6 List Management Functions
7 =========================
9 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/list.h
12 Basic C Library Functions
13 =========================
15 When writing drivers, you cannot in general use routines which are from
16 the C Library. Some of the functions have been found generally useful
17 and they are listed below. The behaviour of these functions may vary
18 slightly from those defined by ANSI, and these deviations are noted in
24 .. kernel-doc:: lib/vsprintf.c
27 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h
30 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h
33 .. kernel-doc:: lib/kstrtox.c
36 .. kernel-doc:: lib/string_helpers.c
42 .. kernel-doc:: lib/string.c
45 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/string.h
48 .. kernel-doc:: mm/util.c
49 :functions: kstrdup kstrdup_const kstrndup kmemdup kmemdup_nul memdup_user
50 vmemdup_user strndup_user memdup_user_nul
52 Basic Kernel Library Functions
53 ==============================
55 The Linux kernel provides more basic utility functions.
60 .. kernel-doc:: include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-atomic.h
63 .. kernel-doc:: include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h
66 .. kernel-doc:: include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-lock.h
72 .. kernel-doc:: lib/bitmap.c
73 :doc: bitmap introduction
75 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/bitmap.h
78 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/bitmap.h
81 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/bitmap.h
84 .. kernel-doc:: lib/bitmap.c
87 .. kernel-doc:: lib/bitmap.c
90 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/bitmap.h
96 .. kernel-doc:: lib/cmdline.c
102 .. kernel-doc:: lib/sort.c
105 .. kernel-doc:: lib/list_sort.c
111 .. kernel-doc:: lib/textsearch.c
114 .. kernel-doc:: lib/textsearch.c
117 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/textsearch.h
118 :functions: textsearch_find textsearch_next \
119 textsearch_get_pattern textsearch_get_pattern_len
121 CRC and Math Functions in Linux
122 ===============================
127 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc4.c
130 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc7.c
133 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc8.c
136 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc16.c
139 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc32.c
141 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc-ccitt.c
144 .. kernel-doc:: lib/crc-itu-t.c
147 Base 2 log and power Functions
148 ------------------------------
150 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/log2.h
153 Integer power Functions
154 -----------------------
156 .. kernel-doc:: lib/math/int_pow.c
159 .. kernel-doc:: lib/math/int_sqrt.c
165 .. kernel-doc:: include/asm-generic/div64.h
168 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/math64.h
171 .. kernel-doc:: lib/math/div64.c
172 :functions: div_s64_rem div64_u64_rem div64_u64 div64_s64
174 .. kernel-doc:: lib/math/gcd.c
180 .. kernel-doc:: lib/uuid.c
183 Kernel IPC facilities
184 =====================
189 .. kernel-doc:: ipc/util.c
198 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kfifo.h
201 relay interface support
202 =======================
204 Relay interface support is designed to provide an efficient mechanism
205 for tools and facilities to relay large amounts of data from kernel
211 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/relay.c
214 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/relay.c
223 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/kmod.c
229 Refer to the file kernel/module.c for more information.
237 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/dma.c
243 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/resource.c
246 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/resource.c
252 .. kernel-doc:: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
258 .. kernel-doc:: security/security.c
261 .. kernel-doc:: security/inode.c
267 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/audit.c
270 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/auditsc.c
273 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/auditfilter.c
279 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/acct.c
285 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-core.c
288 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-core.c
291 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-map.c
294 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-sysfs.c
297 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-settings.c
300 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-exec.c
303 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-flush.c
306 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-lib.c
309 .. kernel-doc:: block/blk-integrity.c
312 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/trace/blktrace.c
315 .. kernel-doc:: block/genhd.c
318 .. kernel-doc:: block/genhd.c
324 .. kernel-doc:: fs/char_dev.c
330 The clock framework defines programming interfaces to support software
331 management of the system clock tree. This framework is widely used with
332 System-On-Chip (SOC) platforms to support power management and various
333 devices which may need custom clock rates. Note that these "clocks"
334 don't relate to timekeeping or real time clocks (RTCs), each of which
335 have separate frameworks. These :c:type:`struct clk <clk>`
336 instances may be used to manage for example a 96 MHz signal that is used
337 to shift bits into and out of peripherals or busses, or otherwise
338 trigger synchronous state machine transitions in system hardware.
340 Power management is supported by explicit software clock gating: unused
341 clocks are disabled, so the system doesn't waste power changing the
342 state of transistors that aren't in active use. On some systems this may
343 be backed by hardware clock gating, where clocks are gated without being
344 disabled in software. Sections of chips that are powered but not clocked
345 may be able to retain their last state. This low power state is often
346 called a *retention mode*. This mode still incurs leakage currents,
347 especially with finer circuit geometries, but for CMOS circuits power is
348 mostly used by clocked state changes.
350 Power-aware drivers only enable their clocks when the device they manage
351 is in active use. Also, system sleep states often differ according to
352 which clock domains are active: while a "standby" state may allow wakeup
353 from several active domains, a "mem" (suspend-to-RAM) state may require
354 a more wholesale shutdown of clocks derived from higher speed PLLs and
355 oscillators, limiting the number of possible wakeup event sources. A
356 driver's suspend method may need to be aware of system-specific clock
357 constraints on the target sleep state.
359 Some platforms support programmable clock generators. These can be used
360 by external chips of various kinds, such as other CPUs, multimedia
361 codecs, and devices with strict requirements for interface clocking.
363 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/clk.h
366 Synchronization Primitives
367 ==========================
369 Read-Copy Update (RCU)
370 ----------------------
372 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate.h
374 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree.c
376 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
378 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/update.c
380 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/srcu.h
382 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
384 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_bl.h
386 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist.h
388 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
390 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcu_sync.h
392 .. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/sync.c