Add doubly linked count list implementation

We have various requirements when using a dlist_head to keep track of the
number of items in the list.  This, traditionally, has been done by
maintaining a counter variable in the calling code.  Here we tidy this up
by adding "dclist", which is very similar to dlist but also keeps track of
the number of items stored in the list.

Callers may use the new dclist_count() function when they need to know how
many items are stored. Obtaining the count is an O(1) operation.

For simplicity reasons, dclist and dlist both use dlist_node as their node
type and dlist_iter/dlist_mutable_iter as their iterator type. dclists
have all of the same functionality as dlists except there is no function
named dclist_delete().  To remove an item from a list dclist_delete_from()
must be used.  This requires knowing which dclist the given item is stored
in.

Additionally, here we also convert some dlists where additional code
exists to keep track of the number of items stored and to make these use
dclists instead.

Author: David Rowley
Reviewed-by: Bharath Rupireddy, Aleksander Alekseev
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAApHDvrtVxr+FXEX0VbViCFKDGxA3tWDgw9oFewNXCJMmwLjLg@mail.gmail.com

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