diff -r 862ab606ee06 -r 04c9f8d8f03b ucx/list.c
--- a/ucx/list.c	Sun Feb 16 17:38:07 2025 +0100
+++ b/ucx/list.c	Tue Feb 25 21:12:11 2025 +0100
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@
     return ptr == NULL ? NULL : *ptr;
 }
 
-static ssize_t cx_pl_find_remove(
+static size_t cx_pl_find_remove(
         struct cx_list_s *list,
         const void *elem,
         bool remove
 ) {
     cx_pl_hack_cmpfunc(list);
-    ssize_t ret = list->climpl->find_remove(list, &elem, remove);
+    size_t ret = list->climpl->find_remove(list, &elem, remove);
     cx_pl_unhack_cmpfunc(list);
     return ret;
 }
@@ -192,22 +192,6 @@
         cx_pl_reverse,
         cx_pl_iterator,
 };
-
-void cxListStoreObjects(CxList *list) {
-    list->collection.store_pointer = false;
-    if (list->climpl != NULL) {
-        list->cl = list->climpl;
-        list->climpl = NULL;
-    }
-}
-
-void cxListStorePointers(CxList *list) {
-    list->collection.elem_size = sizeof(void *);
-    list->collection.store_pointer = true;
-    list->climpl = list->cl;
-    list->cl = &cx_pointer_list_class;
-}
-
 // </editor-fold>
 
 // <editor-fold desc="empty list implementation">
@@ -223,12 +207,12 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static ssize_t cx_emptyl_find_remove(
+static size_t cx_emptyl_find_remove(
         cx_attr_unused struct cx_list_s *list,
         cx_attr_unused const void *elem,
         cx_attr_unused bool remove
 ) {
-    return -1;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static bool cx_emptyl_iter_valid(cx_attr_unused const void *iter) {
@@ -265,18 +249,19 @@
 };
 
 CxList cx_empty_list = {
-        {
-                NULL,
-                NULL,
-                0,
-                0,
-                NULL,
-                NULL,
-                NULL,
-                false
-        },
-        &cx_empty_list_class,
-        NULL
+    {
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        0,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        false,
+        true,
+    },
+    &cx_empty_list_class,
+    NULL
 };
 
 CxList *const cxEmptyList = &cx_empty_list;
@@ -417,6 +402,29 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+void cx_list_init(
+    struct cx_list_s *list,
+    struct cx_list_class_s *cl,
+    const struct cx_allocator_s *allocator,
+    cx_compare_func comparator,
+    size_t elem_size
+) {
+    list->cl = cl;
+    list->collection.allocator = allocator;
+    list->collection.cmpfunc = comparator;
+    if (elem_size > 0) {
+        list->collection.elem_size = elem_size;
+    } else {
+        list->collection.elem_size = sizeof(void *);
+        if (list->collection.cmpfunc == NULL) {
+            list->collection.cmpfunc = cx_cmp_ptr;
+        }
+        list->collection.store_pointer = true;
+        list->climpl = list->cl;
+        list->cl = &cx_pointer_list_class;
+    }
+}
+
 int cxListCompare(
         const CxList *list,
         const CxList *other
@@ -481,3 +489,8 @@
     it.base.mutating = true;
     return it;
 }
+
+void cxListFree(CxList *list) {
+    if (list == NULL) return;
+    list->cl->deallocate(list);
+}