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+=========================================
+Linux Networking and Network Devices APIs
+=========================================
+
+Linux Networking
+================
+
+Networking Base Types
+---------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/net.h
+ :internal:
+
+Socket Buffer Functions
+-----------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/skbuff.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/sock.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/socket.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/skbuff.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/sock.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/datagram.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/stream.c
+ :export:
+
+Socket Filter
+-------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/filter.c
+ :export:
+
+Generic Network Statistics
+--------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/gen_stats.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/gen_stats.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/gen_estimator.c
+ :export:
+
+SUN RPC subsystem
+-----------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/xdr.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/sched.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/socklib.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/stats.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+ :export:
+
+Network device support
+======================
+
+Driver Support
+--------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/core/dev.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/ethernet/eth.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/sched/sch_generic.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/etherdevice.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/netdevice.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/net_shaper.h
+ :internal:
+
+PHY Support
+-----------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phy-core.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/phy.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+ :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+ :internal:
+
+PHYLINK
+-------
+
+ PHYLINK interfaces traditional network drivers with PHYLIB, fixed-links,
+ and SFF modules (eg, hot-pluggable SFP) that may contain PHYs. PHYLINK
+ provides management of the link state and link modes.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/phylink.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+
+SFP support
+-----------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/sfp.h
+ :internal:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
+ :export: