-/**
- * Cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure.
- * @param ptr The pointer to the member.
- * @param type The type of the container struct this is embedded in.
- * @param member The name of the member within the struct.
- *
- * This is a mechanism which is used throughout the Linux kernel.
- */
-#define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({ \
- const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
- (type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
-