[oclug] Linux Driver Questions

[Jon Masters]

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FARHAT UNNISA wrote:

|   Can anyone explain me what map_word is in map.h. It is described as a
|   "typedef union" but I am not able to udnerstand the logic behind it.

Please check which header you're refering to next time, the only map.h I
can think of lives in linux/mtd/map.h, which lxr just confirmed.

Wrapping data types up is typically done for two reasons:

	* enforcing alignment.
	* enforcing abstraction.

I'm not an MTD expert (and I've not checked the documentation before
sending this, but I'd advise that's the best place to go for help), but
I'd guess the reason was to create a more opaque type and force you to
use the accessor functions provided.

oclug is probably not the best place to be asking this, try
http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ or another kernel site.

Jon.
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