trampoline.c

// Credit: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/189725/what-is-a-trampoline-function

#include <stdio.h>

typedef struct _trampoline_data {
  void(*callback)(struct _trampoline_data*);
  void* parameters;
} trampoline_data;

void trampoline(trampoline_data* data) {
  while(data->callback != NULL)
    data->callback(data);
}

//-----------------------------------------

typedef struct _factorialParameters {
  int n;
  int product;
} factorialParameters;

void factorial(trampoline_data* data) {
  factorialParameters* parameters = (factorialParameters*) data->parameters;

  if (parameters->n <= 1) {
    data->callback = NULL;
  }
  else {
    parameters->product *= parameters->n;
    parameters->n--;
  }
}

int main() {
  factorialParameters params = {5, 1};
  trampoline_data t = {&factorial, &params};

  trampoline(&t);
  printf("\n%d\n", params.product);

  return 0;
}