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+/*
+ * ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ */
+
+#ifndef __BLI_LINK_UTILS_H__
+#define __BLI_LINK_UTILS_H__
+
+/** \file BLI_link_utils.h
+ *  \ingroup bli
+ *  \brief Single link-list utility macros. (header only api).
+ *
+ * Use this api when the structure defines its own ``next`` pointer
+ * and a double linked list such as #ListBase isnt needed.
+ */
+
+#define BLI_LINKS_PREPEND(list, link)  { \
+	CHECK_TYPE_PAIR(list, link); \
+	(link)->next = list; \
+	list = link; \
+} (void)0
+
+#define BLI_LINKS_FREE(list)  { \
+	while (list) { \
+		void *next = list->next; \
+		MEM_freeN(list); \
+		list = next; \
+	} \
+} (void)0
+
+#endif  /* __BLI_LINK_UTILS_H__ */