Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:46:23 -0800 (PST) | | From | Linus Torvalds <> | | Subject | Re: Compiling C++ kernel module + Makefile |
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Robin Rosenberg wrote: > > This is the "We've always used COBOL^H^H^H^H" argument.
In fact, in Linux we did try C++ once already, back in 1992.
It sucks. Trust me - writing kernel code in C++ is a BLOODY STUPID IDEA.
The fact is, C++ compilers are not trustworthy. They were even worse in 1992, but some fundamental facts haven't changed:
- the whole C++ exception handling thing is fundamentally broken. It's _especially_ broken for kernels. - any compiler or language that likes to hide things like memory allocations behind your back just isn't a good choice for a kernel. - you can write object-oriented code (useful for filesystems etc) in C, _without_ the crap that is C++.
In general, I'd say that anybody who designs his kernel modules for C++ is either (a) looking for problems (b) a C++ bigot that can't see what he is writing is really just C anyway (c) was given an assignment in CS class to do so.
Feel free to make up (d).
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