OP didn't ask for why it should or shouldn't be done, but can it be done. The answer is yes. See : http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2004/Feb/0026.html On Sun, 2 May 2004, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote: > On Sun, 2004-05-02 at 16:41, Zhen Liu wrote: > > I am wondering if we can use C++ to write a kernel module. The reason > > is I have writen many codes in C++ with class, template. It is too > > difficult to change it to C. > > > > I have tried compile a simple kernel module with g++ instead of c, but > > got many compilation errors. > > > > Anybody has any experience to write kernel module with C++? > > Short answer: FOrget it. > Long answer: Search in the archives of the kernel-mailing-list. This > topic has been discussed to death. > > Bernd > -- > Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ > mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 > Embedded Linux Development and Services > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
