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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-10-02 12:17:24 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-10-02 12:17:24 -0700 |
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Merge tag 'io_uring-7.3-20261002' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linuxgrafted
Pull io_uring fixes from Jens Axboe:
- Fix a task_work add use-after-free with SQPOLL.
The sqpoll thread could pop and complete the last request while
io_req_normal_work_add() was still looking at them after the mpscq
push.
Use the same approach as DEFER_TASKRUN to protect from that, holding
an RCU read lock across the add, and have exit wait for an RCU grace
period for SQPOLL rings as well.
- CQE32 ring fixes: correct the free entry check for 32b CQEs, zero the
big_cqe for aux CQEs, and only post the dummy skip CQE on CQE_MIXED
rings
- Mark the source filter table as COW when cloning bpf filters, so
registering another filter on the source doesn't modify the shared
table in place
- Initialize the task context before running the BPF loop
- Requeue zcrx multishot receives stopped by a local resource
- End a TX_TIMESTAMP multishot cmd when the CQ is full (lollipopkit)
* tag 'io_uring-7.3-20261002' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux:
io_uring: fix task_work add use-after-free with SQPOLL
io_uring/cmd_net: end TX_TIMESTAMP multishot when the CQ is full
io_uring/zcrx: requeue multishot receives stopped by a local resource
io_uring: initialize task context before running the BPF loop
io_uring: zero big_cqe for aux CQEs on CQE32 rings
io_uring: fix free entry check for 32b CQEs on CQE32 rings
io_uring: only post the dummy skip CQE on CQE_MIXED rings
io_uring/bpf_filter: mark source as COW when cloning filters
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst b/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c67ac12cf --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst @@ -0,0 +1,381 @@ +.. _kernel_docs: + +Index of Further Kernel Documentation +===================================== + +The need for a document like this one became apparent in the linux-kernel +mailing list as the same questions, asking for pointers to information, +appeared again and again. + +Fortunately, as more and more people get to GNU/Linux, more and more get +interested in the Kernel. But reading the sources is not always enough. It +is easy to understand the code, but miss the concepts, the philosophy and +design decisions behind this code. + +Unfortunately, not many documents are available for beginners to start. +And, even if they exist, there was no "well-known" place which kept track +of them. These lines try to cover this lack. + +PLEASE, if you know any paper not listed here or write a new document, +include a reference to it here, following the kernel's patch submission +process. Any corrections, ideas or comments are also welcome. + +All documents are cataloged with the following fields: the document's +"Title", the "Author"/s, the "URL" where they can be found, some "Keywords" +helpful when searching for specific topics, and a brief "Description" of +the Document. + +.. note:: + + The documents on each section of this document are ordered by its + published date, from the newest to the oldest. The maintainer(s) should + periodically retire resources as they become obsolete or outdated; with + the exception of foundational books. + +Docs at the Linux Kernel tree +----------------------------- + +The Sphinx books should be built with ``make {htmldocs | pdfdocs | epubdocs}``. + + * Name: **linux/Documentation** + + :Author: Many. + :Location: Documentation/ + :Keywords: text files, Sphinx. + :Description: Documentation that comes with the kernel sources, + inside the Documentation directory. Some pages from this document + (including this document itself) have been moved there, and might + be more up to date than the web version. + +On-line docs +------------ + + * Title: **Linux Kernel Mailing List Glossary** + + :Author: various + :URL: https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelGlossary + :Date: rolling version + :Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel. + :Description: From the introduction: "This glossary is intended as + a brief description of some of the acronyms and terms you may hear + during discussion of the Linux kernel". + + * Title: **The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide** + + :Author: Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz, Bob Mottram, + Jim Huang. + :URL: https://sysprog21.github.io/lkmpg/ + :Date: 2021 + :Keywords: modules, GPL book, /proc, ioctls, system calls, + interrupt handlers . + :Description: A very nice GPL book on the topic of modules + programming. Lots of examples. Currently the new version is being + actively maintained at https://github.com/sysprog21/lkmpg. + +Published books +--------------- + + * Title: **The Linux Memory Manager** + + :Author: Lorenzo Stoakes + :Publisher: No Starch Press + :Date: February 2025 + :Pages: 1300 + :ISBN: 978-1718504462 + :Notes: Memory management. Full draft available as early access for + pre-order, full release scheduled for Fall 2025. See + https://nostarch.com/linux-memory-manager for further info. + + * Title: **Practical Linux System Administration: A Guide to Installation, Configuration, and Management, 1st Edition** + + :Author: Kenneth Hess + :Publisher: O'Reilly Media + :Date: May, 2023 + :Pages: 246 + :ISBN: 978-1098109035 + :Notes: System administration + + * Title: **Linux Kernel Debugging: Leverage proven tools and advanced techniques to effectively debug Linux kernels and kernel modules** + + :Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria + :Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd + :Date: August, 2022 + :Pages: 638 + :ISBN: 978-1801075039 + :Notes: Debugging book + + * Title: **Linux Kernel Programming: A Comprehensive Guide to Kernel Internals, Writing Kernel Modules, and Kernel Synchronization** + + :Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria + :Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd + :Date: March, 2021 (Second Edition published in 2024) + :Pages: 754 + :ISBN: 978-1789953435 (Second Edition ISBN is 978-1803232225) + + * Title: **Linux Kernel Programming Part 2 - Char Device Drivers and Kernel Synchronization: Create user-kernel interfaces, work with peripheral I/O, and handle hardware interrupts** + + :Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria + :Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd + :Date: March, 2021 + :Pages: 452 + :ISBN: 978-1801079518 + + * Title: **Linux System Programming: Talking Directly to the Kernel and C Library** + + :Author: Robert Love + :Publisher: O'Reilly Media + :Date: June, 2013 + :Pages: 456 + :ISBN: 978-1449339531 + :Notes: Foundational book + + * Title: **Linux Kernel Development, 3rd Edition** + + :Author: Robert Love + :Publisher: Addison-Wesley + :Date: July, 2010 + :Pages: 440 + :ISBN: 978-0672329463 + :Notes: Foundational book + +.. _ldd3_published: + + * Title: **Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition** + + :Authors: Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman + :Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates + :Date: 2005 + :Pages: 636 + :ISBN: 0-596-00590-3 + :Notes: Foundational book. Further information in + http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdrive3/ + PDF format, URL: https://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ + + * Title: **The Design of the UNIX Operating System** + + :Author: Maurice J. Bach + :Publisher: Prentice Hall + :Date: 1986 + :Pages: 471 + :ISBN: 0-13-201757-1 + :Notes: Foundational book + +Miscellaneous +------------- + + * Name: **Cross-Referencing Linux** + + :URL: https://elixir.bootlin.com/ + :Keywords: Browsing source code. + :Description: Another web-based Linux kernel source code browser. + Lots of cross references to variables and functions. You can see + where they are defined and where they are used. + + * Name: **Linux Weekly News** + + :URL: https://lwn.net + :Keywords: latest kernel news. + :Description: The title says it all. There's a fixed kernel section + summarizing developers' work, bug fixes, new features and versions + produced during the week. + + * Name: **The home page of Linux-MM** + + :Author: The Linux-MM team. + :URL: https://linux-mm.org/ + :Keywords: memory management, Linux-MM, mm patches, TODO, docs, + mailing list. + :Description: Site devoted to Linux Memory Management development. + Memory related patches, HOWTOs, links, mm developers... Don't miss + it if you are interested in memory management development! + + * Name: **Kernel Newbies IRC Channel and Website** + + :URL: https://www.kernelnewbies.org + :Keywords: IRC, newbies, channel, asking doubts. + :Description: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net. + #kernelnewbies is an IRC network dedicated to the 'newbie' + kernel hacker. The audience mostly consists of people who are + learning about the kernel, working on kernel projects or + professional kernel hackers that want to help less seasoned kernel + people. + #kernelnewbies is on the OFTC IRC Network. + Try irc.oftc.net as your server and then /join #kernelnewbies. + The kernelnewbies website also hosts articles, documents, FAQs... + + * Name: **linux-kernel mailing list archives and search engines** + + :URL: https://subspace.kernel.org + :URL: https://lore.kernel.org + :Keywords: linux-kernel, archives, search. + :Description: Some of the linux-kernel mailing list archivers. If + you have a better/another one, please let me know. + + * Name: **The Linux Foundation YouTube channel** + + :URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/thelinuxfoundation + :Keywords: linux, videos, linux-foundation, youtube. + :Description: The Linux Foundation uploads video recordings of their + collaborative events, Linux conferences including LinuxCon, and + other original research and content related to Linux and software + development. + +Rust +---- + + * Title: **Rust for Linux** + + :Author: various + :URL: https://rust-for-linux.com/ + :Date: rolling version + :Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel, rust. + :Description: From the website: "Rust for Linux is the project adding + support for the Rust language to the Linux kernel. This website is + intended as a hub of links, documentation and resources related to + the project". + + * Title: **Learn Rust the Dangerous Way** + + :Author: Cliff L. Biffle + :URL: https://cliffle.com/p/dangerust/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 11 2024 + :Keywords: rust, blog. + :Description: From the website: "LRtDW is a series of articles + putting Rust features in context for low-level C programmers who + maybe don’t have a formal CS background — the sort of people who + work on firmware, game engines, OS kernels, and the like. + Basically, people like me.". It illustrates line-by-line + conversions from C to Rust. + + * Title: **The Rust Book** + + :Author: Steve Klabnik and Carol Nichols, with contributions from the + Rust community + :URL: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 11 2024 + :Keywords: rust, book. + :Description: From the website: "This book fully embraces the + potential of Rust to empower its users. It’s a friendly and + approachable text intended to help you level up not just your + knowledge of Rust, but also your reach and confidence as a + programmer in general. So dive in, get ready to learn—and welcome + to the Rust community!". + + * Title: **Rust for the Polyglot Programmer** + + :Author: Ian Jackson + :URL: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ianmdlvl/rust-polyglot/index.html + :Date: December 2022 + :Keywords: rust, blog, tooling. + :Description: From the website: "There are many guides and + introductions to Rust. This one is something different: it is + intended for the experienced programmer who already knows many + other programming languages. I try to be comprehensive enough to be + a starting point for any area of Rust, but to avoid going into too + much detail except where things are not as you might expect. Also + this guide is not entirely free of opinion, including + recommendations of libraries (crates), tooling, etc.". + + * Title: **Fasterthanli.me** + + :Author: Amos Wenger + :URL: https://fasterthanli.me/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 11 2024 + :Keywords: rust, blog, news. + :Description: From the website: "I make articles and videos about how + computers work. My content is long-form, didactic and exploratory + — and often an excuse to teach Rust!". + + * Title: **Comprehensive Rust** + + :Author: Android team at Google + :URL: https://google.github.io/comprehensive-rust/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 13 2024 + :Keywords: rust, blog. + :Description: From the website: "The course covers the full spectrum + of Rust, from basic syntax to advanced topics like generics and + error handling". + + * Title: **The Embedded Rust Book** + + :Author: Multiple contributors, mostly Jorge Aparicio + :URL: https://docs.rust-embedded.org/book/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 13 2024 + :Keywords: rust, blog. + :Description: From the website: "An introductory book about using + the Rust Programming Language on "Bare Metal" embedded systems, + such as Microcontrollers". + + * Title: **Experiment: Improving the Rust Book** + + :Author: Cognitive Engineering Lab at Brown University + :URL: https://rust-book.cs.brown.edu/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 22 2024 + :Keywords: rust, blog. + :Description: From the website: "The goal of this experiment is to + evaluate and improve the content of the Rust Book to help people + learn Rust more effectively.". + + * Title: **New Rustacean** (podcast) + + :Author: Chris Krycho + :URL: https://newrustacean.com/ + :Date: Accessed Sep 22 2024 + :Keywords: rust, podcast. + :Description: From the website: "This is a podcast about learning + the programming language Rust—from scratch! Apart from this spiffy + landing page, all the site content is built with Rust's own + documentation tools.". + + * Title: **Opsem-team** (repository) + + :Author: Operational semantics team + :URL: https://github.com/rust-lang/opsem-team/tree/main + :Date: Accessed Sep 22 2024 + :Keywords: rust, repository. + :Description: From the README: "The opsem team is the successor of + the unsafe-code-guidelines working group and responsible for + answering many of the difficult questions about the semantics of + unsafe Rust". + + * Title: **You Can't Spell Trust Without Rust** + + :Author: Alexis Beingessner + :URL: https://repository.library.carleton.ca/downloads/1j92g820w?locale=en + :Date: 2015 + :Keywords: rust, master, thesis. + :Description: This thesis focuses on Rust's ownership system, which + ensures memory safety by controlling data manipulation and + lifetime, while also highlighting its limitations and comparing it + to similar systems in Cyclone and C++. + + * Name: **Linux Plumbers (LPC) 2024 Rust presentations** + + :Title: Rust microconference + :URL: https://lpc.events/event/18/sessions/186/#20240918 + :Title: Rust for Linux + :URL: https://lpc.events/event/18/contributions/1912/ + :Title: Journey of a C kernel engineer starting a Rust driver project + :URL: https://lpc.events/event/18/contributions/1911/ + :Title: Crafting a Linux kernel scheduler that runs in user-space + using Rust + :URL: https://lpc.events/event/18/contributions/1723/ + :Title: openHCL: A Linux and Rust based paravisor + :URL: https://lpc.events/event/18/contributions/1956/ + :Keywords: rust, lpc, presentations. + :Description: A number of LPC talks related to Rust. + + * Name: **The Rustacean Station Podcast** + + :URL: https://rustacean-station.org/ + :Keywords: rust, podcasts. + :Description: A community project for creating podcast content for + the Rust programming language. + +------- + +This document was originally based on: + + https://www.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html + +and written by Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche |
