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Linux kernel APIs and ABIs
The Linux kernel provides multiple interfaces to user-space and kernel-mode code. The interfaces can be classified as either application programming interface
Linux_kernel_interfaces
Feature of the Linux kernel that partitions kernel resources
Namespaces are a feature of the Linux kernel that partition kernel resources such that one set of processes sees one set of resources, while another set
Linux_namespaces
Linux kernel interface for cryptography
framework in the Linux kernel, for various parts of the kernel that deal with cryptography, such as IPsec and dm-crypt. It was introduced in kernel version 2
Linux_kernel_crypto_API
Linux kernel interface for storage devices
Computer programming portal Linux portal io_uring is a Linux kernel system call interface for storage device asynchronous I/O operations. It addresses
Io_uring
Book by Michael Kerrisk
Simplified illustration of the Linux kernel's structure. Linux portal Linux kernel interfaces Programming Linux Games Kerrisk, Michael (May 2013). "A goodbye note
The Linux Programming Interface
The_Linux_Programming_Interface
Linux network interface manager
other Linux kernel interfaces (and a couple of other daemons) and provides a high-level interface for the configuration of the network interfaces to simplify
NetworkManager
Version history of the Linux kernel
history of the Linux kernel, a free, open-source, and Unix-like kernel that is used on many computer systems worldwide. Since the Linux kernel's creation by
Linux_kernel_version_history
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
The Linux kernel is a free and open-source Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds
Linux_kernel
Software framework for audio
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is a software framework and part of the Linux kernel that provides an application programming interface (API) for
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture
Family of Unix-like operating systems
Linux (/ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is a family of free and open-source software Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, which was first released
Linux
Console of the Linux kernel
The Linux console is a system console internal to the Linux kernel. A system console is the device which receives all kernel messages and warnings and
Linux_console
Resource limit method in Linux
cgroups (abbreviated from control groups) is a Linux kernel feature that limits, accounts for, and isolates the resource usage (CPU, memory, disk I/O,
Cgroups
Linux kernel interface for inter-process communication between processes
Unix-like operating systems, including its original incarnation as a Linux kernel interface, as well as in the form of a later implementation on FreeBSD. Similarly
Netlink
Performance analyzing tool in Linux
originally Performance Counters for Linux, PCL) is a performance analyzing tool in Linux, available from Linux kernel version 2.6.31 in 2009. Userspace
Perf_(Linux)
Playing video games on Linux-based operating systems
Linux-based operating systems can be used for playing video games. Because fewer games natively support the Linux kernel than Windows, various software
Video_games_and_Linux
Abstraction layer for Linux kernel to show graphics on the system console
The framebuffer subsystem in the Linux kernel fbdev is used to show graphics on a computer monitor, typically on the system console. It was designed as
Linux_framebuffer
Feature for a Linux environment in Windows
real Linux kernel – a managed virtual machine (via Hyper-V) that implements the full Linux kernel. As a result, WSL 2 is compatible with more Linux binaries
Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux
for a detailed comparison. Linux distributions that have highly modified kernels — for example, real-time computing kernels — should be listed separately
Comparison of operating system kernels
Comparison_of_operating_system_kernels
Lightweight Linux distribution
Tiny Core Linux (TCL) is a minimal Linux kernel based operating system focusing on providing a base system using BusyBox and FLTK. It was developed by
Tiny_Core_Linux
Mailing list for Linux kernel development
The Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) is the main electronic mailing list for Linux kernel development, where the majority of the announcements, discussion
Linux_kernel_mailing_list
Rolling release Linux distribution
Arch Linux (/ɑːrtʃ/) is an open source, rolling release Linux distribution. Arch Linux is kept up-to-date by regularly updating the individual pieces
Arch_Linux
Subsystem of the Linux kernel
The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) is a subsystem of the Linux kernel responsible for interfacing with GPUs of modern video cards. DRM exposes an API that
Direct_Rendering_Manager
Graphics card driver for Linux
continue to do so. As AMDgpu is part of the monolithic Linux kernel, it is shipped by most Linux distributions directly. The package suite / install script
AMDgpu_(Linux_kernel_module)
Device drivers for real-time video capture
into the 2.1.X development cycle of the Linux kernel. Retroactively being renamed to V4L1, it was dropped in kernel 2.6.38. V4L2 is the second version of
Video4Linux
Operating system distribution
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a commercial Linux distribution developed by Red Hat. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86-64
Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux
Framework to support computer security models
Linux Security Modules (LSM) is a framework allowing the Linux kernel to support, without bias, a variety of computer security models. LSM is licensed
Linux_Security_Modules
Linux kernel security module
Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux kernel security module that provides a mechanism for supporting access control security policies, including
SELinux
Suite of system components for Linux
of Linux containers. Since version 205, systemd also offers ControlGroupInterface, which is an API to the Linux kernel cgroups. The Linux kernel cgroups
Systemd
Linux distribution based on musl and BusyBox
Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution "designed for power users who appreciate security, simplicity and resource efficiency". It uses musl, BusyBox, and
Alpine_Linux
Software for deploying containerized applications
virtualization facilities provided directly by the Linux kernel, in addition to using abstracted virtualization interfaces via libvirt, LXC and systemd-nspawn. Docker
Docker_(software)
Virtualization module in the Linux kernel
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a free and open-source virtualization module in the Linux kernel that allows the kernel to function as a hypervisor
Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
Virtualisation software
call interface, which enables multiple virtual Linux kernel-based operating systems (known as guests) to run as an application within a normal Linux system
User-mode_Linux
Communications endpoint for exchanging data between processes
communication using message passing Netlink – Linux kernel interface for inter-process communication between processes "Linux Programmer's Manual (unix - sockets
Unix_domain_socket
1990s debate regarding the Linux kernel
Torvalds had a written debate over the Internet regarding the Linux kernel and kernel architecture in general. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix, began
Tanenbaum–Torvalds_debate
Core of a computer operating system
microkernel design. Some kernels, such as the Linux kernel, are both monolithic and modular, since they can insert and remove loadable kernel modules at runtime
Kernel_(operating_system)
OS-level virtualisation
security bugs. Only one kernel with small additional code-base compared to 2+ kernels and large interfaces between them. Rich Linux scheduling features such
Linux-VServer
Software for the PlayStation 2
Linux. PS2 Linux is similar to Red Hat Linux 6, and has most of the features one might expect in a Red Hat Linux 6 system. The stock kernel is Linux 2
Linux_for_PlayStation_2
Independent distribution developed entirely by volunteers
Void Linux is an independent Linux distribution that uses the X Binary Package System (XBPS) package manager, which was designed and implemented from
Void_Linux
Free and open-source operating system for smartphones, based on Alpine Linux
using the pmbootstrap tool. The project intends to support the mainline Linux kernel on all phones in the future, instead of the often outdated Android-specific
PostmarketOS
OS that runs entirely in kernel-mode
added to the kernel as loadable kernel modules. Most BSD kernels FreeBSD OpenBSD NetBSD Linux kernel Android Other Unix/Unix-like kernels AIX Oracle Solaris
Monolithic_kernel
Device manager for the Linux kernel
udev (userspace /dev) is a device manager and a device API set for the Linux kernel. As the successor of devfsd and hotplug, udev primarily manages device
Udev
Lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS
main Linux kernel. The distribution aims to appeal to Linux beginners and Windows users, by trying to make the transition from Windows to Linux as smooth
Linux_Lite
Arbiter on a node in a packet switching communication network
2013-09-07. "HTB Linux kernel network scheduler module". kernel.org. Retrieved 2013-09-07. "QFQ Linux kernel network scheduler module". kernel.org. Archived
Network_scheduler
Operating system virtualization paradigm
isolation, and resource management mechanisms provided by the Linux kernel, notably Linux namespaces and cgroups. Although the word container most commonly
OS-level_virtualization
Usage of Linux as operating system of choice
customized Linux kernel with a separate runtime environment and software stack compared to the vast majority of other Linux-based systems. Linux runs on
Linux_adoption
Software interface for Unix-like systems
the FUSE module provides only a bridge to the actual kernel interfaces. FUSE is available for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD (as puffs), OpenSolaris, Minix
Filesystem_in_Userspace
Interface to device driver that appears in filesystem
system, in kernel space. Linux used to have a similar devfs implementation, but it was abandoned later, and then removed since version 2.6.17; Linux now primarily
Device_file
Operating system for mobile devices
system developed by Google. Android is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other free and open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen-based
Android_(operating_system)
Operating system kernel designed as a replacement for Unix
replacement for the Unix kernel, and released as free software under the GNU General Public License. When the Linux kernel proved to be a viable solution
GNU_Hurd
Linux kernel interface for input events
evdev (short for 'event device') is a generic input event interface in the Linux kernel and FreeBSD. It generalizes raw input events from device drivers
Evdev
Project for adding Rust language to Linux kernel
Rust for Linux is an ongoing project started in 2020 to add Rust as a programming language that can be used within the Linux kernel software, which has
Rust_for_Linux
Optimized math routines developed by Intel
CPUs and Intel GPUs and is available for Windows and Linux operating systems. Intel oneAPI Math Kernel Library is not to be confused with the oneAPI Math
Math_Kernel_Library
Pseudo file system provided by the Linux kernel
by the Linux kernel that exports information about various kernel subsystems, hardware devices, and associated device drivers from the kernel's device
Sysfs
Distributed operating system
Android applications. HarmonyOS NEXT both discards the common Unix-like Linux kernel and replaces the previous multikernel system with its own bespoke HarmonyOS
HarmonyOS_5
List of software distributions using the Linux kernel
including Linux kernel Modules. SUSE's enterprise Linux products are all based on the codebase that comes out of the openSUSE project. Mandriva Linux is open-source
List_of_Linux_distributions
Linux distribution
for popular tasks. Uruk uses Linux-libre kernel for the system and MATE desktop environment for its graphical interfaces. One of the special features
Uruk_GNU/Linux
Linux distribution
GNU/Linux-libre is a Linux distribution for the i686 and x86-64 architectures, including the GNU operating system components and the Linux-libre kernel instead
Hyperbola_GNU/Linux-libre
Distributed version control software system
created by Linus Torvalds for version control in the development of the Linux kernel. Design goals of Git include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed
Git
Linux distribution
Linux is a set of Russian operating systems based on RPM Package Manager (RPM) and built on a Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository. ALT Linux
ALT_Linux
I/O fail-over and load-balancing
included in mainline Linux with kernel version 2.6.12, which was released on June 17, 2005. DM-MPIO in Linux consists of kernel components and user-space
Linux_DM_Multipath
Linux distribution by Oracle
Compatible Kernel (RHCK) – identical to the kernel shipped in RHEL Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) – based on newer mainline Linux kernel versions,
Oracle_Linux
Partition used by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UEFI application, a Linux kernel image with EFI Boot Stub enabled can be directly loaded and executed by a UEFI firmware. Such kernel images can still be
EFI_system_partition
Free general-purpose operating system
containing kernel-level support for exFAT filesystems. Debian 12 (Bookworm) released in June 2023, increasing the supported Linux kernel to version 6
Debian
Linux distribution for wireless routers and embedded systems
the network scheduler of the Linux kernel, with many available queuing disciplines. CoDel has been backported to Kernel 3.3. This encapsulates Traffic
OpenWrt
Multi-stage initialisation process of operating system
a Linux kernel image, and execution of various startup scripts and daemons. Those are grouped into 4 steps: system startup, bootloader stage, kernel stage
Booting_process_of_Linux
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has
History_of_Linux
Filesystem in Unix-like operating systems
an interface to internal data structures about running processes in the kernel. In Linux, it can also be used to obtain information about the kernel and
Procfs
Fedora OS release dates
Core 1 was based on Red Hat Linux 9. Some of the features in Fedora Core 1 included: Version 2.4.19 of the Linux kernel; Version 2.4 of the GNOME Desktop
Fedora_Linux_release_history
Operating system by Google
Google. In contrast to Google's Linux-based operating systems such as ChromeOS and Android, Fuchsia is based on a custom kernel named Zircon. It publicly debuted
Fuchsia_(operating_system)
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
to Linux's KVM. NetBSD 5.0 introduced the rump kernel, an architecture to run drivers in user-space by emulating kernel-space calls. A rump kernel can
NetBSD
GNU implementation of the standard C library
library. It provides a wrapper around the system calls of the Linux kernel and other kernels for application use. Despite its name, it now also directly
Glibc
Linux distribution
efficient desktops and servers.[citation needed] Gentoo supports building a Linux kernel tailored to specific hardware. It provides detailed control over which
Gentoo_Linux
Mid-weight family of operating systems
through 13.5, updates from the MX Linux repositories, and patches for all the latest "meme bugs" in the Linux kernel. MX Linux uses Xfce as the main desktop
MX_Linux
Computer firmware interface standard
4 series of the Linux kernel had only minimal support for ACPI, with better support implemented (and enabled by default) from kernel version 2.6.0 onwards
ACPI
Linux distribution based on Arch Linux offering only free software
system components common to many Linux distributions and the Linux-libre kernel instead of the generic Linux kernel. Parabola is listed by the Free Software
Parabola_GNU/Linux-libre
Arch-derived Linux distribution
for system settings such as the kernel, and Garuda Assistant for changing admin settings. The main theme of Garuda Linux is a custom KDE Plasma theme known
Garuda_Linux
Former standard for Linux distributions
The Linux Standard Base (LSB) was a joint project by several Linux distributions[which?] under the organizational structure of the Linux Foundation to
Linux_Standard_Base
Linux-based operating system developed by Google
new project will use the Android system instead of the old "vanilla" Linux kernel based on Gentoo. In 2006, Jeff Nelson, a Google employee, created the
ChromeOS
Interface to data link layers on a Unix-like system
(PDF). bpf(4) – FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual – an example of conventional BPF bpfc, a Berkeley Packet Filter compiler, Linux BPF JIT disassembler (part
Berkeley_Packet_Filter
Free and open-source VPN protocol
the Linux version of the software reached a stable production release and was incorporated into the Linux 5.6 kernel, and backported to earlier Linux kernels
WireGuard
Printf-like function for the Linux kernel
printk is a printf-like function of the Linux kernel interface for formatting and writing kernel log entries. Since the C standard library (which contains
Printk
Microsoft proprietary protocol
example, comments in the host-side Linux implementation "kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree". git.kernel.org. "[base] Revision 261541"
RNDIS
Arbitrary code execution exploit
return addresses, protected by the CPU's memory management unit. Linux kernel interfaces Vulnerability (computing) Exploit (computer security) Buffer overflow
Sigreturn-oriented programming
Sigreturn-oriented_programming
Linux distribution for server virtualization
virtual machines and containers. It is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses a modified Ubuntu LTS kernel. Two types of virtualization are supported: container-based
Proxmox_Virtual_Environment
Linux distribution
April 3rd, 2026, Artix Linux 2026.04 was published as the first official ISO release for 2026, which comes with Linux kernel 6.19.10, XLibre as the default
Artix_Linux
Suite of computer networking utilities
monitoring various aspects of networking in the Linux kernel, including routing, network interfaces, tunnels, traffic control, and network-related device
Iproute2
Associating more than one IP address
multiple address/prefixes per interface, but aliases are still supported for backwards compatibility. In the Linux kernel, it was first implemented by
IP_aliasing
Computer operating system kernel
application programming interface (API) in Objective-C for writing drivers named DriverKit. After Apple acquired NeXT, the kernel was updated with code
XNU
Lightweight Linux distribution
Puppy Linux is a family of light-weight Linux distributions that focus on ease of use and minimal memory footprint. The entire system can be run from
Puppy_Linux
Linux distribution
December 1992. This alpha release contained the 0.98.1 version of the Linux kernel, the v11r5 version of the X Window System supporting up to 1024x768 with
Yggdrasil_Linux/GNU/X
Implementation of C standard library for Linux operating system
is a C standard library intended for operating systems based on the Linux kernel, released under the MIT License. It was developed by Rich Felker to write
Musl
Linux distribution
Container Linux (formerly CoreOS Linux) is a discontinued open-source lightweight operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed for providing
Container_Linux
Binary file format
binfmt_misc (Miscellaneous Binary Format) is a capability of the Linux kernel which allows arbitrary executable file formats to be recognized and passed
Binfmt_misc
Tool for compiling Linux source code
configuring the Linux kernel before building, a necessary step needed to compile the source code. make menuconfig, with a menu-driven user interface, allows the
Menuconfig
Virtual file system in the Linux kernel
Configfs is a RAM-based virtual file system provided by the 2.6 Linux kernel. Configfs appears similar to sysfs but they are in fact different and complementary
Configfs
Application binary interface (ABI) of the Linux kernel
The x32 ABI is an application binary interface (ABI) and one of the interfaces of the Linux kernel. The x32 ABI provides 32-bit integers, long and pointers
X32_ABI
Linux subsystem for filesystem monitoring
inotify (inode notify) is a Linux kernel subsystem created by John McCutchan, which monitors changes to the filesystem, and reports those changes to applications
Inotify
Legal and public disputes between a software company and Linux vendors and users
the Linux kernel. On 6 March 2003, they announced that they were suing IBM for $1 billion, claiming that IBM transferred SCO trade secrets into Linux. That
SCO–Linux_disputes
Linux distribution
existing user base. By combining the Linux kernel with a BSD-derived userland and non-GNU core components, Chimera Linux provides an alternative leaner and
Chimera_Linux
Free software collection
with other kernels such as Linux or FreeBSD. A stable version (or variant) of GNU can be run by combining the GNU packages with the Linux kernel, making
GNU
LINUX KERNEL-INTERFACES
LINUX KERNEL-INTERFACES
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Irish
Graceful; Kernel
Male
English
Latin form of Greek Linos, LINUS means either "a cry of grief"Â or "flax, linen." In the bible, this is the name of one of Paul's Christian associates. In mythology, this is the name of a musician, the personification of lamentation. He was killed by Apollo who was his rival in music. Another version of the story says he was killed by Hercules.Â
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Kornelios, CORNEL means "of a horn."
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Greek Bartholomaios, JERNEJ means "son of Talmai."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Muriel, MERIEL means "sea-bright."
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Cenhelm, KENELM means "keen protection."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, German, Irish
Kernel; Nut
Boy/Male
Latin
Horn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a scholar or schoolmaster, from an agent derivative of Middle English lern(en), which meant both ‘to learn’ and ‘to teach’ (Old English leornian).South German : habitational name for someone from Lern near Freising.South German : nickname from Middle High German lerner ‘pupil’, ‘schoolboy’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish lerner ‘Talmudic student or scholar’.
Girl/Female
British, English
Little Rock
Female
English
Medieval English contracted form of Roman Latin Petronel, PERONEL means "little rock."
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of German Werner, VERNER means "Warin warrior," i.e. "covered warrior."
Female
Hebrew
(כַּרְמֶל) Hebrew unisex name KARMEL means "garden-land." In the bible, this is the name of a mountain in the Holy Land.
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -ell. The first element is unexplained, possibly from a place-name.English, Scottish, and northern Irish : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Scottish Kerneil, a habitational name from Carneil in Carnock, Fife.
Boy/Male
French
Akernel.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of English Kenneth, KENNET means both "comely; finely made" and "born of fire."Â
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Cornelius, KORNELI means "of a horn."
Boy/Male
Czech, French, German, Latin, Polish
A Horn
Female
English
Variant form of English Keren, KERENA means "horn (of an animal)."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Irish
Kernel; Nut
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Boy/Male
Indian
Light to People
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Universal; River Ganga
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Shakespearean
Staff Bearer; Appeared in Coriolanus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Every lighting in our face, King of the solar race
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Eloquent of Speech
Girl/Female
Muslim
Shining
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the White Field
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Expected; Prospective; Anticipated; Awaited
Girl/Female
Celtic
Slender or comely.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Companion of prophet Muhammad
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n.
See Kimnel.
n.
A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.
a.
Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.
n.
The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.
n.
A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).
imp. & p. p.
of Kern
a.
Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Kernel
v. t.
To put or keep in a kennel.
v. t.
To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
n.
The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
n.
Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.
a.
Having a kernel.
n.
See Weanel.
v. i.
To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
n.
A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
v. i.
To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
imp. & p. p.
of Kernel