Re: why asmlinkage is needed?

Michael Elizabeth Chastain (mec@shout.net)
Sun, 16 Aug 1998 00:21:15 -0500


Hi Andreas,

> We don't compile the kernel with g++, so why is asmlinkage used
> somewhere in the kernel function declaration?

The asmlinkage is for the benefit of user-space C++ programs that
include kernel headers.

Michael Elizabeth Chastain
<mailto:mec@shout.net>
"love without fear"

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