Address assignment

[DJ Delorie]

>   Ah, you're using a compiler rather than writing assembly?

You use the compiler to define the structure, and assembly to place
it.

> >>         .global _my_struct
> >> _my_struct = 0xa0001028
> 
> you'd want to use a pointer variable:
> 
> struct my_struct_type * const my_struct = (struct my_struct_type
> *)0xa0001028;

Why add an unneeded level of indirection?  Especially on time-critical
embedded systems?