3 files changed, 96 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1e88dfcdd..3b82ce0070 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += merge.o
 LIB_OBJS += merge-blobs.o
 LIB_OBJS += merge-recursive.o
 LIB_OBJS += mergesort.o
+LIB_OBJS += mru.o
 LIB_OBJS += name-hash.o
 LIB_OBJS += notes.o
 LIB_OBJS += notes-cache.o
diff --git a/mru.c b/mru.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dedae0287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mru.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "mru.h"
+
+void mru_append(struct mru *mru, void *item)
+{
+	struct mru_entry *cur = xmalloc(sizeof(*cur));
+	cur->item = item;
+	cur->prev = mru->tail;
+	cur->next = NULL;
+
+	if (mru->tail)
+		mru->tail->next = cur;
+	else
+		mru->head = cur;
+	mru->tail = cur;
+}
+
+void mru_mark(struct mru *mru, struct mru_entry *entry)
+{
+	/* If we're already at the front of the list, nothing to do */
+	if (mru->head == entry)
+		return;
+
+	/* Otherwise, remove us from our current slot... */
+	if (entry->prev)
+		entry->prev->next = entry->next;
+	if (entry->next)
+		entry->next->prev = entry->prev;
+	else
+		mru->tail = entry->prev;
+
+	/* And insert us at the beginning. */
+	entry->prev = NULL;
+	entry->next = mru->head;
+	if (mru->head)
+		mru->head->prev = entry;
+	mru->head = entry;
+}
+
+void mru_clear(struct mru *mru)
+{
+	struct mru_entry *p = mru->head;
+
+	while (p) {
+		struct mru_entry *to_free = p;
+		p = p->next;
+		free(to_free);
+	}
+	mru->head = mru->tail = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/mru.h b/mru.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42e4aeaa10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mru.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#ifndef MRU_H
+#define MRU_H
+
+/**
+ * A simple most-recently-used cache, backed by a doubly-linked list.
+ *
+ * Usage is roughly:
+ *
+ *   // Create a list.  Zero-initialization is required.
+ *   static struct mru cache;
+ *   mru_append(&cache, item);
+ *   ...
+ *
+ *   // Iterate in MRU order.
+ *   struct mru_entry *p;
+ *   for (p = cache.head; p; p = p->next) {
+ *	if (matches(p->item))
+ *		break;
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   // Mark an item as used, moving it to the front of the list.
+ *   mru_mark(&cache, p);
+ *
+ *   // Reset the list to empty, cleaning up all resources.
+ *   mru_clear(&cache);
+ *
+ * Note that you SHOULD NOT call mru_mark() and then continue traversing the
+ * list; it reorders the marked item to the front of the list, and therefore
+ * you will begin traversing the whole list again.
+ */
+
+struct mru_entry {
+	void *item;
+	struct mru_entry *prev, *next;
+};
+
+struct mru {
+	struct mru_entry *head, *tail;
+};
+
+void mru_append(struct mru *mru, void *item);
+void mru_mark(struct mru *mru, struct mru_entry *entry);
+void mru_clear(struct mru *mru);
+
+#endif /* MRU_H */