Subtle C differences - help to interpret please

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I am "code reading" the ide-cd module to try and understand how its working 
and to debug the issues I have with my cd-writer not working

I have a situation in which two routines are declared in a similar manner - I 
am not including the exact code or the right names, but an example is thus:

cdrom_start_packet_command ( ......., ide_handler_t *handler)
{
...
}

but the calling sequences of these routine is different

one call is

cdrom_start_packet_command( ...., &cdrom_seek_intr);

where cdrom_seek_intr is declared as a function 

static ide_startstop_t cdrom_seek_intr(...)
{
}

and the other is 

cdrom_start_packet_command(....., cdrom_continuation);

where cdrom_continution is defined in a similar manner, this

static ide_startstop_t cdrom_continuation(....)
{
}

What difference does the subtle '&' make (or the lack of it).




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