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Re: container_of macro...

From "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: container_of macro...
Date 2021-03-10 17:05 -0800
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References <s26io0$nne$1@gioia.aioe.org> <20210309075236.629@kylheku.com>

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On 3/9/2021 7:59 AM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
> On 2021-03-09, Chris M. Thomasson <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> How many people here use it?
> 
> If you put the contained structure as the first member, you don't need
> this; just a straight cast.

Indeed!

> 
> That takes care of probably more than the proverbial 95% of the
> situations.
> 

Well, the macro gives one the flexibility to add a node to an existing 
structure that might not like replacing its existing first member.

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container_of macro... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-03-08 17:24 -0800
  Re: container_of macro... Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2021-03-09 02:06 -0800
    Re: container_of macro... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 17:02 -0800
  Re: container_of macro... Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2021-03-09 15:59 +0000
    Re: container_of macro... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2021-03-09 17:35 +0000
      Re: container_of macro... Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2021-03-09 17:51 +0000
        Re: container_of macro... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 17:13 -0800
    Re: container_of macro... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 17:05 -0800
  Re: container_of macro... William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com> - 2021-03-09 18:56 -0800
    Re: container_of macro... Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2021-03-10 03:47 +0000
      Re: container_of macro... William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com> - 2021-03-12 17:01 -0800
        Re: container_of macro... Jim <jim.cromie@gmail.com> - 2021-03-16 22:14 -0700
    Re: container_of macro... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-03-10 17:07 -0800

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