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+.. raw:: latex
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+ \renewcommand\thesection*
+ \renewcommand\thesubsection*
+
+.. _process_index:
+
+=============================================
+Working with the kernel development community
+=============================================
+
+So you want to be a Linux kernel developer? Welcome! While there is a lot
+to be learned about the kernel in a technical sense, it is also important
+to learn about how our community works. Reading these documents will make
+it much easier for you to get your changes merged with a minimum of
+trouble.
+
+An introduction to how kernel development works
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+Read these documents first: an understanding of the material here will ease
+your entry into the kernel community.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ howto
+ development-process
+ submitting-patches
+ submit-checklist
+
+Tools and technical guides for kernel developers
+------------------------------------------------
+
+This is a collection of material that kernel developers should be familiar
+with.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ changes
+ programming-language
+ coding-style
+ maintainer-pgp-guide
+ email-clients
+ applying-patches
+ backporting
+ adding-syscalls
+ volatile-considered-harmful
+ botching-up-ioctls
+
+Policy guides and developer statements
+--------------------------------------
+
+These are the rules that we try to live by in the kernel community (and
+beyond).
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ license-rules
+ code-of-conduct
+ code-of-conduct-interpretation
+ contribution-maturity-model
+ kernel-enforcement-statement
+ kernel-driver-statement
+ stable-api-nonsense
+ stable-kernel-rules
+ management-style
+ researcher-guidelines
+ generated-content
+ coding-assistants
+ conclave
+
+Dealing with bugs
+-----------------
+
+Bugs are a fact of life; it is important that we handle them properly. The
+documents below provide general advice about debugging and describe our
+policies around the handling of a couple of special classes of bugs:
+regressions and security problems.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ debugging/index
+ handling-regressions
+ security-bugs
+ threat-model
+ cve
+ embargoed-hardware-issues
+
+Maintainer information
+----------------------
+
+How to find the people who will accept your patches.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ maintainer-handbooks
+ maintainers
+
+Other material
+--------------
+
+Here are some other guides to the community that are of interest to most
+developers:
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ kernel-docs
+ deprecated