> >> > at this point we have what Linus described:
> >> >
> >> > struct ext2_inode_info {
> >> > ...ext2 stuff...
> >> > struct inode inode;
> >> > };
> >
> >Interesting, it's something I've always wanted to be able to do. But I
> >suppose the compiler requirement is a stupport.
>
> Yes. I wonder if gcc people can be persuaded to backport annonymous
> structures and unions into gcc-2.95...?
You can fake it in a semi-messy way, using a #define, like:
#define STRUCT_INODE \
struct list_head i_hash; \
struct list_head i_list; \
struct list_head i_dentry; \
...
struct inode {
STRUCT_INODE;
};
struct ext2_inode_info {
...ext2 stuff...
STRUCT_INODE;
};
--Mark Zealey mark@zealos.org mark@itsolve.co.uk
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