2 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/lists.c b/lib/lists.c
index 20a9a072..12ef3cc6 100644
--- a/lib/lists.c
+++ b/lib/lists.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ add_tail(list *l, node *n)
 {
   node *z = l->tail;
 
-  n->next = (node *) &l->null;
+  n->next = &l->tail_node;
   n->prev = z;
   z->next = n;
   l->tail = n;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ add_head(list *l, node *n)
   node *z = l->head;
 
   n->next = z;
-  n->prev = (node *) &l->head;
+  n->prev = &l->head_node;
   z->prev = n;
   l->head = n;
 }
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ replace_node(node *old, node *new)
 LIST_INLINE void
 init_list(list *l)
 {
-  l->head = (node *) &l->null;
+  l->head = &l->tail_node;
   l->null = NULL;
-  l->tail = (node *) &l->head;
+  l->tail = &l->head_node;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -155,6 +155,6 @@ add_tail_list(list *to, list *l)
   p->next = q;
   q->prev = p;
   q = l->tail;
-  q->next = (node *) &to->null;
+  q->next = &to->tail_node;
   to->tail = q;
 }
diff --git a/lib/lists.h b/lib/lists.h
index 4204cbc5..51856b05 100644
--- a/lib/lists.h
+++ b/lib/lists.h
@@ -26,10 +26,23 @@ typedef struct node {
   struct node *next, *prev;
 } node;
 
-typedef struct list {			/* In fact two overlayed nodes */
-  struct node *head, *null, *tail;
+typedef union list {			/* In fact two overlayed nodes */
+  struct {				/* Head node */
+    struct node head_node;
+    void *head_padding;
+  };
+  struct {				/* Tail node */
+    void *tail_padding;
+    struct node tail_node;
+  };
+  struct {				/* Split to separate pointers */
+    struct node *head;
+    struct node *null;
+    struct node *tail;
+  };
 } list;
 
+
 #define NODE (node *)
 #define HEAD(list) ((void *)((list).head))
 #define TAIL(list) ((void *)((list).tail))