CONTAINER_OF(9) Driver Basics CONTAINER_OF(9)NAMEcontainer_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structureSYNOPSIScontainer_of(ptr, type, member);ARGUMENTSptr the pointer to the member. type the type of the container struct this is embedded in. member the name of the member within the struct.COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 CONTAINER_OF(9)