From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265401AbUBAR6I (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:58:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265406AbUBAR6I (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:58:08 -0500 Received: from leticia.terra.com.br ([200.154.55.226]:50908 "EHLO leticia.terra.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265401AbUBAR6F (ORCPT ); Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:58:05 -0500 Subject: Re: Linux device driver using c++! From: Rafael Pereira To: "Jinu M." Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <1118873EE1755348B4812EA29C55A9720DE151@esnmail.esntechnologies.co.in> References: <1118873EE1755348B4812EA29C55A9720DE151@esnmail.esntechnologies.co.in> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1075658301.4608.8.camel@fliflop.mosfet.bit> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 15:58:21 -0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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. -- ================================================== Rafael do Nascimento Pereira Equipe de Suporte - Dpto. de Informatica - PUC-Rio ================================================== Tel: (21) 3114-1500 ramais 3303,3304,3305 Fax: (21) 3114-1530 ==================================================