Added typed_addr type.

diff --git a/lib/virt_mem_mmap.ml b/lib/virt_mem_mmap.ml
index c323c1a..e5f0101 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/virt_mem_mmap.ml
+++ b/lib/virt_mem_mmap.ml
@@ -618,3 +618,9 @@ let align t addr =
   let ws = get_wordsize t in
   let mask = Int64.of_int (bytes_of_wordsize ws - 1) in
   (addr +^ mask) &^ (Int64.lognot mask)
+
+(* Typed addresses. *)
+type 'a typed_addr
+
+external unsafe_addr_of_typed_addr : 'a typed_addr -> addr = "%identity"
+external unsafe_typed_addr_of_addr : addr -> 'a typed_addr = "%identity"

diff --git a/lib/virt_mem_mmap.mli b/lib/virt_mem_mmap.mli
index 0294efd..78f9b8c 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/virt_mem_mmap.mli
+++ b/lib/virt_mem_mmap.mli
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ type ('ws,'e,'hm) t
 type addr = int64
 (** Virtual memory addresses (even on 32 bit machines). *)
 
+type 'a typed_addr
+(** Virtual memory addresses with an implicit type, one which we know
+    or believe is pointing at a struct of some known type. *)
+
+external unsafe_addr_of_typed_addr : 'a typed_addr -> addr = "%identity"
+external unsafe_typed_addr_of_addr : addr -> 'a typed_addr = "%identity"
+
 (** {2 Create a memory map, add mappings} *)
 
 val create : unit -> ([`NoWordsize], [`NoEndian], [`NoMappings]) t