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The Solaris kernel (for example) has lots of data structures that have multiple linked lists. For example, the cpu structure has at least 6 linked list pointers.

For a reference published in 2001 (before the patent was filed): http://books.google.com/books?id=r_cecYD4AKkC&lpg=PA413&...

Also note that a doubly linked list is described by claim one.



The cpu structure is on several different lists. That's not exactly the same as being on one list with multiple links.


The cpu structure is on several different lists. That's not exactly the same as being on one list with multiple links.

Sure it is: one list with multiple links is the exact same thing as multiple different lists that coincidentally contain the same items.




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