Linux kernel

Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems

official mascot of the Linux kernel

According to the Free Software Foundation Latin America, Linux-libre is a modified version of the Linux kernel that contains no binary blobs, obfuscated code, or code released under proprietary licenses. In the Linux kernel, those types of code are mostly used for proprietary firmware images. While generally redistributable, they do not give the user the freedom to audit, modify, or, consequently, redistribute their modified versions. The GNU Project keeps Linux-libre in synchronization with the mainline Linux kernel.

Dynamically loadable module that extends a running operating system kernel

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thumb|300px|uClibc is a wrapper around the [[system calls of the Linux kernel and/or μClinux.]]

temporary root file system loaded during early boot of Linux operating system

BogoMips (from "bogus" and MIPS) is a crude measurement of CPU speed made by the Linux kernel when it boots to calibrate an internal busy-loop. An often-quoted definition of the term is "the number of million times per second a processor can do absolutely nothing".

type of error on the Linux kernel

framework that allows the Linux kernel to support a variety of computer security models

software framework for installing and updating Linux kernel modules from source

multi-stage initialization process of Linux operating systems

In Linux, the file is a symbol table used by the kernel.

implementation of the POSIX Threads specification for the Linux operating system

Real-time application interface (RTAI) is a real-time extension for the Linux kernel, which lets users write applications with strict timing constraints for Linux. Like Linux itself the RTAI software is a community effort. RTAI provides deterministic response to interrupts, POSIX-compliant and native RTAI real-time tasks. RTAI supports several architectures, including IA-32 (with and without FPU and TSC), x86-64, PowerPC, ARM (StrongARM and ARM7: clps711x-family, Cirrus Logic EP7xxx, CS89712, PXA25x), and MIPS.

right|thumb|Linux kernel boot and decompression process

operating system kernel

console of the Linux kernel

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Longene () is a Linux-based operating system kernel intended to be binary compatible with application software and device drivers made for Microsoft Windows and Linux. As of 1.0-rc2, it consists of a Linux kernel module implementing aspects of the Windows kernel and a modified Wine distribution designed to take advantage of the more native interface. Longene is written in the C programming language and is free and open source software. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2).

mailing list for software developers working on the Linux kernel

version history of the Linux kernel

debugfs is a special file system available in the Linux kernel since version 2.6.10-rc3. It was written by Greg Kroah-Hartman.