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1Driver Basics
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4Driver Entry and Exit points
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7.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/init.h
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10Atomic and pointer manipulation
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13.. kernel-doc:: arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h
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16Delaying, scheduling, and timer routines
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19.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/sched.h
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22.. kernel-doc:: kernel/sched/core.c
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25.. kernel-doc:: kernel/sched/cpupri.c
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28.. kernel-doc:: kernel/sched/fair.c
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31.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/completion.h
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34.. kernel-doc:: kernel/time/timer.c
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37Wait queues and Wake events
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40.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/wait.h
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43.. kernel-doc:: kernel/sched/wait.c
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46High-resolution timers
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49.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ktime.h
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52.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/hrtimer.h
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55.. kernel-doc:: kernel/time/hrtimer.c
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58Workqueues and Kevents
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61.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/workqueue.h
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64.. kernel-doc:: kernel/workqueue.c
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67Internal Functions
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70.. kernel-doc:: kernel/exit.c
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73.. kernel-doc:: kernel/signal.c
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76.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kthread.h
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79.. kernel-doc:: kernel/kthread.c
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82Kernel objects manipulation
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85.. kernel-doc:: lib/kobject.c
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88Kernel utility functions
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91.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/kernel.h
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94.. kernel-doc:: kernel/printk/printk.c
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97.. kernel-doc:: kernel/panic.c
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100.. kernel-doc:: kernel/sys.c
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103.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/srcu.c
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106.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree.c
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109.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
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112.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/update.c
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115Device Resource Management
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118.. kernel-doc:: drivers/base/devres.c
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