NULL if none is found
 */
SortedListElement_t *SortedList_lookup(SortedList_t *list, const char *key);

/**
 * SortedList_length ... count elements in a sorted list
 *	While enumeratign list, it checks all prev/next pointers
 *
 * @param SortedList_t *list ... header for the list
 *
 * @return int number of elements in list (excluding head)
 *	   -1 if the list is corrupted
 */
int SortedList_length(SortedList_t *list);

/**
 * variable to enable diagnositc yield calls
 */
extern int opt_yield;
#define	INSERT_YIELD	0x01	// yield in insert critical section
#define	DELETE_YIELD	0x02	// yield in delete critical section
#define	LOOKUP_YIELD	0x04	// yield in lookup/length critical esction