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May 26, 2025 · Prepatch or "RC" kernels are mainline kernel pre-releases that are mostly aimed at other kernel developers and Linux enthusiasts. They must be compiled from source and usually contain new features that must be tested before they can be put into a stable release.

The following manuals are written for users of the kernel — those who are trying to get it to work optimally on a given system and application developers seeking information on the kernel’s user-space APIs.

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Aug 6, 2024 · Kernel.org accounts are usually reserved for subsystem maintainers or high-profile developers. It is absolutely not necessary to have an account on kernel.org to contribute to the development of the Linux kernel, unless you submit pull requests directly to Linus Torvalds.

Original: Core API Documentation 翻译: 司延腾 Yanteng Si <siyanteng @ loongson. cn> 核心API文档 ¶ 这是核心内核API手册的首页。 非常感谢为本手册转换 (和编写!)的文档! 核心实用程序 ¶ 本节包含通用的和“核心中的核心”文档。 第一部分是 docbook 时期遗留下 来的大量 kerneldoc 信息；有朝一日，若有人有动力的话 ...

The maintainers of the various kernel subsystems — and also many kernel subsystem developers — expose their current state of development in source repositories.

Aug 6, 2024 · The Linux Kernel Organization is a California Public Benefit Corporation established in 2002 to distribute the Linux kernel and other Open Source software to the public without charge.

The kernel may be built with several different versions of $ (CC), each supporting a unique set of features and options. kbuild provides basic support to check for valid options for $ (CC). $ (CC) is usually the gcc compiler, but other alternatives are available.