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1. ["/HowToApplyAPatch"] How do I apply a patch?

2. ["/KernelCompilation"] How do I compile a kernel?

3. ["/get_current"] How does get_current() work?

4. ["/LibraryFunctionsInKernel"] Can I use library functions in the kernel ?

5. ["/asmlinkage"] What is asmlinkage ?

6. ["/SyscallTrace"] How do I intercept system calls ?

7. ["/People on KernelNewBies"] Who can I find on #kernelnewbies??

8. ["/System.map"] What is System.map file?
9. ["/WhereDoIBegin"] Where do I begin?

10. ["/ExternAndStaticInlineVariable"] What's the difference between extern and static inline ?

11. ["/VariousKernelTrees"] What are the various kernel trees for ?

12. ["/MajorMinor"] What major/minor does XXX have ?

13. ["/IDEs"] Are there any good IDEs? How do I handle all this code?

14. ["/DoWhile0"] Why do a lot of #defines in the kernel use do { ... } while (0)?

15. ["/CodingStyle"] What coding style should I use?

16. ["/LikelyUnlikely"] What means the macros likely() and unlikely() ?

17. ["/Preemption"] What does preemption mean ? Is it available under Linux ?

18. ["/LinuxKernelModuleCompile"] How can I compile a Linux Kernel Module ?

19. ["/ContainerOf"] What is container_of ? How does it work ?

20. ["/InitExitMacros"] What are the init and exit macros ?

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