n = list_entry(pos->member.prev, typeof(*pos), member); \
&pos->member != (head); \
pos = n, n = list_entry(n->member.prev, typeof(*n), member))
+
+/**
+ * Get the first element from a list
+ * \param ptr the list head to take the element from.
+ * \param type The type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * \param member The name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+ list_entry((ptr)->next, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * Test whether a list has just one entry.
+ *
+ * \param head The list to test.
+ */
+static inline int list_is_singular(const struct list_head *head)
+{
+ return !list_empty(head) && (head->next == head->prev);
+}
+