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On Feb 11, 2008 5:07 PM, rohit h <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 8, 2008 9:24 PM, Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Feb 9 2008 00:14, Joonwoo Park wrote: > > >2008/2/8, rohit h <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> Hi, > > >> I am a kernel newbie. > > >> I tried to insmod a C++ module containing classes, inheritance. > > >> I am getting 'unresolved symbol' error when I use the 'new' keyword. > > >> What could the problem be? > > >> > > >> What kind of runtime support is needed ( arm linux kernel)? Is a > > >> patch available for it? > > >> > > >Please take a look at click modular router which is using c++ as a > > >linux kernel module. > > >http://www.read.cs.ucla.edu/click/ > > >The lib/glue.cc provides custom operator new. > > > > Uh, let's not make the world worse :) > > Just call malloc from C++, and carefully select what C++ features > > you are going to use. The VMware source for example does it right. > > > > From the links given, I dig that following C++ features need runtime support: > a. Pure virtual functions > b. Global objects : Needs compiler dependent changes > c. new & delete : Can use kmalloc / kfree instead > d. Run time type info > e. Exceptions > I guess features d & e need considerable effort. > Apart from these, am I free to use other C++ features? > Where could I see the VMWare sources? > > > > > Compiling the kernel module with g++ is not a simple work, you may > > need big patch for kernel itself. > > I don't want to compile entire kernel. > I only want to compile my module with g++ and insmod it. > Any hint on how to write the Makefile. > > Thanks in advance, > Rohit > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- ---------------------------------------------- "Why is it that every time I'm with you, makes me believe in magic?" -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
