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+/*
+ * This file is copyright 2001 Simon Tatham.
+ * Rewritten from original source 2006 by Dan Merillat for use in u-boot.
+ *
+ * Original code can be found at:
+ * http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/algorithms/listsort.html
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	MIT
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include "jffs2_private.h"
+
+int sort_list(struct b_list *list)
+{
+	struct b_node *p, *q, *e, **tail;
+	int k, psize, qsize;
+
+	if (!list->listHead)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (k = 1; k < list->listCount; k *= 2) {
+		tail = &list->listHead;
+		for (p = q = list->listHead; p; p = q) {
+			/* step 'k' places from p; */
+			for (psize = 0; q && psize < k; psize++)
+				q = q->next;
+			qsize = k;
+
+			/* two lists, merge them. */
+			while (psize || (qsize && q)) {
+				/* merge the next element */
+				if (psize == 0 ||
+				    ((qsize && q) &&
+				     list->listCompare(p, q))) {
+					/* p is empty, or p > q, so q next */
+					e = q;
+					q = q->next;
+					qsize--;
+				} else {
+					e = p;
+					p = p->next;
+					psize--;
+				}
+				e->next = NULL; /* break accidental loops. */
+				*tail = e;
+				tail = &e->next;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}