container_of(9)

Okay so bestie, welcome to container_of(9) from the Kernel API Manual — this is the page where you cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure, and honestly? Iconic behavior 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

container_of — cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure. Periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Here's the exact shape of it, no cap:

container_of (ptr , type , member );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

Three little besties walk into the call:

• ptr — 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.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

Go peek at the kernel file ./tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/list.h — that's the spot. The related references are list_add(9), list_del(9), list_entry(9), list_for_each(9), and list_for_each_safe(9). Obsessed 🫶

Source/version vibes: ./tools/usb/usbip/libsrc. Date on the page: October 2026. Signed with glitter, container_of(9) style 🎀✨