fixes #5402

tests/ccgbugs/tgeneric_smallobj_asgn_opt.nim

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+discard """
+  output: '''false'''
+"""
+
+# bug #5402
+
+import lists
+
+type
+  Container[T] = ref object
+    obj: T
+
+  ListOfContainers[T] = ref object
+    list: DoublyLinkedList[Container[T]]
+
+proc contains[T](this: ListOfContainers[T], obj: T): bool =
+  for item in this.list.items():
+    if item.obj == obj: return true
+  return false
+
+proc newListOfContainers[T](): ListOfContainers[T] =
+  new(result)
+  result.list = initDoublyLinkedList[Container[T]]()
+
+let q = newListOfContainers[int64]()
+echo q.contains(123)