char: misc: remove usage of list iterator past the loop body

In preparation to limit the scope of the list iterator to the list
traversal loop, use a dedicated pointer pointing to the found element [1].

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/YhdfEIwI4EdtHdym@kroah.com/


Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220319201454.2511733-1-jakobkoschel@gmail.com


Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>