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8Working with the kernel development community
9=============================================
10
11So you want to be a Linux kernel developer?  Welcome!  While there is a lot
12to be learned about the kernel in a technical sense, it is also important
13to learn about how our community works.  Reading these documents will make
14it much easier for you to get your changes merged with a minimum of
15trouble.
16
17Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.
18
19.. toctree::
20   :maxdepth: 1
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22   howto
23   code-of-conduct
24   code-of-conduct-interpretation
25   development-process
26   submitting-patches
27   coding-style
28   maintainer-pgp-guide
29   email-clients
30   kernel-enforcement-statement
31   kernel-driver-statement
32
33Other guides to the community that are of interest to most developers are:
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35.. toctree::
36   :maxdepth: 1
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38   changes
39   submitting-drivers
40   stable-api-nonsense
41   management-style
42   stable-kernel-rules
43   submit-checklist
44   kernel-docs
45
46These are some overall technical guides that have been put here for now for
47lack of a better place.
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49.. toctree::
50   :maxdepth: 1
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52   applying-patches
53   adding-syscalls
54   magic-number
55   volatile-considered-harmful
56   clang-format
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60   Indices
61   =======
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63   * :ref:`genindex`
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