The Linux Kernel
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A guide to the Kernel Development Process
Submitting patches: the essential guide to getting your code into the kernel
Code of conduct
Kernel Maintainer Handbook
All development-process docs
Core API Documentation
The Linux driver implementer’s API guide
Kernel subsystem documentation
Locking in the kernel
Linux kernel licensing rules
How to write kernel documentation
Development tools for the kernel
Kernel Testing Guide
Kernel Hacking Guides
Linux Tracing Technologies
fault-injection
Kernel Livepatching
Rust
The Linux kernel user’s and administrator’s guide
The kernel build system
Reporting issues
User-space tools
The Linux kernel user-space API guide
The Linux kernel firmware guide
Open Firmware and Devicetree
CPU Architectures
ARC architecture
ARM Architecture
ARM64 Architecture
IA-64 Architecture
LoongArch Architecture
m68k Architecture
MIPS-specific Documentation
Nios II Specific Documentation
OpenRISC Architecture
PA-RISC Architecture
powerpc
RISC-V architecture
Boot image header in RISC-V Linux
Virtual Memory Layout on RISC-V Linux
arch/riscv maintenance guidelines for developers
RISC-V Linux User ABI
Feature status on riscv architecture
s390 Architecture
SuperH Interfaces Guide
Sparc Architecture
x86-specific Documentation
Xtensa Architecture
Unsorted Documentation
Translations
The Linux Kernel
CPU Architectures
RISC-V architecture
RISC-V Linux User ABI
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RISC-V Linux User ABI
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Misaligned accesses are supported in userspace, but they may perform poorly.