diff --git a/utils/src/list.h b/utils/src/list.h
index 231807df..c888de6c 100644
--- a/utils/src/list.h
+++ b/utils/src/list.h
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ static inline void list_move_tail(struct list_head *list,
         list_add_tail(list, head);
 }
 
+/**
+ * list_is_head - tests whether @list is the list @head
+ * @list: the entry to test
+ * @head: the head of the list
+ */
+static inline int list_is_head(const struct list_head *list, const struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return list == head;
+}
+
 /**
  * list_empty - tests whether a list is empty
  * @head: the list to test.
@@ -242,6 +252,15 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
         for (pos = (head)->next, n = pos->next; pos != (head); \
                 pos = n, n = pos->next)
 
+/**
+ * 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 counter.
@@ -307,4 +326,28 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
 #define list_next_entry(pos, member) \
         list_entry((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member)
 
+/**
+ * list_prev_entry - get the prev element in list
+ * @pos:	the type * to cursor
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_prev_entry(pos, member) \
+	list_entry((pos)->member.prev, typeof(*(pos)), member)
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse - iterate backwards over list safe against removal
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another type * to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate backwards over list of given type, safe against removal
+ * of list entry.
+ */
+#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);			\
+	     !list_entry_is_head(pos, head, member); 			\
+	     pos = n, n = list_prev_entry(n, member))
+
 #endif