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aesthetics of using the 4.4 queue macros without paying undo space or time in scenartios where a singly-linked list works fine. From queue.h: /* * A singly-linked list is headed by a single forward pointer. The elements * are singly linked for minimum space and pointer manipulation overhead at * the expense of O(n) removal for arbitrary elements. New elements can be * added to the list after an existing element or at the head of the list. * Elements being removed from the head of the list should use the explicit * macro for this purpose for optimum efficiency. A singly-linked list may * only be traversed in the forward direction. Singly-linked lists are ideal * for applications with large datasets and few or no removals or for * implementing a LIFO queue. * * A singly-linked tail queue is headed by a pair of pointers, one to the * head of the list and the other to the tail of the list. The elements are * singly linked for minimum space and pointer manipulation overhead at the * expense of O(n) removal for arbitrary elements. New elements can be added * to the list after an existing element, at the head of the list, or at the * end of the list. Elements being removed from the head of the tail queue * should use the explicit macro for this purpose for optimum efficiency. * A singly-linked tail queue may only be traversed in the forward direction. * Singly-linked tail queues are ideal for applications with large datasets * and few or no removals or for implementing a FIFO queue. */