bool AntiCacheEvictionManager::removeTupleSingleLinkedList(PersistentTable* table, uint32_t removal_id) {
    bool tuple_found = false; 
    
    int tuples_in_chain; 
    
    // ids for iterating through the list
    uint32_t current_tuple_id;
    uint32_t previous_tuple_id;
    uint32_t next_tuple_id;
    uint32_t newest_tuple_id;
    
    // assert we have tuples in the eviction chain before we try to remove anything
    tuples_in_chain = table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain(); 

    if (tuples_in_chain <= 0)
        return false; 

    previous_tuple_id = 0; 
    current_tuple_id = table->getOldestTupleID(); 
    newest_tuple_id = table->getNewestTupleID(); 
    
    // set the tuple to the first tuple in the chain (i.e. oldest)
    TableTuple tuple = table->tempTuple();
    tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(current_tuple_id)); 
    
    // we're removing the head  of the chain, i.e. the oldest tuple
    if (table->getOldestTupleID() == removal_id) {
        //VOLT_INFO("Removing the first tuple in the eviction chain."); 
        if (table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain() == 1) { // this is the only tuple in the chain
            table->setOldestTupleID(0); 
            table->setNewestTupleID(0); 
        } else {
            next_tuple_id = tuple.getNextTupleInChain();
            table->setOldestTupleID(next_tuple_id); 
        }
        tuple_found = true; 
    }

    int iterations = 0; 
    while(!tuple_found && iterations < table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain()) {        
        // we've found the tuple we want to remove
        if (current_tuple_id == removal_id) {
            next_tuple_id = tuple.getNextTupleInChain(); 
            
            // create a tuple from the previous tuple id in the chain
            tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(previous_tuple_id)); 
            
            // set the previous tuple to point to the next tuple
            tuple.setNextTupleInChain(next_tuple_id); 
            
            tuple_found = true; 
            break; 
        }
        
        // advance pointers
        previous_tuple_id = current_tuple_id; 
        current_tuple_id = tuple.getNextTupleInChain(); 
        tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(current_tuple_id));
        
        iterations++; 
    }
    
    if (current_tuple_id == newest_tuple_id && !tuple_found) { // we are at the back of the chain
        if (current_tuple_id == removal_id) { // we're removing the back of the chain
            // set the previous tuple pointer to 0 since it is now the back of the chain
            tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(previous_tuple_id)); 
            tuple.setNextTupleInChain(0);
            table->setNewestTupleID(previous_tuple_id); 
            tuple_found = true; 
        }
    }
    
    if (tuple_found) {
        --tuples_in_chain; 
        table->setNumTuplesInEvictionChain(tuples_in_chain); 
        
        return true; 
    }
    
    return false; 
}
// for the double linked list we start from the tail of the chain and iterate backwards
bool AntiCacheEvictionManager::removeTupleDoubleLinkedList(PersistentTable* table, uint32_t removal_id) {
    
    bool tuple_found = false;
    
    int tuples_in_chain;
        
    // ids for iterating through the list
    uint32_t current_tuple_id;
    uint32_t previous_tuple_id;
    uint32_t next_tuple_id;
    uint32_t oldest_tuple_id;
    
    // assert we have tuples in the eviction chain before we try to remove anything
    tuples_in_chain = table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain();
    
    if (tuples_in_chain <= 0)
        return false;
    
    previous_tuple_id = 0;
    oldest_tuple_id = table->getOldestTupleID();
    current_tuple_id =  table->getNewestTupleID(); // start iteration at back of chain
    
    // set the tuple to the back of the chain (i.e. the newest)
    TableTuple tuple = table->tempTuple();
    tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(current_tuple_id));
        
    // we're removing the tail  of the chain, i.e. the newest tuple
    if (table->getNewestTupleID() == removal_id) {
                
        if (table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain() == 1) { // this is the only tuple in the chain
            table->setOldestTupleID(0);
            table->setNewestTupleID(0);
        } else if(table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain() == 2) {
            table->setNewestTupleID(oldest_tuple_id);
            table->setOldestTupleID(oldest_tuple_id);
        }
        else {
            
            tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(table->getNewestTupleID()));
            
            // we need the previous tuple in the chain, since we're iterating from back to front
            previous_tuple_id = tuple.getPreviousTupleInChain();
            table->setNewestTupleID(previous_tuple_id);
        }
        tuple_found = true;
    }
    
    // we're removing the head of the chain, i.e. the oldest tuple
    if(table->getOldestTupleID() == removal_id && !tuple_found) {
                
        if (table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain() == 1) { // this is the only tuple in the chain
            table->setOldestTupleID(0);
            table->setNewestTupleID(0);
        }
        else if(table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain() == 2) {
            table->setNewestTupleID(table->getNewestTupleID());
            table->setOldestTupleID(table->getNewestTupleID());
        }
        else {
            
            tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(table->getOldestTupleID()));
            
            next_tuple_id = tuple.getNextTupleInChain();
            table->setOldestTupleID(next_tuple_id);
        }
        tuple_found = true;
    }
    
    int iterations = 0;
    while(!tuple_found && iterations < table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain()) {
                
        if(current_tuple_id == oldest_tuple_id)
            break;
        
        // we've found the tuple we want to remove
        if (current_tuple_id == removal_id) {
            next_tuple_id = tuple.getPreviousTupleInChain();
            
            // point previous tuple in chain to next tuple
            tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(previous_tuple_id));
            tuple.setPreviousTupleInChain(next_tuple_id);
            
            // point next tuple in chain to previous tuple
            tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(next_tuple_id));
            tuple.setNextTupleInChain(previous_tuple_id);
            
            tuple_found = true;
            break;
        }
        
        // advance pointers
        previous_tuple_id = current_tuple_id;
        current_tuple_id = tuple.getPreviousTupleInChain(); // iterate back to front
        tuple.move(table->dataPtrForTuple(current_tuple_id));
        
        iterations++;
    }
    
    if (tuple_found) {
        tuples_in_chain = table->getNumTuplesInEvictionChain(); 
        --tuples_in_chain;
        table->setNumTuplesInEvictionChain(tuples_in_chain);
        
        return true;
    }
    
    return false; 
}