-extern list_t *list_new(void);
-extern void list_append(list_t *, void *);
-extern void list_forall_nodes(list_t *, int (*)(void *));
+/* (De)constructors */
+
+extern list_t *list_alloc(list_action_t);
+extern void list_free(list_t *);
+extern list_node_t *list_alloc_node(void);
+extern void list_free_node(list_t *, list_node_t *);
+
+/* Insertion and deletion */
+
+extern list_node_t *list_insert_head(list_t *, void *);
+extern list_node_t *list_insert_tail(list_t *, void *);
+
+extern void list_unlink_node(list_t *, list_node_t *);
+extern void list_delete_node(list_t *, list_node_t *);
+
+extern void list_delete_head(list_t *);
+extern void list_delete_tail(list_t *);
+
+/* Head/tail lookup */
+
+extern void *list_get_head(list_t *);
+extern void *list_get_tail(list_t *);
+
+/* Fast list deletion */
+
+extern void list_delete_list(list_t *);
+
+/* Traversing */