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+.. raw:: latex
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+.. _process_index:
+
+=============================================
+Working with the kernel development community
+=============================================
+
+So you want to be a Linux kernel developer? Welcome! While there is a lot
+to be learned about the kernel in a technical sense, it is also important
+to learn about how our community works. Reading these documents will make
+it much easier for you to get your changes merged with a minimum of
+trouble.
+
+Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ license-rules
+ howto
+ code-of-conduct
+ code-of-conduct-interpretation
+ development-process
+ submitting-patches
+ handling-regressions
+ programming-language
+ coding-style
+ maintainer-handbooks
+ maintainer-pgp-guide
+ email-clients
+ kernel-enforcement-statement
+ kernel-driver-statement
+
+Other guides to the community that are of interest to most developers are:
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ changes
+ stable-api-nonsense
+ management-style
+ stable-kernel-rules
+ submit-checklist
+ kernel-docs
+ deprecated
+ embargoed-hardware-issues
+ maintainers
+ researcher-guidelines
+
+These are some overall technical guides that have been put here for now for
+lack of a better place.
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ applying-patches
+ adding-syscalls
+ magic-number
+ volatile-considered-harmful
+ botching-up-ioctls
+ clang-format
+ ../riscv/patch-acceptance
+ ../core-api/unaligned-memory-access
+
+.. only:: subproject and html
+
+ Indices
+ =======
+
+ * :ref:`genindex`