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2   Welcome, gentle reader, to Rusty's Remarkably Unreliable Guide to Linux
3   Kernel Hacking.  This document describes the common routines and
4   general requirements for kernel code: its goal is to serve as a
5   primer for Linux kernel development for experienced C
6   programmers.  I avoid implementation details: that's what the
7   code is for, and I ignore whole tracts of useful routines.
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9   Before you read this, please understand that I never wanted to
10   write this document, being grossly under-qualified, but I always
11   wanted to read it, and this was the only way.  I hope it will
12   grow into a compendium of best practice, common starting points
13   and random information.
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