9 Kernel routines

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ca

cable_is_40wire 40/80/SATA decider
calculate_imbalance Calculate the amount of imbalance present within the groups of a given sched_domain during load balance.
call_netdevice_notifiers call all network notifier blocks
call_rcu Queue an RCU callback for invocation after a grace period.
call_rcu_bh Queue an RCU for invocation after a quicker grace period.
call_usermodehelper prepare and start a usermode application
call_usermodehelper_exec start a usermode application
call_usermodehelper_keys start a usermode application
call_usermodehelper_pipe call a usermode helper process with a pipe stdin
call_usermodehelper_setcleanup set a cleanup function
call_usermodehelper_setfns set a cleanup/init function
call_usermodehelper_setkeys set the session keys for usermode helper
call_usermodehelper_setup prepare to call a usermode helper
call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe set up a pipe to be used for stdin
callout execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_active execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_deactivate execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_drain execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_handle_init execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_init execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_init_mtx execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_init_rm execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_init_rw execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_pending execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_reset execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_reset_curcpu execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_reset_on execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_reset_sbt execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_reset_sbt_curcpu execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_reset_sbt_on execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_schedule execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_schedule_curcpu execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_schedule_on execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_schedule_sbt execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_schedule_sbt_curcpu execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_schedule_sbt_on execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_stop execute a function after a specified length of time
callout_when execute a function after a specified length of time
cancel_delayed_work cancel a delayed work
cancel_delayed_work_sync cancel a delayed work and wait for it to finish
cancel_rearming_delayed_work reliably kill off a delayed keventd
cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue reliably kill off a delayed
cancel_work_sync cancel a work and wait for it to finish
carousel Orient a toolchanger carousel using various encoding schemes
casueword fetch, compare and store data from user-space
casueword32 fetch, compare and store data from user-space
casuword fetch, compare and store data from user-space
casuword32 fetch, compare and store data from user-space

cc

CCV Modular Congestion Control
ccw_dev_id_is_equal compare two ccw_dev_ids
ccw_device_clear terminate I/O request processing
ccw_device_clear_options clear some options
ccw_device_get_chp_desc return newly allocated channel-path descriptor
ccw_device_get_ciw Search for CIW command in extended sense data.
ccw_device_get_id obtain a ccw device id
ccw_device_get_mdc accumulate max data count
ccw_device_get_path_mask get currently available paths
ccw_device_get_schid obtain a subchannel id
ccw_device_halt halt I/O request processing
ccw_device_is_multipath determine if device is operating in multipath mode
ccw_device_is_pathgroup determine if paths to this device are grouped
ccw_device_resume resume channel program execution
ccw_device_set_offline disable a ccw device for I/O
ccw_device_set_online enable a ccw device for I/O
ccw_device_set_options set some options
ccw_device_set_options_mask set some options and unset the rest
ccw_device_siosl initiate logging
ccw_device_start start a s390 channel program
ccw_device_start_key start a s390 channel program with key
ccw_device_start_timeout start a s390 channel program with timeout
ccw_device_start_timeout_key start a s390 channel program with timeout and key
ccw_device_tm_intrg perform interrogate function
ccw_device_tm_start perform start function
ccw_device_tm_start_key perform start function
ccw_device_tm_start_timeout perform start function
ccw_device_tm_start_timeout_key perform start function
ccw_driver_register register a ccw driver
ccw_driver_unregister deregister a ccw driver
ccwgroup_create create and register a ccw group device
ccwgroup_create_dev create and register a ccw group device
ccwgroup_create_from_string create and register a ccw group device
ccwgroup_driver_register register a ccw group driver
ccwgroup_driver_unregister deregister a ccw group driver
ccwgroup_probe_ccwdev probe function for slave devices
ccwgroup_remove_ccwdev remove function for slave devices
ccwgroup_set_offline disable a ccwgroup device
ccwgroup_set_online enable a ccwgroup device

cd

cd CDROM driver for the CAM SCSI subsystem
cdc_parse_cdc_header parse the extra headers present in CDC devices
cdefs compiler portability macro definitions
cdev_add add a char device to the system
cdev_alloc allocate a cdev structure
cdev_del remove a cdev from the system
cdev_device_add add a char device and it's corresponding struct device, linkink
cdev_device_del inverse of cdev_device_add
cdev_init initialize a cdev structure
cdev_set_parent set the parent kobject for a char device

cf

cfg80211_assoc_timeout notification of timed out association
cfg80211_auth_timeout notification of timed out authentication
cfg80211_check_combinations check interface combinations
cfg80211_classify8021d determine the 802.1p/1d tag for a data frame
cfg80211_connect_result notify cfg80211 of connection result
cfg80211_cqm_pktloss_notify notify userspace about packetloss to peer
cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify connection quality monitoring rssi event
cfg80211_disconnected notify cfg80211 that connection was dropped
cfg80211_find_ie find information element in data
cfg80211_ibss_joined notify cfg80211 that device joined an IBSS
cfg80211_inform_bss inform cfg80211 of a new BSS
cfg80211_inform_bss_frame inform cfg80211 of a received BSS frame
cfg80211_inform_bss_width inform cfg80211 of a new BSS
cfg80211_inform_bss_width_frame inform cfg80211 of a received BSS frame
cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status notification of TX status for management frame
cfg80211_michael_mic_failure notification of Michael MIC failure (TKIP)
cfg80211_new_sta notify userspace about station
cfg80211_ready_on_channel notification of remain_on_channel start
cfg80211_remain_on_channel_expired remain_on_channel duration expired
cfg80211_roamed notify cfg80211 of roaming
cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp notification of processed association response
cfg80211_rx_mgmt notification of received, unprocessed management frame
cfg80211_rx_mlme_mgmt notification of processed MLME management frame
cfg80211_scan_done notify that scan finished
cfg80211_send_assoc_timeout notification of timed out association
cfg80211_send_auth_timeout notification of timed out authentication
cfg80211_send_deauth notification of processed deauthentication
cfg80211_send_disassoc notification of processed disassociation
cfg80211_send_rx_assoc notification of processed association
cfg80211_send_rx_auth notification of processed authentication
cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb allocate testmode event
cfg80211_testmode_alloc_reply_skb allocate testmode reply
cfg80211_testmode_event send the event
cfg80211_testmode_reply send the reply skb
cfg80211_tx_mlme_mgmt notification of transmitted deauth/disassoc frame
cfg80211_unlink_bss unlink BSS from internal data structures

ch

change_bit Toggle a bit in memory
charge_pump Create a square-wave for the 'charge pump' input of some controller boards
check_asym_packing Check to see if the group is packed into the sched doman.
check_conflicting_open see if the given dentry points to a file that has an existing open that would conflict with the desired lease.
check_create [GENERIC] create and write bbt(s) if necessary
check_disk_size_change checks for disk size change and adjusts bdev size.
check_pattern [GENERIC] check if a pattern is in the buffer
check_short_pattern [GENERIC] check if a pattern is in the buffer
check_signature find BIOS signatures
check_submounts_and_drop prune dcache, check for submounts and drop
chooseproc manage the queue of runnable processes
choosethread manage the queue of runnable processes

cl

clamp return a value clamped to a given range with strict typechecking
clamp_t return a value clamped to a given range using a given type
clamp_val return a value clamped to a given range using val's type
clarke2 Two input version of Clarke transform
clarke3 Clarke (3 phase to cartesian) transform
clarkeinv Inverse Clarke transform
class_compat_create_link create a compatibility class device link to a bus device
class_compat_register register a compatibility class
class_compat_remove_link remove a compatibility class device link to a bus device
class_compat_unregister unregister a compatibility class
class_create create a struct class structure
class_destroy destroys a struct class structure
class_dev_iter_exit finish iteration
class_dev_iter_init initialize class device iterator
class_dev_iter_next iterate to the next device
class_device_create creates a class device and registers it with sysfs
class_device_destroy removes a class device that was created with class_device_create
class_find_device device iterator for locating a particular device
class_for_each_device device iterator
class_id_show Displays class id of I2O device
classicladder realtime software plc based on ladder logic
cleanup_srcu_struct deconstruct a sleep-RCU structure
clear_bit Clears a bit in memory
clear_inode clear an inode
clear_nlink directly zero an inode's link count
clear_unrhdr kernel unit number allocator
clear_user Zero a block of memory in user space.
clk_add_alias add a new clock alias
clk_disable inform the system when the clock source is no longer required.
clk_enable inform the system when the clock source should be running.
clk_get lookup and obtain a reference to a clock producer.
clk_get_accuracy obtain the clock accuracy in ppb (parts per billion) for a clock source.
clk_get_parent get the parent clock source for this clock
clk_get_phase return the phase shift of a clock signal
clk_get_rate obtain the current clock rate (in Hz) for a clock source. This is only valid once the clock source has been enabled.
clk_get_sys get a clock based upon the device name
clk_has_parent check if a clock is a possible parent for another
clk_is_match check if two clk's point to the same hardware clock
clk_notifier_register change notifier callback
clk_notifier_unregister change notifier callback
clk_prepare prepare a clock source
clk_put "free" the clock source
clk_round_rate adjust a rate to the exact rate a clock can provide
clk_set_max_rate set a maximum clock rate for a clock source
clk_set_min_rate set a minimum clock rate for a clock source
clk_set_parent set the parent clock source for this clock
clk_set_phase adjust the phase shift of a clock signal
clk_set_rate set the clock rate for a clock source
clk_set_rate_ex set the clock rate for a clock source, with additional parameter
clk_set_rate_range set a rate range for a clock source
clk_unprepare undo preparation of a clock source
close_bdev_excl release a blockdevice openen by open_bdev_excl
close_bdev_exclusive close a blockdevice opened by open_bdev_exclusive

cm

cmf_read read one value from the current channel measurement block
cmf_readall read the current channel measurement block

cn

cnv API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_binary API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_bool API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_bool_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_descriptor API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_descriptor_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_null API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_number API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_number_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_nvlist API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_nvlist_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_string API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_free_string_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_binary API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_bool API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_bool_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_descriptor API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_descriptor_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_number API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_number_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_nvlist API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_nvlist_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_string API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_get_string_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_binary API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_bool API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_bool_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_descriptor API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_descriptor_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_number API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_number_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_nvlist API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_nvlist_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_string API for managing name/value pairs by cookie
cnvlist_take_string_array API for managing name/value pairs by cookie

co

comp Two input comparator with hysteresis
compare_ether_addr Compare two Ethernet addresses
compare_ether_addr_64bits Compare two Ethernet addresses
compare_ether_header Compare two Ethernet headers
complete signals a single thread waiting on this completion
complete_all signals all threads waiting on this completion
completion_done Test to see if a completion has any waiters
cond_synchronize_rcu Conditionally wait for an RCU grace period
condvar kernel condition variable
config_ep_by_speed configures the given endpoint according to gadget speed.
config_intrhook schedule a function to be run after interrupts have been enabled, but before root is mounted
config_intrhook_disestablish schedule a function to be run after interrupts have been enabled, but before root is mounted
config_intrhook_drain schedule a function to be run after interrupts have been enabled, but before root is mounted
config_intrhook_establish schedule a function to be run after interrupts have been enabled, but before root is mounted
config_intrhook_oneshot schedule a function to be run after interrupts have been enabled, but before root is mounted
console_conditional_schedule yield the CPU if required
console_lock lock the console system for exclusive use.
console_trylock try to lock the console system for exclusive use.
console_unlock unlock the console system
constant Use a parameter to set the value of a pin
consume_skb free an skbuff
container_of cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
contigfree manage contiguous kernel physical memory
contigmalloc manage contiguous kernel physical memory
contigmalloc_domainset manage contiguous kernel physical memory
conv_bit_float Convert a value from bit to float
conv_bit_s32 Convert a value from bit to s32
conv_bit_u32 Convert a value from bit to u32
conv_float_s32 Convert a value from float to s32
conv_float_u32 Convert a value from float to u32
conv_s32_bit Convert a value from s32 to bit
conv_s32_float Convert a value from s32 to float
conv_s32_u32 Convert a value from s32 to u32
conv_u32_bit Convert a value from u32 to bit
conv_u32_float Convert a value from u32 to float
conv_u32_s32 Convert a value from u32 to s32
copy kernel copy functions
copy_from_user Copy a block of data from user space.
copy_from_user_toio copy data from user-space to mmio-space
copy_to_user Copy a block of data into user space.
copy_to_user_fromio copy data from mmio-space to user-space
copyin kernel copy functions
copyin_nofault heterogeneous address space copy functions
copyinstr kernel copy functions
copyout kernel copy functions
copyout_nofault heterogeneous address space copy functions
copystr kernel copy functions
coredumper_register loadable user coredumper support
coredumper_unregister loadable user coredumper support
corexy_by_hal CoreXY kinematics
count_dev get total number of references to a device
counter counts input pulses (DEPRECATED)
counter_enter SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_exit SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_ratecheck SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_u64_add SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_u64_add_protected SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_u64_alloc SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_u64_fetch SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_u64_free SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation
counter_u64_zero SMP-friendly kernel counter implementation

cp

CPU_AND cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_AND_ATOMIC cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_ANDNOT cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_CLR cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_CLR_ATOMIC cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_CMP cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_COPY cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_COPY_STORE_REL cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_copy_thread machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_COUNT cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_EMPTY cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_exec_vmspace_reuse machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_exit machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_fetch_syscall_args machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_FFS cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_FILL cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_fork machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_fork_kthread_handler machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_idle machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_idle_wakeup machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_ISFULLSET cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_ISSET cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_machdep machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_OR cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_OR_ATOMIC cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_ORNOT cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_OVERLAP cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_procctl machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_ptrace machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_SET cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_SET_ATOMIC cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_SET_ATOMIC_ACQ cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_set_syscall_retval machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_set_upcall machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_set_user_tls machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_SETOF cpuset manipulation macros
CPU_SUBSET cpuset manipulation macros
cpu_switch switch to another thread context
cpu_sync_core machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_thread_alloc machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_thread_clean machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_thread_exit machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_thread_free machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_thread_new_kstack machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
cpu_throw switch to another thread context
cpu_update_pcb machine-dependent interfaces to handle CPU and thread state
CPU_ZERO cpuset manipulation macros
cpupri_cleanup clean up the cpupri structure
cpupri_find find the best (lowest-pri) CPU in the system
cpupri_init initialize the cpupri structure
cpupri_set update the cpu priority setting
cpuset cpuset manipulation macros
CPUSET_FSET cpuset manipulation macros
CPUSET_T_INITIALIZER cpuset manipulation macros

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