Table 2.1. Directories in the Root of the Kernel Source Tree
Directory | Description |
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arch | Architecture-specific source |
crypto | Crypto API |
Documentation | Kernel source documentation |
drivers | Device drivers |
fs | The VFS and the individual file systems |
include | Kernel headers |
init | Kernel boot and initialization |
ipc | Interprocess communication code |
kernel | Core subsystems, such as the scheduler |
lib | Helper routines |
mm | Memory management subsystem and the VM |
net | Networking subsystem |
scripts | Scripts used to build the kernel |
security | Linux Security Module |
sound | Sound subsystem |
usr | Early user-space code (called initramfs) |