patch, 6 partsstring_list: Fix argument order for print_string_list

string-list.c, string-list.h

diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index c9ad7fc..b7e57a4 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void string_list_clear_func(struct string_list *list, string_list_clear_func_t c
 }
 
 
-void print_string_list(const char *text, const struct string_list *p)
+void print_string_list(const struct string_list *p, const char *text)
 {
 	int i;
 	if ( text )
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 63b69c8..de29dcd 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct string_list
 	unsigned int strdup_strings:1;
 };
 
-void print_string_list(const char *text, const struct string_list *p);
+void print_string_list(const struct string_list *p, const char *text);
 void string_list_clear(struct string_list *list, int free_util);
 
 /* Use this function to call a custom clear function on each util pointer */

builtin/fetch.c, builtin/ls-files.c, builtin/remote.c, notes.c, resolve-undo.c, string-list.c, string-list.h

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 957be9f..31cec51 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static void find_non_local_tags(struct transport *transport,
 	 * For all the tags in the remote_refs string list, call
 	 * add_to_tail to add them to the list of refs to be fetched
 	 */
-	for_each_string_list(add_to_tail, &remote_refs, &data);
+	for_each_string_list(&remote_refs, add_to_tail, &data);
 
 	string_list_clear(&remote_refs, 0);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index c0041fe..940566d 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void show_ru_info(const char *prefix)
 {
 	if (!the_index.resolve_undo)
 		return;
-	for_each_string_list(show_one_ru, the_index.resolve_undo, NULL);
+	for_each_string_list(the_index.resolve_undo, show_one_ru, NULL);
 }
 
 static void show_files(struct dir_struct *dir, const char *prefix)
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 277765b..015ae71 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -1062,24 +1062,24 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 		/* remote branch info */
 		info.width = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(add_remote_to_show_info, &states.new, &info);
-		for_each_string_list(add_remote_to_show_info, &states.tracked, &info);
-		for_each_string_list(add_remote_to_show_info, &states.stale, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.new, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.tracked, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.stale, add_remote_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list->nr)
 			printf("  Remote branch%s:%s\n",
 			       info.list->nr > 1 ? "es" : "",
 				no_query ? " (status not queried)" : "");
-		for_each_string_list(show_remote_info_item, info.list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_remote_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git pull info */
 		info.width = 0;
 		info.any_rebase = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(add_local_to_show_info, &branch_list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&branch_list, add_local_to_show_info, &info);
 		if (info.list->nr)
 			printf("  Local branch%s configured for 'git pull':\n",
 			       info.list->nr > 1 ? "es" : "");
-		for_each_string_list(show_local_info_item, info.list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_local_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		/* git push info */
@@ -1087,14 +1087,14 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
 			printf("  Local refs will be mirrored by 'git push'\n");
 
 		info.width = info.width2 = 0;
-		for_each_string_list(add_push_to_show_info, &states.push, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(&states.push, add_push_to_show_info, &info);
 		qsort(info.list->items, info.list->nr,
 			sizeof(*info.list->items), cmp_string_with_push);
 		if (info.list->nr)
 			printf("  Local ref%s configured for 'git push'%s:\n",
 				info.list->nr > 1 ? "s" : "",
 				no_query ? " (status not queried)" : "");
-		for_each_string_list(show_push_info_item, info.list, &info);
+		for_each_string_list(info.list, show_push_info_item, &info);
 		string_list_clear(info.list, 0);
 
 		free_remote_ref_states(&states);
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index e425e19..70170db 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ struct notes_tree **load_notes_trees(struct string_list *refs)
 	trees = xmalloc((refs->nr+1) * sizeof(struct notes_tree *));
 	cb_data.counter = 0;
 	cb_data.trees = trees;
-	for_each_string_list(load_one_display_note_ref, refs, &cb_data);
+	for_each_string_list(refs, load_one_display_note_ref, &cb_data);
 	trees[cb_data.counter] = NULL;
 	return trees;
 }
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ void init_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt)
 	git_config(notes_display_config, &load_config_refs);
 
 	if (opt && opt->extra_notes_refs)
-		for_each_string_list(string_list_add_refs_from_list,
-				     opt->extra_notes_refs,
+		for_each_string_list(opt->extra_notes_refs,
+				     string_list_add_refs_from_list,
 				     &display_notes_refs);
 
 	display_notes_trees = load_notes_trees(&display_notes_refs);
diff --git a/resolve-undo.c b/resolve-undo.c
index 0f50ee0..e93b3d1 100644
--- a/resolve-undo.c
+++ b/resolve-undo.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int write_one(struct string_list_item *item, void *cbdata)
 
 void resolve_undo_write(struct strbuf *sb, struct string_list *resolve_undo)
 {
-	for_each_string_list(write_one, resolve_undo, sb);
+   for_each_string_list(resolve_undo, write_one, sb);
 }
 
 struct string_list *resolve_undo_read(const char *data, unsigned long size)
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index b7e57a4..09798a2 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(const char *string, struct string_li
 	return list->items + i;
 }
 
-int for_each_string_list(string_list_each_func_t fn,
-			 struct string_list *list, void *cb_data)
+int for_each_string_list(struct string_list *list,
+			 string_list_each_func_t fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	int i, ret = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < list->nr; i++)
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index de29dcd..1e2dfc3 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ void string_list_clear_func(struct string_list *list, string_list_clear_func_t c
 
 /* Use this function to iterate over each item */
 typedef int (*string_list_each_func_t)(struct string_list_item *, void *);
-int for_each_string_list(string_list_each_func_t,
-			 struct string_list *list, void *cb_data);
+int for_each_string_list(struct string_list *list,
+			 string_list_each_func_t, void *cb_data);
 
 /* Use these functions only on sorted lists: */
 int string_list_has_string(const struct string_list *list, const char *string);

builtin/apply.c, builtin/commit.c, builtin/fetch.c, builtin/mailsplit.c, builtin/mv.c, builtin/remote.c, builtin/shortlog.c, builtin/show-ref.c, diff-no-index.c, http-backend.c, mailmap.c, merge-recursive.c, reflog-walk.c, remote.c, rerere.c, resolve-undo.c, string-list.c, string-list.h, wt-status.c

diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index af4695f..aea852c 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ static void add_to_fn_table(struct patch *patch)
 	 * file creations and copies
 	 */
 	if (patch->new_name != NULL) {
-		item = string_list_insert(patch->new_name, &fn_table);
+		item = string_list_insert(&fn_table, patch->new_name);
 		item->util = patch;
 	}
 
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ static void add_to_fn_table(struct patch *patch)
 	 * later chunks shouldn't patch old names
 	 */
 	if ((patch->new_name == NULL) || (patch->is_rename)) {
-		item = string_list_insert(patch->old_name, &fn_table);
+		item = string_list_insert(&fn_table, patch->old_name);
 		item->util = PATH_WAS_DELETED;
 	}
 }
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ static void prepare_fn_table(struct patch *patch)
 	while (patch) {
 		if ((patch->new_name == NULL) || (patch->is_rename)) {
 			struct string_list_item *item;
-			item = string_list_insert(patch->old_name, &fn_table);
+			item = string_list_insert(&fn_table, patch->old_name);
 			item->util = PATH_TO_BE_DELETED;
 		}
 		patch = patch->next;
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 8f1ddc3..750bf39 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int list_paths(struct string_list *list, const char *with_tree,
 			continue;
 		if (!match_pathspec(pattern, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), 0, m))
 			continue;
-		item = string_list_insert(ce->name, list);
+		item = string_list_insert(list, ce->name);
 		if (ce_skip_worktree(ce))
 			item->util = item; /* better a valid pointer than a fake one */
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 31cec51..cebfe1a 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int add_existing(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
 			int flag, void *cbdata)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = (struct string_list *)cbdata;
-	struct string_list_item *item = string_list_insert(refname, list);
+	struct string_list_item *item = string_list_insert(list, refname);
 	item->util = (void *)sha1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static void find_non_local_tags(struct transport *transport,
 		    string_list_has_string(&existing_refs, ref->name))
 			continue;
 
-		item = string_list_insert(ref->name, &remote_refs);
+		item = string_list_insert(&remote_refs, ref->name);
 		item->util = (void *)ref->old_sha1;
 	}
 	string_list_clear(&existing_refs, 0);
diff --git a/builtin/mailsplit.c b/builtin/mailsplit.c
index cdfc1b7..e4560da 100644
--- a/builtin/mailsplit.c
+++ b/builtin/mailsplit.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static int populate_maildir_list(struct string_list *list, const char *path)
 			if (dent->d_name[0] == '.')
 				continue;
 			snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s", *sub, dent->d_name);
-			string_list_insert(name, list);
+			string_list_insert(list, name);
 		}
 
 		closedir(dir);
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index c07f53b..38574b8 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		} else if (string_list_has_string(&src_for_dst, dst))
 			bad = "multiple sources for the same target";
 		else
-			string_list_insert(dst, &src_for_dst);
+			string_list_insert(&src_for_dst, dst);
 
 		if (bad) {
 			if (ignore_errors) {
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 015ae71..87edc37 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int config_read_branches(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 		} else
 			return 0;
 
-		item = string_list_insert(name, &branch_list);
+		item = string_list_insert(&branch_list, name);
 
 		if (!item->util)
 			item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct branch_info), 1);
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static int add_remote_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *item, void *cb_data)
 	int n = strlen(item->string);
 	if (n > info->width)
 		info->width = n;
-	string_list_insert(item->string, info->list);
+	string_list_insert(info->list, item->string);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int add_local_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *branch_item, void *cb
 	if (branch_info->rebase)
 		show_info->any_rebase = 1;
 
-	item = string_list_insert(branch_item->string, show_info->list);
+	item = string_list_insert(show_info->list, branch_item->string);
 	item->util = branch_info;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/builtin/shortlog.c b/builtin/shortlog.c
index bdf3402..3620cc0 100644
--- a/builtin/shortlog.c
+++ b/builtin/shortlog.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void insert_one_record(struct shortlog *log,
 		snprintf(namebuf + len, room, " <%.*s>", maillen, emailbuf);
 	}
 
-	item = string_list_insert(namebuf, &log->list);
+	item = string_list_insert(&log->list, namebuf);
 	if (item->util == NULL)
 		item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
 
diff --git a/builtin/show-ref.c b/builtin/show-ref.c
index 59f90df..703727f 100644
--- a/builtin/show-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/show-ref.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ match:
 static int add_existing(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag, void *cbdata)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = (struct string_list *)cbdata;
-	string_list_insert(refname, list);
+	string_list_insert(list, refname);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/diff-no-index.c b/diff-no-index.c
index aae8e7a..3ffb028 100644
--- a/diff-no-index.c
+++ b/diff-no-index.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int read_directory(const char *path, struct string_list *list)
 
 	while ((e = readdir(dir)))
 		if (strcmp(".", e->d_name) && strcmp("..", e->d_name))
-			string_list_insert(e->d_name, list);
+			string_list_insert(list, e->d_name);
 
 	closedir(dir);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index af6a756..fa5e0f5 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_parameters(void)
 
 			i = string_list_lookup(name, query_params);
 			if (!i)
-				i = string_list_insert(name, query_params);
+				i = string_list_insert(query_params, name);
 			else
 				free(i->util);
 			i->util = value;
diff --git a/mailmap.c b/mailmap.c
index b68c1fe..badf6a4 100644
--- a/mailmap.c
+++ b/mailmap.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void add_mapping(struct string_list *map,
 			mi->name = xstrdup(new_name);
 		if (new_email)
 			mi->email = xstrdup(new_email);
-		string_list_insert(old_name, &me->namemap)->util = mi;
+		string_list_insert(&me->namemap, old_name)->util = mi;
 	}
 
 	debug_mm("mailmap:  '%s' <%s> -> '%s' <%s>\n",
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 206c103..5e60f4b 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ static int save_files_dirs(const unsigned char *sha1,
 	newpath[baselen + len] = '\0';
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
-		string_list_insert(newpath, &o->current_directory_set);
+		string_list_insert(&o->current_directory_set, newpath);
 	else
-		string_list_insert(newpath, &o->current_file_set);
+		string_list_insert(&o->current_file_set, newpath);
 	free(newpath);
 
 	return (S_ISDIR(mode) ? READ_TREE_RECURSIVE : 0);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static struct stage_data *insert_stage_data(const char *path,
 			e->stages[2].sha, &e->stages[2].mode);
 	get_tree_entry(b->object.sha1, path,
 			e->stages[3].sha, &e->stages[3].mode);
-	item = string_list_insert(path, entries);
+	item = string_list_insert(entries, path);
 	item->util = e;
 	return e;
 }
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_unmerged(void)
 
 		item = string_list_lookup(ce->name, unmerged);
 		if (!item) {
-			item = string_list_insert(ce->name, unmerged);
+			item = string_list_insert(unmerged, ce->name);
 			item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct stage_data));
 		}
 		e = item->util;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_renames(struct merge_options *o,
 					o_tree, a_tree, b_tree, entries);
 		else
 			re->dst_entry = item->util;
-		item = string_list_insert(pair->one->path, renames);
+		item = string_list_insert(renames, pair->one->path);
 		item->util = re;
 	}
 	opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static char *unique_path(struct merge_options *o, const char *path, const char *
 	       lstat(newpath, &st) == 0)
 		sprintf(p, "_%d", suffix++);
 
-	string_list_insert(newpath, &o->current_file_set);
+	string_list_insert(&o->current_file_set, newpath);
 	return newpath;
 }
 
@@ -811,12 +811,12 @@ static int process_renames(struct merge_options *o,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < a_renames->nr; i++) {
 		sre = a_renames->items[i].util;
-		string_list_insert(sre->pair->two->path, &a_by_dst)->util
+		string_list_insert(&a_by_dst, sre->pair->two->path)->util
 			= sre->dst_entry;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < b_renames->nr; i++) {
 		sre = b_renames->items[i].util;
-		string_list_insert(sre->pair->two->path, &b_by_dst)->util
+		string_list_insert(&b_by_dst, sre->pair->two->path)->util
 			= sre->dst_entry;
 	}
 
diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index caba4f7..f125f37 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int add_reflog_for_walk(struct reflog_walk_info *info,
 		}
 		if (!reflogs || reflogs->nr == 0)
 			return -1;
-		string_list_insert(branch, &info->complete_reflogs)->util
+		string_list_insert(&info->complete_reflogs, branch)->util
 			= reflogs;
 	}
 
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index c70181c..4014c5b 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ void ref_remove_duplicates(struct ref *ref_map)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		item = string_list_insert(ref_map->peer_ref->name, &refs);
+		item = string_list_insert(&refs, ref_map->peer_ref->name);
 		item->util = ref_map;
 	}
 	string_list_clear(&refs, 0);
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index f221bed..910cfd9 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void read_rr(struct string_list *rr)
 			; /* do nothing */
 		if (i == sizeof(buf))
 			die("filename too long");
-		string_list_insert(buf, rr)->util = name;
+		string_list_insert(rr, buf)->util = name;
 	}
 	fclose(in);
 }
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int find_conflict(struct string_list *conflict)
 		    ce_same_name(e2, e3) &&
 		    S_ISREG(e2->ce_mode) &&
 		    S_ISREG(e3->ce_mode)) {
-			string_list_insert((const char *)e2->name, conflict);
+			string_list_insert(conflict, (const char *)e2->name);
 			i++; /* skip over both #2 and #3 */
 		}
 	}
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int do_plain_rerere(struct string_list *rr, int fd)
 			if (ret < 1)
 				continue;
 			hex = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-			string_list_insert(path, rr)->util = hex;
+			string_list_insert(rr, path)->util = hex;
 			if (mkdir(git_path("rr-cache/%s", hex), 0755))
 				continue;
 			handle_file(path, NULL, rerere_path(hex, "preimage"));
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static int do_plain_rerere(struct string_list *rr, int fd)
 		if (has_rerere_resolution(name)) {
 			if (!merge(name, path)) {
 				if (rerere_autoupdate)
-					string_list_insert(path, &update);
+					string_list_insert(&update, path);
 				fprintf(stderr,
 					"%s '%s' using previous resolution.\n",
 					rerere_autoupdate
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int rerere_forget_one_path(const char *path, struct string_list *rr)
 	fprintf(stderr, "Updated preimage for '%s'\n", path);
 
 
-	string_list_insert(path, rr)->util = hex;
+	string_list_insert(rr, path)->util = hex;
 	fprintf(stderr, "Forgot resolution for %s\n", path);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/resolve-undo.c b/resolve-undo.c
index e93b3d1..8b93559 100644
--- a/resolve-undo.c
+++ b/resolve-undo.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void record_resolve_undo(struct index_state *istate, struct cache_entry *ce)
 		istate->resolve_undo = resolve_undo;
 	}
 	resolve_undo = istate->resolve_undo;
-	lost = string_list_insert(ce->name, resolve_undo);
+	lost = string_list_insert(resolve_undo, ce->name);
 	if (!lost->util)
 		lost->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ui));
 	ui = lost->util;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct string_list *resolve_undo_read(const char *data, unsigned long size)
 		len = strlen(data) + 1;
 		if (size <= len)
 			goto error;
-		lost = string_list_insert(data, resolve_undo);
+		lost = string_list_insert(resolve_undo, data);
 		if (!lost->util)
 			lost->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ui));
 		ui = lost->util;
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index 09798a2..de89efd 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int add_entry(int insert_at, struct string_list *list, const char *string
 	return index;
 }
 
-struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(const char *string, struct string_list *list)
+struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string)
 {
 	return string_list_insert_at_index(-1, string, list);
 }
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 1e2dfc3..3d5a8de 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int for_each_string_list(struct string_list *list,
 int string_list_has_string(const struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 int string_list_find_insert_index(const struct string_list *list, const char *string,
 				  int negative_existing_index);
-struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(const char *string, struct string_list *list);
+struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(int insert_at,
 						     const char *string, struct string_list *list);
 struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(const char *string, struct string_list *list);
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 8ca59a2..8ba8f0c 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changed_cb(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 		struct wt_status_change_data *d;
 
 		p = q->queue[i];
-		it = string_list_insert(p->one->path, &s->change);
+		it = string_list_insert(&s->change, p->one->path);
 		d = it->util;
 		if (!d) {
 			d = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*d));
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void wt_status_collect_updated_cb(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 		struct wt_status_change_data *d;
 
 		p = q->queue[i];
-		it = string_list_insert(p->two->path, &s->change);
+		it = string_list_insert(&s->change, p->two->path);
 		d = it->util;
 		if (!d) {
 			d = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*d));
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changes_initial(struct wt_status *s)
 
 		if (!ce_path_match(ce, s->pathspec))
 			continue;
-		it = string_list_insert(ce->name, &s->change);
+		it = string_list_insert(&s->change, ce->name);
 		d = it->util;
 		if (!d) {
 			d = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*d));
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void wt_status_collect_untracked(struct wt_status *s)
 		if (!match_pathspec(s->pathspec, ent->name, ent->len, 0, NULL))
 			continue;
 		s->workdir_untracked = 1;
-		string_list_insert(ent->name, &s->untracked);
+		string_list_insert(&s->untracked, ent->name);
 	}
 }
 

mailmap.c, string-list.c, string-list.h

diff --git a/mailmap.c b/mailmap.c
index badf6a4..8b6dc36 100644
--- a/mailmap.c
+++ b/mailmap.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void add_mapping(struct string_list *map,
 		index = -1 - index;
 	} else {
 		/* create mailmap entry */
-		struct string_list_item *item = string_list_insert_at_index(index, old_email, map);
+		struct string_list_item *item = string_list_insert_at_index(map, index, old_email);
 		item->util = xmalloc(sizeof(struct mailmap_entry));
 		memset(item->util, 0, sizeof(struct mailmap_entry));
 		((struct mailmap_entry *)item->util)->namemap.strdup_strings = 1;
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index de89efd..84444c2 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ static int add_entry(int insert_at, struct string_list *list, const char *string
 
 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string)
 {
-	return string_list_insert_at_index(-1, string, list);
+	return string_list_insert_at_index(list, -1, string);
 }
 
-struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(int insert_at,
-						     const char *string, struct string_list *list)
+struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(struct string_list *list,
+						     int insert_at, const char *string)
 {
 	int index = add_entry(insert_at, list, string);
 
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 3d5a8de..a4e1919 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ int string_list_has_string(const struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 int string_list_find_insert_index(const struct string_list *list, const char *string,
 				  int negative_existing_index);
 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
-struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(int insert_at,
-						     const char *string, struct string_list *list);
+struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(struct string_list *list,
+						     int insert_at, const char *string);
 struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(const char *string, struct string_list *list);
 
 /* Use these functions only on unsorted lists: */

builtin/apply.c, builtin/fetch.c, http-backend.c, mailmap.c, merge-recursive.c, reflog-walk.c, remote.c, resolve-undo.c, string-list.c, string-list.h

diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index aea852c..19bdce4 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ static struct patch *in_fn_table(const char *name)
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	item = string_list_lookup(name, &fn_table);
+	item = string_list_lookup(&fn_table, name);
 	if (item != NULL)
 		return (struct patch *)item->util;
 
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index cebfe1a..4e78464 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ static int do_fetch(struct transport *transport,
 
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
 		if (rm->peer_ref) {
-			peer_item = string_list_lookup(rm->peer_ref->name,
-						       &existing_refs);
+			peer_item = string_list_lookup(&existing_refs,
+						       rm->peer_ref->name);
 			if (peer_item)
 				hashcpy(rm->peer_ref->old_sha1,
 					peer_item->util);
diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index fa5e0f5..d82566b 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_parameters(void)
 			char *value = decode_parameter(&query, 0);
 			struct string_list_item *i;
 
-			i = string_list_lookup(name, query_params);
+			i = string_list_lookup(query_params, name);
 			if (!i)
 				i = string_list_insert(query_params, name);
 			else
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_parameters(void)
 static const char *get_parameter(const char *name)
 {
 	struct string_list_item *i;
-	i = string_list_lookup(name, get_parameters());
+	i = string_list_lookup(get_parameters(), name);
 	return i ? i->util : NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/mailmap.c b/mailmap.c
index 8b6dc36..f80b701 100644
--- a/mailmap.c
+++ b/mailmap.c
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@ int map_user(struct string_list *map,
 	mailbuf[i] = 0;
 
 	debug_mm("map_user: map '%s' <%s>\n", name, mailbuf);
-	item = string_list_lookup(mailbuf, map);
+	item = string_list_lookup(map, mailbuf);
 	if (item != NULL) {
 		me = (struct mailmap_entry *)item->util;
 		if (me->namemap.nr) {
 			/* The item has multiple items, so we'll look up on name too */
 			/* If the name is not found, we choose the simple entry      */
-			struct string_list_item *subitem = string_list_lookup(name, &me->namemap);
+			struct string_list_item *subitem = string_list_lookup(&me->namemap, name);
 			if (subitem)
 				item = subitem;
 		}
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 5e60f4b..856e98c 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static struct string_list *get_unmerged(void)
 		if (!ce_stage(ce))
 			continue;
 
-		item = string_list_lookup(ce->name, unmerged);
+		item = string_list_lookup(unmerged, ce->name);
 		if (!item) {
 			item = string_list_insert(unmerged, ce->name);
 			item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct stage_data));
@@ -356,14 +356,14 @@ static struct string_list *get_renames(struct merge_options *o,
 		re = xmalloc(sizeof(*re));
 		re->processed = 0;
 		re->pair = pair;
-		item = string_list_lookup(re->pair->one->path, entries);
+		item = string_list_lookup(entries, re->pair->one->path);
 		if (!item)
 			re->src_entry = insert_stage_data(re->pair->one->path,
 					o_tree, a_tree, b_tree, entries);
 		else
 			re->src_entry = item->util;
 
-		item = string_list_lookup(re->pair->two->path, entries);
+		item = string_list_lookup(entries, re->pair->two->path);
 		if (!item)
 			re->dst_entry = insert_stage_data(re->pair->two->path,
 					o_tree, a_tree, b_tree, entries);
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static int process_renames(struct merge_options *o,
 					output(o, 1, "Adding as %s instead", new_path);
 					update_file(o, 0, dst_other.sha1, dst_other.mode, new_path);
 				}
-			} else if ((item = string_list_lookup(ren1_dst, renames2Dst))) {
+			} else if ((item = string_list_lookup(renames2Dst, ren1_dst))) {
 				ren2 = item->util;
 				clean_merge = 0;
 				ren2->processed = 1;
diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index f125f37..4879615 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int add_reflog_for_walk(struct reflog_walk_info *info,
 	} else
 		recno = 0;
 
-	item = string_list_lookup(branch, &info->complete_reflogs);
+	item = string_list_lookup(&info->complete_reflogs, branch);
 	if (item)
 		reflogs = item->util;
 	else {
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 4014c5b..b089770 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ void ref_remove_duplicates(struct ref *ref_map)
 		if (!ref_map->peer_ref)
 			continue;
 
-		item = string_list_lookup(ref_map->peer_ref->name, &refs);
+		item = string_list_lookup(&refs, ref_map->peer_ref->name);
 		if (item) {
 			if (strcmp(((struct ref *)item->util)->name,
 				   ref_map->name))
diff --git a/resolve-undo.c b/resolve-undo.c
index 8b93559..174ebec 100644
--- a/resolve-undo.c
+++ b/resolve-undo.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int unmerge_index_entry_at(struct index_state *istate, int pos)
 			pos++;
 		return pos - 1; /* return the last entry processed */
 	}
-	item = string_list_lookup(ce->name, istate->resolve_undo);
+	item = string_list_lookup(istate->resolve_undo, ce->name);
 	if (!item)
 		return pos;
 	ru = item->util;
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index 84444c2..7b616ae 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int string_list_find_insert_index(const struct string_list *list, const char *st
 	return index;
 }
 
-struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(const char *string, struct string_list *list)
+struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list, const char *string)
 {
 	int exact_match, i = get_entry_index(list, string, &exact_match);
 	if (!exact_match)
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index a4e1919..4a30e9d 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int string_list_find_insert_index(const struct string_list *list, const char *st
 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(struct string_list *list,
 						     int insert_at, const char *string);
-struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(const char *string, struct string_list *list);
+struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 
 /* Use these functions only on unsorted lists: */
 struct string_list_item *string_list_append(const char *string, struct string_list *list);

Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt, builtin/apply.c, builtin/fast-export.c, builtin/fetch.c, builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c, builtin/grep.c, builtin/log.c, builtin/remote.c, builtin/rerere.c, builtin/shortlog.c, notes.c, remote.c, revision.c, string-list.c, string-list.h, transport-helper.c

diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
index 6d8c24b..3f575bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ struct string_list list;
 int i;
 
 memset(&list, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
-string_list_append("foo", &list);
-string_list_append("bar", &list);
+string_list_append(&list, "foo");
+string_list_append(&list, "bar");
 for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
 	printf("%s\n", list.items[i].string)
 ----
diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 19bdce4..9f8fd41 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -3397,7 +3397,7 @@ static void add_name_limit(const char *name, int exclude)
 {
 	struct string_list_item *it;
 
-	it = string_list_append(name, &limit_by_name);
+	it = string_list_append(&limit_by_name, name);
 	it->util = exclude ? NULL : (void *) 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/fast-export.c b/builtin/fast-export.c
index c6dd71a..9fe25ff 100644
--- a/builtin/fast-export.c
+++ b/builtin/fast-export.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void get_tags_and_duplicates(struct object_array *pending,
 			/* handle nested tags */
 			while (tag && tag->object.type == OBJ_TAG) {
 				parse_object(tag->object.sha1);
-				string_list_append(full_name, extra_refs)->util = tag;
+				string_list_append(extra_refs, full_name)->util = tag;
 				tag = (struct tag *)tag->tagged;
 			}
 			if (!tag)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static void get_tags_and_duplicates(struct object_array *pending,
 		}
 		if (commit->util)
 			/* more than one name for the same object */
-			string_list_append(full_name, extra_refs)->util = commit;
+			string_list_append(extra_refs, full_name)->util = commit;
 		else
 			commit->util = full_name;
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 4e78464..962963d 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int get_one_remote_for_fetch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = priv;
 	if (!remote->skip_default_update)
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list);
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -764,8 +764,8 @@ static int get_remote_group(const char *key, const char *value, void *priv)
 		int space = strcspn(value, " \t\n");
 		while (*value) {
 			if (space > 1) {
-				string_list_append(xstrndup(value, space),
-						   g->list);
+				string_list_append(g->list,
+						   xstrndup(value, space));
 			}
 			value += space + (value[space] != '\0');
 			space = strcspn(value, " \t\n");
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int add_remote_or_group(const char *name, struct string_list *list)
 		if (!remote_is_configured(name))
 			return 0;
 		remote = remote_get(name);
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list);
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name);
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
index 379a031..6012012 100644
--- a/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/builtin/fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int handle_line(char *line)
 
 	item = unsorted_string_list_lookup(&srcs, src);
 	if (!item) {
-		item = string_list_append(src, &srcs);
+		item = string_list_append(&srcs, src);
 		item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct src_data));
 		init_src_data(item->util);
 	}
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ static int handle_line(char *line)
 		src_data->head_status |= 1;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(line, "branch ")) {
 		origin = line + 7;
-		string_list_append(origin, &src_data->branch);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->branch, origin);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(line, "tag ")) {
 		origin = line;
-		string_list_append(origin + 4, &src_data->tag);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->tag, origin + 4);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	} else if (!prefixcmp(line, "remote branch ")) {
 		origin = line + 14;
-		string_list_append(origin, &src_data->r_branch);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->r_branch, origin);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	} else {
 		origin = src;
-		string_list_append(line, &src_data->generic);
+		string_list_append(&src_data->generic, line);
 		src_data->head_status |= 2;
 	}
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int handle_line(char *line)
 		sprintf(new_origin, "%s of %s", origin, src);
 		origin = new_origin;
 	}
-	string_list_append(origin, &origins)->util = sha1;
+	string_list_append(&origins, origin)->util = sha1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ static void shortlog(const char *name, unsigned char *sha1,
 		strbuf_ltrim(&sb);
 
 		if (!sb.len)
-			string_list_append(sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1),
-					   &subjects);
+			string_list_append(&subjects,
+					   sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 		else
-			string_list_append(strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL), &subjects);
+			string_list_append(&subjects, strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL));
 	}
 
 	if (count > limit)
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 29454d7..243ef75 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void append_path(struct grep_opt *opt, const void *data, size_t len)
 
 	if (len == 1 && *(char *)data == '\0')
 		return;
-	string_list_append(xstrndup(data, len), path_list);
+	string_list_append(path_list, xstrndup(data, len));
 }
 
 static void run_pager(struct grep_opt *opt, const char *prefix)
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		opt.null_following_name = 1;
 		opt.output_priv = &path_list;
 		opt.output = append_path;
-		string_list_append(show_in_pager, &path_list);
+		string_list_append(&path_list, show_in_pager);
 		use_threads = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "+/%s%s",
 					strcmp("less", pager) ? "" : "*",
 					opt.pattern_list->pattern);
-			string_list_append(buf.buf, &path_list);
+			string_list_append(&path_list, buf.buf);
 			strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 9e8e7bd..8c94712 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -515,13 +515,13 @@ static void add_header(const char *value)
 		len--;
 
 	if (!strncasecmp(value, "to: ", 4)) {
-		item = string_list_append(value + 4, &extra_to);
+		item = string_list_append(&extra_to, value + 4);
 		len -= 4;
 	} else if (!strncasecmp(value, "cc: ", 4)) {
-		item = string_list_append(value + 4, &extra_cc);
+		item = string_list_append(&extra_cc, value + 4);
 		len -= 4;
 	} else {
-		item = string_list_append(value, &extra_hdr);
+		item = string_list_append(&extra_hdr, value);
 	}
 
 	item->string[len] = '\0';
@@ -545,13 +545,13 @@ static int git_format_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	if (!strcmp(var, "format.to")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
-		string_list_append(value, &extra_to);
+		string_list_append(&extra_to, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "format.cc")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
-		string_list_append(value, &extra_cc);
+		string_list_append(&extra_cc, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.color") || !strcmp(var, "color.diff")) {
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static int to_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	if (unset)
 		string_list_clear(&extra_to, 0);
 	else
-		string_list_append(arg, &extra_to);
+		string_list_append(&extra_to, arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static int cc_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	if (unset)
 		string_list_clear(&extra_cc, 0);
 	else
-		string_list_append(arg, &extra_cc);
+		string_list_append(&extra_cc, arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		rev.ref_message_ids = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
 	if (in_reply_to) {
 		const char *msgid = clean_message_id(in_reply_to);
-		string_list_append(msgid, rev.ref_message_ids);
+		string_list_append(rev.ref_message_ids, msgid);
 	}
 	rev.numbered_files = numbered_files;
 	rev.patch_suffix = fmt_patch_suffix;
@@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				    && (!cover_letter || rev.nr > 1))
 					free(rev.message_id);
 				else
-					string_list_append(rev.message_id,
-							   rev.ref_message_ids);
+					string_list_append(rev.ref_message_ids,
+							   rev.message_id);
 			}
 			gen_message_id(&rev, sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 		}
diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 87edc37..0869069 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int opt_parse_track(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int not)
 	if (not)
 		string_list_clear(list, 0);
 	else
-		string_list_append(arg, list);
+		string_list_append(list, arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int add(int argc, const char **argv)
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "remote.%s.fetch", name);
 
 	if (track.nr == 0)
-		string_list_append("*", &track);
+		string_list_append(&track, "*");
 	for (i = 0; i < track.nr; i++) {
 		struct string_list_item *item = track.items + i;
 
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ static int config_read_branches(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 			while (space) {
 				char *merge;
 				merge = xstrndup(value, space - value);
-				string_list_append(merge, &info->merge);
+				string_list_append(&info->merge, merge);
 				value = abbrev_branch(space + 1);
 				space = strchr(value, ' ');
 			}
-			string_list_append(xstrdup(value), &info->merge);
+			string_list_append(&info->merge, xstrdup(value));
 		} else
 			info->rebase = git_config_bool(orig_key, value);
 	}
@@ -288,14 +288,14 @@ static int get_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 	for (ref = fetch_map; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
 		if (!ref->peer_ref || read_ref(ref->peer_ref->name, sha1))
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->new);
+			string_list_append(&states->new, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 		else
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->tracked);
+			string_list_append(&states->tracked, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 	}
 	stale_refs = get_stale_heads(states->remote, fetch_map);
 	for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		struct string_list_item *item =
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->stale);
+			string_list_append(&states->stale, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 		item->util = xstrdup(ref->name);
 	}
 	free_refs(stale_refs);
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ static int get_push_ref_states(const struct ref *remote_refs,
 			continue;
 		hashcpy(ref->new_sha1, ref->peer_ref->new_sha1);
 
-		item = string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->peer_ref->name),
-					  &states->push);
+		item = string_list_append(&states->push,
+					  abbrev_branch(ref->peer_ref->name));
 		item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info = item->util;
 		info->forced = ref->force;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int get_push_ref_states_noquery(struct ref_states *states)
 
 	states->push.strdup_strings = 1;
 	if (!remote->push_refspec_nr) {
-		item = string_list_append("(matching)", &states->push);
+		item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(matching)");
 		info = item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info->status = PUSH_STATUS_NOTQUERIED;
 		info->dest = xstrdup(item->string);
@@ -388,11 +388,11 @@ static int get_push_ref_states_noquery(struct ref_states *states)
 	for (i = 0; i < remote->push_refspec_nr; i++) {
 		struct refspec *spec = remote->push + i;
 		if (spec->matching)
-			item = string_list_append("(matching)", &states->push);
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(matching)");
 		else if (strlen(spec->src))
-			item = string_list_append(spec->src, &states->push);
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, spec->src);
 		else
-			item = string_list_append("(delete)", &states->push);
+			item = string_list_append(&states->push, "(delete)");
 
 		info = item->util = xcalloc(sizeof(struct push_info), 1);
 		info->forced = spec->force;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int get_head_names(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct ref_states *stat
 	matches = guess_remote_head(find_ref_by_name(remote_refs, "HEAD"),
 				    fetch_map, 1);
 	for (ref = matches; ref; ref = ref->next)
-		string_list_append(abbrev_branch(ref->name), &states->heads);
+		string_list_append(&states->heads, abbrev_branch(ref->name));
 
 	free_refs(fetch_map);
 	free_refs(matches);
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ static int add_branch_for_removal(const char *refname,
 	if (prefixcmp(refname, "refs/remotes")) {
 		/* advise user how to delete local branches */
 		if (!prefixcmp(refname, "refs/heads/"))
-			string_list_append(abbrev_branch(refname),
-					   branches->skipped);
+			string_list_append(branches->skipped,
+					   abbrev_branch(refname));
 		/* silently skip over other non-remote refs */
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static int add_branch_for_removal(const char *refname,
 	if (flags & REF_ISSYMREF)
 		return unlink(git_path("%s", refname));
 
-	item = string_list_append(refname, branches->branches);
+	item = string_list_append(branches->branches, refname);
 	item->util = xmalloc(20);
 	hashcpy(item->util, sha1);
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static int read_remote_branches(const char *refname,
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s", rename->old);
 	if (!prefixcmp(refname, buf.buf)) {
-		item = string_list_append(xstrdup(refname), rename->remote_branches);
+		item = string_list_append(rename->remote_branches, xstrdup(refname));
 		symref = resolve_ref(refname, orig_sha1, 1, &flag);
 		if (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)
 			item->util = xstrdup(symref);
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int append_ref_to_tracked_list(const char *refname,
 	memset(&refspec, 0, sizeof(refspec));
 	refspec.dst = (char *)refname;
 	if (!remote_find_tracking(states->remote, &refspec))
-		string_list_append(abbrev_branch(refspec.src), &states->tracked);
+		string_list_append(&states->tracked, abbrev_branch(refspec.src));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ static int add_push_to_show_info(struct string_list_item *push_item, void *cb_da
 		show_info->width = n;
 	if ((n = strlen(push_info->dest)) > show_info->width2)
 		show_info->width2 = n;
-	item = string_list_append(push_item->string, show_info->list);
+	item = string_list_append(show_info->list, push_item->string);
 	item->util = push_item->util;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1360,10 +1360,10 @@ static int get_one_entry(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 
 	if (remote->url_nr > 0) {
 		strbuf_addf(&url_buf, "%s (fetch)", remote->url[0]);
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list)->util =
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name)->util =
 				strbuf_detach(&url_buf, NULL);
 	} else
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list)->util = NULL;
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name)->util = NULL;
 	if (remote->pushurl_nr) {
 		url = remote->pushurl;
 		url_nr = remote->pushurl_nr;
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ static int get_one_entry(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 	for (i = 0; i < url_nr; i++)
 	{
 		strbuf_addf(&url_buf, "%s (push)", url[i]);
-		string_list_append(remote->name, list)->util =
+		string_list_append(list, remote->name)->util =
 				strbuf_detach(&url_buf, NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/builtin/rerere.c b/builtin/rerere.c
index 34f9ace..73610b6 100644
--- a/builtin/rerere.c
+++ b/builtin/rerere.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void garbage_collect(struct string_list *rr)
 		cutoff = (has_rerere_resolution(e->d_name)
 			  ? cutoff_resolve : cutoff_noresolve);
 		if (then < now - cutoff * 86400)
-			string_list_append(e->d_name, &to_remove);
+			string_list_append(&to_remove, e->d_name);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < to_remove.nr; i++)
 		unlink_rr_item(to_remove.items[i].string);
diff --git a/builtin/shortlog.c b/builtin/shortlog.c
index 3620cc0..3b59401 100644
--- a/builtin/shortlog.c
+++ b/builtin/shortlog.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void insert_one_record(struct shortlog *log,
 		}
 	}
 
-	string_list_append(buffer, item->util);
+	string_list_append(item->util, buffer);
 }
 
 static void read_from_stdin(struct shortlog *log)
diff --git a/notes.c b/notes.c
index 70170db..4a541e4 100644
--- a/notes.c
+++ b/notes.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static int string_list_add_one_ref(const char *path, const unsigned char *sha1,
 {
 	struct string_list *refs = cb;
 	if (!unsorted_string_list_has_string(refs, path))
-		string_list_append(path, refs);
+		string_list_append(refs, path);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ void string_list_add_refs_by_glob(struct string_list *list, const char *glob)
 		if (get_sha1(glob, sha1))
 			warning("notes ref %s is invalid", glob);
 		if (!unsorted_string_list_has_string(list, glob))
-			string_list_append(glob, list);
+			string_list_append(list, glob);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void init_display_notes(struct display_notes_opt *opt)
 	assert(!display_notes_trees);
 
 	if (!opt || !opt->suppress_default_notes) {
-		string_list_append(default_notes_ref(), &display_notes_refs);
+		string_list_append(&display_notes_refs, default_notes_ref());
 		display_ref_env = getenv(GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF_ENVIRONMENT);
 		if (display_ref_env) {
 			string_list_add_refs_from_colon_sep(&display_notes_refs,
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index b089770..15e6222 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ struct ref *get_stale_heads(struct remote *remote, struct ref *fetch_map)
 	info.ref_names = &ref_names;
 	info.stale_refs_tail = &stale_refs;
 	for (ref = fetch_map; ref; ref = ref->next)
-		string_list_append(ref->name, &ref_names);
+		string_list_append(&ref_names, ref->name);
 	sort_string_list(&ref_names);
 	for_each_ref(get_stale_heads_cb, &info);
 	string_list_clear(&ref_names, 0);
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index f4b8b38..28f1c6d 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1205,8 +1205,8 @@ static int handle_revision_opt(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **arg
 		else
 			strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/notes/");
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, arg+13);
-		string_list_append(strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL),
-				   revs->notes_opt.extra_notes_refs);
+		string_list_append(revs->notes_opt.extra_notes_refs,
+				   strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-notes")) {
 		revs->show_notes = 0;
 		revs->show_notes_given = 1;
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index 7b616ae..9b023a2 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void print_string_list(const struct string_list *p, const char *text)
 		printf("%s:%p\n", p->items[i].string, p->items[i].util);
 }
 
-struct string_list_item *string_list_append(const char *string, struct string_list *list)
+struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list, const char *string)
 {
 	ALLOC_GROW(list->items, list->nr + 1, list->alloc);
 	list->items[list->nr].string =
diff --git a/string-list.h b/string-list.h
index 4a30e9d..680d600 100644
--- a/string-list.h
+++ b/string-list.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct string_list_item *string_list_insert_at_index(struct string_list *list,
 struct string_list_item *string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 
 /* Use these functions only on unsorted lists: */
-struct string_list_item *string_list_append(const char *string, struct string_list *list);
+struct string_list_item *string_list_append(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 void sort_string_list(struct string_list *list);
 int unsorted_string_list_has_string(struct string_list *list, const char *string);
 struct string_list_item *unsorted_string_list_lookup(struct string_list *list,
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 0381de5..191fbf7 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -727,10 +727,10 @@ static int push_refs_with_export(struct transport *transport,
 		private = apply_refspecs(data->refspecs, data->refspec_nr, ref->name);
 		if (private && !get_sha1(private, sha1)) {
 			strbuf_addf(&buf, "^%s", private);
-			string_list_append(strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL), &revlist_args);
+			string_list_append(&revlist_args, strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL));
 		}
 
-		string_list_append(ref->name, &revlist_args);
+		string_list_append(&revlist_args, ref->name);
 
 	}