The Linux Kernel
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A guide to the Kernel Development Process
Submitting patches: the essential guide to getting your code into the kernel
Code of conduct
Kernel Maintainer Handbook
All development-process docs
Core API Documentation
Driver implementer's API guide
Kernel subsystem documentation
Human interfaces
Storage interfaces
Filesystems in the Linux kernel
Block
CD-ROM
SCSI Subsystem
TCM Virtual Device
Driver implementer's API guide
Core API Documentation
Locking
Accounting
CPUFreq - CPU frequency and voltage scaling code in the Linux(TM) kernel
FPGA
I2C/SMBus Subsystem
Industrial I/O
ISDN
InfiniBand
LEDs
NetLabel
Networking
PCMCIA
Power Management
Timers
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
1-Wire Subsystem
Watchdog Support
Virtualization Support
Hardware Monitoring
Compute Accelerators
Security Documentation
Crypto API
Memory Management Documentation
BPF Documentation
USB support
PCI Bus Subsystem
Assorted Miscellaneous Devices Documentation
Scheduler
MHI
PECI Subsystem
WMI Subsystem
Locking in the kernel
Linux kernel licensing rules
How to write kernel documentation
Development tools for the kernel
Kernel Testing Guide
Kernel Hacking Guides
Linux Tracing Technologies
fault-injection
Kernel Livepatching
Rust
The Linux kernel user's and administrator's guide
The kernel build system
Reporting issues
User-space tools
The Linux kernel user-space API guide
The Linux kernel firmware guide
Open Firmware and Devicetree
CPU Architectures
Unsorted Documentation
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Filesystem Caching
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General Filesystem Caching
Overview
Statistical Information
Cache List
Volume List
Cookie List
Debugging
Network Filesystem Caching API
Overview
Volume Registration
Data File Registration
Marking A Cookie In-Use
Resizing A Data File (Truncation)
Data I/O API
Data File Coherency
Data File Invalidation
Write-Back Resource Management
Caching of Local Modifications
Page Release and Invalidation
API Function Reference
Cache Backend API
Overview
Cache Cookies
Registering a Cache
Bringing a Cache Online
Withdrawing a Cache From Service
Volume Cookies
Data Storage Cookies
Cookie Accounting
Cache Management API
Data I/O API
Miscellaneous Functions
API Function Reference
Cache on Already Mounted Filesystem
Overview
Requirements
Configuration
Starting the Cache
Things to Avoid
Cache Culling
Cache Structure
Security Model and SELinux
A Note on Security
Statistical Information
Debugging
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