9 Kernel routines

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stack kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_copy kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_create kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_destroy kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_print kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_print_ddb kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_print_short kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_print_short_ddb kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_put kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_save kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_sbuf_print kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_sbuf_print_ddb kernel thread stack tracing routines
stack_zero kernel thread stack tracing routines
starget_for_each_device helper to walk all devices of a target
stepgen software step pulse generation
steptest Used by Stepconf to allow testing of acceleration and velocity values for an axis.
store store data to user-space
strcat Append one NUL-terminated string to another
strchr Find the first occurrence of a character in a string
strchrnul Find and return a character in a string, or end of string
strcmp Compare two strings
strcpy Copy a NUL terminated string
strcspn Calculate the length of the initial substring of s which does not contain letters in reject
streamer stream file data into HAL in real time
strict_strtol convert a string to a long strictly
strict_strtoll convert a string to a long long strictly
strict_strtoul convert a string to an unsigned long strictly
strict_strtoull convert a string to an unsigned long long strictly
strim Removes leading and trailing whitespace from s.
strlcat Append a length-limited, C-string to another
strlcpy Copy a C-string into a sized buffer
strlen Find the length of a string
strlen_user Get the size of a string in user space.
strncasecmp Case insensitive, length-limited string comparison
strncat Append a length-limited, C-string to another
strnchr Find a character in a length limited string
strncmp Compare two length-limited strings
strncpy Copy a length-limited, C-string
strncpy_from_user Copy a NUL terminated string from userspace.
strnicmp Case insensitive, length-limited string comparison
strnlen Find the length of a length-limited string
strnlen_user Get the size of a string in user space.
strnstr Find the first substring in a length-limited string
strpbrk Find the first occurrence of a set of characters
strrchr Find the last occurrence of a character in a string
strreplace Replace all occurrences of character in string.
strscpy string safe^W truncate copy
strsep Split a string into tokens
strspn Calculate the length of the initial substring of s which only contain letters in accept
strstr Find the first substring in a NUL terminated string
strstrip Removes leading and trailing whitespace from s.
strtobool convert common user inputs into boolean values
struct_ablkcipher_alg asynchronous block cipher definition
struct_aead_alg AEAD cipher definition
struct_aead_request AEAD request
struct_ahash_alg asynchronous message digest definition
struct_akcipher_alg generic public key algorithm
struct_akcipher_request public key request
struct_beacon_parameters beacon parameters
struct_blkcipher_alg synchronous block cipher definition
struct_bss_parameters BSS parameters
struct_bus_type The bus type of the device
struct_ccw1 channel command word
struct_ccw_dev_id unique identifier for ccw devices
struct_ccw_device channel attached device
struct_ccw_driver device driver for channel attached devices
struct_ccwgroup_device ccw group device
struct_ccwgroup_driver driver for ccw group devices
struct_cfg80211_ap_settings AP configuration
struct_cfg80211_assoc_request (Re)Association request data
struct_cfg80211_auth_request Authentication request data
struct_cfg80211_beacon_data beacon data
struct_cfg80211_bss BSS description
struct_cfg80211_connect_params Connection parameters
struct_cfg80211_crypto_settings Crypto settings
struct_cfg80211_deauth_request Deauthentication request data
struct_cfg80211_disassoc_request Disassociation request data
struct_cfg80211_ibss_params IBSS parameters
struct_cfg80211_ops backend description for wireless configuration
struct_cfg80211_pmksa PMK Security Association
struct_cfg80211_scan_request scan request description
struct_cfg80211_ssid SSID description
struct_cipher_alg single-block symmetric ciphers definition
struct_ciw command information word (CIW) layout
struct_class device classes
struct_clk_notifier associate a clk with a notifier
struct_clk_notifier_data rate data to pass to the notifier callback
struct_cmbdata channel measurement block data for user space
struct_cputime snaphsot of system and user cputime
struct_crypto_alg definition of a cryptograpic cipher algorithm
struct_debug_obj representaion of an tracked object
struct_debug_obj_descr object type specific debug description structure
struct_device The basic device structure
struct_device_driver The basic device driver structure
struct_drm_dp_aux DisplayPort AUX channel
struct_drm_dp_aux_msg DisplayPort AUX channel transaction
struct_drm_fb_helper_funcs driver callbacks for the fbdev emulation library
struct_drm_flip_work flip work queue
struct_drm_rect two dimensional rectangle
struct_erw extended report word
struct_erw_eadm EADM Subchannel extended report word
struct_esw0 Format 0 Extended Status Word (ESW)
struct_esw1 Format 1 Extended Status Word (ESW)
struct_esw2 Format 2 Extended Status Word (ESW)
struct_esw3 Format 3 Extended Status Word (ESW)
struct_esw_eadm EADM Subchannel Extended Status Word (ESW)
struct_export_operations for nfsd to communicate with file systems
struct_ff_condition_effect defines a spring or friction force-feedback effect
struct_ff_constant_effect defines parameters of a constant force-feedback effect
struct_ff_device force-feedback part of an input device
struct_ff_effect defines force feedback effect
struct_ff_envelope generic force-feedback effect envelope
struct_ff_periodic_effect defines parameters of a periodic force-feedback effect
struct_ff_ramp_effect defines parameters of a ramp force-feedback effect
struct_ff_replay defines scheduling of the force-feedback effect
struct_ff_rumble_effect defines parameters of a periodic force-feedback effect
struct_ff_trigger defines what triggers the force-feedback effect
struct_futex_q The hashed futex queue entry, one per waiting task
struct_gnet_estimator rate estimator configuration
struct_gnet_stats_basic byte/packet throughput statistics
struct_gnet_stats_queue queuing statistics
struct_gnet_stats_rate_est rate estimator
struct_gnet_stats_rate_est64 rate estimator
struct_handle_s this is the concrete type associated with handle_t.
struct_hash_alg_common define properties of message digest
struct_hrtimer the basic hrtimer structure
struct_hrtimer_base the timer base for a specific clock
struct_hrtimer_clock_base the timer base for a specific clock
struct_hrtimer_sleeper simple sleeper structure
struct_hsi_board_info HSI client board info
struct_hsi_channel channel resource used by the hsi clients
struct_hsi_client HSI client attached to an HSI port
struct_hsi_client_driver Driver associated to an HSI client
struct_hsi_config Configuration for RX/TX HSI modules
struct_hsi_controller HSI controller device
struct_hsi_msg HSI message descriptor
struct_hsi_port HSI port device
struct_i2c_algo_dp_aux_data driver interface structure for i2c over dp aux algorithm
struct_i2c_algorithm represent I2C transfer method
struct_i2c_board_info template for device creation
struct_i2c_bus_recovery_info I2C bus recovery information
struct_i2c_client represent an I2C slave device
struct_i2c_driver represent an I2C device driver
struct_i2c_msg an I2C transaction segment beginning with START
struct_ieee80211_channel channel definition
struct_ieee80211_conf configuration of the device
struct_ieee80211_hw hardware information and state
struct_ieee80211_if_conf configuration of an interface
struct_ieee80211_if_init_conf initial configuration of an interface
struct_ieee80211_iface_combination possible interface combination
struct_ieee80211_iface_limit limit on certain interface types
struct_ieee80211_key_conf key information
struct_ieee80211_ops callbacks from mac80211 to the driver
struct_ieee80211_radiotap_iterator tracks walk thru present radiotap args
struct_ieee80211_rate bitrate definition
struct_ieee80211_rx_status receive status
struct_ieee80211_sta station table entry
struct_ieee80211_sta_ht_cap STA's HT capabilities
struct_ieee80211_supported_band frequency band definition
struct_ieee80211_tpt_blink throughput blink description
struct_ieee80211_tx_info skb transmit information
struct_ieee80211_tx_queue_params transmit queue configuration
struct_ieee80211_tx_queue_stats transmit queue statistics
struct_ieee80211_tx_queue_stats_data transmit queue statistics
struct_ieee80211_tx_rate rate selection/status
struct_ieee80211_tx_rate_control rate control information for/from RC algo
struct_ieee80211_tx_status transmit status
struct_ieee80211_txq_params TX queue parameters
struct_ieee80211_vif per-interface data
struct_iio_buffer general buffer structure
struct_iio_buffer_setup_ops buffer setup related callbacks
struct_iio_chan_spec specification of a single channel
struct_iio_dev industrial I/O device
struct_iio_trigger industrial I/O trigger device
struct_iio_trigger_ops operations structure for an iio_trigger.
struct_input_absinfo used by EVIOCGABS/EVIOCSABS ioctls
struct_input_dev represents an input device
struct_input_handle links input device with an input handler
struct_input_handler implements one of interfaces for input devices
struct_input_keymap_entry used by EVIOCGKEYCODE/EVIOCSKEYCODE ioctls
struct_input_mt state of tracked contacts
struct_input_mt_pos contact position
struct_input_mt_slot represents the state of an input MT slot
struct_input_polled_dev simple polled input device
struct_input_value input value representation
struct_irb interruption response block
struct_irq_affinity_notify context for notification of IRQ affinity changes
struct_irq_chip hardware interrupt chip descriptor
struct_irq_chip_generic Generic irq chip data structure
struct_irq_chip_regs register offsets for struct irq_gci
struct_irq_chip_type Generic interrupt chip instance for a flow type
struct_irq_common_data per irq data shared by all irqchips
struct_irq_data per irq chip data passed down to chip functions
struct_irq_desc interrupt descriptor
struct_irqaction per interrupt action descriptor
struct_jbd2_inode The jbd_inode type is the structure linking inodes in ordered mode present in a transaction so that we can sync them during commit.
struct_jbd2_journal_handle The handle_s type is the concrete type associated with handle_t.
struct_journal_s The journal_s type is the concrete type associated with journal_t.
struct_key_entry keymap entry for use in sparse keymap
struct_key_params key information
struct_kgdb_arch Describe architecture specific values.
struct_kgdb_io Describe the interface for an I/O driver to talk with KGDB.
struct_matrix_keymap_data keymap for matrix keyboards
struct_matrix_keypad_platform_data platform-dependent keypad data
struct_mpath_info mesh path information
struct_nand_bbt_descr bad block table descriptor
struct_nand_buffers buffer structure for read/write
struct_nand_chip NAND Private Flash Chip Data
struct_nand_data_interface NAND interface timing
struct_nand_ecc_ctrl Control structure for ECC
struct_nand_flash_dev NAND Flash Device ID Structure
struct_nand_hw_control Control structure for hardware controller (e.g ECC generator) shared among independent devices
struct_nand_manufacturers NAND Flash Manufacturer ID Structure
struct_nand_sdr_timings SDR NAND chip timings
struct_net_device The DEVICE structure. Actually, this whole structure is a big mistake. It mixes I/O data with strictly “high-level” data, and it has to know about almost every data structure used in the INET module.
struct_pipe_buffer a linux kernel pipe buffer
struct_pipe_inode_info a linux kernel pipe
struct_platform_nand_chip chip level device structure
struct_platform_nand_ctrl controller level device structure
struct_platform_nand_data container structure for platform-specific data
struct_pre_voltage_change_data Data sent with PRE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE event
struct_rate_info bitrate information
struct_regulation_constraints regulator operating constraints.
struct_regulator_bulk_data Data used for bulk regulator operations.
struct_regulator_config Dynamic regulator descriptor
struct_regulator_consumer_supply supply -> device mapping
struct_regulator_desc Static regulator descriptor
struct_regulator_init_data regulator platform initialisation data.
struct_regulator_linear_range specify linear voltage ranges
struct_regulator_ops regulator operations.
struct_regulator_state regulator state during low power system states
struct_rio_dbell RIO doorbell event
struct_rio_dev RIO device info
struct_rio_device_id RIO device identifier
struct_rio_driver RIO driver info
struct_rio_mport RIO master port info
struct_rio_mport_attr RIO mport device attributes
struct_rio_msg RIO message event
struct_rio_net RIO network info
struct_rio_ops Low-level RIO configuration space operations
struct_rio_route_ops Per-switch route operations
struct_rio_scan RIO enumeration and discovery operations
struct_rio_scan_node list node to register RapidIO enumeration and discovery methods with RapidIO core.
struct_rio_switch RIO switch info
struct_rio_switch_ops Per-switch operations
struct_rng_alg random number generator definition
struct_rs_control rs control structure
struct_scsw subchannel status word
struct_shash_alg synchronous message digest definition
struct_sk_buff socket buffer
struct_skb_mstamp multi resolution time stamps
struct_skb_shared_hwtstamps hardware time stamps
struct_skb_shared_tx instructions for time stamping of outgoing packets
struct_snd_compr
struct_snd_compr_avail avail descriptor
struct_snd_compr_caps caps descriptor
struct_snd_compr_codec_caps query capability of codec
struct_snd_compr_metadata compressed stream metadata
struct_snd_compr_ops
struct_snd_compr_params compressed stream params
struct_snd_compr_runtime
struct_snd_compr_stream
struct_snd_compr_tstamp timestamp descriptor
struct_snd_compressed_buffer compressed buffer
struct_snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data DAI DMA configuration data
struct_snd_dmaengine_pcm_config Configuration data for dmaengine based PCM
struct_snd_enc_flac
struct_snd_enc_real
struct_snd_enc_vorbis
struct_snd_soc_jack_gpio Describes a gpio pin for jack detection
struct_snd_soc_jack_pin Describes a pin to update based on jack detection
struct_snd_soc_jack_zone Describes voltage zones of jack detection
struct_sock network layer representation of sockets
struct_sock_common minimal network layer representation of sockets
struct_socket general BSD socket
struct_spi_board_info board-specific template for a SPI device
struct_spi_device Master side proxy for an SPI slave device
struct_spi_driver Host side “protocol” driver
struct_spi_master interface to SPI master controller
struct_spi_message one multi-segment SPI transaction
struct_spi_transfer a read/write buffer pair
struct_sta_ampdu_mlme STA aggregation information.
struct_sta_info STA information
struct_station_info station information
struct_station_parameters station parameters
struct_sublog subchannel logout area
struct_subsys_interface interfaces to device functions
struct_survey_info channel survey response
struct_task_cputime collected CPU time counts
struct_thread_group_cputimer thread group interval timer counts
struct_tid_ampdu_rx TID aggregation information (Rx).
struct_tid_ampdu_tx TID aggregation information (Tx).
struct_uio_info UIO device capabilities
struct_uio_mem description of a UIO memory region
struct_uio_port description of a UIO port region
struct_urb USB Request Block
struct_usb_class_driver identifies a USB driver that wants to use the USB major number
struct_usb_composite_dev represents one composite usb gadget
struct_usb_composite_driver groups configurations into a gadget
struct_usb_configuration represents one gadget configuration
struct_usb_ctrlrequest SETUP data for a USB device control request
struct_usb_device kernel's representation of a USB device
struct_usb_device_driver identifies USB device driver to usbcore
struct_usb_driver identifies USB interface driver to usbcore
struct_usb_ep device side representation of USB endpoint
struct_usb_ep_caps endpoint capabilities description
struct_usb_function describes one function of a configuration
struct_usb_gadget represents a usb slave device
struct_usb_gadget_driver driver for usb 'slave' devices
struct_usb_gadget_strings a set of USB strings in a given language
struct_usb_host_config representation of a device's configuration
struct_usb_host_endpoint host-side endpoint descriptor and queue
struct_usb_host_ss_ep_comp Valid for SuperSpeed devices only
struct_usb_interface what usb device drivers talk to
struct_usb_interface_cache long-term representation of a device interface
struct_usb_os_desc describes OS descriptors associated with one interface
struct_usb_os_desc_ext_prop describes one “Extended Property”
struct_usb_os_desc_table describes OS descriptors associated with one interface of a usb_function
struct_usb_request describes one i/o request
struct_usb_sg_request support for scatter/gather I/O
struct_usb_string wraps a C string and its USB id
struct_usbdrv_wrap wrapper for driver-model structure
struct_vif_params describes virtual interface parameters
struct_w1_async_cmd execute callback from the w1_process kthread
struct_w1_bus_master operations available on a bus master
struct_w1_family reference counted family structure.
struct_w1_family_ops operations for a family type
struct_w1_master one per bus master
struct_w1_netlink_cmd holds the command and data
struct_w1_netlink_msg holds w1 message type, id, and result
struct_w1_reg_num broken out slave device id
struct_w1_slave holds a single slave device on the bus
struct_wimax_dev Generic WiMAX device
struct_wiphy wireless hardware description
struct_wireless_dev wireless device state
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submit_bio submit a bio to the block device layer for I/O
submit_bio_wait submit a bio, and wait until it completes
subsys_create_file export sysfs attribute file.
subsys_dev_iter_exit finish iteration
subsys_dev_iter_init initialize subsys device iterator
subsys_dev_iter_next iterate to the next device
subsys_find_device_by_id find a device with a specific enumeration number
subsys_system_register register a subsystem at /sys/devices/system/
subsys_virtual_register register a subsystem at /sys/devices/virtual/
subsystem_register register a subsystem.
subyte store data to user-space
suibyte store data to user-space
suiword store data to user-space
sulong store data to user-space
sum2 Sum of two inputs (each with a gain) and an offset
superhyway_add_device Add a SuperHyway module
superhyway_register_driver Register a new SuperHyway driver
superhyway_unregister_driver Unregister a SuperHyway driver
superio Super I/O bus interface
superio_dev_disable Super I/O bus interface
superio_dev_enable Super I/O bus interface
superio_dev_enabled Super I/O bus interface
superio_devid Super I/O bus interface
superio_find_dev Super I/O bus interface
superio_get_dma Super I/O bus interface
superio_get_iobase Super I/O bus interface
superio_get_irq Super I/O bus interface
superio_get_ldn Super I/O bus interface
superio_get_type Super I/O bus interface
superio_read Super I/O bus interface
superio_revid Super I/O bus interface
superio_vendor Super I/O bus interface
superio_write Super I/O bus interface
supply set output pins with values from parameters (obsolete)
suptr store data to user-space
suser check if credentials have superuser privilege
suser_cred check if credentials have superuser privilege
suswintr store data to user-space
susword store data to user-space
suulong store data to user-space
suword store data to user-space
suword16 store data to user-space
suword32 store data to user-space
suword64 store data to user-space

sv

svc_find_xprt find an RPC transport instance
svc_makesock Make a socket for nfsd and lockd
svc_print_addr Format rq_addr field for printing
svc_reserve change the space reserved for the reply to a request.
svc_xprt_names format a buffer with a list of transport names

sw

swap_buf_le16 swap halves of 16-bit words in place
swi register and schedule software interrupt handlers
swi_add register and schedule software interrupt handlers
swi_remove register and schedule software interrupt handlers
swi_sched register and schedule software interrupt handlers

sx

sx kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_assert kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_destroy kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_downgrade kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_init kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_init_flags kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_sleep kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_slock kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_slock_sig kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_sunlock kernel shared/exclusive lock
SX_SYSINIT kernel shared/exclusive lock
SX_SYSINIT_FLAGS kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_try_slock kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_try_upgrade kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_try_xlock kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_unlock kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_xholder kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_xlock kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_xlock_sig kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_xlocked kernel shared/exclusive lock
sx_xunlock kernel shared/exclusive lock

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