Unlocking Linux Kernel Magic: How container_of Retrieves Struct Addresses

This article explains the Linux kernel’s widely used container_of macro, showing how it converts a member’s address into the containing structure’s base address through examples, typeof and offsetof usage, and demonstrates the underlying calculations with clear code snippets and illustrations.

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Unlocking Linux Kernel Magic: How container_of Retrieves Struct Addresses