> On Apr 19, 2021, at 8:26 AM, David Laight <david.lai...@aculab.com> wrote: > > From: Andy Lutomirski >> Sent: 18 April 2021 01:12 > .. >> Slightly more complicated: >> >> struct opaque_symbol; >> extern struct opaque_symbol entry_SYSCALL_64; >> >> The opaque_symbol variant avoids any possible confusion over the weird >> status of arrays in C, and it's hard to misuse, since struct >> opaque_symbol is an incomplete type. > > Maybe: > > s/opaque_symbol/entry_SYSCALL_64/ >
Cute. OTOH, I’m not sure whether that has much benefit, and having a single type for all of this allows it to be declared just once. I suppose the magic could be wrapped in a macro, though. > David > > - > Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 > 1PT, UK > Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)
