c - 链表递归反向

Question

我正在查看斯坦福图书馆的以下代码:

void recursiveReverse(struct node** head_ref)
{
    struct node* first;
    struct node* rest;

    /* empty list */
    if (*head_ref == NULL)
       return;  

    /* suppose first = {1, 2, 3}, rest = {2, 3} */
    first = *head_ref;
    rest  = first->next;

    /* List has only one node */
    if (rest == NULL)
       return;  

    /* put the first element on the end of the list */
    recursiveReverse(&rest);
    first->next->next  = first; 

    /* tricky step -- see the diagram */
    first->next  = NULL;         

    /* fix the head pointer */
    *head_ref = rest;
}

我不明白的是在最后一个递归步骤中，例如如果列表是 1-2-3-4 现在对于最后一个递归步骤，第一个将是 1，其余将是 2。所以如果你设置 *head_ref =休息.. 这使列表的头部 2 ??有人可以解释一下在颠倒列表头部后如何变成 4 吗？

Answer 1

画出堆栈轨迹...

Intial - {1,2,3,4}
Head - 1
Rest = 2,3,4
Recurse(2,3,4)
Head = 2
Rest = 3,4
Recurse(3,4)
Head = 3 
Rest = 4
Recurse (4)
Head = 4
Rest = null //Base Case Reached!! Unwind.

So now we pick up 
Recurse(3,4)
Head = 3 
Rest = 4
// Return picks up here
first->next->next  = first; 
so list is:
3,4,3
// set head to null,
null ,4,3,
//Off with his head!
4,3
Return

Now we're here
Recurse(2,3,4)
Head = 2
Rest = 3,4
Previous return leaves state as:
Head = 2  //But Head -> next is still 3! -- We haven't changed that yet..
Rest = 4,3  
Head->next is 3, 
Head->next->next = 2 makes the list (actually a tree now)
4->3->2
   ^
   |
   2
And chop off the head leaving
4->3->2
and return.

Similarly, do the last step which will leave
4->3->2->1
      ^
      |
      1
and chop off the head, which removes the one.