Sort List
<p>Given the <code>head</code> of a linked list, return <em>the list after sorting it in <strong>ascending order</strong></em>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>
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<strong>Input:</strong> head = [4,2,1,3]
<strong>Output:</strong> [1,2,3,4]
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>
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<strong>Input:</strong> head = [-1,5,3,4,0]
<strong>Output:</strong> [-1,0,3,4,5]
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<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> head = []
<strong>Output:</strong> []
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li>The number of nodes in the list is in the range <code>[0, 5 * 10<sup>4</sup>]</code>.</li>
	<li><code>-10<sup>5</sup> &lt;= Node.val &lt;= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Follow up:</strong> Can you sort the linked list in <code>O(n logn)</code> time and <code>O(1)</code> memory (i.e. constant space)?</p>
Linked List; Two Pointers; Divide and Conquer; Sorting; Merge Sort
/**
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * type ListNode struct {
 *     Val int
 *     Next *ListNode
 * }
 */
func sortList(head *ListNode) *ListNode {
	if head == nil || head.Next == nil {
		return head
	}
	slow, fast := head, head.Next
	for fast != nil && fast.Next != nil {
		slow, fast = slow.Next, fast.Next.Next
	}
	l1 := head
	l2 := slow.Next
	slow.Next = nil
	l1 = sortList(l1)
	l2 = sortList(l2)
	dummy := &ListNode{}
	tail := dummy
	for l1 != nil && l2 != nil {
		if l1.Val <= l2.Val {
			tail.Next = l1
			l1 = l1.Next
		} else {
			tail.Next = l2
			l2 = l2.Next
		}
		tail = tail.Next
	}
	if l1 != nil {
		tail.Next = l1
	} else {
		tail.Next = l2
	}
	return dummy.Next
}
