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From: Rafael Pereira <flip-flop@pop.com.br>
To: "Jinu M." <jinum@esntechnologies.co.in>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux device driver using c++!
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 15:58:21 -0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1075658301.4608.8.camel@fliflop.mosfet.bit> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1118873EE1755348B4812EA29C55A9720DE151@esnmail.esntechnologies.co.in>

On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 10:47, Jinu M. wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> 	I am new to Linux based device driver development.
>          I wanted to know if it is possible to write a Linux device driver (kernel loadable module) using C++.
> 	
> Regards,
> -Jinu

This topic you posted is in the Linux Kernel Mailing List FAQ at:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/

Seacrh for this question:

"Why don't we rewrite the Linux kernel in C++?"

And you find because C++ is not used in the Linux Kernel.


Rafael.

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2004-02-01 17:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-01 12:47 Jinu M.
2004-02-01 13:00 ` Julien Rebetez
2004-02-01 13:02 ` Måns Rullgård
2004-02-01 13:05 ` Henti Smith
2004-02-01 13:19   ` Nick Piggin
2004-02-01 17:58 ` Rafael Pereira [this message]

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