diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 85c92555e31f..ce19c6b632a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -567,6 +567,15 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
 	     pos != (head); \
 	     pos = n, n = pos->prev)
 
+/**
+ * list_entry_is_head - test if the entry points to the head of the list
+ * @pos:	the type * to cursor
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member)				\
+	(&pos->member == (head))
+
 /**
  * list_for_each_entry	-	iterate over list of given type
  * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
@@ -575,7 +584,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry(pos, head, member)				\
 	for (pos = list_first_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member);	\
-	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);			\
 	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
 
 /**
@@ -586,7 +595,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_reverse(pos, head, member)			\
 	for (pos = list_last_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member);		\
-	     &pos->member != (head); 					\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member); 			\
 	     pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member))
 
 /**
@@ -611,7 +620,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_continue(pos, head, member) 		\
 	for (pos = list_next_entry(pos, member);			\
-	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);			\
 	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
 
 /**
@@ -625,7 +634,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(pos, head, member)		\
 	for (pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member);			\
-	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);			\
 	     pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member))
 
 /**
@@ -637,7 +646,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  * Iterate over list of given type, continuing from current position.
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_from(pos, head, member) 			\
-	for (; &pos->member != (head);					\
+	for (; !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);			\
 	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
 
 /**
@@ -650,7 +659,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  * Iterate backwards over list of given type, continuing from current position.
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_from_reverse(pos, head, member)		\
-	for (; &pos->member != (head);					\
+	for (; !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);			\
 	     pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member))
 
 /**
@@ -663,7 +672,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
 #define list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, head, member)			\
 	for (pos = list_first_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member),	\
 		n = list_next_entry(pos, member);			\
-	     &pos->member != (head); 					\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member); 			\
 	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
 
 /**
@@ -679,7 +688,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
 #define list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(pos, n, head, member) 		\
 	for (pos = list_next_entry(pos, member), 				\
 		n = list_next_entry(pos, member);				\
-	     &pos->member != (head);						\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);				\
 	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
 
 /**
@@ -694,7 +703,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_safe_from(pos, n, head, member) 			\
 	for (n = list_next_entry(pos, member);					\
-	     &pos->member != (head);						\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member);				\
 	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
 
 /**
@@ -710,7 +719,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
 #define list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(pos, n, head, member)		\
 	for (pos = list_last_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member),		\
 		n = list_prev_entry(pos, member);			\
-	     &pos->member != (head); 					\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member); 			\
 	     pos = n, n = list_prev_entry(n, member))
 
 /**