Re: [PATCH] list: add missing empty list check to list_cut_before()

[Ziran Zhang]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:53:56 +0300, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is it IRL case or the code analysis? If the former, add necessary information
> like hardware description (if applicable) and the important ~3-5 lines from
> traceback (I assume you rung with CONFIG_LIST_DEBUG=y).

It is code analysis, not an IRL case.  The motivation is consistency
with list_cut_position(), which already has the same guard.

> Nice! Where is the test case?

There is no test case.  If a test is required for this change, I can
try to add one.  I wanted to first check whether the consistency
argument alone is acceptable.

Thanks,
Ziran Zhang