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I have a problem like i need to include a different header files depending on the linux kernel in a .cpp file. I have to check the linux kernel version and include the headerfile depending on that kernel. How can I do that?

I have ARCH variable in Makefile which gives me exactly the kernel version, can i make use of that?

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I'm going to guess, though I've never done this myself, that you'd do that through preprocessor directives in your source code. I'm thinking it would look something like:

#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,0)
#include <whatever_header.h>
#else
#include <a_different_header.h>
#endif

Of course, you'll want to change the version in KERNEL_VERSION, but beyond that it should work.

Check out this post: kernel version in C preprocessor

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