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- ["/HowToApplyAPatch"] How do I apply a patch?
["/KernelCompilation"] How do I compile a kernel?
["/get_current"] How does get_current() work?
["/LibraryFunctionsInKernel"] Can I use library functions in the kernel ?
["/asmlinkage"] What is asmlinkage ?
["/SyscallTrace"] How do I intercept system calls ?
["/People on KernelNewBies"] Who can I find on #kernelnewbies??
- ["/System.map"] What is System.map file?
- ["/WhereDoIBegin"] Where do I begin?
["/ExternAndStaticInlineVariable"] What's the difference between extern and static inline ?
["/VariousKernelTrees"] What are the various kernel trees for ?
["/MajorMinor"] What major/minor does XXX have ?
- ["/IDEs"] Are there any good IDEs? How do I handle all this code?
["/DoWhile0"] Why do a lot of #defines in the kernel use do { ... } while (0)?
["/CodingStyle"] What coding style should I use?
["/LikelyUnlikely"] What means the macros likely() and unlikely() ?
- ["/Preemption"] What does preemption mean ? Is it available under Linux ?
["/LinuxKernelModuleCompile"] How can I compile a Linux Kernel Module ?
["/ContainerOf"] What is container_of ? How does it work ?
["/InitExitMacros"] What are the init and exit macros ?
["/CompileVendorDriver"] How do I compile a 3rd party device driver ?
["/WhereIsbad_udelay"] Now, where is bad_udelay defined?
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