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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 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
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
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
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
Crypto_API_(Linux)
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
Family of Unix-like operating systems
Linux (/ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is a family of free and open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, which was first released on 17 September
Linux
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Linux distribution based on musl and BusyBox
[leaf-devel] 2.6.x kernel support?". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023. "Alpine Linux 3.24.0 Released". 9
Alpine_Linux
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Operating system for mobile devices
operating system owned by Google which 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)
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
Protocol for communicating between LLMs and applications
"Integrating Model Context Protocol Tools with Semantic Kernel: A Step-by-Step Guide". Semantic Kernel Dev Blog, Microsoft. Retrieved 2025-05-12. mrajguru
Model_Context_Protocol
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
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
Deprecated WiFi utilities for Linux
Wireless tools for Linux is a collection of user-space utilities written for Linux kernel-based operating systems to support and facilitate the configuration
Wireless_tools_for_Linux
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Distributed version control software system
created by Linus Torvalds for version control in the development of the Linux kernel. The trademark "Git" is registered by the Software Freedom Conservancy
Git
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
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
Bodhi Linux is a light-weight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that uses an Enlightenment DR17-based fork called Moksha as its desktop environment.
Bodhi_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
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
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
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
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
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
Type of Linux installation
and BeagleBone. The book Hardened Linux From Scratch (HLFS) focuses on security enhancements such as hardened kernel patches, mandatory access control
Linux_from_Scratch
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
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
Linux distribution by Fedora Project
estimated 1.2 million users, including Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel (as of November 2025[update]). Fedora has a reputation for focusing on
Fedora_Linux
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
Free general-purpose operating system
GNU/Hurd is a flavor based on the Hurd kernel (which, in turn, runs on the GNU Mach microkernel), instead of the Linux kernel. Debian GNU/Hurd has been in development
Debian
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
Community-supported Linux distribution
Linux kernel to version 2.6.37. openSUSE 12.1 was released on 16 November 2011. This includes Plasma 4.7 and GNOME 3.2 and Firefox 7.0.1. The Linux kernel
OpenSUSE
Set of functions in the Linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, kernfs is a set of functions that contain the functionality required for creating the pseudo file systems used internally by various
Kernfs_(Linux)
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
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
from 1998 about UDI and Linux) The Linux Kernel Driver Interface (explanation written by Greg Kroah-Hartman in 2004 about why Linux doesn't have stable internal
Uniform_Driver_Interface
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
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
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
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
Debian-based Linux distribution for penetration testing
6.11 of the Linux kernel is introduced, official support for 32-bit images is dropped, and DSA keys are deprecated for OpenSSH. Kali Linux requires: A
Kali_Linux
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
Linux kernel security module
AppArmor ("Application Armor") is a Linux kernel security module that allows system administrators to restrict programs' capabilities with per-program
AppArmor
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Female
Hebrew
(כַּרְמֶל) Hebrew unisex name KARMEL means "garden-land." In the bible, this is the name of a mountain in the Holy Land.
Girl/Female
British, English
Little Rock
Female
English
Variant form of English Keren, KERENA means "horn (of an animal)."Â
Boy/Male
Latin
Horn.
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Greek Bartholomaios, JERNEJ means "son of Talmai."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Muriel, MERIEL means "sea-bright."
Boy/Male
Czech, French, German, Latin, Polish
A Horn
Female
English
Medieval English contracted form of Roman Latin Petronel, PERONEL means "little rock."
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, German, Irish
Kernel; Nut
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
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’.
Boy/Male
French
Akernel.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of German Werner, VERNER means "Warin warrior," i.e. "covered warrior."
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Irish
Kernel; Nut
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.
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic, Christian, Irish
Graceful; Kernel
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of English Kenneth, KENNET means both "comely; finely made" and "born of fire."Â
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Kornelios, CORNEL means "of a horn."
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Cenhelm, KENELM means "keen protection."Â
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Cornelius, KORNELI means "of a horn."
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Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Swedish
Noble and Serene; Noble; Nobility; Of a Noble Kind; Serene; Kind; Exalted Nature
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : from Rousel, a common Anglo-Norman French nickname for someone with red hair, a diminutive of Rouse with the hypocoristic suffix -el.Americanized spelling of German Rüssel, from a pet form of any of the various personal names formed with the Old High German element hrÅd ‘renown’.
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi, Traditional
Experienced
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Hindu
The planet, Desirable
Girl/Female
Muslim
Female deer
Girl/Female
Indian
Innocent, Blameless, Excelling, Originator
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Kitchen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various minor places named Cowick. Cowick in Devon and East and West Cowick in East Yorkshire are all named with Old English cū ‘cow’ + wīc ‘outlying dairy farm’.
Female
French
Feminine diminutive form of French Henri, HENRIETTE means "little home-ruler."
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Kernel
a.
Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.
v. t.
To put or keep in a kennel.
n.
A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).
a.
Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.
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 single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
n.
The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
v. i.
To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
v. t.
To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
imp. & p. p.
of Kern
n.
A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.
a.
Having a kernel.
v. i.
To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
imp. & p. p.
of Kernel
n.
See Kimnel.
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.
n.
See Weanel.