Writing kernel modules in Haskell [LWN.net]

Writing kernel modules in Haskell

Posted Sep 17, 2009 6:17 UTC (Thu) by pynm0001 (guest, #18379)
In reply to: Writing kernel modules in Haskell by Ed_L.
Parent article: Writing kernel modules in Haskell

> > When you replace ptr = (T*)malloc(sizeof(T)); by ptr = new T;, you
> > haven't hidden the memory allocation!

> evaluates "true" only when ptr = new T; is in fact replaceable by ptr =
> (T*)malloc(sizeof(T)); Are you certain you want to debate this one? ;)

You mean as opposed to the more generic C:

ptr = (T*)malloc(sizeof(T));
foo_type_initialize_default(ptr);

that a C++ "ptr = new T;" is capable of expressing? You weren't going to
use that ptr uninitialized were you? This is 2009, there's no reason to
be using uninitialized structs!

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