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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: Compiling C++ modules
From:       Bongani Hlope <bhlope () mweb ! co ! za>
Date:       2006-04-25 20:11:52
Message-ID: 200604252211.52474.bhlope () mweb ! co ! za
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On Tuesday 25 April 2006 18:46, Avi Kivity wrote:
> Should you want to allocate from the heap, try this:
>
> {
>     spinlock_t::guard g(some_lock);
>     auto_ptr<Foo> item(new (gfp_mask) Foo);   /* or pass a kmem_cache_t */
>     item->do_something();
>     item->do_something_else();
>     return item.release();
> }
>

I love C++, but you have to stop it now. Imagine how many auto_ptr<Foo> will 
you use inside your kernel. The compiler will need to create a separete class 
for each. Using templates in the kernel will be plain silly.
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