+/**
+ * list_first_entry - get the first element from a list
+ * @ptr: the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @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)
+
+/**
+ * list_last_entry - get the last element from a list
+ * @ptr: the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+ list_entry((ptr)->prev, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * list_next_entry - get the next element in list
+ * @pos: the type * to cursor
+ * @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_next_entry(pos, member) \
+ list_entry((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member)
+
+/**
+ * list_prev_entry - get the prev element in list
+ * @pos: the type * to cursor
+ * @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_prev_entry(pos, member) \
+ list_entry((pos)->member.prev, typeof(*(pos)), member)
+
+