uefi: Add opaque_type macro #718
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There are several places where we copy a rather abstruse pattern from the nomicon for representing opaque structs for FFI purposes [1]. This is necessary until such time as as a proper extern type [2] is stabilized. To avoid having to copy-paste this pattern, add a simple macro for it. [1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/nomicon/ffi.html#representing-opaque-structs [2]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/1861-extern-types.html
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There are several places where we copy a rather abstruse pattern from the nomicon for representing opaque structs for FFI purposes 1. This is necessary until such time as as a proper extern type 2 is stabilized.
To avoid having to copy-paste this pattern, add a simple macro for it.
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