diff --git a/scripts/include/list.h b/scripts/include/list.h
index fea1e2b7906369644b605348f7b4ed356edf87c7..8bdcaadca709d2a83cf55e756aba0de87a870b29 100644
--- a/scripts/include/list.h
+++ b/scripts/include/list.h
@@ -127,6 +127,36 @@ static inline void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
 	entry->prev = LIST_POISON2;
 }
 
+/**
+ * list_replace - replace old entry by new one
+ * @old : the element to be replaced
+ * @new : the new element to insert
+ *
+ * If @old was empty, it will be overwritten.
+ */
+static inline void list_replace(struct list_head *old,
+				struct list_head *new)
+{
+	new->next = old->next;
+	new->next->prev = new;
+	new->prev = old->prev;
+	new->prev->next = new;
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_replace_init - replace old entry by new one and initialize the old one
+ * @old : the element to be replaced
+ * @new : the new element to insert
+ *
+ * If @old was empty, it will be overwritten.
+ */
+static inline void list_replace_init(struct list_head *old,
+				     struct list_head *new)
+{
+	list_replace(old, new);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(old);
+}
+
 /**
  * list_move - delete from one list and add as another's head
  * @list: the entry to move
@@ -150,6 +180,26 @@ static inline void list_move_tail(struct list_head *list,
 	list_add_tail(list, head);
 }
 
+/**
+ * list_is_first -- tests whether @list is the first entry in list @head
+ * @list: the entry to test
+ * @head: the head of the list
+ */
+static inline int list_is_first(const struct list_head *list, const struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return list->prev == head;
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_is_last - tests whether @list is the last entry in list @head
+ * @list: the entry to test
+ * @head: the head of the list
+ */
+static inline int list_is_last(const struct list_head *list, const struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return list->next == head;
+}
+
 /**
  * list_is_head - tests whether @list is the list @head
  * @list: the entry to test