[U-Boot] "_ENTRY" is both a struct and a typedef?

[Peter.Chubb at data61.csiro.au]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert P J Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca> writes:

Robert>   from lib/hashtable.c:

Robert>   typedef struct _ENTRY { int used; ENTRY entry; } _ENTRY;

Robert> ok, that's just kind of creepy ... defining a typedef over top
Robert> of a struct of the same name. does anyone else find that
Robert> strange?

It's standard practice in some C styles.  Personally I'd delete the
struct tag, as the typedef should be used everywhere instead.

Peter C
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