Re: Linux kernel modules development in C++

[Alexander Viro]

On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Daniel Phillips wrote:

> Timur Tabi wrote:
> > The real advantage comes when you're writing a driver where the design is
> > inherently object-oriented.  I can't give an example in Linux...
> 
> The VFS is inherently object-oriented.  Each filesystem works by
> overriding a few methods stored in function table structs.  The MM is
> well on its way to being object-oriented - check out 'struct
> address_space'.

Check also vm_area_struct - that's what memory contexts consist of
(user memory consists of objects that correspond to areas; pagein,
pageout, etc. are methods of these objects; mmap() and friends
create/manipulate/destroy them). File mappings (both shared and
private) are derived classes, ditto for attached shm segment, etc.

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