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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2017-03-30 17:11:32 -0300 |
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committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2017-04-02 14:13:27 -0600 |
commit | baca8a0c990a8281573d9317b8bbeb18fb12a863 (patch) | |
tree | fa2d241e10acd07197a447652baa3abdf1c51a8f /Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst | |
parent | 76d40fae13518e6c672cc7dcf78e66ca2cd3cb44 (diff) |
kernel-api.tmpl: convert it to ReST
Brainless conversion of genericirq.tmpl book to ReST, via
Documentation/sphinx/tmplcvt
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e820247e90d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst @@ -0,0 +1,419 @@ +==================== +The Linux Kernel API +==================== + +Data Types +========== + +Doubly Linked Lists +------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/list.h + :internal: + +Basic C Library Functions +========================= + +When writing drivers, you cannot in general use routines which are from +the C Library. Some of the functions have been found generally useful +and they are listed below. The behaviour of these functions may vary +slightly from those defined by ANSI, and these deviations are noted in +the text. + +String Conversions +------------------ + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/vsprintf.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h + :functions: kstrtol + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h + :functions: kstrtoul + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/kstrtox.c + :export: + +String Manipulation +------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/string.c + :export: + +Bit Operations +-------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h + :internal: + +Basic Kernel Library Functions +============================== + +The Linux kernel provides more basic utility functions. + +Bitmap Operations +----------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/bitmap.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/bitmap.c + :internal: + +Command-line Parsing +-------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/cmdline.c + :export: + +CRC Functions +------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc7.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc16.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc-itu-t.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc32.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/crc-ccitt.c + :export: + +idr/ida Functions +----------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/idr.h + :doc: idr sync + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/idr.c + :doc: IDA description + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/idr.c + :export: + +Memory Management in Linux +========================== + +The Slab Cache +-------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/slab.h + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/slab.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/util.c + :export: + +User Space Memory Access +------------------------ + +.. kernel-doc:: arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: arch/x86/lib/usercopy_32.c + :export: + +More Memory Management Functions +-------------------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/readahead.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/filemap.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/memory.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/vmalloc.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/page_alloc.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/mempool.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/dmapool.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/page-writeback.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: mm/truncate.c + :export: + +Kernel IPC facilities +===================== + +IPC utilities +------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: ipc/util.c + :internal: + +FIFO Buffer +=========== + +kfifo interface +--------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kfifo.h + :internal: + +relay interface support +======================= + +Relay interface support is designed to provide an efficient mechanism +for tools and facilities to relay large amounts of data from kernel +space to user space. + +relay interface +--------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/relay.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/relay.c + :internal: + +Module Support +============== + +Module Loading +-------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/kmod.c + :export: + +Inter Module support +-------------------- + +Refer to the file kernel/module.c for more information. + +Hardware Interfaces +=================== + +Interrupt Handling +------------------ + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/irq/manage.c + :export: + +DMA Channels +------------ + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/dma.c + :export: + +Resources Management +-------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/resource.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/resource.c + :export: + +MTRR Handling +------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c + :export: + +PCI Support Library +------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/pci.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/pci-driver.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/remove.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/search.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/msi.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/bus.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/access.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/irq.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/htirq.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/probe.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/slot.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/rom.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/iov.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c + :internal: + +PCI Hotplug Support Library +--------------------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/pci/hotplug/pci_hotplug_core.c + :export: + +Firmware Interfaces +=================== + +DMI Interfaces +-------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c + :export: + +EDD Interfaces +-------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/firmware/edd.c + :internal: + +Security Framework +================== + +.. kernel-doc:: security/security.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: security/inode.c + :export: + +Audit Interfaces +================ + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/audit.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/auditsc.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/auditfilter.c + :internal: + +Accounting Framework +==================== + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/acct.c + :internal: + +Block Devices +============= + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-core.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-core.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-map.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-sysfs.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-settings.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-exec.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-flush.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-lib.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-tag.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-tag.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/blk-integrity.c + :export: + +.. kernel-doc:: kernel/trace/blktrace.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/genhd.c + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: block/genhd.c + :export: + +Char devices +============ + +.. kernel-doc:: fs/char_dev.c + :export: + +Miscellaneous Devices +===================== + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/char/misc.c + :export: + +Clock Framework +=============== + +The clock framework defines programming interfaces to support software +management of the system clock tree. This framework is widely used with +System-On-Chip (SOC) platforms to support power management and various +devices which may need custom clock rates. Note that these "clocks" +don't relate to timekeeping or real time clocks (RTCs), each of which +have separate frameworks. These :c:type:`struct clk <clk>` +instances may be used to manage for example a 96 MHz signal that is used +to shift bits into and out of peripherals or busses, or otherwise +trigger synchronous state machine transitions in system hardware. + +Power management is supported by explicit software clock gating: unused +clocks are disabled, so the system doesn't waste power changing the +state of transistors that aren't in active use. On some systems this may +be backed by hardware clock gating, where clocks are gated without being +disabled in software. Sections of chips that are powered but not clocked +may be able to retain their last state. This low power state is often +called a *retention mode*. This mode still incurs leakage currents, +especially with finer circuit geometries, but for CMOS circuits power is +mostly used by clocked state changes. + +Power-aware drivers only enable their clocks when the device they manage +is in active use. Also, system sleep states often differ according to +which clock domains are active: while a "standby" state may allow wakeup +from several active domains, a "mem" (suspend-to-RAM) state may require +a more wholesale shutdown of clocks derived from higher speed PLLs and +oscillators, limiting the number of possible wakeup event sources. A +driver's suspend method may need to be aware of system-specific clock +constraints on the target sleep state. + +Some platforms support programmable clock generators. These can be used +by external chips of various kinds, such as other CPUs, multimedia +codecs, and devices with strict requirements for interface clocking. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/clk.h + :internal: |