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diff --git a/src/target/target.h b/src/target/target.h
index c971f18b..1bbf40f0 100644
--- a/src/target/target.h
+++ b/src/target/target.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
#ifndef TARGET_H
#define TARGET_H
+#include <stddef.h>
+
#include "breakpoints.h"
#include "algorithm.h"
#include "command.h"
@@ -34,6 +36,19 @@ struct reg_s;
struct trace_s;
struct command_context_s;
+
+/**
+ * Cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure.
+ * @param ptr The pointer to the member.
+ * @param type The type of the container struct this is embedded in.
+ * @param member The name of the member within the struct.
+ *
+ * This is a mechanism which is used throughout the Linux kernel.
+ */
+#define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({ \
+ const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
+ (type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
+
/*
* TARGET_UNKNOWN = 0: we don't know anything about the target yet
* TARGET_RUNNING = 1: the target is executing user code