one trick in C pointer.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>



struct common_protocol
{
    int b;
    int c;
    int d;
};

struct Object
{
    int a;
    struct common_protocol *b;
};


/*
really wonderful trick

struct Object *a = malloc(sizeof(struct Object) + sizeof(struct common_protocol));
a->b = (struct common_protocol*) (a+1);
*/
int main()
{
   struct Object *a = malloc(sizeof(struct Object) + sizeof(struct common_protocol));
   //a->b->d = 1;    //error here due to b point to a unknown address or NULL.

    a->b = (struct common_protocol*) (a+1);
    printf("a: %x\n", a);
    printf("b: %x\n", a->b);
    printf("a: %x\n", &a->a);
    printf("b: %x\n", &a->b);
    printf("hello: %x\n", ((struct common_protocol *)a + 1));

    a->b->d = 1;

    printf("%d\n", a->b->d);
    printf("%d\n", a->b->c);

   sleep(100);
    return 0;
}

a: df0200
b: df0208
a: df0200
b: df0204
hello: df020c
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