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      • The Linux Kernel API
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      • CPU hotplug in the Kernel
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      • Using flexible arrays in the kernel
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      • GFP masks used from FS/IO context
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      • Memory hotplug
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      • The Linux Kernel Tracepoint API
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Core API Documentation¶

This is the beginning of a manual for core kernel APIs. The conversion (and writing!) of documents for this manual is much appreciated!

Core utilities¶

  • The Linux Kernel API
  • Generic Associative Array Implementation
  • Semantics and Behavior of Atomic and Bitmask Operations
  • Cache and TLB Flushing Under Linux
  • refcount_t API compared to atomic_t
  • CPU hotplug in the Kernel
  • ID Allocation
  • Semantics and Behavior of Local Atomic Operations
  • Concurrency Managed Workqueue (cmwq)
  • Linux generic IRQ handling
  • XArray
  • Using flexible arrays in the kernel
  • Reed-Solomon Library Programming Interface
  • The genalloc/genpool subsystem
  • The errseq_t datatype
  • How to get printk format specifiers right
  • Circular Buffers
  • Memory Allocation Guide
  • Memory Management APIs
  • GFP masks used from FS/IO context
  • ktime accessors
  • Boot time memory management
  • Memory hotplug

Interfaces for kernel debugging¶

  • The object-lifetime debugging infrastructure
  • The Linux Kernel Tracepoint API
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