@@ -384,6 +384,17 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
(!list_empty(ptr) ? list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) : NULL)
/**
+ * list_last_entry_or_null - 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 if the list is empty, it returns NULL.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry_or_null(ptr, type, member) \
+ (!list_empty(ptr) ? list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) : NULL)
+
+/**
* list_next_entry - get the next element in list
* @pos: the type * to cursor
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.