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intro(9)			   Linux DDI			      intro(9)

NAME
       intro - Introduction to kernel interface

SYNOPSIS
       #include <linux/version.h>

DESCRIPTION
       This section documents the functions available to device driver writers
       and kernel level modules. The  functions	 are  of  interest  mainly  to
       device  driver  writers,	 although  anyone  considering running code in
       linux kernel mode may need to be familiar with these interfaces.

       Some of the functions of the DDI exist only in certain versions of  the
       kernel.	Use the LINUX_VERSION_CODE macro to test for specific versions
       of the kernel. For example, to use a feature that is new to 2.1, say:

       #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= 0x020100
	   ... use new stuff ...
       #else
	   ... do it the old way ...
       #endif

       The following is a list of the man pages, divided roughly into function
       groups.

   Kernel Functions
       These are general kernel functions.

	      MAJOR

	      MOD_INC_USE_COUNT

	      cli

	      init_bh

	      init_module

	      kmalloc

	      poll_wait

	      printk

	      probe_irq_on

	      register_chrdev

	      register_console

	      request_irq

	      save_flags

	      sleep_on

	      wake_up

   /proc functions
       These functions relate to manipulation of the /proc filesystem.

	      proc_dir_entry

	      proc_net_register

	      proc_scsi_register

   BIOS32 functions
       These are specific to PCI (BIOS32) support.

	      pcibios_find_class

	      pcibios_present

	      pcibios_read_config_byte

	      pcibios_read_config_dword

	      pcibios_read_config_word

	      pcibios_strerror

	      pcibios_write_config_byte

	      pcibios_write_config_dword

	      pcibios_write_config_word

   VM functions
       These  are  functions that support manipulating the virtual memory sub‐
       system.

	      MAP_NR

	      mem_map_reserve

   Network Functions
	      skb_dequeue

	      skb_insert

	      skb_peek

	      skb_queue_empty

	      skb_queue_head

	      skb_queue_head_init

	      skb_queue_len

	      skb_queue_tail

	      skb_unlink

AVAILABILITY
       Each man page attempts to list the kernel versions where	 the  function
       is  available.  If the form of the function changes, this section tells
       when the described form applies.

SEE ALSO
       This section lists other man pages  that	 may  be  of  interest.	 Also,
       interesting source files in the linux kernel may be listed here.

AUTHORS
       Each  man page has a section like this one that lists the author(s) who
       contributed significantly to that page. Other unnamed  individuals  may
       also have contributed corrections, editorial, etc.

       Major   contributors   are   (in	  alphabetical	 order)	 Cyrus	Durgin
       <cider@speakeasy.org>,  Niel  Moore  <amethyst@maxwell.ml.org>,	 Keith
       Owens   <kaos@ocs.com.au>,   Kirk  Petersen  <kirk@speakeasy.org>,  and
       Stephen Williams <steve@icarus.com>.

       Editorial,  and	this  intro  page,  were  done	by  Stephen   Williams
       <steve@icarus.com>.

BUGS
       The  living  linux  kernel is a moving target, and the kernel functions
       are unique to linux. Therefore, although the  editor  and  contributers
       make a good effort to be as accurate as possible, errors may exist. The
       source codes of the linux kernel are  the  ultimate  authority  on  the
       behavior of any function and should be considered the final word.

Linux DDI			   July 1997			      intro(9)
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