diff -r 14ca894190fd -r b642eca4b956 src/cx/list.h
--- a/src/cx/list.h	Tue Nov 26 22:00:03 2024 +0100
+++ b/src/cx/list.h	Tue Nov 26 22:16:27 2024 +0100
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
      * Destructor function.
      *
      * Implementations SHALL invoke the content destructor functions if provided
-     * and SHALL deallocate the list memory.
+     * and SHALL deallocate the entire list memory.
      */
     cx_attr_nonnull
-    void (*destructor)(struct cx_list_s *list);
+    void (*deallocate)(struct cx_list_s *list);
 
     /**
      * Member function for inserting a single element.
@@ -882,16 +882,13 @@
 /**
  * Deallocates the memory of the specified list structure.
  *
- * Also calls content a destructor function, depending on the configuration
- * in CxList.content_destructor_type.
- *
- * This function itself is a destructor function for the CxList.
+ * Also calls the content destructor function for each element, if specified.
  *
- * @param list the list which shall be destroyed
+ * @param list the list which shall be freed
  */
-static inline void cxListDestroy(CxList *list) {
+static inline void cxListFree(CxList *list) {
     if (list == NULL) return;
-    list->cl->destructor(list);
+    list->cl->deallocate(list);
 }
 
 /**