Coding regulations

Coding regulations

[rmoser]

Yeah just a quick question.  Not that I am actually able to code kernel
level drivers (I wish), but when I do code that would be part of one, I would
prefer not to make it a hassle for others to impliment.

To the point, I tend to do C++ classes, then make a C interface.  Makes
it easier for me to program.  Now, you may not want to mess with the C++
and convert it over, plus you may not want C++ code in the kernel.  I am
about to start on the compression code for the fast algorithm that may be
used for kernel swap compression and compressed swap-on-ram, assuming
these swap modules are implimented.  I don't want to cause any... oddities.

The C interfaces are just C functions that take a numerical handle which
identifies a class in a self-sorting linked list, as well as all the other data that
goes to each member function of the classes.  I can still do it in C alone but
it's a little more work.  Just don't wanna mess anyone/anything up.

--Bluefox Icy

Re: Coding regulations

[Jörn Engel]

On Fri, 25 April 2003 22:14:12 -0400, rmoser wrote:
> 
> Yeah just a quick question.  Not that I am actually able to code kernel
> level drivers (I wish), but when I do code that would be part of one, I would
> prefer not to make it a hassle for others to impliment.
> 
> To the point, I tend to do C++ classes, then make a C interface.  Makes
> it easier for me to program.  Now, you may not want to mess with the C++
> and convert it over, plus you may not want C++ code in the kernel.  I am
> about to start on the compression code for the fast algorithm that may be
> used for kernel swap compression and compressed swap-on-ram, assuming
> these swap modules are implimented.  I don't want to cause any... oddities.
> 
> The C interfaces are just C functions that take a numerical handle which
> identifies a class in a self-sorting linked list, as well as all the other data that
> goes to each member function of the classes.  I can still do it in C alone but
> it's a little more work.  Just don't wanna mess anyone/anything up.

The kernel uses c only (plus a little asm, if there is just no other
possibility). If it is trivial for me to convert your c++ to c, I will
do that. But since I don't really speak c++, c would be nicer.

Jörn

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