--- xinu/sys/newqueue.c	2018/04/24 17:39:02	1.1
+++ xinu/sys/newqueue.c	2018/04/24 17:39:29	1.1.1.2
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
  * newqueue  --  initialize a new list in the q structure
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-int	newqueue()
+int	newqueue(hindex,tindex)
+	int	*hindex,*tindex;	/* addresses of integers to	*/
+					/* contain head, tail indexes	*/
 {
-	struct	qent	*hptr;		/* address of new list head	*/
-	struct	qent	*tptr;		/* address of new list tail	*/
-	int	hindex, tindex;		/* head and tail indexes	*/
+	struct	qent	*hptr;
+	struct	qent	*tptr;
 
-	hptr = &q[ hindex=nextqueue++ ];/* nextqueue is global variable	*/
-	tptr = &q[ tindex=nextqueue++ ];/*  giving next used q pos.	*/
-	hptr->qnext = tindex;
+	hptr = &q[(*hindex)=nextqueue++]; /* assign and rememeber queue	*/
+	tptr = &q[(*tindex)=nextqueue++]; /* index values for head&tail	*/
+	hptr->qnext = *tindex;
 	hptr->qprev = EMPTY;
-	hptr->qkey  = MINSHORT;
 	tptr->qnext = EMPTY;
-	tptr->qprev = hindex;
-	tptr->qkey  = MAXSHORT;
-	return(hindex);
+	hptr->qkey  = MININT;
+	tptr->qkey  = MAXINT;
+	tptr->qprev = *hindex;
 }