[PATCH] Add some functions for commit lists

[PATCH] Add some functions for commit lists

This adds a function for inserting an item in a commit list, a function
for sorting a commit list by date, and a function for progressively
scanning a commit history from most recent to least recent.

Signed-Off-By: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>