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  1. The Linux Kernel Archives

    Jun 19, 2012 · This site is operated by the Linux Kernel Organization, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit corporation, with support from the following sponsors.

  2. The Linux Kernel documentation

    The Linux Kernel documentation ¶ This is the top level of the kernel’s documentation tree. Kernel documentation, like the kernel itself, is very much a work in progress; that is especially true as we …

  3. Linux Kernel Documentation

    html/latest - Kernel Documentation (mainline) html/next - Kernel Documentation (linux-next) README various README files scattered around Linux kernel source Output of kernel's "make help".

  4. The Linux Kernel Archives - Releases

    Feb 25, 2026 · Active kernel releases In Releases. There are several main categories into which kernel releases may fall: Prepatch Prepatch or "RC" kernels are mainline kernel pre-releases that are …

  5. 1. Introduction — The Linux Kernel documentation

    1. Introduction ¶ 1.1. Executive summary ¶ The rest of this section covers the scope of the kernel development process and the kinds of frustrations that developers and their employers can …

  6. Main Page - Demeter of the Kernel.org

    From Demeter of the Kernel.org rt - RTwiki ext4 - Ext4 btrfs - btrfs Wiki ata - ata Wiki ieee1394 - IEEE 1394 FireWire Wiki security - Linux Security Wiki (obsolete) i2c - Linux i2c Wiki parisc - Linux …

  7. The Linux Kernel Archives - FAQ

    Aug 6, 2024 · Is Linux Kernel Free Software? Linux kernel is released under the terms of GNU GPL version 2 and is therefore Free Software as defined by the Free Software Foundation. For more …

  8. HOWTO do Linux kernel development

    HOWTO do Linux kernel development This is the be-all, end-all document on this topic. It contains instructions on how to become a Linux kernel developer and how to learn to work with the Linux …

  9. iwlwifi — Linux Wireless documentation

    Feb 6, 2022 · There are four repositories that we maintain: iwlwifi-fixes with fixes for the current kernel release cycle iwlwifi-next with features for the next kernel release cycle iwlwifi/linux-firmware that …

  10. CFS Scheduler — The Linux Kernel documentation

    CFS Scheduler ¶ 1. OVERVIEW ¶ CFS stands for “Completely Fair Scheduler,” and is the “desktop” process scheduler implemented by Ingo Molnar and merged in Linux 2.6.23. When originally …