Hi... On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 13:34, rahul patil <rahul.deshmukhpatil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all, > > My question is simple. Is it allowed to declare global variables in shared > libraries? if not why ? and if yes then are there drawbacks > of using such global variables? Not really a kernel related question, I suppose? But anyway, I think the reason not declaring global variable (or at least avoiding it) is to avoid symbol conflict. Since libraries and the process that links to them operate in the same name space, the chance we get we get symbol conflict between them is fairly high IMO -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
